▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁seek ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁to ▁challenge ▁Buch an an . ▁ ▁Florida ' s ▁new ▁ 1 6 th ▁district ▁voting ▁age ▁population ▁is ▁ 8 3 . 5 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Wh ites ▁( single ▁race ), ▁ 8 . 5 % ▁His pan ic ▁( ex cludes ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ), ▁ 5 . 6 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁ 0 . 3 % ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁and ▁ 2 . 2 % ▁other ▁races ▁( non - H is pan ic ) ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁District ▁ 1 7 ▁The ▁new ▁ 1 7 th ▁district , ▁an ▁open ▁seat ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁district ▁compr ising ▁parts ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁South ▁and ▁Central ▁Florida ▁count ies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Ever gl ades ▁waters hed , ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁favor ▁Republic ans . ▁ ▁Republican ▁Tom ▁Ro oney , ▁who ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁district ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁will ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁ 1 7 th ▁district . ▁ ▁Ro oney , ▁ 4 1 , ▁will ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁against ▁a ▁ 7 3 - year - old ▁retired ▁D elta ▁Air ▁L ines ▁pilot ▁from ▁Le high ▁Ac res , ▁Florida , ▁Dem ocrat ▁William ▁Br ons on ▁( former ly