Florida's 13th Congressional District election, 2016

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Florida's 13th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
August 30, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Charlie Crist Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
David Jolly Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean D[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean D[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Lean D[3]

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

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The 13th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. It was previously rated as a battleground, but due to court-ordered redistricting, the seat became much more Democratic. Incumbent David Jolly (R) sought re-election in 2016. He initially planned to pursue a U.S. Senate bid, but he dropped out of the race in preparation for incumbent Marco Rubio's entry. Jolly was defeated by former Governor Charlie Crist (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Jolly defeated Mark Bircher in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
June 24, 2016
August 30, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[10][11]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was David Jolly (R), who was first elected in a special election on March 11, 2014.

Florida's 13th Congressional District is located in western Florida and contains an area of Pinellas County.[12]


Election results

General election

U.S. House, Florida District 13 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Crist 51.9% 184,693
     Republican David Jolly Incumbent 48.1% 171,149
Total Votes 355,842
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Primary election

U.S. House, Florida District 13 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Jolly Incumbent 75.1% 41,005
Mark Bircher 24.9% 13,592
Total Votes 54,597
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party David Jolly
Democratic Party Charlie Crist Approveda

Primary candidates:[13]

Democratic

Charlie Crist - Former governor of Florida[14][15] Approveda

Republican

David Jolly - Incumbent[16] Approveda
Mark Bircher[8]

Withdrew:
Eric Lynn (D) - Former adviser to the Secretary of Defense[17][18]
Paul DeCailly (R)[19]


Race background

Florida's 13th District race is one of the initial races listed on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue Program. The program "highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country, and offers them financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic support."[20] The DCCC has not yet endorsed any of the Democratic candidates in the race.

Presidential preference

David Jolly

See also: Republicans and their declared positions on Donald Trump

Jolly has not decided if he will endorse or vote for Donald Trump. On May 2, 2016, when asked if he will vote for Trump in November, Jolly said, “So, I’m gonna tell you something you rarely hear in elected official say, I don’t know. I truly don’t know. Here’s why, if you’re asking me in April my position on Donald Trump in November, I don’t know what Donald Trump is going to be standing for in November. So I’m certainly not going to take a position five or six months out. You know when Donald Trump made his call to ban all Muslims, I went to House floor and called on him to drop out of the race. I have strong reservations about some of Donald Trump’s solutions to some of the security issues we face as a country. Those are real reservations. Now, I will tell you I also have strong disagreements with Secretary Clinton over her view of foreign policy. So, I think like a lot of Americans, we are gonna have to begin to spend the summer studying the candidates and decide who’s best for the future of the country. ... I’m a Republican, and I hope we can find a conservative leader that would alter some of the course where our current president has taken us. Whether Donald Trump is that person, I am no way prepared to make that decision in April.” His campaign later clarified that he will not vote for Clinton.[21]

Redistricting

On July 9, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the state's congressional district map was unconstitutional. The suit was brought to the court by the League of Women Voters and a coalition of other voter groups. David King, lead attorney for the League of Women Voters, said of the ruling, "This is a complete victory for the people of Florida who passed the Fair District amendment and sought fair representation where the Legislature didn't pick their voters. The Supreme Court accepted every challenge we made and ordered the Legislature to do it over."[22]

As a result of the ruling, eight congressional districts were ordered to be redrawn: FL-05, FL-13, FL-14, FL-21, FL-22, FL-25, FL-26 and FL-27. However, the redrawing of these districts had an effect on most of the state's other congressional districts as well. The court gave the legislature until August 25, 2015, to complete the redrawn map.[22]

The House and Senate could not reach an agreement on a new map in late August. Each chamber presented its own map, but they did not agree on which map to use. As a result, Judge Terry Lewis scheduled a trial in order to pick a map. The trial began on September 24, 2015, and lasted for three days. Following the trial, Judge Lewis recommended a map to the Florida Supreme Court, which had the ultimate decision as to which map to use.[23][24][25]

On December 2, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the map that was recommended by the voters' coalition.

In total, 24 of Florida's 27 congressional districts saw some change with the new map. The most drastic changes were made to the 5th and 10th Congressional Districts. The new 5th and 10th were each composed of less than 40 percent of their old seats. The redrawn map is displayed below.

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Endorsements

Charlie Crist

  • Former Florida CFO Alex Sink[26]
  • St. Petersburg City Councilwoman Darden Rice—"Pinellas County deserves a voice in Washington, but Congress is more interested in obstruction and partisan politics. That’s why I believe Charlie Crist is the best person to get the job done. The values I fight for on the St. Petersburg City Council are the same ones he’ll fight for in Congress, like ensuring fair wages, protecting our environment and investing in smart infrastructure. I look forward to working with Charlie as The People’s Congressman from Pinellas County."[27]
  • U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor—"For many years I have had the privilege of working for the people of south St. Petersburg. I am devoted to them and want the best for their future. While I will continue to stand up for my neighbors in south St. Pete, it appears that the St. Petersburg part of congressional district 14 may be shifted to a different district. It is critical that the next representative be dedicated to fighting for jobs, higher wages, affordable health care, good schools and more for south St. Petersburg."[28]

Eric Lynn

Polls

Florida's 13th District - David Jolly vs. Charlie Crist
Poll Republican Party David Jolly Democratic Party Charlie CristMargin of ErrorSample Size
University of North Florida
October 9-11, 2016
36%54%+/-4.0590
Anzalone Liszt Grove/DCCC
October 2-4, 2016
39%50%+/-4.9400
Data Targeting (R)
September 8-10, 2016
46%46%+/-5.7300
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org


Media

Charlie Crist

Support

" May Not Know" - Crist campaign ad, released October 2016

Opposition

"Thirty Years" - People for Pinellas ad opposing Crist, released September 2016

David Jolly

Opposition

"One Word" - House Majority PAC ad opposing Jolly, released September 2016
"Cost" - House Majority PAC ad opposing Jolly, released October 2016

District history

2014

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See also: Florida's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 13th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent David Jolly (R) defeated Lucas Overby (L) in the general election.


U.S. House, Florida District 13 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Jolly Incumbent 75.2% 168,172
     Libertarian Lucas Overby 24.7% 55,318
     Write-in Michael Stephen Levinson 0% 86
Total Votes 223,576
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Special election

See also: Florida's 13th Congressional District special election, 2014

The 13th Congressional District of Florida held a special election for the U.S. House in 2014.

David Jolly defeated Alex Sink (D), Lucas Overby (L) and write-in candidate Michael Levinson in the special general election on March 11, 2014.[30]

U.S. House, Florida District 13 General Special Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Jolly 48.5% 88,294
     Democratic Alex Sink 46.6% 84,877
     Libertarian Lucas Overby 4.8% 8,799
Total Votes 181,970
Source: Unoffocial Results via Associated Press

2012

See also: Florida's 13th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 13th District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. The incumbent from the 10th District, C.W. Bill Young won the election in the district.[31]

U.S. House, Florida District 13 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngC.W. Bill Young Incumbent 57.6% 189,605
     Democratic Jessica Ehrlich 42.4% 139,742
Total Votes 329,347
Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Florida elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Florida in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
January 11, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
February 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
March 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
March 15, 2016 Election date Presidential primary election
April 4, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates qualifying by petition to submit completed petitions to supervisors of elections
April 11, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
May 2, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates begins
May 6, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates ends
May 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
May 23, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates qualifying by petition to submit completed petitions to supervisors of elections
June 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
June 20, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates begins
June 24, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates ends
July 1, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
July 15, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
July 29, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 4, 2016 Campaign finance Termination report due, if applicable
August 5, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 12, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 19, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 26, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
August 30, 2016 Election date Primary election
September 9, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
September 22, 2016 Campaign finance Termination report due, if applicable
September 23, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 7, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 14, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 21, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 28, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
November 4, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
November 28, 2016 Campaign finance Termination report due, if applicable
February 6, 2017 Campaign finance Termination report due, if applicable
Sources: Florida Division of Elections, "2015-2017 Election Dates Calendar," June 4, 2015
Florida Division of Elections, "Calendar of Reporting Dates for 2016 Candidates Registered with the Division of Elections," accessed January 11, 2016

See also

Footnotes

  1. Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings," accessed October 20, 2016
  2. Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed October 20, 2016
  3. Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed August 24, 2016
  4. Tampa Bay Times, "Former Pentagon official challenging David Jolly," April 7, 2015
  5. Daily KOS, "Morning Digest: A new round of Florida redistricting has Charlie Crist eyeing a House bid," July 13, 2015
  6. Roll Call, "Crist Announces Florida House Bid," October 20, 2015
  7. The Tampa Bay Times, "David Jolly poised to drop out of Senate race today," June 17, 2016
  8. 8.0 8.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
  9. Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
  10. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
  11. Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
  12. United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  13. Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
  14. Daily KOS, "Morning Digest: A new round of Florida redistricting has Charlie Crist eyeing a House bid," July 13, 2015
  15. Roll Call, "Crist Announces Florida House Bid," October 20, 2015
  16. The Tampa Bay Times, "David Jolly poised to drop out of Senate race today," June 17, 2016
  17. Tampa Bay Times, "Former Pentagon official challenging David Jolly," April 7, 2015
  18. Tampa Bay Times, "A tough Democratic state House primary erupts in Pinellas," May 3, 2016
  19. Paul DeCailly for Congress, "Home," accessed March 6, 2016
  20. DCCC, "DCCC Chairman Luján Announces First 31 Districts In Red To Blue Program," February 11, 2016
  21. BuzzFeed, "GOP Congressman Doesn’t Know If He’ll Back Trump, Clarifies He Won’t Back Clinton," accessed May 4, 2016
  22. 22.0 22.1 Tampa Bay Times, "Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn," July 9, 2015
  23. Sun Sentinel, "Redistricting session collapses amid acrimony," August 21, 2015
  24. Bradenton Herald, "Trial will be held on new Florida congressional districts," September 12, 2015
  25. Politico, "Final day of map trial highlights Miami-Dade race politics," September 29, 2015
  26. Twitter, "Marc Caputo," October 21, 2015
  27. Florida Politics, "Darden Rice backs Charlie Crist in CD 13 race," October 22, 2015
  28. Tampa Bay Times, "U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor endorses Charlie Crist," October 29, 2015
  29. Tampa Bay Times, "Rick Kriseman endorses Eric Lynn, not Charlie Crist, for Congress," October 21, 2015
  30. Associated Press, "U.S. House - District 13 - General," accessed March 11, 2014
  31. Politico, "2012 Election Map, Florida," November 6, 2012


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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