2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 17 10 Seats won 16 11 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,733,630 3,985,050 Percentage 54.71% 45.21% Swing 1.31% 1.23%
Results by district Results by county Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including President of the United States.

A lawsuit challenging the districts under Florida's Congressional District Boundaries Amendment (Fair Districts Amendment) was filed in 2012 and was resolved in 2015. The results of the lawsuit had major repercussions on the congressional races in Florida in 2016. The primaries were held on August 30.

Redistricting lawsuit[edit]

In 2014, Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis threw out the congressional map for violating Florida's 2010 Amendment 6 to the state Constitution, commonly called the Fair Districts Amendment.^[2] The ruling specifically applied to FL-5 and FL-10. Subsequent rulings by higher courts and concluding in the Supreme Court of Florida also struck down FL-13, FL-21, FL-22 and FL-26, which also necessitated redraws of varying scale to the districts surrounding them.^[3]

Results summary[edit]

Statewide[edit]

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	26	4,733,630	54.71%	16	1	59.26%
	Democratic	27	3,985,050	45.21%	11	1	40.74%
	Independent	10	109,166	1.24%	0		0.00%
	Libertarian	1	9,395	0.11%	0		0.00%
	Write-in	6	185	0.00%	0		0.00%
Total			8,837,426	100.0%	27		100.0%

District[edit]

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	255,107	69.10%	114,079	30.90%	0	0.00%	369,186	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	231,163	67.32%	102,801	29.94%	9,398	2.74%	343,362	100.0%	Republican gain
District 3	193,843	56.56%	136,338	39.78%	12,519	3.65%	342,700	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	287,509	70.18%	113,088	27.61%	9,065	2.21%	409,662	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	108,325	35.77%	194,549	64.23%	0	0.00%	302,874	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	213,519	58.57%	151,051	41.43%	0	0.00%	364,570	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	171,583	48.52%	182,039	51.47%	33	0.01%	353,655	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 8	246,483	63.11%	127,127	32.55%	16,951	4.34%	390,561	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	144,450	42.52%	195,311	57.48%	0	0.00%	339,761	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	107,498	35.13%	198,491	64.87%	0	0.00%	305,989	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 11	258,016	65.37%	124,713	31.60%	11,990	3.04%	394,719	100.0%	Republican hold
District 12	253,559	68.59%	116,110	31.41%	0	0.00%	369,669	100.0%	Republican hold
District 13	171,149	48.10%	184,693	51.90%	0	0.00%	355,842	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 14	121,088	38.21%	195,789	61.79%	0	0.00%	316,877	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 15	182,999	57.46%	135,475	42.54%	0	0.00%	318,474	100.0%	Republican hold
District 16	230,654	59.77%	155,262	40.23%	0	0.00%	385,916	100.0%	Republican hold
District 17	209,348	61.81%	115,974	34.24%	13,353	3.94%	338,675	100.0%	Republican hold
District 18	201,488	53.60%	161,918	43.07%	12,503	3.33%	375,927	100.0%	Republican gain
District 19	239,225	65.87%	123,812	34.09%	129	0.04%	363,166	100.0%	Republican hold
District 20	54,646	19.69%	222,914	80.31%	0	0.00%	277,560	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 21	118,038	35.14%	210,606	62.71%	7,217	2.15%	335,861	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 22	138,737	41.06%	199,113	58.94%	0	0.00%	337,850	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 23	130,818	40.49%	183,225	56.70%	9,077	2.81%	323,120	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Democratic hold
District 25	157,921	62.36%	95,319	37.64%	0	0.00%	253,240	100.0%	Republican hold
District 26	148,547	52.95%	115,493	41.17%	16,502	5.88%	280,542	100.0%	Republican hold
District 27	157,917	56.29%	129,760	46.25%	0	0.00%	280,542	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	4,733,630	53.61%	3,985,050	45.13%	118,737	1.34%	8,837,426	100.0%

District 1[edit]

2016 Florida's 1st congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Matt Gaetz Stephen Specht Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 255,107 114,079 Percentage 69.1% 30.9%

County results Gaetz:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Jeff Miller Republican Elected U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz Republican

Republican Jeff Miller had represented the district since being elected in 2001. He considered running for the U.S. Senate.^[4] On July 30, 2015, Miller decided not to run for the open Senate seat and announced he would run for reelection.^[5] In March 2016, Miller announced he would not run for reelection.^[6]

Republican primary[edit]

State Senator Greg Evers had expressed his interest in running for this seat if Miller had run for the Senate.^[7][8]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Matt Gaetz, state representative^[9]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Rebekah Johansen Bydlak, activist^[10]
• Cris Dosev, retired U.S. Marine officer and real estate developer^[9]
• Greg Evers, state senator^[11]
• Brian Frazier, retired U.S. Navy officer^[12]
• Rich Gazlay, businessman^[13]
• Mark Wichern, business consultant^[9]
• James Zumwalt, retired U.S. Navy officer and grandson of Elmo Zumwalt^[13]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Gary Fairchild
• John Mills, retired U.S. Navy pilot^[13]

Declined[edit]

• Jeff Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Cris Dosev	Greg Evers	Brian Fraizer	Matt Gaetz	Mark Wichern	Undecided
Citizens for a Just Government	March 24–25, 2016	436	± 4.3%	1%	23%	3%	13%	1%	58%
				—	25%	—	15%	—	60%

Results[edit]

In the August 30 primary, Matt Gaetz defeated his six rivals for the nomination.^[21]

Republican primary results^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Gaetz	35,689	36.1
	Republican	Greg Evers	21,540	21.8
	Republican	Cris Dosev	20,610	20.9
	Republican	Rebekah Johansen Bydlak	7,689	7.8
	Republican	James Zumwalt	7,660	7.7
	Republican	Brian Frazier	3,817	3.9
	Republican	Mark Wichern	1,798	1.8
Total votes			98,803	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Steven Specht, law student and former air force intelligence officer,^[23] ran unopposed on primary day.^[24]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Amanda Kondrat'yev, Public Relations Officer at the University of West Florida^[9]

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Gaetz	255,107	69.1
	Democratic	Steven Specht	114,079	30.9
Total votes			369,186	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[edit]

2016 Florida's 2nd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Neal Dunn Walter Dartland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 231,163 102,801 Percentage 67.3% 30.0%

County results Dunn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Gwen Graham Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Neal Dunn Republican

Redistricting significantly altered the 2nd, mainly by shifting most of Tallahassee's African American residents to the 5th District. On paper, this made the 2nd heavily Republican. Democrat Gwen Graham represented the district for one term after being elected in 2014, when she beat Republican incumbent Steve Southerland. She did not run for re-election.^[26]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Walter Dartland, former deputy attorney general^[27]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Steve Crapps, tree farmer^[28]

Declined[edit]

• Gwen Graham, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, state representative^[27]

Results[edit]

The primary results were too close to call as of September 1, 2016.^[24]

Democratic primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter Dartland	30,115	50.1
	Democratic	Steve Crapps	29,982	49.9
Total votes			60,097	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Neal Dunn, urologist^[29]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Ken Sukhia, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida^[30]
• Mary Thomas, general counsel for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs^[31]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Jeff Moran, custom car business owner and retired police officer^[32][33]

Declined[edit]

• Marti Coley, state representative^[34]
• Matt Gaetz, state representative (running for FL-01)^[34][9]
• Steve Southerland, former U.S. Representative^[35]
• Pete Williams, attorney, former statewide prosecutor, and nominee for Leon County State Attorney in 2012^[36][37]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Dunn won the primary on August 30, 2016.^[24]

Republican primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Dunn	33,886	41.4
	Republican	Mary Thomas	32,178	39.3
	Republican	Ken Sukhia	15,826	19.3
Total votes			81,890	100.0

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Rob Lapham, retired IT executive^[42]

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[43]	Likely R (flip)	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[44]	Safe R (flip)	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[45]	Safe R (flip)	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[46]	Safe R (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP[47]	Likely R (flip)	October 31, 2016

Results[edit]

Florida’s 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Dunn	231,163	67.3
	Democratic	Walter Dartland	102,801	30.0
	Libertarian	Rob Lapham	9,395	2.7
	Independent	Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser (write-in)	3	0.0
Total votes			343,362	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3[edit]

2016 Florida's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Ted Yoho Ken McGurn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,843 136,338 Percentage 56.6% 39.8%

County results Yoho:      50–60%      70–80% McGurn:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Ted Yoho Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ted Yoho Republican

Republican Ted Yoho had represented the district since being elected in 2012, and ran unopposed. Businessman Ken McGurn also ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[48]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Ted Yoho, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Ed Emery, retired federal probation officer^[49]

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Yoho (incumbent)	193,843	56.6
	Democratic	Ken McGurn	136,338	39.8
	Independent	Tom Wells	12,519	3.6
Total votes			342,700	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4[edit]

2016 Florida's 4th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee John Rutherford David E. Bruderly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 287,509 113,088 Percentage 70.2% 27.2%

County results Rutherford:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Ander Crenshaw Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Rutherford Republican

Republican Ander Crenshaw had represented the district since being elected in 2000. On April 14, 2016, he announced that he would not run for re-election.^[50]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• John Rutherford, former sheriff of Jacksonville^[51]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Stephen Kaufman, public relations manager^[52]
• Ed Malin^[52]
• Bill McClure, St. John's County commissioner^[53]
• Deborah Katz Pueschel, perennial candidate^[53]
• Lake Ray, state representative^[53]
• Hans Tanzler III, former US assistant attorney, attorney, farmer, and son of former mayor of Jacksonville Hans Tanzler^[52]

Declined[edit]

• Aaron Bean, State Senator^[51]
• Richard Clark, former Jacksonville City councilmember^[51]
• Michael Corrigan, Jacksonville Tax Collector^[51]
• Ander Crenshaw, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville^[54]
• Jay Fant, State Representative^[51]
• Jerry Holland, Duval County Property Appraiser^[51]
• Mike Holland, Jacksonville Supervisor of Elections^[51]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jay Fant	Stephen Kaufman	Ed Malin	Bill McClure	Deborah Katz Pueschel	Lake Ray	John Rutherford	Hans Tanzler	Undecided
University of North Florida	August 4–8, 2016	600	± 4%	—	2%	3%	5%	<1%	10%	31%	13%	38%
University of North Florida	June 28–29, 2016	403	± 4.9%	—	<1%	<1%	2%	2%	9%	27%	13%	46%
St.Pete Polls	April 19, 2016	440	± 4.7%	6%	—	—	—	—	13%	49%	—	32%

Results[edit]

John Rutherford won the primary on August 30, 2016.^[24]

Republican primary results^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford	38,784	38.7
	Republican	Lake Ray	20,164	20.1
	Republican	Hans Tanzler	19,051	19.0
	Republican	Bill McClure	9,867	9.8
	Republican	Edward "Ed" Malin	7,895	7.9
	Republican	Stephen J. Kaufman	2,419	2.4
	Republican	Deborah Katz Pueschel	2,145	2.1
Total votes			100,325	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Former Jacksonville City Councilman and former state representative Eric Smith announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination.^[55] On June 22, 2016, Smith announced that he was withdrawing from the race, leaving no Democratic candidates two days before the close of filing.^[56]

Dave Bruderly, an environmental engineer who was the nominee for Florida's 6th congressional district in 2004 and 2006, qualified on the last day of filing,^[57] and thus ran unopposed.^[24]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dave Bruderly, environmental engineer and nominee for Florida's 6th congressional district in 2004 & 2006

Withdrawn[edit]

• Eric B. Smith, former state representative

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford	287,509	70.2
	Democratic	David E. Bruderly	113,088	27.6
	Independent	Gary L. Koniz	9,054	2.2
	Independent	Daniel Murphy (write-in)	11	0.0
Total votes			409,662	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[edit]

2016 Florida's 5th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Al Lawson Glo Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 194,549 108,325 Percentage 64.2% 35.8%

County results Lawson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Smith:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Corrine Brown Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Al Lawson Democratic

Democrat Corrine Brown had represented the district and its various permutations since 1993. The court-ordered redistricting significantly altered her district. She had previously represented a district stretching from Jacksonville to Orlando. The new map pushed the 5th well to the north and west, and made it a more compact district stretching from Tallahassee to Jacksonville.

Democratic primary[edit]

In July 2016, Brown and her chief of staff were indicted on charges of fraud.^[58]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Al Lawson, state senator, nominee for this seat in 2012 and candidate in 2010^[59]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Corrine Brown, incumbent U.S. Representative^[60]
• LJ Holloway^[61]

Declined[edit]

• Alvin Brown, former Mayor of Jacksonville^[62]
• Audrey Gibson, state senator^[62]
• Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee^[63][64]
• Tony Hill, former state senator^[62]
• Mia Jones, State Representative^[62]

Debate[edit]

2016 Florida's 5th congressional district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Corrine Brown	LaShonda Holloway	Al Lawson
1		WJXT	Kent Justice	YouTube	P	P	P

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Corrine Brown	LJ Holloway	Al Lawson	Undecided
University of North Florida	June 27–28, 2016	400	± 4.9%	30%	4%	27%	40%
St. Pete Polls	April 25, 2016	524	± 4.3%	42%	—	37%	21%

Results[edit]

In the Democratic primary—the real contest in this district—she was defeated by former state senator Al Lawson of Tallahassee.^[65]

Democratic primary results^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Lawson	39,306	47.6
	Democratic	Corrine Brown (incumbent)	32,235	39.0
	Democratic	LaShonda "L.J." Holloway	11,048	13.4
Total votes			82,589	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

2014 Republican nominee Glo Smith and 2014 Republican candidate Thuy Lowe initially both ran again.^[66][67] Lowe later switched from this district to a campaign for the 10th district.^[68] Hence Scurry-Smith ran unopposed on primary day, August 30, 2016.^[24]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Gloreatha Scurry-Smith, businesswoman, former staff aide to Jennifer Carroll and nominee for this seat in 2014

Withdrawn[edit]

• Thuy Lowe, candidate for this seat in 2014

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Lawson	194,549	64.2
	Republican	Glo Smith	108,325	35.8
Total votes			302,874	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

2016 Florida's 6th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Ron DeSantis Bill McCollough Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 213,519 151,051 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

County results DeSantis:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Ron DeSantis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis Republican

Republican Ron DeSantis had represented the district since being elected in 2012. DeSantis ran for the U.S. Senate, initially creating an open seat, although on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House.^[69][70]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Ron DeSantis, incumbent U.S. Representative^[69][70]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Fred Costello, state representative^[71][72]
• G.G. Galloway, real estate broker^[73][74]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Sandy Adams, former U.S. Representative^[75]
• Malcolm Anthony, attorney^[76][77]
• Adam Barringer, former mayor of New Smyrna Beach^[78][79][80]
• James Jusick, gun-parts manufacturer and retired police officer^[81][82][83]
• Ric Keller, former U.S. Representative^[83][84][85]
• Pat Mooney, direct-mail consultant and brother of Congressman Alex Mooney^[86][87]
• Brandon Patty, political consultant^[88][89]
• David Santiago, state representative (running for re-election)^[79][90][91]

Declined[edit]

• Dorothy Hukill, state senator^[92]
• Travis Hutson, state senator^[92][93]
• Mark Miner, former St. Johns County Commissioner^[73][94]
• Doc Renuart, former state representative^[92]
• John Rutherford, Duval County Sheriff^[73][95][96]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron DeSantis (incumbent)	41,311	61.0
	Republican	Fred Costello	16,690	24.7
	Republican	G.G. Galloway	9,683	14.3
Total votes			67,684	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bill McCullough, businessman^[104]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Jay McGovern, US Navy veteran^[104]
• George Pappas, attorney^[105]
• Dwayne Taylor, state representative^[106]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill McCullough	16,043	36.7
	Democratic	Dwayne Taylor	12,625	28.8
	Democratic	Jay McGovern	8,388	19.1
	Democratic	George Pappas	6,762	15.4
Total votes			43,818	100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 6th congressional district, 2016^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron DeSantis (incumbent)	213,519	58.6
	Democratic	Bill McCullough	151,051	41.4
Total votes			364,570	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7[edit]

2016 Florida's 7th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Stephanie Murphy John Mica Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 182,039 171,583 Percentage 51.5% 48.5%

County results Murphy:      50–60% Mica:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election John Mica Republican Elected U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy Democratic

Republican John Mica had represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he won with 59% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in twenty years.

Republican primary[edit]

Mica ran for re-election and wound up only facing Mark Busch in the primary election after John Morning ended his campaign in November 2015.^[107][108]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• John Mica, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Mark Busch, small business owner

Withdrawn[edit]

• John Morning, army veteran^[109][110]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Mica (incumbent)	38,528	77.2
	Republican	Mark Busch	11,407	22.8
Total votes			49,935	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Banker Bill Phillips announced a run for the seat on October 19, 2015,^[111] but suspended his campaign in February 2016, and ended it in April.^[112]

Stephanie Murphy, a businesswoman, Rollins College professor and former U.S. Defense Department national security specialist, entered the race on June 23, 2016, and ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[113][114]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Stephanie Murphy, businesswoman, Rollins College professor and former U.S. Defense Department national security specialist

Withdrawn[edit]

• Bill Phillips, banker

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[43]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[44]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[45]	Tilt D (flip)	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[46]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP[47]	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results[edit]

Florida’s 7th congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Murphy	182,039	51.5
	Republican	John Mica (incumbent)	171,583	48.5
	Independent	Mike Plaskon (write-in)	33	0.0
Total votes			353,655	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8[edit]

2016 Florida's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Posey Corry Westbrook Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 246,483 127,127 Percentage 63.1% 32.6%

County results Posey:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Posey Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Posey Republican

Republican Bill Posey had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 15th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. He ran for re-election.^[118]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bill Posey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Corry Westbrook, former legislative director of the National Wildlife Federation^[119]

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 8th congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey (incumbent)	246,483	63.1
	Democratic	Corry Westbrook	127,127	32.6
	Independent	Bill Stinson	16,951	4.3
Total votes			390,561	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9[edit]

2016 Florida's 9th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Darren Soto Wayne Liebnitzky Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,311 144,450 Percentage 57.5% 42.5%

County results Soto:      60–70% Liebnitzky:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Alan Grayson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Darren Soto Democratic

Democrat Alan Grayson had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 8th district from 2009 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting. On July 9, 2015, Grayson announced he would run for U.S. Senate in 2016 rather than seek re-election. Grayson lost the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat to 18th congressional district Representative Patrick Murphy, who defeated Grayson and was declared the winner on August 30, 2016.^[24]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Darren Soto, state senator^[120]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Valleri Crabtree, professor and former Chair of the Osceola County Democratic Committee^[121][122]
• Dena Minning Grayson, biochemist and medical doctor^[123][124]
• Susannah Randolph, district director for Rep. Grayson^[125]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Ricardo Rangel, former state representative (withdrew May 16)^[125][126]

Declined[edit]

• Val Demings, former Orlando Police Chief and nominee for the 10th district in 2012^[123][127]
• Alan Grayson, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for Senate)^[128]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Valleri Crabtree	Dena Grayson	Susannah Randolph	Ricardo Rangel	Darren Soto	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	August 23, 2016	336 (LV)	± 5.3%	10%	33%	27%	–	19%	10%
Gravis Marketing (D-Grayson)	June 10–13, 2016	554 (RV)	± 4.2%	–	31%	4%	–	11%	54%
SEA Polling & Strategic Design	October 28–November 1, 2015	400 (LV)		–	6%	4%	1%	25%	54%

Results[edit]

Soto was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for the 9th District on August 30, 2016.^[24]

Democratic primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto	14,496	36.3
	Democratic	Susannah Randolph	11,267	28.2
	Democratic	Dena Grayson	11,122	27.8
	Democratic	Valleri Crabtree	3,093	7.7
Total votes			39,978	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Wayne Liebnitzky, engineer^[121]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Wanda Rentas, vice mayor of Kissimmee^[189]

Declined[edit]

• Mike La Rosa, state representative^[190]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Liebnitzky	22,725	67.6
	Republican	Wanda Rentas	10,911	32.4
Total votes			33,636	100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 9th congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto	195,311	57.5
	Republican	Wayne Liebnitzky	144,450	42.5
Total votes			339,761	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10[edit]

2016 Florida's 10th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Val Demings Thuy Lowe Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 198,491 107,498 Percentage 64.9% 35.1%

Precinct results Demings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Lowe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election Daniel Webster Republican Elected U.S. Representative Val Demings Democratic

Republican Daniel Webster had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 8th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. However, after redistricting made the 10th substantially more Democratic, Webster opted to run in the neighboring 11th District, which included a slice of his former territory.^[191]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Geoff LaGarde^[192] withdrew his name from the race on June 24, and endorsed Thuy Lowe for the nomination. Lowe was declared the nominee, and no Republican primary was held.^[193]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Thuy Lowe

Withdrawn[edit]

• Geoff LaGarde

Declined[edit]

• Daniel Webster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Val Demings, former Orlando Police Chief and nominee for this seat in 2012^[127]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Fatima Fahmy, attorney^[194]
• Bob Poe, former chair of the Florida Democratic Party^[195]
• Geraldine Thompson, state senator^[196]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Val Demings	Fatima Fahmy	Bob Poe	Geraldine Thompson	Undecided
DCCC[A]		402 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	–	18%	18%	17%
Public Policy Polling (D)	January 26–28, 2023	506 (LV)		44%	–	7%	24%	21%

Results[edit]

Demings was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for the 10th District on August 30, 2016.

Democratic primary results^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Val Demings	23,260	57.1
	Democratic	Geraldine F. Thompson	8,192	20.1
	Democratic	Bob Poe	6,918	17.0
	Democratic	Fatima Rita Fahmy	2,349	5.8
Total votes			40,719	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[43]	Likely D (flip)	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[44]	Safe D (flip)	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[45]	Safe D (flip)	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[46]	Safe D (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP[47]	Likely D (flip)	October 31, 2016

Results[edit]

Florida’s 10th congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Val Demings	198,491	64.9
	Republican	Thuy Lowe	107,498	35.1
Total votes			305,989	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 11[edit]

2016 Florida's 11th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Daniel Webster Dave Koller Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 258,016 124,713 Percentage 65.4% 31.6%

County results Webster:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Rich Nugent Republican Elected U.S. Representative Daniel Webster Republican

Republican Rich Nugent represented the district since being elected in 2011 (it was numbered as the 5th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting). He did not seek re-election.^[215]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Daniel Webster, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 10th district

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Justin Grabelle, Rich Nugent's former chief-of-staff^[215]

Declined[edit]

• Rich Nugent, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results[edit]

Webster was declared the primary winner on August 30, 2016.^[24][191]

Republican primary results^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Webster	52,876	59.8
	Republican	Justin Grabelle	35,525	40.1
Total votes			88,401	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dave Koller, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2014^[216]

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 11th congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Webster	258,016	65.4
	Democratic	Dave Koller	124,713	31.6
	Independent	Bruce Ray Riggs	11,990	3.0
Total votes			394,719	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12[edit]

2016 Florida's 12th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Gus Bilirakis Robert Tager Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 253,559 116,110 Percentage 68.6% 31.4%

County results Bilirakis:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Gus Bilirakis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis Republican

Republican Gus Bilirakis had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 9th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Gus Bilirakis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Robert Tager, attorney^[217]

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Florida’s 12th congressional district, 2016 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis (incumbent)	253,559	68.6
	Democratic	Robert Matthew Tager	116,110	31.4
Total votes			369,669	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13[edit]

2016 Florida's 13th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Charlie Crist David Jolly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 184,693 171,149 Percentage 51.9% 48.1%

Precinct results Crist:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jolly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      50% No votes:

U.S. Representative before election David Jolly Republican Elected U.S. Representative Charlie Crist Democratic

Republican David Jolly had represented the district since being elected in a special election in 2014. Jolly ran for the U.S. Senate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 17, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House, citing "unfinished business."^[218]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• David Jolly, incumbent U.S. Representative^[218][219]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Mark Bircher, commercial pilot, retired United States Marine Corps Brigadier General, candidate for the seat in the 2014 special election^[220]

Declined[edit]

• Rick Baker, former mayor of St. Petersburg^[221]
• Jeff Brandes, state senator (running for re-election)^[222]
• George Cretekos, Mayor of Clearwater^[223]
• Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County Sheriff (running for re-election)^[223]
• Frank Hibbard, former mayor of Clearwater^[223]
• Jack Latvala, state senator^[223]
• Susan Latvala, former Pinellas County Commissioner^[223]
• Ash Mason, former staffer to Sen. Marco Rubio^[224]
• Kathleen Peters, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2014^[223]
• Karen Seel, Pinellas County Commissioner (running for re-election)^[225]

Results[edit]

Primary election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Jolly (incumbent)	41,005	75.1
	Republican	Mark Bircher	13,592	24.9
Total votes			54,597	100

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Charlie Crist, former Republican-turned-independent Governor of Florida, independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010, and Democratic nominee for Governor in 2014^[226]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Eric Lynn, political consultant and former White House Middle East policy adviser and Pentagon official (running for state house)^[227][228]

Declined[edit]

• Dwight Dudley, state representative^[229]
• Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg^[230]
• Mary Mulhern, former Tampa city councilwoman^[230]
• Darden Rice, St. Petersburg city councilwoman^[231]

Endorsements[edit]