th ▁district ▁was ▁ren umber ed ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁ 6 th ▁district . ▁ ▁John ▁M ica , ▁who ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁District ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁had ▁his ▁home ▁drawn ▁into ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁ 7 th ▁District , ▁and ▁opt ed ▁to ▁seek ▁re e lection ▁there . ▁▁ ▁Florida ' s ▁new ▁ 6 th ▁district ▁voting ▁age ▁population ▁is ▁ 8 2 . 8 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Wh ites ▁( single ▁race ), ▁ 8 . 8 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁ 5 . 4 % ▁His pan ic ▁( ex cludes ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ), ▁ 0 . 3 % ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁and ▁ 2 . 7 % ▁other ▁races ▁( non - H is pan ic ) ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁He ather ▁Be aven , ▁former ▁Navy ▁crypt ologist ▁& ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁F L - 0 7 ▁V ip in ▁Ver ma , ▁att orney , ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁C andid ates ▁▁ ▁Richard ▁Clark , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁City ▁council member ▁ ▁Fred ▁Cost ello , ▁State ▁representative ▁ ▁Ron ▁De S ant is , ▁Ira q ▁War ▁veter an ▁and ▁former ▁pro sec utor ▁ ▁William ▁Billy ▁K og ut ▁ ▁Craig ▁Miller , ▁business man ▁and