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Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2026
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Florida's 16th Congressional District |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: April 24, 2026 |
Primary: August 18, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
How to vote |
Poll times:
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 16th Congressional District of Florida, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan, Jonathan Harris, Glenn Pearson, and Jan Schneider are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 16 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Vern Buchanan (R) | |
Jonathan Harris (D) | ||
Glenn Pearson (D) | ||
Jan Schneider (D) |
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Florida
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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Vern Buchanan | Republican Party | $638,894 | $233,381 | $1,454,727 | As of June 30, 2025 |
Jonathan Harris | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Glenn Pearson | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Jan Schneider | Democratic Party | $12,706 | $1,756 | $51,869 | As of June 30, 2025 |
Keith Varian | No Party Affiliation | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Race ratings: Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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9/2/2025 | 8/26/2025 | 8/19/2025 | 8/12/2025 | ||||||
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Ballot access
This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
See also: Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024
Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)
Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan defeated Jan Schneider in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vern Buchanan (R) | 59.5 | 247,516 |
Jan Schneider (D) ![]() | 40.5 | 168,625 |
Total votes: 416,141 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 16
Jan Schneider defeated Trent Miller in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 16 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jan Schneider ![]() | 65.7 | 23,701 | |
Trent Miller ![]() | 34.3 | 12,395 |
Total votes: 36,096 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan defeated Eddie Speir in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vern Buchanan | 60.9 | 38,789 |
![]() | Eddie Speir ![]() | 39.1 | 24,868 |
Total votes: 63,657 | ||||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan defeated Jan Schneider and Ralph E. Hartman in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vern Buchanan (R) | 62.1 | 189,762 |
Jan Schneider (D) | 37.8 | 115,575 | ||
![]() | Ralph E. Hartman (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 |
Total votes: 305,358 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jan Schneider advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 16.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan defeated Martin Hyde in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vern Buchanan | 86.2 | 64,028 |
![]() | Martin Hyde | 13.8 | 10,219 |
Total votes: 74,247 | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 16
Incumbent Vern Buchanan defeated Margaret Good in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vern Buchanan (R) | 55.5 | 269,001 |
![]() | Margaret Good (D) | 44.5 | 215,683 |
Total votes: 484,684 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Margaret Good advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 16.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Vern Buchanan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 16.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
District analysis
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018