2016 Florida House of Representatives election

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2016 Florida House of Representatives election
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  2014 November 8, 2016 2018  

All 120 seats of the Florida House of Representatives
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.53% Increase2.svg 15.5 pp
 Majority partyMinority party
  Steve Crisafulli House portrait.jpg State Representative Mark Pafford.jpg
Leader Steve Crisafulli Mark S. Pafford
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceNovember 18, 2014November 18, 2014
Leader's seat51st–Titusville 86th–West Palm Beach
Last election81 seats, 58.11%39 seats, 38.15%
Seats won7941
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote3,195,9612,226,861
Percentage57.08%39.77%

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Results:
     Republican gain     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold

Speaker before election

Steve Crisafulli
Republican

Speaker after election

Richard Corcoran
Republican

The 2016 Florida House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election held on August 30, 2016. Voters in the 120 districts of the Florida State House elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the Florida Legislative.

Contents

Retiring Incumbents

Republicans

Democrats

Results

District 1

District 1 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clay Ingram (incumbent) 55,795 76.45%
IndependentBill Fetke17,19223.55%
Total votes72,987 100%
Republican hold

District 2

District 2 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank White 48,117 61.34%
Democratic Ray Guillory30,32938.66%
Total votes78,446 100%
Republican hold

District 3

Jayer Williamson ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 3 general election.

District 4

District 4 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mel Ponder 72,010 99.9%
Independent Christopher Eugene Schwantz700.1%
Total votes72,080 100%
Republican hold

District 5

District 5 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Drake (Incumbent) 51,832 67.95%
Independent Jamey Westbrook24,44332.05%
Total votes76,275 100%
Republican hold

District 6

District 6 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay Trumbull (Incumbent) 69,118 99.82%
Independent Jerry Wyche1270.18%
Total votes69,245 100%
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Halsey Beshears ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 7 general election.

District 8

District 8 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ramon Alexander 60,929 99.92%
Independent Frantz Millien510.08%
Total votes60,980 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

District 9 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Loranne Ausley 53,535 56.16%
Republican Jim Messer41,81643.85%
Total votes95,351 100%
Democratic hold

District 10

District 10 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Elizabeth Porter (Incumbent) 43,043 64.3%
Democratic Jerry Lawrence Bullard23,89335.7%
Total votes66,936 100%
Republican hold

District 11

District 11 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cord Byrd 76,502 99.94%
Independent Walter Eugene Haynes460.06%
Total votes76,548 100%
Republican hold

District 12

District 12 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clay Yarborough 59,165 99.9%
Independent Jerry B. Steckloff590.1%
Total votes59,224 100%
Republican hold

District 13

District 13 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tracie Davis 37,517 59.71%
Republican Mark L. Griffin25,31840.29%
Total votes62,835 100%
Democratic hold


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