▁His pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁and ▁ 2 . 1 % ▁other ▁races ▁( non - H is pan ic ) ▁Mario ▁Dia z - Bal art ▁campaign ▁website ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁District ▁ 2 6 ▁ ▁In ▁red istrict ing , ▁the ▁old ▁ 2 5 th ▁District ▁was ▁ren umber ed ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁district . ▁ ▁Republican ▁David ▁River a , ▁who ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁will ▁seek ▁re e lection . ▁He ▁is ▁running ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary . ▁ ▁Att orney , ▁activ ist , ▁and ▁former ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁Joe ▁Gar cia ▁will ▁run ▁against ▁River a ▁in ▁a ▁re - match ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election . ▁Due ▁to ▁red istrict ing ▁and ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁passed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁restrict ing ▁ger ry m and ering , ▁the ▁race ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁toss - up . ▁While ▁the ▁old ▁ 2 5 th ▁lean ed ▁Republican , ▁the ▁new ▁district ▁is ▁split ▁narrow ly ▁in ▁half ▁between ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁Florida ' s ▁new ▁ 2 6 th ▁district ▁voting ▁age ▁population ▁is ▁ 6 7 . 4 % ▁His pan ic ▁( ex cludes ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ), ▁ 2 0 . 2 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Wh ites ▁( single ▁race ), ▁