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2016 Florida U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 17 Election?

Thomas J. Rooney won the 2016 Florida U.S. House District 17 Election. Thomas J. Rooney received 209,348 popular votes (61.81%). The main challenger was April Freeman (34.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Rooney and Freeman

Rooney +27.6 pts · won by 93,374 votes
Thomas J. RooneyRepublicanWINNER61.81%
209,348 votes
April FreemanDemocratic34.24%
115,974 votes
John W. Sawyer IIInone3.94%
13,353 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.