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2012 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2012 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election?

Vern Buchanan won the 2012 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election. Vern Buchanan received 187,147 popular votes (53.61%). The main challenger was Keith Fitzgerald (46.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Buchanan and Fitzgerald

Buchanan +7.2 pts · won by 25,218 votes
Vern BuchananRepublicanWINNER53.61%
187,147 votes
Keith FitzgeraldDemocratic46.39%
161,929 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.