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2016 Florida U.S. Senate Election

Florida · 8 candidates · See every 2016 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2016 Florida U.S. Senate Election?

Marco Rubio won the 2016 Florida U.S. Senate Election. Marco Rubio received 4,835,191 popular votes (51.98%). The main challenger was Patrick Murphy (44.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Rubio and Murphy

Rubio +7.7 pts · won by 713,103 votes
Marco RubioRepublicanWINNER51.98%
4,835,191 votes
Patrick MurphyDemocratic44.31%
4,122,088 votes
Paul StantonLibertarian2.12%
196,956 votes
Bruce NathanIndependent0.56%
52,451 votes
Tony KhouryIndependent0.49%
45,820 votes
Steven MacHatIndependent0.29%
26,918 votes
Basil E. DalackIndependent0.24%
22,236 votes
Charles Frederick TolbertIndependent0%
56 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.