Florida's 8th congressional district election, 2010
| Florida's 8th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Current Representative | Daniel Webster (R–Winter Park) | |
| Area | 1,158 mi2 (2998 km2) | |
| Distribution | 91.7% urban, 8.3% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 639,295 | |
| Median income | $41,568 | |
| Ethnicity | 69.9% White, 7.2% Black, 3.0% Asian, 17.6% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+2 | |
Florida's 8th U.S. congressional district is located in central Florida. Florida's 8th district is located in parts of Orange County, Lake County, Marion County and Osceola County. Most of Orlando is in the district, including Walt Disney World. This district was represented by freshman Alan Grayson of the Democratic Party.
In 2008, Alan Grayson defeated then-incumbent Ric Keller by a four point margin (52%-48%).[1] Grayson has been scrutinized by those who believe his explanation of the Republican Healthcare plan was inappropriate: "1. Don't Get Sick, 2. And if you do get sick... 3. Die Quickly".[2] Grayson also drew fire a brief attempt to characterize Webster as "Taliban Dan" for his more conservative ideas on women's rights in a television ad.[3]
Primary
In the Florida Primary election, Grayson ran unopposed. The Republicans chose former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Daniel Webster from a list of four other Republicans. Dan Webster won the primary with 40.2% of the vote or 24,723 votes.[4]
Hypothetical polling
| Poll Source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of Error |
Daniel Webster (R) | Alan Grayson (D) | Peg Dunmire (TP) | George Metcalfe (NPA) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine State News[5] | October 22–25, 2010 | 801 LV | ±3.46% | 48% | 41% | 4% | 1% | 5% |
| Sunshine State News[6] | September 25–27, 2010 | 559 LV | ±4% | 43% | 36% | 6% | 3% | 9% |
General election
Daniel Webster ultimately won the general election by a margin of nearly 18 percentage points, unseating Alan Grayson after one term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Webster | 123,464 | 56.13 | |||
| Democratic | Alan Grayson | 84,036 | 38.20 | |||
| Florida TEA Party | Peg Dunmire | 8,324 | 3.78 | |||
| Independent | George Metcalfe | 4,140 | 1.88 | |||
| No party | Steven Gerritzen (write-in) | % | ||||
| Total votes | 219,964 | 100 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
References
- ↑ Cahn, Emily (2015-02-05). "Politics Home Page : Roll Call". Cqpolitics.com. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ "Alan Grayson on the GOP Health Care Plan: "Don't Get Sick! And if You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly!"'". YouTube. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ "Central Florida Political Pulse Blog - Orlando Sentinel". Blogs.orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ "2014 Election Results Senate: Map by State, Live Midterm Voting Updates". Politico. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ "Poll: Webster Beats Down 'Angry' Grayson". Sunshine State News. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ Ward, Kenric (2010-09-28). "Poll: Obama, Dems Poised to Lose Grayson House Seat". Sunshine State News. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ "Florida Department of state : Election rEproting System". Enight.elections.myflorida.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.