Vern Buchanan, U.S. Representative

Vern Buchanan

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
May 8, 1951
Current age
75
Home state
Florida
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Representative, Florida (present)
On the ballot
2006–2024
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Buchanan2.0M
Opponents1.5M
10
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2024, Vern Buchanan ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Buchanan's biggest single-election total was 269,001 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Florida's District 16. Buchanan's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Florida's District 13, decided by 369 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Florida's District 16, every U.S. House race in Florida's District 13, or all 2024 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Vern Buchanan received?

Vern Buchanan has received 1,998,191 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Vern Buchanan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseFloridaWon247,51659.48%Jan Schneider (head-to-head)
2022U.S. HouseFloridaWon189,76262.14%Jan Schneider (head-to-head)
Ralph E. Hartman
2020U.S. HouseFloridaWon269,00155.5%Margaret Good
2018U.S. HouseFloridaWon197,48327.28%David Shapiro
2016U.S. HouseFloridaWon230,65459.77%Jan Schneider (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseFloridaWon169,12661.54%Henry Lawrence
2012U.S. HouseFloridaWon187,14753.61%Keith Fitzgerald
2010U.S. HouseFloridaWon183,81168.86%James T. Golden
2008U.S. HouseFloridaWon204,38255.54%Christine Jennings (head-to-head)
Jan Schneider (head-to-head)

Don Baldauf
2006U.S. HouseFloridaWon119,30950.08%Christine Jennings (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001260) and Wikidata (Q2517229). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Vern Buchanan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/vern-buchanan. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.