The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including President of the United States.

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 17 10 Seats won 16 11 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,733,630 3,985,050 Percentage 54.71% 45.21% Swing 1.31% 1.23%
Results by district Results by county Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

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A lawsuit challenging the districts under Florida's Congressional District Boundaries Amendment (Fair Districts Amendment) was filed in 2012 and was resolved in 2015. The results of the lawsuit had major repercussions on the congressional races in Florida in 2016. The primaries were held on August 30.

In 2014, Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis threw out the congressional map for violating Florida's 2010 Amendment 6 to the state Constitution, commonly called the Fair Districts Amendment.^[2] The ruling specifically applied to FL-5 and FL-10. Subsequent rulings by higher courts and concluding in the Supreme Court of Florida also struck down FL-13, FL-21, FL-22 and FL-26, which also necessitated redraws of varying scale to the districts surrounding them.^[3]

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2016 Florida's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Matt Gaetz Stephen Specht Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 255,107 114,079 Percentage 69.1% 30.9%

County results Gaetz:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Jeff Miller Republican Elected U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz Republican

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Republican Jeff Miller had represented the district since being elected in 2001. He considered running for the U.S. Senate.^[4] On July 30, 2015, Miller decided not to run for the open Senate seat and announced he would run for reelection.^[5] In March 2016, Miller announced he would not run for reelection.^[6]

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2016 Florida's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Neal Dunn Walter Dartland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 231,163 102,801 Percentage 67.3% 30.0%

County results Dunn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Gwen Graham Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Neal Dunn Republican

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Redistricting significantly altered the 2nd, mainly by shifting most of Tallahassee's African American residents to the 5th District. On paper, this made the 2nd heavily Republican. Democrat Gwen Graham represented the district for one term after being elected in 2014, when she beat Republican incumbent Steve Southerland. She did not run for re-election.^[26]

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2016 Florida's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Ted Yoho Ken McGurn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,843 136,338 Percentage 56.6% 39.8%

County results Yoho:      50–60%      70–80% McGurn:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Ted Yoho Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ted Yoho Republican

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Republican Ted Yoho had represented the district since being elected in 2012, and ran unopposed. Businessman Ken McGurn also ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[48]

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2016 Florida's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee John Rutherford David E. Bruderly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 287,509 113,088 Percentage 70.2% 27.2%

County results Rutherford:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Ander Crenshaw Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Rutherford Republican

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Republican Ander Crenshaw had represented the district since being elected in 2000. On April 14, 2016, he announced that he would not run for re-election.^[50]

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2016 Florida's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Al Lawson Glo Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 194,549 108,325 Percentage 64.2% 35.8%

County results Lawson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Smith:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Corrine Brown Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Al Lawson Democratic

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Democrat Corrine Brown had represented the district and its various permutations since 1993. The court-ordered redistricting significantly altered her district. She had previously represented a district stretching from Jacksonville to Orlando. The new map pushed the 5th well to the north and west, and made it a more compact district stretching from Tallahassee to Jacksonville.

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2016 Florida's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Ron DeSantis Bill McCollough Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 213,519 151,051 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

County results DeSantis:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Ron DeSantis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis Republican

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Republican Ron DeSantis had represented the district since being elected in 2012. DeSantis ran for the U.S. Senate, initially creating an open seat, although on June 22, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House.^[69][70]

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2016 Florida's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Stephanie Murphy John Mica Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 182,039 171,583 Percentage 51.5% 48.5%

County results Murphy:      50–60% Mica:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election John Mica Republican Elected U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy Democratic

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Republican John Mica had represented the 7th District since 1992. However, since the Florida Supreme Court's 2015 redistricting decision, Florida's 7th District now includes all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including downtown Orlando, Winter Park, and the main campus of the University of Central Florida. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he won with 59% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in twenty years.

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2016 Florida's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Posey Corry Westbrook Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 246,483 127,127 Percentage 63.1% 32.6%

County results Posey:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Posey Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Posey Republican

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Republican Bill Posey had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 15th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. He ran for re-election.^[118]

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2016 Florida's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Darren Soto Wayne Liebnitzky Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,311 144,450 Percentage 57.5% 42.5%

County results Soto:      60–70% Liebnitzky:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Alan Grayson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Darren Soto Democratic

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Democrat Alan Grayson had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 8th district from 2009 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting. On July 9, 2015, Grayson announced he would run for U.S. Senate in 2016 rather than seek re-election. Grayson lost the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat to 18th congressional district Representative Patrick Murphy, who defeated Grayson and was declared the winner on August 30, 2016.^[24]

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2016 Florida's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Val Demings Thuy Lowe Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 198,491 107,498 Percentage 64.9% 35.1%

Precinct results Demings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Lowe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election Daniel Webster Republican Elected U.S. Representative Val Demings Democratic

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Republican Daniel Webster had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 8th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. However, after redistricting made the 10th substantially more Democratic, Webster opted to run in the neighboring 11th District, which included a slice of his former territory.^[191]

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2016 Florida's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Daniel Webster Dave Koller Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 258,016 124,713 Percentage 65.4% 31.6%

County results Webster:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Rich Nugent Republican Elected U.S. Representative Daniel Webster Republican

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Republican Rich Nugent represented the district since being elected in 2011 (it was numbered as the 5th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting). He did not seek re-election.^[215]

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2016 Florida's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Gus Bilirakis Robert Tager Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 253,559 116,110 Percentage 68.6% 31.4%

County results Bilirakis:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Gus Bilirakis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis Republican

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Republican Gus Bilirakis had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 9th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

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2016 Florida's 13th congressional district election

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Nominee Charlie Crist David Jolly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 184,693 171,149 Percentage 51.9% 48.1%

Precinct results Crist:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jolly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      50% No votes:

U.S. Representative before election David Jolly Republican Elected U.S. Representative Charlie Crist Democratic

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Republican David Jolly had represented the district since being elected in a special election in 2014. Jolly ran for the U.S. Senate, initially creating an open seat, though, on June 17, 2016, he withdrew from the Senate race to run for re-election to the House, citing "unfinished business."^[218]

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2016 Florida's 14th congressional district election

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Nominee Kathy Castor Christine Quinn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,795 121,088 Percentage 61.8% 38.2%

Precinct results Castor:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Quinn:      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election Kathy Castor Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Kathy Castor Democratic

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Democrat Kathy Castor had represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Businesswoman Christine Quinn challenged Castor as a Republican.

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2016 Florida's 15th congressional district election

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Nominee Dennis Ross Jim Lange Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 182,999 135,475 Percentage 57.5% 42.5%

County results Ross:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Dennis Ross Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dennis Ross Republican

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Republican Dennis A. Ross had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 12th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Jim Lange challenged Ross as a Democrat.

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2016 Florida's 16th congressional district election

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Nominee Vern Buchanan Jan Schneider Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 230,654 155,262 Percentage 59.8% 40.2%

County results Buchanan:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Vern Buchanan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan Republican

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Republican Vern Buchanan had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 16th district from 2009 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Buchanan ran for re-election.^[239] Buchanan had previously considered running for the U.S. Senate instead.^[240]