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2016 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election?

Darren Soto won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election. Darren Soto received 195,311 popular votes (57.48%). The main challenger was Wayne Liebnitzky (42.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Soto and Liebnitzky

Soto +15.0 pts · won by 50,861 votes
Darren SotoDemocraticWINNER57.48%
195,311 votes
Wayne LiebnitzkyRepublican42.52%
144,450 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.