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1996 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election?

Dave Weldon won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election. Dave Weldon received 139,014 popular votes (51.42%). The main challenger was John L. Byron (42.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Weldon and Byron

Weldon +8.5 pts · won by 23,033 votes
Dave WeldonRepublicanWINNER51.42%
139,014 votes
John L. ByronDemocratic42.9%
115,981 votes
David R. GoldingIndependent5.68%
15,355 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.