Florida's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 7th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
John Mica was re-elected on November 6, 2012.[1]
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Primary: Florida is one of 21 states to use a closed primary system.
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by July 16, 2012, which was 29 days before the primary took place.[2] (Information about registering to vote)
- See also: Florida elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John L. Mica (R), who was first elected in 1992.
This was the first election which used new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Florida's 7th Congressional District is located in eastern Florida and includes parts of Seminole, Orange, and Volusia counties.[3]
Candidates
General election candidates
August 14, 2012, primary results
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Election results
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  John L. Mica Incumbent |
58.7% | 185,518 | |
| Democratic | Jason Kendall | 41.3% | 130,479 | |
| Independent | Fred Marra | 0% | 13 | |
| Total Votes | 316,010 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
The primary took place on August 14.[7]
Democratic Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jason Kendall |
61.3% | 12,816 |
| Nicholas Ruiz III | 38.7% | 8,088 |
| Total Votes | 20,904 | |
Republican Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John Mica |
61.2% | 32,119 |
| Sandra Adams | 38.8% | 20,404 |
| Total Votes | 52,523 | |
Race background
Endorsements
On July 25, 2012 incumbent John L. Mica received an endorsement from Mike Huckabee.[8] Mica's opponent, 24th District incumbent Sandy Adams, received endorsements from Sarah Palin[8] and Allen West.[9]
Race rating
Blue vs. Red
Possible race ratings are:
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Lean DemocraticTossup
Lean Republican
Likely Republican
Solid Republican
Florida's 7th District is a solidly Republican district.
In June 2012, Sabato's Crystal Ball rated Florida's 7th as a solidly Republican district.[10]
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Florida
Sandy Adams and John Mica were both drawn into this district. Mica’s previous district made up 72 percent of the redrawn 6th District. Adams represented just more than half of the 7th District.[11]
The winner of the Republican primary between incumbents Mica and Adams was favored to win in the general election in November.[11]
Prior to redistricting the 7th District consisted of the suburban area between Orlando and Daytona Beach and included St. Augustine, the first settlement in the United States. The district included all of Flagler and St. Johns counties, a small portion of eastern Putnam County, parts of Volusia County including the central area of (DeLand, Deltona) and the northeastern coastal areas of (Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach), much of western Seminole County, and a small, predominantly suburban portion of Orange County.
The 7th District was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district was composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[12][13]
- 1 percent from the 3rd Congressional District
- 42 percent from the 7th Congressional District
- 7 percent from the 8th Congressional District
- 50 percent from the 24th Congressional District
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Florida's 7th District became more Democratic because of redistricting.[14]
- 2012: 46D / 54R
- 2010: 43D / 57R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Florida's 7th Congressional District has a PVI of R+5, which is the 184th most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by John McCain (R), 50-50 percent over Barack Obama (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 57-43 percent over John Kerry (D).[15]
District history
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2010
On November 2, 2010, Mica won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Heather Beaven (D) in the general election.[16]
| U.S. House, Florida District 7 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John L. Mica Incumbent |
69% | 185,470 | |
| Democratic | Heather Beaven | 31% | 83,206 | |
| Total Votes | 268,676 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Florida, 2012
External links
- John L. Mica's Campaign Website
- Bill Kogut's Campaign Website
- Sandy Adam's Campaign Website
- Updated Florida Congressional Districts List
- Florida 2012 Redistricting Map
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General election Results"
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ Florida 2012 Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Florida Secretary of State Elections Division "Candidate List" accessed March 23, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 AP Results "U.S. House Results" accessed August 14, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 St. Augustine Record "Mica to announce his district today" accessed February 13, 2012
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, "August 2012 Primary Election," accessed September 4, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Tampa Bay Times, "Huckabee endorses Mica, taking on Adams and Palin" accessed July 27, 2012
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Allen West Endorses Fellow Tea Party Freshman Rep. Sandy Adams" accessed July 27, 2012
- ↑ Center for Politics, "2012 House Ratings," Updated June 27, 2012
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Roll Call, "Race Ratings: Florida Offers Democrats Chances at Pickups" accessed February 28, 2012
- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer, "Florida's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists, "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Florida," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
