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Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2016

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Florida's 16th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
August 30, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Vern Buchanan Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Vern Buchanan Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

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The 16th 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 safely Republican. Incumbent Vern Buchanan (R) defeated Jan Schneider (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Buchanan defeated James Satcher in the Republican primary, while Schneider defeated Brent King to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[4][5]

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.[6][7]

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


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Vern Buchanan (R), who was first elected in 2006.

Florida's 16th Congressional District is located in west central Florida and includes all of Sarasota County and part of Manatee County.[8]

Note: The district description is up to date as of redistricting following the 2010 census. The description will be updated with the new boundaries once the census data is updated.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Florida District 16 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVern Buchanan Incumbent 59.8% 230,654
     Democratic Jan Schneider 40.2% 155,262
Total Votes 385,916
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Primary election

U.S. House, Florida District 16 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVern Buchanan Incumbent 80.6% 53,706
James Satcher 19.4% 12,900
Total Votes 66,606
Source: Florida Division of Elections
U.S. House, Florida District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJan Schneider 76.2% 31,387
Brent King 23.8% 9,782
Total Votes 41,169
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party Vern Buchanan Approveda
Democratic Party Jan Schneider

Primary candidates:[9]

Democratic

Brent King[4]
Jan Schneider[4] Approveda

Republican

Vern Buchanan - Incumbent[10][4] Approveda
James Satcher[4]


District history

2014

See also: Florida's 16th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 16th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Vern Buchanan (R) defeated Henry Lawrence (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Florida District 16 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVern Buchanan Incumbent 61.5% 169,126
     Democratic Henry Lawrence 38.4% 105,483
     Write-in Joe Newman 0.1% 220
Total Votes 274,829
Source: Florida Division of Elections

2012

See also: Florida's 16th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 16th District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 13th District, Vern Buchanan won the election in the district.[11]

U.S. House, Florida District 16 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVern Buchanan Incumbent 53.6% 187,147
     Democratic Keith Fitzgerald 46.4% 161,929
Total Votes 349,076
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


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


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