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2016 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election?

Gus Michael Bilirakis won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election. Gus Michael Bilirakis received 253,559 popular votes (68.59%). The main challenger was Robert Matthew Tager (31.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Bilirakis and Tager

Bilirakis +37.2 pts · won by 137,449 votes
Gus Michael BilirakisRepublicanWINNER68.59%
253,559 votes
Robert Matthew TagerDemocratic31.41%
116,110 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.