FL-16

Name: FL-16 Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Florida

Florida — U.S. House District 16

Nov 3, 2026Florida3 candidates

Incumbent

Vern Buchanan

(R)IncumbentNot on the ballot

In office since 2007 · 10 terms

Participation

90%

Party Unity

86%

Bipartisan

14%

Coverage Scorecard

Net -336 votes

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Vern Buchanan

(R)IncumbentNot on the ballot

Since 2007

Participation

90%

Party Unity

86%

Bipartisan

14%

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Challengers

(R)

(D)

(I)

Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

Sydney Gruters, Kelly Kirschner battle to replace Rep. Vern Buchanan in Congress

WFLASep 16, 2026

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Sydney Gruters, Kelly Kirschner battle to replace Rep. Vern Buchanan in Congress

WFLASep 16, 2026

mixed

Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Sydney Gruters(R)N/A

Kelly Kirschner(D)N/A

Mark Davis(I)N/A

2024

Vern Buchanan(R)59.5%

Jan Schneider(D)40.5%

2022

Vern Buchanan(R)62.1%

Jan Schneider(D)37.8%

2020

Vern Buchanan(R)55.5%

Margaret Good(D)44.5%

2018

Vern Buchanan(R)54.6%

David Shapiro(D)45.4%

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FL-16

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Recent Coverage

Sydney Gruters, Kelly Kirschner battle to replace Rep. Vern Buchanan in Congress

Sydney Gruters, Kelly Kirschner battle to replace Rep. Vern Buchanan in Congress

Election History