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2016 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Al Lawson won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Al Lawson received 194,549 popular votes (64.23%). The main challenger was Glo Smith (35.77%).

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

Lawson +28.5 pts · won by 86,224 votes
Al LawsonDemocraticWINNER64.23%
194,549 votes
Glo SmithRepublican35.77%
108,325 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.