Florida's_16th_congressional_district

Florida's 16th congressional district
Florida's 16th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Vern Buchanan; R–Sarasota
Area	1,664 sq mi (4,310 km2)
Distribution	94.26% urban; 5.74% rural;
Population (2022)	824,961
Median household; income	$79,125
Ethnicity	59.8% White; 21.6% Hispanic; 11.1% Black; 3.8% Two or more races; 2.9% Asian; 0.8% other;
Cook PVI	R+7

Florida's 16th congressional district

U.S. House district for Florida

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.

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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

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Election results from presidential races
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%

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983
Lawrence Smith (Hollywood)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
Tom Lewis (Palm Beach Gardens)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired.
Mark Foley (West Palm Beach)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – September 29, 2006	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Resigned.
Vacant		September 29, 2006 – January 3, 2007	109th
Tim Mahoney (Palm Beach Gardens)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009	110th	Elected in 2006. Lost re-election.
Tom Rooney (Okeechobee)	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 17th district.
Vern Buchanan (Sarasota)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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	%
	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	%
	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

Florida's_16th_congressional_district

Florida's 16th congressional district

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List of members representing the district

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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	%
	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	%
	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	%
	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	%
	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	%	±%
	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	%
	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	%
	Republican	Vern Buchanan (incumbent)	189,762	62.15%
	Democratic	Jan Schneider	115,575	37.85%
Total votes			305,337	100.0
	Republican hold