2016 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election?

Matt Gaetz won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election. Matt Gaetz received 255,107 popular votes (69.1%). The main challenger was Steven Specht (30.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Gaetz and Specht

Gaetz +38.2 pts · won by 141,028 votes

Matt Gaetz RepublicanWINNER69.1%

255,107 votes

Steven Specht Democratic30.9%

114,079 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.