After long-time U.S. Representative Daniel Webster announced his retirement in April, potential successors quickly filed to run for the open Central Florida seat. But of the eight major-party candidates who qualified for August's primary, three lack a particular attribute: They don't live in Webster's 11th Congressional District, which is centered in Lake County and takes in part of west Orange County and all of Sumter County, election records show. Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency.