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2016 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election?

Vern Buchanan won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election. Vern Buchanan received 230,654 popular votes (59.77%). The main challenger was Jan Schneider (40.23%).

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

Buchanan +19.5 pts · won by 75,392 votes
Vern BuchananRepublicanWINNER59.77%
230,654 votes
Jan SchneiderDemocratic40.23%
155,262 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.