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1996 Florida U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 17 Election?

Carrie P. Meek won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 17 Election. Carrie P. Meek received 114,638 popular votes (88.75%). The main challenger was Wellington Rolle (11.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Meek and Rolle

Meek +77.5 pts · won by 100,113 votes
Carrie P. MeekDemocraticWINNER88.75%
114,638 votes
Wellington RolleRepublican11.25%
14,525 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.