umber ed ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁district . ▁Republican ▁Daniel ▁Web ster , ▁who ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁district ▁since ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁seek ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁Val ▁Dem ings , ▁a ▁former ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Or lando ▁Police ▁Department ▁and ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁Orange ▁County ▁Sher iff , ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat . ▁Dem ocrat ▁Alan ▁Gray son , ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁said ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁either ▁for ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁district ▁or ▁for ▁a ▁newly ▁created ▁seat ▁in ▁Or lando . ▁ ▁Florida ' s ▁new ▁ 1 0 th ▁district ▁voting ▁age ▁population ▁is ▁ 6 9 . 9 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Wh ites ▁( single ▁race ), ▁ 1 3 . 5 % ▁His pan ic ▁( ex cludes ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ), ▁ 1 0 . 4 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁ 0 . 7 % ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁and ▁ 5 . 4 % ▁other ▁races ▁( non - H is pan ic ). ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁District ▁ 1 1 ▁ ▁In ▁red istrict ing , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁ 5 th ▁District ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁District . ▁Rich