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2018 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2018 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election?

Vern Buchanan won the 2018 Florida U.S. House District 16 Election. Vern Buchanan received 197,483 popular votes (27.28%). The main challenger was David Shapiro (22.72%).

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

Buchanan +4.6 pts · won by 33,020 votes
Vern BuchananRepublicanWINNER27.28%
197,483 votes
David ShapiroDemocratic22.72%
164,463 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.