CQ Risk Rating: No Clear Favorite 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Ric Keller (R) | 125,253 | 51% |
| Linda Chapin (D) | 121,295 | 49% |
| write-ins | 45 | 0% |
| PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION: OCTOBER 3, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Republican |
| Ric Keller | 16,292 | 52% |
| Bill Sublette | 15,077 | 48% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Linda Chapin | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Bill Sublette | 18,196 | 43% |
| Ric Keller | 12,981 | 31% |
| Robert Nelson "Bob" Hering Jr. | 10,736 | 26% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
FLORIDA 8
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Central - Orange County; part of Orlando
The 8th surrounds Orlando and includes most of the upscale suburban
areas in Orange County, as well as a portion of Kissimmee. Whittled by
growth-fueled redistricting, the 8th is a land-locked district powered by
the presence of Walt Disney World and the tourism industry in the Orlando
area, the world's leading vacation destination. The more rural eastern edge
of the district, near coastal Brevard County, hasn't kept pace with
Orlando's boom.
Residents of Orlando's suburbs - from middle-class areas near the city
to well-heeled Windermere - support conservative Republicans on social and
economic issues. The population is younger, wealthier and more educated than
most Florida districts. Local officials tend to be Republicans or
conservative Democrats and favor business and development.
Although tourism leads the economy, the district also relies on a
growing technology sector headed by defense and aerospace contractor
Lockheed Martin and Oracle Corp. Technology and research have replaced the
dwindling military presence in the district - Orlando's Naval Training
Center was scheduled to be shut down in 1999, costing about 4,000 full-time
jobs.
Major Industry
Tourism, aerospace, TV production
Population
561,856 (1990)
Cities
Orlando (pt.), 113,498; Kissimmee (pt.), 29,897; Winter Park (pt.), 18,671
(1990)
People
90% urban; 11% age 65+ (ranks 21 of 23 in state; bottom third nationally);
55% married couples, 25% married couples with children; 23% college educated
(ranks second of 23 in state; top third nationally); 62% white collar (ranks
eighth of 23 in state; top third nationally); 21% blue collar (ranks 17 of
23 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
89% white, 5% black, 2% Asian; 11% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$31,251 (ranks fifth of 23 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Golfers Tiger Woods and Mark O'Meara live in Windermere; Costumed Disney
World employees are members of the Teamsters Union.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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