2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida explained

Election Name:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:17
Seats1:16
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:4,733,630
Percentage1:54.71%
Swing1: 1.31%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:10
Seats2:11
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:3,985,050
Percentage2:45.21%
Swing2: 1.23%

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

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.[1] The ruling specifically applied to and . Subsequent rulings by higher courts and concluding in the Supreme Court of Florida also struck down,, and, which also necessitated redraws of varying scale to the districts surrounding them.[2]

Results summary

Statewide

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%+/–%
26 4,733,630 54.71% 16 1 59.26%
27 3,985,050 45.21% 11 1 40.74%
10 109,166 1.24% 0 0.00%
1 9,395 0.11% 0 0.00%
6 185 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 8,837,426 100.0% 27 100.0%

District

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

scope=col rowspan=3Districtscope=col colspan=2Republicanscope=col colspan=2Democraticscope=col colspan=2Othersscope=col colspan=2Totalscope=col rowspan=3Result
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"!scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"!scope=col colspan=2!scope=col colspan=2
scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"% !scope=col data-sort-type="number"Votes !scope=col data-sort-type="number"%
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
193,843 56.56% 136,338 39.78% 12,519 3.65% 342,700 100.0% Republican hold
287,509 70.18% 113,088 27.61% 9,065 2.21% 409,662 100.0% Republican hold
108,325 35.77% 194,549 64.23% 0 0.00% 302,874 100.0% Democratic hold
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
246,483 63.11% 127,127 32.55% 16,951 4.34% 390,561 100.0% Republican hold
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
258,016 65.37% 124,713 31.60% 11,990 3.04% 394,719 100.0% Republican hold
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
121,088 38.21% 195,789 61.79% 0 0.00% 316,877 100.0% Democratic hold
182,999 57.46% 135,475 42.54% 0 0.00% 318,474 100.0% Republican hold
230,654 59.77% 155,262 40.23% 0 0.00% 385,916 100.0% Republican hold
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
239,225 65.87% 123,812 34.09% 129 0.04% 363,166 100.0% Republican hold
54,646 19.69% 222,914 80.31% 0 0.00% 277,560 100.0% Democratic hold
118,038 35.14% 210,606 62.71% 7,217 2.15% 335,861 100.0% Democratic hold
138,737 41.06% 199,113 58.94% 0 0.00% 337,850 100.0% Democratic hold
130,818 40.49% 183,225 56.70% 9,077 2.81% 323,120 100.0% Democratic hold
– – – – – – – – Democratic hold
157,921 62.36% 95,319 37.64% 0 0.00% 253,240 100.0% Republican hold
148,547 52.95% 115,493 41.17% 16,502 5.88% 280,542 100.0% Republican hold
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

Election Name:2016 Florida's 1st congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 1
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 1
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Matt Gaetz.jpg
Nominee1:Matt Gaetz
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:255,107
Percentage1:69.1%
Nominee2:Stephen Specht
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:114,079
Percentage2:30.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Jeff Miller
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Matt Gaetz
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 1st congressional district. Republican Jeff Miller had represented the district since being elected in 2001. He considered running for the U.S. Senate.[3] On July 30, 2015, Miller decided not to run for the open Senate seat and announced he would run for reelection.[4] In March 2016, Miller announced he would not run for reelection.[5]

Republican primary

State Senator Greg Evers had expressed his interest in running for this seat if Miller had run for the Senate.[6] [7]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Cris
Dosev		Greg
Evers		Brian
Fraizer		Matt
Gaetz		Mark
Wichern		Undecided
Citizens for a Just Government[13] March 24–25, 2016436± 4.3%1% align=center23%3%13%1% align=center58%
— align=center25%—15%— align=center60%

Results

In the August 30 primary, Matt Gaetz defeated his six rivals for the nomination.[14]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

General election

Results

District 2

Election Name:2016 Florida's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 2
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 2
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Neal Dunn, official portrait, 115th Congress (1).jpg
Nominee1:Neal Dunn
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:231,163
Percentage1:67.3%
Nominee2:Walter Dartland
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:102,801
Percentage2:30.0%
Map Size:350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Gwen Graham
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Neal Dunn
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 2nd congressional district. 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.[17]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

The primary results were too close to call as of September 1, 2016.[16]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Results

Dunn won the primary on August 30, 2016.[16]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[30] November 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos Elections[31] November 7, 2016
align=left Rothenberg[32] November 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[33] November 7, 2016
RCP[34] October 31, 2016

Results

District 3

Election Name:2016 Florida's 3rd congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 3
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 3
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Ted Yoho official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Ted Yoho
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:193,843
Percentage1:56.6%
Nominee2:Ken McGurn
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:136,338
Percentage2:39.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ted Yoho
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ted Yoho
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 3rd congressional district. 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.[35]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Results

District 4

Election Name:2016 Florida's 4th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 4
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 4
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:John Rutherford 115th Congress photo.jpg
Nominee1:John Rutherford
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:287,509
Percentage1:70.2%
Nominee2:David E. Bruderly
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:113,088
Percentage2:27.2%
Map Size:200px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ander Crenshaw
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:John Rutherford
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 3rd congressional district. 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.[37]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(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[42] August 4–8, 2016600± 4%—2%3%5%<1%10% align=center31%13% align=center38%
University of North Florida[43] June 28–29, 2016403± 4.9%—<1%<1%2%2%9% align=center27%13% align=center46%
St.Pete Polls[44] April 19, 2016440± 4.7%6%————13% align=center49%—32%

Results

John Rutherford won the primary on August 30, 2016.[16]

Democratic primary

Former Jacksonville City Councilman and former state representative Eric Smith announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination.[45] On June 22, 2016, Smith announced that he was withdrawing from the race, leaving no Democratic candidates two days before the close of filing.[46]

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,[47] and thus ran unopposed.[16]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

General election

Results

District 5

Election Name:2016 Florida's 5th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 5
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 5
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Al Lawson 115th Congress photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Al Lawson
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:194,549
Percentage1:64.2%
Nominee2:Glo Smith
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:108,325
Percentage2:35.8%
Map Size:350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Corrine Brown
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Al Lawson
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 5th congressional district. 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

In July 2016, Brown and her chief of staff were indicted on charges of fraud.[48]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Corrine
Brown		LJ
Holloway		Al
Lawson		Undecided
University of North Florida[56] June 27–28, 2016400± 4.9% align=center30%4%27% align=center40%
St. Pete Polls[57] April 25, 2016524± 4.3% align=center42%—37%21%

Results

In the Democratic primary—the real contest in this district—she was defeated by former state senator Al Lawson of Tallahassee.[58]

Republican primary

2014 Republican nominee Glo Smith and 2014 Republican candidate Thuy Lowe initially both ran again.[59] [60] Lowe later switched from this district to a campaign for the 10th district.[61] Hence Scurry-Smith ran unopposed on primary day, August 30, 2016.[16]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:2016 Florida's 6th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 6
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 6
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Ron DeSantis, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:Ron DeSantis
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:213,519
Percentage1:58.6%
Nominee2:Bill McCollough
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:151,051
Percentage2:41.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ron DeSantis
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ron DeSantis
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 6th congressional district. 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.[62] [63]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Results

District 7

Election Name:2016 Florida's 7th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 7
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 7
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Stephanie Murphy, official portrait, 115th Congress (congress).jpg
Nominee1:Stephanie Murphy
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:182,039
Percentage1:51.5%
Nominee2:John Mica
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:171,583
Percentage2:48.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:John Mica
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Stephanie Murphy
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 7th congressional district. 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

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.[93] [94]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn

Results

Democratic primary

Banker Bill Phillips announced a run for the seat on October 19, 2015,[97] but suspended his campaign in February 2016, and ended it in April.[98]

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.[99] [100]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016
align=left RothenbergNovember 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016
RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

District 8

Election Name:2016 Florida's 8th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 8
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 8
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Bill Posey, official portrait, 115th Congress (congress).jpg
Nominee1:Bill Posey
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:246,483
Percentage1:63.1%
Nominee2:Corry Westbrook
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:127,127
Percentage2:32.6%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Bill Posey
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Posey
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 8th congressional district. 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.[101]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 9

Election Name:2016 Florida's 9th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 9
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 9
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Darren Soto, official portrait, 115th Congress (congress).jpg
Nominee1:Darren Soto
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:195,311
Percentage1:57.5%
Nominee2:Wayne Liebnitzky
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:144,450
Percentage2:42.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Alan Grayson
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Darren Soto
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 9th congressional district. 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.[16]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Valleri
Crabtree		Dena
Grayson		Susannah
Randolph		Ricardo
Rangel		Darren
Soto		Undecided
St. Pete Polls[112] August 23, 2016336 (LV)± 5.3%10% align=center33%27%–19%10%
Gravis Marketing (D-Grayson)[113] June 10–13, 2016554 (RV)± 4.2%– align=center31%4%–11% align=center54%
SEA Polling & Strategic Design[114] October 28–November 1, 2015400 (LV)–6%4%1% align=center25% align=center54%

Results

Soto was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for the 9th District on August 30, 2016.[16]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

General election

Results

District 10

Election Name:2016 Florida's 10th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 10
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 10
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Val Demings, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:Val Demings
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:198,491
Percentage1:64.9%
Nominee2:Thuy Lowe
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:107,498
Percentage2:35.1%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Daniel Webster
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Val Demings
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 10th congressional district. 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.[117]

Republican primary

Candidates

Geoff LaGarde[118] 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.[119]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Val
Demings		Fatima
Fahmy		Bob
Poe		Geraldine
Thompson		Undecided
DCCC[123] 402 (LV)± 4.9%48%–18%18%17%
Public Policy Polling (D)[124] January 26–28, 2023506 (LV)44%–7%24%21%

Results

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

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016
align=left RothenbergNovember 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016
RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

District 11

Election Name:2016 Florida's 11th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 11
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 11
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Daniel Webster, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Daniel Webster
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:258,016
Percentage1:65.4%
Nominee2:Dave Koller
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:124,713
Percentage2:31.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Rich Nugent
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Daniel Webster
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 11th congressional district. 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.[125]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

Webster was declared the primary winner on August 30, 2016.[16] [117]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 12

Election Name:2016 Florida's 12th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 12
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 12
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Gus Bilirakis, Official Portrait, 110th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Gus Bilirakis
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:253,559
Percentage1:68.6%
Nominee2:Robert Tager
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:116,110
Percentage2:31.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Gus Bilirakis
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Gus Bilirakis
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 12th congressional district. 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

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 13

Election Name:2016 Florida's 13th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 13
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 13
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:Florida's 13th congressional district
Image1:File:Charlie Crist, official portrait, 115th Congress (2).jpg
Nominee1:Charlie Crist
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:184,693
Percentage1:51.9%
Nominee2:David Jolly
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:171,149
Percentage2:48.1%
Map Size:225px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:David Jolly
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Charlie Crist
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 13th congressional district. 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."[128]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		David
Jolly (R)		Charlie
Crist (D)		Undecided
St. Pete Polls[142] October 10, 20161,280± 2.7%42% align=center48%10%
St. Pete Polls[143] September 18, 2016739± 3.6% align=center46%42%12%
Data Targeting (R-Jolly)[144] September 8–10, 2016300± 5.7%46%46%8%
ALG Research (D-Crist)[145] July 12–17, 2016501± 4.4%38% align=center50%12%
St. Pete Polls[146] June 9, 2016746± 3.6%44%44%12%
Public Policy Polling (D-Crist)[147] June 6–7, 20161,030–43% align=center46%11%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Jolly)[148] June 1–2, 2016400± 4.9% align=center50%38%12%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016
align=left RothenbergNovember 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016
RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

District 14

Election Name:2016 Florida's 14th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 14
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 14
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Kathy Castor (cropped).png
Nominee1:Kathy Castor
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:195,795
Percentage1:61.8%
Nominee2:Christine Quinn
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:121,088
Percentage2:38.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Kathy Castor
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Kathy Castor
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 14th congressional district. Democrat Kathy Castor had represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Christine Quinn challenged Castor as a Republican.

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District 15

Election Name:2016 Florida's 15th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 15
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 15
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Dennis Ross, Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Dennis Ross
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:182,999
Percentage1:57.5%
Nominee2:Jim Lange
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:135,475
Percentage2:42.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Dennis Ross
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dennis Ross
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 15th congressional district. Republican Dennis A. Ross had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 12th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Jim Lange challenged Ross as a Democrat.

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District 16

Election Name:2016 Florida's 16th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 16
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 16
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Vern Buchanan 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Vern Buchanan
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:230,654
Percentage1:59.8%
Nominee2:Jan Schneider
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:155,262
Percentage2:40.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Vern Buchanan
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Vern Buchanan
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 16th congressional district. Republican Vern Buchanan had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 16th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Buchanan ran for re-election.[151] Buchanan had previously considered running for the U.S. Senate instead.[152]

Republican primary

If Buchanan had not run for re-election, potential Republican candidates expected to be interested in running included Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano, State Senator Nancy Detert, former state senator Pat Neal, Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett, State Representative Greg Steube, and Sarasota Sheriff Tom Knight.[152] [153]

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District 17

Election Name:2016 Florida's 17th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 17
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 17
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Tom Rooney, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Tom Rooney
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:209,348
Percentage1:61.8%
Nominee2:April Freeman
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:115,974
Percentage2:34.2%
Map Size:350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Tom Rooney
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Tom Rooney
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 17th congressional district. Republican Tom Rooney had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Rooney considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[155]

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District 18

Election Name:2016 Florida's 18th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 18
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 18
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Brian Mast, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Brian Mast
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:201,488
Percentage1:53.6%
Nominee2:Randy Perkins
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:161,918
Percentage2:43.1%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Patrick Murphy
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Brian Mast
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 18th congressional district. Democrat Patrick Murphy had represented the district since being elected in 2012. On March 23, 2015, he announced that he would run for U.S. Senate rather than reelection, creating an open seat. Murphy defeated Alan Grayson in the primary on August 30, 2016, and faced Marco Rubio in the November general election.[158] [159]

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Debate

2016 Florida's 18th congressional district debate
DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanDemocratic
Key:
Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
Brian MastRandy Perkins
1Oct. 17, 2016WPEC-TV
Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce		Liz Quirantes[199]
2Oct. 28, 2016WPTV-TVMichael Williams[200]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016
align=left RothenbergNovember 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016
RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

Mast defeated Perkins in the general election.[202]

District 19

Election Name:2016 Florida's 19th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 19
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 19
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Francis Rooney, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Francis Rooney
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:239,225
Percentage1:65.9%
Nominee2:Robert Neeld
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:123,812
Percentage2:34.1%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Curt Clawson
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Francis Rooney
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 19th congressional district. Republican Curt Clawson had represented the district since being elected in a special election in 2014. He was mentioned as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016.[203] In May 2016, Clawson announced he would not seek a second term.[204]

Republican primary

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District 20

Election Name:2016 Florida's 20th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 20
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 20
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Alcee Hastings, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Alcee Hastings
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:222,914
Percentage1:80.3%
Nominee2:Gary Stein
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:54,646
Percentage2:19.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Alcee Hastings
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Alcee Hastings
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 20th congressional district. Democrat Alcee Hastings had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Hastings announced in November 2014 that he would run for re-election in 2016.[216]

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District 21

Election Name:2016 Florida's 21st congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 22
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 21
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Lois Frankel, official portrait, 113th Congress (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:Lois Frankel
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:210,606
Percentage1:62.7%
Nominee2:Paul Spain
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:118,038
Percentage2:35.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Lois Frankel (22nd)
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Lois Frankel
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 21st congressional district. Democrat Ted Deutch had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 19th district from 2010 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Deutch considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[217] If Deutch had run for Senate, State Senator Joseph Abruzzo was interested in running for this seat.[168]

As a result of 2015's statewide redistricting, incumbent Deutch effectively swapped seats with Lois Frankel, then incumbent of the 22nd District. Deutch would seek election to the 22nd District seat while Frankel sought election to District 21.[218]

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District 22

Election Name:2016 Florida's 22nd congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 21
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 22
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Ted Deutsch, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Ted Deutch
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:199,113
Percentage1:58.9%
Nominee2:Andrea Leigh McGee
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:138,737
Percentage2:41.1%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ted Deutch (21st)
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Ted Deutch
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 22nd congressional district. Democrat Lois Frankel had represented the district since being elected in 2012. As a result of 2015's statewide redistricting, incumbent Frankel would effectively swap seats with Ted Deutch, the current incumbent of the 21st District. Frankel sought election to the 21st District seat while Deutch sought election to District 22.[218]

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Boca Raton businessman Joseph Bensmihen was challenging Frankel as a Republican.[219] Physician Marc Freeman had also filed to run as a Republican, but switched to run in the 18th district.[177]

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Results

District 23

Election Name:2016 Florida's 23rd congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 23
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 23
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Debbie Wasserman Schultz official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:183,225
Percentage1:56.7%
Nominee2:Joe Kaufman
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:130,818
Percentage2:40.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 23rd congressional district. Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz had represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Democratic primary

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Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Debbie
Wasserman Schultz		Tim
Canova		Undecided
Florida Atlantic University[224] August 17–19, 2016400± 5% align=center50%40%10%
Global Strategy Group (D-Wasserman Schultz)[225] July 31–August 1, 2016400± 4.9% align=center59%26%15%
FM3 Research (D-Canova)[226] July 27–28, 2016400± 4.9% align=center46%38%16%

Results

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Results

General election

Results

District 24

Election Name:2016 Florida's 24th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 24
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 24
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Frederica Wilson official House portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Frederica Wilson
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:Unopposed
Percentage1:N/a
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Frederica Wilson
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Frederica Wilson
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 24th congressional district. Democrat Frederica Wilson had represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 17th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Democratic primary

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Democrat Frederica Wilson was unopposed in the general election.

District 25

Election Name:2016 Florida's 25th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 25
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 25
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Mario Díaz-Balart official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Mario Díaz-Balart
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:157,921
Percentage1:62.4%
Nominee2:Alina Valdes
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:95,319
Percentage2:37.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Mario Díaz-Balart
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Mario Díaz-Balart
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 25th congressional district. Republican Mario Díaz-Balart had represented the district since 2012. He previously represented the 21st district from 2011 to 2013, as well as a different version of the 25th from 2003 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting.

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District 26

Election Name:2016 Florida's 26th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 26
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 26
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Carlos Curbelo, Official Portrait, 114th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Carlos Curbelo
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:148,547
Percentage1:52.9%
Nominee2:Joe Garcia
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:115,493
Percentage2:41.2%
Image3:File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:José Peixoto
Party3:Independent
Popular Vote3:16,502
Percentage3:5.9%
Map Size:400px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Carlos Curbelo
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Carlos Curbelo
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 26th congressional district. Republican Carlos Curbelo had represented the district since being elected in 2014.

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Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Joe
Garcia 		Annette
Taddeo 		Undecided
GBA Strategies (D)[232] July 11–14, 2016400± 4.9% align=center40%38%22%
Expedition Strategies (D-Garcia)[233] May 10–13, 2016400± 4.90% align=center53%28%19%
ALG Research (D-Taddeo)[234] April 2016400± 4.4% align=center48%27%25%
Public Policy Polling (D)[235] January 15–18, 2016441– align=center34%24% align=center42%

Results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016
align=left RothenbergNovember 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016
RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

District 27

Election Name:2016 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 27
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 27
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Ileana Ros-Lehtinen official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:157,917
Percentage1:54.9%
Nominee2:Scott Fuhrman
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:129,760
Percentage2:45.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Florida's 27th congressional district. Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 18th district from 1989 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

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General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016
align=left Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016
align=left RothenbergNovember 3, 2016
align=left Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016
RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

See also

Notes

Partisan clients

Notes and References

  1. News: Cotterell . Bill . Florida judge throws out 2012 congressional redistricting plan . . 2014-07-10 . 2016-09-10.
  2. Web site: Ellen . Mary . Florida Supreme Court approves congressional map drawn by challengers . . 2015-12-02 . 2016-09-10.
  3. Web site: Rep. Miller says he's 'seriously considering' Senate bid. USA Today. King. Ledyard. April 20, 2015. May 21, 2015.
  4. Web site: Rep. Miller won't seek Florida Senate seat. The Hill. July 30, 2015. July 30, 2015.
  5. News: Isern. Will. March 10, 2016. Jeff Miller will not seek re-election. March 11, 2016. Pensacola News Journal.
  6. Web site: State senator eying Jeff Miller's seat in U.S. House. Northwest Florida Daily News. McLaughlin. Tom. May 8, 2015. May 21, 2015.
  7. Web site: If Jeff Miller runs for Senate, North Florida dominoes will begin to fall. SaintPetersBlog. Schorsch. Peter. May 18, 2015. May 21, 2015.
  8. Web site: Matt Gaetz Launches Congressional Bid. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. March 21, 2016. March 21, 2016.
  9. Web site: Cantonment woman announces congressional run. Pensacola News Journal. Isern. Will. April 12, 2016. April 13, 2016.
  10. Web site: Dara Kam . Greg Evers, Matt Gaetz Poised For Congressional Battle . northescambia.com . The News Service of Florida . 11 July 2023 . 19 April 2016.
  11. Web site: Even Before Jeff Miller Gets in Senate Race, Brian Frazier Launches Congressional Bid. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. July 29, 2015. August 1, 2015.
  12. Web site: Veteran James Zumwalt Runs for Congress in CD1. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. April 7, 2016. April 8, 2016.
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20161123165656/http://citizensforajustgovernment.com/201646-press-release-congressional-district-1-favors-greg-evers/ Citizens for a Just Government
  14. News: St. Myer. Thomas. Gaetz easily wins congressional primary. August 31, 2016. Pensacola News Journal. August 30, 2016.
  15. Web site: Air Force Veteran Specht Running for Congress. The Pulse. Cosson. Derek. April 18, 2016. April 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405072217/http://pulsegulfcoast.com/2016/04/air-force-veteran-specht-running-congress. April 5, 2017. dead.
  16. News: Florida Primary Election Results 2016 - The New York Times . . 2016-09-01 . 2016-09-10.
  17. News: Florida's Graham to leave House, considers run for governor. Associated Press. April 21, 2016. July 8, 2016. Farrington, Brendan.
  18. Web site: Dartland enters CD 2 race. Tallahassee Democrat. Call. James. July 20, 2016. August 14, 2016.
  19. Web site: Bay County election races solidify. Panama City News Herald. Dion. Eryn. June 20, 2016. June 23, 2016.
  20. Web site: Neal Dunn enters 2016 House race. Panama City News Herald. Garman. Valerie. August 3, 2015. August 5, 2015.
  21. Web site: Ken Sukhia Jumps in Against Gwen Graham. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. March 21, 2016. March 22, 2016.
  22. Web site: As Mary Thomas readies CD 2 bid, Steve Southerland prays on returning. SaintPetersBlog. Schorsch. Peter. July 20, 2015. July 21, 2015.
  23. Web site: Jeff Moran Enters GOP Primary to Take on Gwen Graham. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. February 8, 2016. February 29, 2016.
  24. Web site: Jeff Moran drops out, backs Ken Sukhia in CD 2. Florida Politics. Ray. Ryan. June 23, 2016. June 23, 2016.
  25. Web site: 10 Races to Watch in 2016: Florida’s 2nd District. Roll Call. Levinson. Alexis. December 25, 2014. July 7, 2015.
  26. Web site: No rematch with Gwen Graham, Southerland says. Tallahassee Democrat. Cotterell. Bill. July 28, 2015. July 28, 2015.
  27. Web site: Pete Williams Mulls Over Challenging Gwen Graham. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. April 25, 2014. July 7, 2015.
  28. Web site: Pete Williams files for state attorney seat. Tallahassee Democrat. Rossman. Sean. October 30, 2015. November 7, 2015.
  29. Web site: Ken Sukhia Wins Conservative Straw Poll in CD 2. Sunshine State News. May 16, 2016. May 23, 2016.
  30. Web site: 2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016 . House: Race Ratings . . November 12, 2016.
  31. Web site: Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016 . . November 7, 2016.
  32. Web site: 2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016) . House Ratings . . November 3, 2016.
  33. Web site: 2016 House . . November 7, 2016 . November 7, 2016.
  34. Web site: Battle for the House 2016 . . October 31, 2016.
  35. Web site: The race is on for Florida's District 3 congressional seat. WCJB. June 30, 2016. August 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827091011/http://www.wcjb.com/state-news-local-news/2016/06/race-floridas-district-3-congressional-seat. August 27, 2016. dead.
  36. Web site: Gainesville Democrat Ed Emery running against Yoho. The Gainesville Sun. Curry. Chris. September 1, 2015. October 28, 2015.
  37. News: Leary. Alex. April 14, 2016. Veteran Northeast Florida congressman Ander Crenshaw stepping down. April 14, 2016. Tampa Bay Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416032502/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/rep-ander-crenshaw-to-retire/2273018. April 16, 2016. live. mdy-all.
  38. Web site: CD 4: THUNDER ON THE RIGHT IN WAKE OF CRENSHAW RETIREMENT. The Florida Squeeze. April 17, 2016. April 17, 2016.
  39. Web site: With qualifying over, here's a look at the candidates you'll find on the ballot on Aug. 30. June 24, 2016. June 24, 2016.
  40. Web site: DAVID FOXX SWITCHES FILING TO CD 4 FROM CD 6. May 4, 2016. May 4, 2016.
  41. Web site: Lenny Curry rules out House run, but John Delaney, Lake Ray consider it. Florida Politics. Gancarski. A.G.. April 13, 2016. April 17, 2016.
  42. http://www.unf.edu/publicrelations/media_relations/press/2016/John_Rutherford_Holds_Lead_in_New_Florida_Congressional_District_4_Poll.aspx University of North Florida
  43. https://www.unf.edu/publicrelations/media_relations/press/2016/John_Rutherford_With_Comfortable_Lead_in_New_Florida_Congressional_District_4_Poll.aspx University of North Florida
  44. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015180744/http://stpetepolls.org/files/StPetePolls_2016_CD4_April_19_Q93S.pdf St.Pete Polls
  45. Web site: Jax Democrat Eric Smith Will Run in Congressional District 4. Florida Politics. Gancarski. A.G.. May 12, 2016. May 13, 2016.
  46. Web site: Eric Smith withdraws from race for Congress. The Florida Times-Union. Bauerlein. David. June 22, 2016. June 30, 2016.
  47. Web site: Dave Bruderly to run as sole Democrat in CD 4 race. Florida Politics. Gancarski. A.G.. June 24, 2016. June 30, 2016.
  48. News: Bohn . Kevin . Rep. Corrine Brown indicted for alleged role regarding fraudulent education charity - CNNPolitics.com . Cnn.com . 2016-07-08 . 2016-09-10.
  49. Web site: Former Sen. Al Lawson running for Congress . . Burlew . Jeff . December 15, 2015 . December 17, 2015.
  50. Web site: Corrine Brown: I'm Still Running for Congress . Sunshine State News . Nielsen . Allison . April 20, 2016 . April 26, 2016.
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  52. Web site: Audrey Gibson, Mia Jones both "absolutely" eyeing Corrine Brown’s CD 5 seat. Florida Politics. Ross. Melissa. April 5, 2016. April 8, 2016.
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  72. Web site: DeSantis' Departure Leaves Conservative CD 6 a Free-for-All. Sunshine State News. Henderson. Jeff. May 10, 2015. May 21, 2015.
  73. Web site: Former New Smyrna mayor Barringer officially a candidate for DeSantis' congressional seat. The Florida Times-Union. Mitchell. Tia. June 8, 2015. June 17, 2015.
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  75. Web site: I have dropped out of the race. Facebook. Jusick. James. May 13, 2016. May 18, 2016.
  76. Web site: Ric Keller came and went, yet the crazy CD 6 Republican race rolls on. Florida Politics. Powers. Scott. May 17, 2016. May 23, 2016.
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  78. Web site: Keller drops out of Congressional District 6 race. The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Harper. Mark. May 17, 2016. May 23, 2016.
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  83. Web site: State Rep. Santiago announces run for Congress. The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Harper. Mark. January 13, 2016. January 14, 2016.
  84. Web site: David Santiago to drop CD 6 run, run for re-election to HD 27. Florida Politics. Gancarski. A.G.. June 22, 2016. June 23, 2016.
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  86. Web site: Hutson bats down rumors he wants DeSantis seat. The Florida Times-Union. Mitchell. Tia. May 12, 2015 . May 21, 2015.
  87. Web site: Former St. Johns County commissioner Miner considering run for Congress. The St. Augustine Record. May 21, 2015 . July 7, 2015.
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  89. Web site: Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford saying farewell after 41 years of service. The Florida Times-Union. Treen. Dana. June 27, 2015. September 8, 2015.
  90. Web site: District 6 Democratic congressional candidates spar. Daytona Beach News Journal. Harper. Mark. July 28, 2016. August 14, 2016.
  91. Web site: Daytona Beach attorney Pappas running for Congress. The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Graham. Chris. November 27, 2015. December 22, 2015.
  92. Web site: Dwayne Taylor drops Volusia chair bid to run for Congress. The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Zaffiro-Kean. Eileen. October 16, 2015. October 16, 2015.
  93. Web site: Mica officially files for reelection in 7th Congressional District. The Orlando Political Observer. Torres. Frank. July 1, 2015. July 7, 2015.
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  96. Web site: Mica opponent John Morning withdraws. Orlando Sentinel. Powers. Scott. November 5, 2015. February 2, 2016.
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  101. Web site: 2016 election: Bill Posey running for re-election to U.S. House District 8. Treasure Coast Newspapers. May 6, 2015. May 15, 2015. September 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909153741/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/local-elections/2016-election-bill-posey-running-for-reelection-to-us-house-district-8_26693085. dead.
  102. Web site: Bill Posey, Corry Westbrook expect November battle in CD 8. Florida Politics. Powers. Scott. June 24, 2016. August 14, 2016.
  103. Web site: Soto set to file for Grayson's seat; Randolph expected too. Powers, Scott . Orlando Sentinel. July 9, 2015. July 10, 2015.
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  106. Web site: POLITICO Report: Grayson's girlfriend inquiring about Congress. Powers, Scott. Orlando Sentinel. May 6, 2015. May 5, 2015.
  107. Web site: Dr. Dena Minning - romantically linked to Alan Grayson - files to run for his Congress seat. Powers, Scott . Orlando Sentinel. July 25, 2015. July 26, 2015.
  108. Web site: Susannah Randolph seeking Grayson's Congress post. Powers, Scott . Orlando Sentinel. July 13, 2015. July 15, 2015.
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  116. Web site: Rep. La Rosa opts against Congress run. Orlando Sentinel. Rohrer. Gary. October 13, 2015. October 13, 2015.
  117. Web site: Dan DeWitt . U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster will challenge for District 11 congressional seat . Tampabay.com . 2016-02-22 . 2016-09-10.
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  130. Web site: Mark Bircher to formally kick off CD 13 campaign Tuesday night in Clearwater. SaintPetersBlog. Perry. Mitch. Dec 14, 2015. Jan 3, 2016.
  131. Web site: Rick Baker won't run for David Jolly's seat. Tampa Bay Times. Smith. Adam C.. April 12, 2016. April 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416072352/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/rick-baker-wont-run-for-david-jollys-seat/2272935. April 16, 2016. live.
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  135. Web site: Pinellas Commissioner Justice files for reelection. Tampa Bay Times. Marrero. Tony. October 29, 2015. November 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031113256/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/pinellas-commissioner-justice-files-for-reelection/2251853. October 31, 2015. dead.
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  150. Web site: Mitch Perry . DEMOCRAT JIM LANGE TO CHALLENGE DENNIS ROSS IN CD 15 . floridapolitics.com . Peter Schorsch . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309052212/http://floridapolitics.com/archives/203068-democratic-cd-15-candidate-jim-lange-says-he-wants-to-help-repair-the-countrys-fractured-political-system . 9 March 2016 . 29 February 2016.
  151. Web site: Exclusive: Buchanan out of U.S. Senate race. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Wallace. Jeremy. April 30, 2015. June 26, 2015.
  152. Web site: Rep. Vern Buchanan says he 'has not ruled out' running for Marco Rubio's Senate seat in 2016. The Bradenton Herald. Irby. Kate. April 13, 2015. June 26, 2015.
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  155. Web site: Tom Rooney passes on Florida Senate run. Politico. Caputo. Marc. April 20, 2015. June 26, 2015.
  156. Web site: Meet April Freeman, Democrat running for Florida's 17th Congressional District. Florida Politics. Schorsch. Peter. August 10, 2016. August 14, 2016.
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  160. Web site: Multi-millionaire Perkins joins crowded congressional race. Politico. Caputo. Marc. November 17, 2015.
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  162. Web site: Gardens lawyer joins Democratic race for Murphy House seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. July 2, 2015. July 4, 2015.
  163. Web site: Randy Perkins receives backing of one-time opponent Jonathan Chane . Florida Politics . 1 April 2024 . 31 October 2016.
  164. Web site: Democrat John Juan Xuna is the 1st person to file to run for @RepMurphyFL's seat in District 18. He ran for Congress in 2002. Twitter. Rangel. Isadora. April 7, 2015. April 7, 2015.
  165. Web site: Democrat Melissa McKinlay drops congressional bid, cites Randy Perkins’ millions. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. November 23, 2015.
  166. Web site: Palm Beach County Commissioner Priscilla Taylor to run for Patrick Murphy House sea. The Palm Beach Post. George Bennett . March 25, 2015 . March 26, 2015.
  167. Web site: Priscilla Taylor quits congressional race, faces fight to keep commission seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. February 4, 2016. February 4, 2016.
  168. Web site: Amid Murphy-Deutch Senate chatter, Abruzzo addresses Congress speculation. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. January 14, 2015. May 21, 2015.
  169. Web site: Democrats’ Florida Senate Hopes Could Cost House Seat. Roll Call. Cahn. Emily. Levinson. Alexis. March 23, 2015. March 26, 2015.
  170. Web site: State Senator Abruzzo Says He Will Not Run For Congress. The Shark Tank. Manjarres. Javier. May 15, 2015. May 21, 2015.
  171. Web site: Dem Palm Beach Co State Atty Dave @aronberg also rules out run for @RepMurphyFL #FL18 House seat. Plans 2016 re-election bid. Twitter. Bennett. George. March 26, 2015. March 26, 2015.
  172. Web site: State Sen. Jeff Clemens won’t run for Congress, focuses on Dem leader post. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett . George . April 30, 2015 . April 30, 2015.
  173. Web site: State Rep. Dave Kerner passes on Patrick Murphy seat, eyes commission. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. March 26, 2015. March 26, 2015.
  174. Web site: War vet Brian Mast, attorney Rick Kozell launch GOP bids for open Patrick Murphy seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. June 8, 2015. June 8, 2015. June 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609013137/http://postonpolitics.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/06/08/war-vet-brian-mast-attorney-rick-kozell-launch-gop-bids-for-open-patrick-murphy-seat/. dead.
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  177. News: A quick glance at the 10 Republicans eyeing Patrick Murphy’s open House seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. August 16, 2015. August 18, 2015.
  178. News: GOP #FL22 candidate Marc Freeman says he's switching to #FL18 & has legally changed name from "Marc" to "Mark.". Twitter. Bennett. George. August 17, 2015. August 18, 2015.
  179. Web site: Rebecca Negron enters GOP race for Patrick Murphy congressional seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. April 14, 2015. April 14, 2015.
  180. Web site: Influential Political Report Lists Patrick Murphy’s Congressional Seat As "Toss-Up". Red Broward. April 6, 2015. April 7, 2015.
  181. Web site: Pundit Noelle Nikpour considers GOP run for Patrick Murphy House seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. April 29, 2015. May 5, 2015.
  182. Web site: Arkansas GOP strategist Noelle Nikpour enters race for Patrick Murphy's seat. TCPalm.com. Rangel. Isadora. August 5, 2015. August 5, 2015.
  183. Web site: Republican St. Lucie County Commissioner Tod Mowery enters congressional race. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. May 15, 2015. May 15, 2015.
  184. Web site: Mowery exits District 18 race. TCPalm. Gardner. Keona. September 8, 2015. October 29, 2015.
  185. News: Belle Glade farmer Rick Roth of Wellington to run for U.S. Congress . The Palm Beach Post. Salisbury. Susan. August 12, 2015. August 13, 2015.
  186. Web site: GOP six pack: Paul Spain joins crowd seeking Patrick Murphy House seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. June 10, 2015. June 10, 2015.
  187. Web site: Carla Spalding Enters Crowded GOP Primary to Replace Patrick Murphy. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. July 17, 2015. July 21, 2015.
  188. Web site: Conservative Dan Bongino Mulls Bid for Patrick Murphy's Seat. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. May 20, 2015. May 21, 2015. May 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526060708/http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/conservative-dan-bongino-considers-bid-patrick-murphys-seat. dead.
  189. Web site: Orrin Hatch Aide Bill Castle Looks at a Run for Patrick Murphy's Congressional Seat. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. April 30, 2015. May 6, 2015.
  190. Web site: Orrin Hatch Aide a No-Go for Joining Crowded Race to Replace Patrick Murphy. Sunshine State News. Derby. Kevin. July 2, 2015. July 6, 2015.
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  192. Web site: Keiser University’s Belinda Keiser ‘strongly considering’ GOP run for Patrick Murphy seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. June 12, 2015. June 12, 2015.
  193. Web site: Ingram Traylor not joining race for Murphy seat. The Palm Beach Post. Washington. Wayne. July 13, 2015. July 20, 2015.
  194. Web site: Republican Pat Rooney Jr. will not run for open Patrick Murphy House seat. The Palm Beach Post. Bennett. George. May 7, 2015. May 7, 2015.
  195. Web site: Martin County Sheriff William Snyder opts out of congressional race. Palm Beach Post. George Bennett . March 16, 2015 . March 16, 2015.
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