8 ▁Allen ▁West , ▁who ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁Florida ' s ▁ 2 2 nd ▁con gression al ▁district ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁lost ▁his ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁ 1 8 th ▁district . ▁He ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁against ▁Martin ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁Robert ▁Crow der . ▁ ▁Patrick ▁Mur phy , ▁an ▁environmental ▁services ▁executive , ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁district , ▁but ▁announced ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁challenge ▁West ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁district . ▁ ▁Mar il yn ▁Davis ▁H oll oman ▁qualified ▁to ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁write - in . ▁Ever ett ▁Wil kin son , ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Florida ▁Te a ▁Party ▁and ▁registered ▁to ▁vote ▁with ▁no ▁party ▁affili ation , ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁run . ▁ ▁Florida ' s ▁new ▁ 1 8 th ▁district ▁voting ▁age ▁population ▁is ▁ 7 4 . 7 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Wh ites ▁( single ▁race ), ▁ 1 1 . 6 % ▁His pan ic ▁( ex cludes ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ), ▁ 1 0 . 6 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁ 0 . 4 % ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁and ▁ 2 . 7 % ▁other ▁races ▁( non - H is pan ic )