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1984 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1984 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election?

Lawrence J. Smith won the 1984 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election. Lawrence J. Smith received 108,410 popular votes (56.37%). The main challenger was Tom Bush (43.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Bush

Smith +12.7 pts · won by 24,507 votes
Lawrence J. SmithDemocraticWINNER56.37%
108,410 votes
Tom BushRepublican43.63%
83,903 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.