2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

The 2010 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013. Florida had twenty-five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census, but would soon gain two more congressional seats in 2012.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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All 25 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 15 10 Seats won 19 6 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 2,234,534 1,528,756 Percentage 55.61% 38.04% Swing 5.69% 9.61%
Results by district Results by county Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90>%

A large majority of the incumbents sought re-election on November 2, and only the 12th district and the 17th district were open races. Upon the resignation of Robert Wexler, a special election was held in April to determine the new representative of 19th district. The winner of that race was Ted Deutch of the Democratic Party, who sought re-election on November 2.

Overview

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	170,821	80.00%	0	0.00%	42,705	20.00%	213,526	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	136,371	53.60%	105,211	41.35%	12,856	5.05%	254,438	100.00%	Republican gain
District 3	50,932	33.89%	94,744	63.03%	4,625	3.08%	150,301	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 4	178,238	77.21%	0	0.00%	52,607	22.79%	230,845	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	208,815	67.43%	100,858	32.57%	0	0.00	309,673	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	179,349	71.46%	0	0.00%	71,632	28.54%	250,981	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	185,470	69.03%	83,206	30.97%	0	0.00%	268,676	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	123,586	56.11%	84,167	38.22%	12,491	5.67%	220,244	100.00%	Republican gain
District 9	165,433	71.43%	66,158	28.57%	0	0.00%	231,591	100.00%	Republican hold
District 10	137,943	65.92%	71,313	34.08%	0	0.00%	209,256	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	61,817	40.37%	91,328	59.63%	0	0.00%	153,145	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 12	102,704	48.14%	87,769	41.14%	22,857	10.72%	213,330	100.00%	Republican hold
District 13	183,811	68.86%	83,123	31.14%	0	0.00%	266,934	100.00%	Republican hold
District 14	188,341	68.56%	74,525	27.13%	11,825	4.31%	274,691	100.00%	Republican hold
District 15	157,079	64.73%	85,595	35.27%	0	0.00%	242,674	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	162,285	66.85%	80,327	33.09%	151	0.06%	242,763	100.00%	Republican hold
District 17	0	0.00%	106,361	86.21%	17,009	13.79%	123,370	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 18	102,360	68.89%	46,235	31.11%	0	0.00%	148,595	100.00%	Republican hold
District 19	78,733	37.30%	132,098	62.59%	228	0.11%	211,059	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 20	63,845	38.10%	100,787	60.15%	2,938	1.75%	167,570	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Republican hold
District 22	118,890	54.36%	99,804	45.64%	0	0.00%	218,694	100.00%	Republican gain
District 23	26,414	20.88%	100,066	79.12%	0	0.00%	126,480	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 24	146,129	59.64%	98,787	40.31%	115	0.05%	245,031	100.00%	Republican gain
District 25	74,859	52.15%	61,138	42.59%	7,556	5.26%	143,553	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	3,004,225	58.71%	1,853,600	36.22%	259,595	5.07%	5,117,420	100.00%

District 1

See also: Florida's 1st congressional district

2010 Florida's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Jeff Miller Joe Cantrell John Krause Party Republican Independent Independent Popular vote 168,899 22,763 17,869 Percentage 80.61% 10.86% 8.52%

County results Miller:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Jeff Miller Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jeff Miller Republican

Republican incumbent Jeff Miller has represented this western Florida Panhandle congressional district since winning a special election in 2001. Jeff Miller sought re-election, and won by a landslide against challenging Independents Joe Cantrell and John Krause. Miller was also challenged by Jim Bryan, a qualified write-in candidate.

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Campaign websites

• Jeff Miller for Congress
• Joe Cantrell for Congress
• John Krause for Congress
• Jim Bryan for Congress

Results

Florida's 1st congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Miller (Incumbent)	168,899	81
	Independent	Joe Cantrell	22,763	11
	Independent	John Krause	17,869	9
Total votes			209,531	100
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Florida's 2nd congressional district

2010 Florida's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Steve Southerland Allen Boyd Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 134,912 104,415 Percentage 53.53% 41.43%

County results Southerland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Boyd:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Allen Boyd Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Steve Southerland Republican

Democratic incumbent Allen Boyd ran for reelection,^[2] facing Republican nominee businessman Steve Southerland.^[3] Independent candidates Paul C. McKain and Dianne Berryhill were also on the ballot, and Ray Netherwood qualified as a write-in candidate.

In addition, Green Party candidate Steve Wilkie did not qualify for the congressional election.

Boyd won the Democratic primary against State Senate Democratic Leader Alfred Lawson, Jr.^[4] Southerland won the Republican primary against Eddie Hendry, Ron McNeil, Barbara F. Olschner and David Scholl.^[3] Southerland went on to unseat Boyd in the general election following, among other issues, voter discontent with the incumbent for his support of the policies of the President.

The district, which includes Tallahassee, voted 54%–45% for John McCain in 2008. Race details

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Campaign websites

• Allen Boyd for Congress
• Steve Southerland for Congress
• Paul McKain for Congress
• Dianne Berryhill for Congress
• Ray Netherwood for Congress
• Steve Wilkie for Congress - did not qualify

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Allen Boyd (D)	Steve Southerland (R)
The Hill/ANGA[5]	October 16–19, 2010	38%	50%
Voter Survey Service[6]	October 14–17, 2010	38%	50%
National Research[7]	September 29–30, 2010	30%	46%
Tarrance Group[8]†	April 12–13, 2010	37%	52%

Results

Florida's 2nd congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Southerland	134,912	54
	Democratic	Allen Boyd (Incumbent)	104,415	41
	Independent	Paul C. McKain	7,058	3
	Independent	Dianne Berryhill	5,653	2
Total votes			252,038	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

See also: Florida's 3rd congressional district

2010 Florida's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Corrine Brown Mike Yost Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 92,057 50,107 Percentage 62.75% 34.16%

County results Brown:      60–70%      70–80% Yost:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Corrine Brown Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Corrine Brown Democratic

Democrat Corrine Brown represents this north central Florida district. She was challenged by Republican nominee Mike Yost and Independent Terry Martin-Back, who Corrine Brown defeated on November 2, 2010.

Race details

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Campaign websites

• Corrine Brown for Congress
• Mike Yost for Congress
• Terry Martin-Back for Congress

Results

Florida's 3rd congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Corrine Brown (Incumbent)	92,057	63
	Republican	Mike Yost	50,107	34
	Independent	Terry Martin-Back	4,532	3
Total votes			146,696	100
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Florida's 4th congressional district

2010 Florida's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Ander Crenshaw Troy Stanley Party Republican Independent Popular vote 175,162 51,620 Percentage 77.23% 22.76%

County results Crenshaw:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Ander Crenshaw Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ander Crenshaw Republican

This Jacksonville district is represented by Republican Ander Crenshaw. Independent Troy Stanley challenged him.^[9] Gary L. Koniz and Deborah "Deb" Katz Pueschel also qualified as write-ins.^[10] Crenshaw won the race by a wide margin.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

Florida's 4th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw (Incumbent)	175,162	77
	Independent	Troy Stanley	51,620	23
Total votes			226,782	100
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Florida's 5th congressional district

2010 Florida's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Rich Nugent Jim Piccillo Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 208,443 100,649 Percentage 67.44% 32.56%

County results Nugent:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Ginny Brown-Waite Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rich Nugent Republican

This was an open seat, as Republican incumbent Ginny Brown-Waite retired, citing health reasons. Hernando County Sheriff Rich Nugent won the Republican primary to face Democratic businessman Jim Piccillo (campaign site, PVS, FEC), a former Republican and political novice.^[11] Nugent defeated Piccillo in the general election.

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Results

Florida's 5th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Nugent	208,443	67
	Democratic	Jim Piccillo	100,649	33
Total votes			309,092	100
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: Florida's 6th congressional district

2010 Florida's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Cliff Stearns Steve Schonberg Party Republican Independent Popular vote 178,779 71,381 Percentage 71.47% 28.53%

County results Stearns:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Cliff Stearns Republican Elected U.S. Representative Cliff Stearns Republican

Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns has held this seat since 1989. He was challenged by Independent candidate Steve Schonberg (campaign site, PVS).^[10]

Stearns won against Don Browning (campaign site, PVS) in the Republican primary.

On October 19, 2009, the Florida Whig Party announced that John Annarumma would be their nominee, but he later dropped out.^{[12][13] [unreliable source]} Stearns won the general election with 71% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

Florida's 6th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cliff Stearns (Incumbent)	178,779	71
	Independent	Steve Schonberg	71,381	29
Total votes			250,160	100
	Republican hold

District 7

See also: Florida's 7th congressional district

2010 Florida's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee John Mica Heather Beaven Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 184,868 82,999 Percentage 69.01% 30.99%

County results Mica:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election John Mica Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Mica Republican

Republican incumbent John Mica has held this district since 1993, and ran for re-election. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Palm Coast Navy veteran and nonprofit CEO Heather Beaven (campaign site, PVS, FEC).

Both Mica and Beaven ran unopposed in their respective primary elections. Peter Silva (campaign site)^[14] dropped out earlier. 2008 candidate Faye Armitage considered re-running, but decided against it.^[15]

Florida Whig Party candidate Stephen J. Bacon (campaign site) also ran.^[16] Mica was easily reelected.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

Florida's 7th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Mica (Incumbent)	184,868	69
	Democratic	Heather Beaven	82,999	31
Total votes			267,867	100
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Florida's 8th congressional district

2010 Florida's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Daniel Webster Alan Grayson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 123,464 84,167 Percentage 56.1% 38.2%

County results Webster:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Alan Grayson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Daniel Webster Republican

Democratic incumbent Alan Grayson was defeated by Republican nominee former State Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Daniel Webster. TEA Party candidate Peg Dunmire (campaign site, PVS), and Independent George L. Metcalfe (campaign sitePVS were on the ballot, and Florida Whig Party Steven J. Gerritzen (campaign site), qualified as a write-in candidate.^[10][16]

Grayson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Webster defeated Ross Bieling; Dan Fanelli, a former pilot; State Representative Kurt Kelly; 2008 GOP candidate Todd Long; Bruce O'Donoghue, businessman; and Patricia Sullivan, GOP activist.^[17]

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Alan Grayson (D)	Daniel Webster (R)	Other
Voter Survey Service[18]	October 22–25, 2010	41%	48%	5%
OnMessage, Inc.[19]	October, 2010	30%	46%	-
Voter Survey Service[20]	September 25–27, 2010	36%	43%	11%
Public Policy Polling[21]	August 23–25, 2010	40%	27%	23%

Results

Florida's 8th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Webster	123,464	56.1
	Democratic	Alan Grayson (Incumbent)	84,036	38.2
	TEA	Peg Dunmire	8,324	4
	Independent	George Metcalfe	4,140	2
Total votes			219,964	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

See also: Florida's 9th congressional district

2010 Florida's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Gus Bilirakis Anita dePalma Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 162,891 65,295 Percentage 71.39% 28.61%

County results Bilirakis:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Gus Bilirakis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis Republican

Republican Gus Bilirakis ran for re-election, having first won election in 2007 to replace his father, Michael Bilirakis, who had served the previous 23 years. Anita dePalma (campaign site, PVS) defeated Phil Hindahl (campaign site, PVS) in the Democratic primary election. Bilirakis was reelected with 71% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

Florida's 9th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis (Incumbent)	162,891	71
	Democratic	Anita dePalma	65,295	29
Total votes			228,186	100
	Republican hold

District 10

See also: Florida's 10th congressional district

2010 Florida's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Young Charlie Justice Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 137,837 71,228 Percentage 66.19% 34.07%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Young Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Young Republican

Republican incumbent Bill Young was challenged by Democratic nominee State Senator Charlie Justice. Martin Rokicki qualified to run as a write-in candidate.^[22]

Young, who has represented this district since 1971 and is currently the longest-serving Republican in the House, ran unopposed in the Republican primary, local tea party activist Eric Forcade having withdrawn.^[23] Justice also ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Young was reelected to a 21st term.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

Florida's 10th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Young (Incumbent)	137,837	66
	Democratic	Charlie Justice	71,228	34
Total votes			209,065	100
	Republican hold

District 11

See also: Florida's 11th congressional district

2010 Florida's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Kathy Castor Mike Prendergast Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 89,211 60,033 Percentage 59.78% 40.22%

County results Castor:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Kathy Castor Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kathy Castor Democratic

Democratic incumbent Kathy Castor was challenged by Republican nominee Mike Prendergast (campaign site, PVS). Castor has held the seat since 2006. Castor was reelected with 60% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

Florida's 11th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Castor (Incumbent)	89,211	60
	Republican	Mike Prendergast	60,033	40
Total votes			149,244	100
	Democratic hold

District 12

2010 Florida's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Dennis Ross Lori Edwards Randy Wilkerson Party Republican Democratic Tea Party Popular vote 102,704 86,515 22,857 Percentage 48.1% 41.1% 10.7%

County results Ross:      40–50%      50–60% Edwards:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Adam Putnam Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dennis Ross Republican

See also: Florida's 12th congressional district

This was an open seat as Republican incumbent Adam Putnam ran for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.^[24] Democratic nominee Polk County Elections Supervisor Lori Edwards (campaign site, PVS), Republican nominee former State Representative Dennis Ross (campaign site, PVS), and Tea Party nominee Polk County Commissioner Randy Wilkinson (campaign site, PVS) were on the general election ballot.

Edwards won against retired United States Navy chief Doug Tudor (campaign site, PVS) in the Democratic primary.^[25] Ross won against John W. Lindsey, Jr. in the Republican primary.^[26][27][28] Wilkinson ran unopposed.

Ross won the general election with 48% of the vote; Edwards garnered 41%, and 11% of the voters chose Wilkinson.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Dennis Ross (R)	Lori Edwards (D)	Randy Wilkinson (T)
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research[29]†	July 26–28, 2010	32%	35%	20%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research[30]†	November 17–19, 2009	42%	46%	-

†Internal poll commissioned for Edwards campaign

Results

Florida's 12th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Ross	102,704	48.1
	Democratic	Lori Edwards	87,769	41.1
	Independent	Randy Wilkinson	22,857	10.7
Total votes			213,330	100
	Republican hold

District 13

See also: Florida's 13th congressional district

2010 Florida's 13th congressional district election

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Nominee Vern Buchanan James Golden Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 183,811 83,123 Percentage 68.86% 31.14%

County results Buchanan:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Vern Buchanan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan Republican

Republican incumbent Vern Buchanan successfully ran for reelection, challenged by Democratic nominee The Reverend James T. Golden (campaign site, PVS).

Buchanan won against Don Baldauf (campaign site, PVS) in the Republican primary. Golden won against Rick Eaton (campaign site, PVS) in the Democratic primary.^[31]

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• Republican Primary Debate video

Results

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2010 13th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vern Buchanan (incumbent)	183,811	68.9
	Democratic	James T. Golden	83,123	31.1
	Republican hold

District 14

See also: Florida's 14th congressional district

2010 Florida's 14th congressional district election

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Nominee Connie Mack IV James Lloyd Roach Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 188,341 74,525 Percentage 68.56% 27.13%

County results Mack:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Connie Mack IV Republican Elected U.S. Representative Connie Mack IV Republican

Republican incumbent Connie Mack^[32] was challenged by Democratic nominee Jim Roach (campaign site, PVS) and Independent William Maverick Saint Claire (PVS). Mack was reelected in the general election.

In 2008, McCain won 57% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

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2010 14th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Mack IV (incumbent)	188,341	68.6
	Democratic	James Lloyd Roach	74,525	27.1
	Independent	William St. Claire	11,825	4.3
	Republican hold

District 15

2010 Florida's 15th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Posey Shannon Roberts Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 157,079 85,595 Percentage 64.73% 35.27%

County results Posey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Posey Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Posey Republican

See also: Florida's 15th congressional district

First term Republican incumbent Bill Posey was reelected, defeating Democratic nominee former NASA executive and public administrator Shannon Roberts (campaign site, PVS). Both ran unopposed in their respective primary elections.

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• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

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2010 15th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey (incumbent)	157,079	64.7
	Democratic	Shannon Roberts	85,595	35.3
	Republican hold

District 16

2010 Florida's 16th congressional district election

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Nominee Tom Rooney Jim Horn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 162,285 80,321 Percentage 66.89% 33.11%

County results Rooney:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Rooney Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Rooney Republican

See also: Florida's 16th congressional district

First term Republican incumbent Tom Rooney ran for re-election, challenged by Democratic nominee Jim Horn (campaign site, PVS). William Dean has qualified as a write-in candidate. Rooney prevailed in the general election.

Rooney ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Horn won against Ed Tautiva (campaign site, PVS) in the Democratic primary. St. Lucie County Commissioner Christopher Craft dropped out on March 26, 2010.^[33][34]

Rooney's predecessor Tim Mahoney, and Mahoney's predecessor Mark Foley, were both involved in scandals.

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Results

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2010 16th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Rooney (incumbent)	162,285	66.8
	Democratic	Jim Horn	80,327	33.1
	Republican hold

District 17

2010 Florida's 17th congressional district election

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Nominee Frederica Wilson Roderick Vereen Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 106,361 17,009 Percentage 86.21% 13.79%

County results Wilson:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Kendrick Meek Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Frederica Wilson Democratic

See also: Florida's 17th congressional district

This was an open seat, as Democratic incumbent Kendrick Meek ran for the U.S. Senate. Democratic nominee State Senator Frederica Wilson ran against Independent attorney Roderick D. Vereen (campaign site, PVS).^[10][35]

Wilson won the Democratic primary, running against community activist and executive director of FANM (Haitian Women of Miami) Marleine Bastien (campaign site, PVS), former State Representative Phillip Brutus, State Representative James Bush III, North Miami Councilman Scott Galvin (campaign site, PVS), Miami Gardens Mayor Shirley Gibson (campaign site, PVS), physician Rudy Moise (campaign site, PVS), State Representative Yolly Roberson,^[36] and Miami Gardens City Councilman and attorney Andre Williams (campaign site, PVS).^[37] The Miami Herald newspaper endorsed Shirley Gibson in the Democratic primary.^[38]

Teacher Corey Poitier was the lone announced Republican candidate, but he dropped out.^[39]

Wilson won 86.2% of the vote in the general election.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• US House District 17: The candidates, Carrie Wells, The Miami Herald/South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 9, 2010
• 9 Democrats seek Kendrick Meek's US House seat^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Jennifer Kay/AP, The Miami Herald, August 19, 2010

Results

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2010 17th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederica Wilson	106,361	86.2
	Independent	Roderick D. Vereen	17,009	13.8
	Democratic hold

District 18

2010 Florida's 18th congressional district election

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Nominee Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Rolando Banciella Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 102,360 46,235 Percentage 68.89% 31.11%

Results by county Ros-Lehtinen:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican

See also: Florida's 18th congressional district

Republican incumbent Ileana Ros-Lehtinen had held this seat since 1989, and was challenged by Rolando A. Banciella (campaign site, PVS). Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries. Ros-Lehtinen won the general election.

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Results

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2010 18th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent)	102,360	68.9
	Democratic	Rolando A. Banciella	46,235	31.1%
	Republican hold

District 19

2010 Florida's 19th congressional district election

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Nominee Ted Deutch Joe Budd Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 132,098 78,733 Percentage 62.66% 37.34%

Results by county Deutch:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Ted Deutch Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ted Deutch Democratic

See also: Florida's 19th congressional district

Democrat Robert Wexler resigned on January 3, 2010, to become president of the Washington-based Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation.^[40] His seat was filled by Ted Deutch, the winner of a special election, held on April 13.^[41] Deutch faced Joe Budd (campaign site, PVS), running unopposed in the Republican primary, along with write-in candidate Stan Smilan (campaign site) in the general election. Deutsch was easily re-elected.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

2010 19th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch (incumbent)	132,098	62.6
	Republican	Joe Budd	78,733	37.3
	Democratic hold

District 20

2010 Florida's 20th congressional district election

← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →

Nominee Debbie Wasserman Schultz Karen Harrington Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 100,787 63,845 Percentage 61.22% 38.78%

U.S. Representative before election Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic

See also: Florida's 20th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz was challenged by Republican nominee businesswoman Karen Harrington (campaign site, PVS) of Davie. Independents Stanley Blumenthal (campaign site, PVS) and Bob Kunst (campaign site, PVS) were also running. Florida Whig Party candidate Clayton Schock (campaign site) ran as a write-in.^{[10][12][13] [unreliable source]} Wasserman Schultz was re-elected.

Wasserman Schultz ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Harrington won against businessman Robert Lowry (campaign site, PVS) of Hollywood, and trans woman Donna Milo (campaign site, PVS).^[42]

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

2010 20th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (incumbent)	100,787	60.1
	Republican	Karen Harrington	63,845	38.1
	Democratic hold

District 21

2010 Florida's 21st congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Mario Díaz-Balart Party Republican Popular vote Unopposed Percentage N/A

U.S. Representative before election Lincoln Díaz-Balart Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mario Díaz-Balart Republican

See also: Florida's 21st congressional district

This district was an open election, as Republican incumbent Lincoln Diaz-Balart was retiring. His brother Mario Diaz-Balart, current Representative of the 25th District, ran unopposed for this seat on November 2, 2010.^[43]

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

District 22

2010 Florida's 22nd congressional district election

← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →

Nominee Allen West Ron Klein Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 115,411 97,051 Percentage 54.32% 45.68%

U.S. Representative before election Ron Klein Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Allen West Republican

See also: Florida's 22nd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Ron Klein was seeking re-election in this Palm Beach-Broward County district,^[44] and was challenged and defeated by Republican nominee Allen West, the former military officer whom Klein defeated 55–45 in 2008.^[45]

Klein defeated Paul Renneisen (campaign site, PVS) in the Democratic primary. West defeated David Brady (campaign site, PVS) in the Republican primary.^[10]

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Ron Klein (D)	Allen West (R)
Voter Survey Service[46]	October 17–19, 2010	44%	47%
Harstad Strategic Research[47]†	September 20–22, 2010	48%	43%
Wilson Research Strategies[48]†	September 20–22, 2010	42%	48%
Anzalone Research[49]†	September 14–16, 2010	48%	40%
Wilson Research Strategies[50]†	April 18–19, 2010	42%	44%

†Internal poll (Wilson Research Strategies for West and Anzalone Research and Harstad Strategic Research for Klein)

Results

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

2010 22nd Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen West	115,411	54.3
	Democratic	Ron Klein (incumbent)	97,051	45.7
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 23

2010 Florida's 23rd congressional district election

← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →

Nominee Alcee Hastings Bernard Sansaricq Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 100,006 26,414 Percentage 79.12% 20.88%

Results by county Hastings:      70–80%      80–90% Sansaricq:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Alcee Hastings Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings Democratic

See also: Florida's 23rd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Alcee Hastings has held this seat since 1993 and ran for reelection. He was challenged by Republican nominee Bernard Sansaricq (campaign site, PVS). Both ran unopposed in their respective primary elections.^[10] Hastings was reelected by a wide margin.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Results

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2010 23rd Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	100,066	79.1
	Republican	Bernard Sansaricq	26,414	20.9
	Democratic hold

District 24

2010 Florida's 24th congressional district election

← 2008 2012 (7th) →

Nominee Sandy Adams Suzanne Kosmas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 146,129 98,787 Percentage 59.6% 40.3%

County results Adams:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Suzanne Kosmas Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sandy Adams Republican

See also: Florida's 24th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Suzanne Kosmas was challenged and defeated by Republican nominee Sandy Adams. Green Party nominee Nicholas Ruiz III, PhD., qualified as a write-in candidate.^[51]

Kosmas defeated former Winter Springs Mayor Paul Partyka in the Democratic primary. Adams defeated Karen Diebel, Tom Garcia, Deon Long and Craig Miller in the Republican primary.^[52]

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Suzanne Kosmas (D)	Sandra Adams (R)
Mclaughlin & Associates[53]	September 22–23, 2010	39%	49%
Hamilton Campaigns[54]†	September 22–23, 2010	45%	43%
Public Opinion Strategies[55]	August 31-September 1, 2010	37%	49%
Hamilton Campaigns[54]†	August, 2010	43%	49%

†Internal poll for Kosmas campaign

Results

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2010 24th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Adams	146,129	59.6
	Democratic	Suzanne Kosmas (incumbent)	98,787	40.3
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

2010 Florida's 25th congressional district election

← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →

Nominee David Rivera Joe Garcia Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 74,859 61,138 Percentage 52.15% 42.59%

U.S. Representative before election David Rivera Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Rivera Republican

See also: Florida's 25th congressional district

Republican incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart held this district since 2003 but on February 11, 2010, announced that he would not seek another term in the 25th district but would instead run for his brother's seat in the 21st District of Florida.^[56] Republican nominee State Representative David Rivera, Democratic nominee Joe Garcia, Tea Party nominee Roly Arrojo (PVS), and Florida Whig Party nominee Craig Porter (campaign site, PVS) were running.^[10][16][56] Rivera prevailed in the general election.

Rivera defeated Mariana 'Marili' Cancio (campaign site, PVS) and Paul Crespo (campaign site Archived August 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, PVS) in the Republican primary. Garcia defeated Luis Meurice (campaign site, PVS) in the Democratic primary. Arrojo and Porter were unopposed in their respective primaries.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	David Rivera (R)	Joe Garcia (D)
Voter Survey Service[57]	October 29, 2010	44%	40%
Voter Survey Service[57]	October 25–26, 2010	44%	43%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner[58]†	September 12–19, 2010	33%	40%
Benenson Strategy Group[59]†	March 24–27, 2010	35%	38%

†Internal poll for Garcia campaign

Results

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

2010 25th Congressional District of Florida Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rivera	74,859	52.1
	Democratic	Joe Garcia	61,138	42.6
	Tea Party Movement	Roly Arrojo	4,312	3.0
	Whig	Craig Porters	3,244	2.3
	Republican hold

Key

* A district that has a PVI of a party that is represented by the opposite party, and applies to an EVEN score

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External links

• Florida Division of Elections
  • Candidate Listing for 2010 General Election
• U.S. Congress Candidates for Florida Archived September 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Project Vote Smart
• Florida U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Florida from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Florida General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• House - Florida from the Cook Political Report
• Voter's Guide at The Miami Herald
• Voter Guide 2010 at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel