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Florida's 16th congressional district

Coordinates: 27°18′23″N 82°25′34″W / 27.30639°N 82.42611°W / 27.30639; -82.42611
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Florida's 16th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area1,664[1] sq mi (4,310 km2)
Distribution
  • 94.26% urban[2]
  • 5.74% rural
Population (2023)850,603[3]
Median household
income
$83,386[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+7[5]

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.

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.

Voting

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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%

Composition

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# County Seat Population
57 Hillsborough Tampa 1,535,564
81 Manatee Bradenton 441,095

Cities with 10,000 or more people

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2,500-10,000 people

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List of members representing the district

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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
(Jupiter)
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
(Venus)
Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
110th Elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.

Tom Rooney
(Tequesta)
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.

Election results

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2002

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2002)
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

2004

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2004)
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

2006

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2006)
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

2008

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2008)
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

2010

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2010)
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

2012

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2012)
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

2014

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2014)
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

2016

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2016)
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

2018

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Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Vern Buchanan* 197,483 54.56% Decrease5.21%
Democratic David Shapiro 164,463 45.44% Increase5.21%
Total votes 361,946 100.00% Decrease6.21%
Majority 33,020 9.12% Decrease10.4%
Republican hold

2020

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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

2022

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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

Historical district boundaries

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The former 16th district in 2003–2012 stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Coast and included parts of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach counties. Included within the district were Port Charlotte, Port St. Lucie, and Palm Beach.

References

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  1. ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "My Congressional District".
  4. ^ "My Congressional District".
  5. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Martinez v. Bush, 234 F.Supp.2d 1275, S.D.Fla., December 3, 2002 senate.mn Archived 2008-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Foley Resigns From Congress Over E-Mails, Guardian Unlimited; Florida Republican Foley Resigns From U.S. House Seat, Bloomberg.com
  8. ^ GOP Regroups After Foley's Departure, CBS News
  9. ^ U.S. House District 16: Mahoney fends off Negron
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