▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Pol ling ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁District ▁ 1 9 ▁ ▁In ▁red istrict ing , ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁district ▁was ▁ren umber ed ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁district . ▁Con nie ▁Mack ▁IV , ▁who ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁district ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁will ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁rather ▁than ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁▁▁ ▁James ▁Ro ach ▁of ▁Cape ▁Cor al , ▁a ▁retired ▁G M ▁research ▁engineer ▁and ▁decor ated ▁Vietnam ▁combat ▁veter an ▁who ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁district ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁is ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e . ▁ ▁Br andon ▁Smith ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁ball ot ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Florida ' s ▁new ▁ 1 9 th ▁district ▁voting ▁age ▁population ▁is ▁ 7 7 . 1 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Wh ites ▁( single ▁race ), ▁ 1 4 . 4 % ▁His pan ic ▁( ex cludes ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ), ▁ 6 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁and ▁ 2 . 1 % ▁other ▁races ▁( non - H is pan ic ) ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁C andid