Florida's 16th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress which encompasses eastern Hillsborough County and the entirety of Manatee County. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was drawn out of Sarasota and Sarasota County to include more of Tampa's eastern suburbs, including Riverview and parts of Brandon south of Florida State Road 60.
Florida's 16th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 1,664[1] sq mi (4,310 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 824,961[3] | ||
Median household income | $79,125[4] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+7[5] |
The district is currently represented by Republican Vern Buchanan.
The 16th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
When the Florida legislature redistricted in 2002 after the 2000 U.S. census, a federal court described the boundaries of the 16th congressional district and the interlocking 23rd congressional district as an example of gerrymandering and a "raw exercise of majority legislative power".[6]
From 2013 to 2017, the district includes Sarasota County and most of Manatee County. After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, the district was moved northwards to include southern Hillsborough County, while southern Sarasota County was moved into the 17th district.
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 53 – Joe Biden 45% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 54 – Hillary Clinton 43% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 54 – Barack Obama 46% |
2008 | President | John McCain 52 – Barack Obama 47% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 55 – John Kerry 45% |
2000 | President | George W. Bush 53 – Al Gore 47% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Foley* | 176,171 | 78.88 | |
Constitution | Jack McLain | 47,169 | 21.12 | |
Total votes | 223,340 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Foley* | 215,563 | 68.04 | |
Democratic | Jeff Fisher | 101,247 | 31.96 | |
Total votes | 316,810 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Tim Mahoney | 115,832 | 49.55 | |||
Republican | Mark Foley* (Joe Negron) | 111,415 | 47.66 | |||
Independent | Emmie Lee Ross | 6,526 | 2.79 | |||
Total votes | 223,799 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Tom Rooney | 209,847 | 60.10 | |||
Democratic | Tim Mahoney* | 139,329 | 39.90 | |||
Total votes | 349,176 | 100.00 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Rooney* | 162,285 | 66.85 | |
Democratic | Jim Horn | 80,327 | 33.09 | |
No party | Others | 151 | 0.06 | |
Total votes | 242,763 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vern Buchanan* | 187,147 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | Keith Fitzgerald | 161,929 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 349,076 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vern Buchanan* | 168,990 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | Henry Lawrence | 105,357 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 274,347 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vern Buchanan* | 230,654 | 59.8 | |
Democratic | Jan Schneider | 155,262 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 385,916 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Vern Buchanan* | 197,483 | 54.56% | 5.21% | |
Democratic | David Shapiro | 164,463 | 45.44% | 5.21% | |
Total votes | 361,946 | 100.00% | 6.21% | ||
Majority | 33,020 | 9.12% | 10.4% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Vern Buchanan (incumbent) | 269,001 | 55.50% | ||
Democratic | Margaret Good | 215,683 | 44.50% | ||
Total votes | 484,684 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Vern Buchanan (incumbent) | 189,762 | 62.15% | ||
Democratic | Jan Schneider | 115,575 | 37.85% | ||
Total votes | 305,337 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
The former 16th district in 2003–2012 stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Coast and included parts of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach counties. Included within the district were Port Charlotte, Port St. Lucie, and Palm Beach.
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