Florida's 16th congressional district

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Florida's 16th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Vern Buchanan R–Sarasota
Area	1,664 [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	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 [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.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results [7]
2008	President	McCain 53% - 46%
2010	Senate	Rubio 50% - 14%
	Governor	Scott 56% - 44%
	Attorney General	Bondi 61% - 34%
	Chief Financial Officer	Atwater 61% - 31%
2012	President	Romney 55% - 45%
	Senate	Nelson 52% - 48%
2014	Governor	Scott 55% - 45%
2016	President	Trump 54% - 41%
	Senate	Rubio 56% - 39%
2018	Senate	Scott 55% - 45%
	Governor	DeSantis 54% - 44%
	Attorney General	Moody 58% - 40%
	Chief Financial Officer	Patronis 57% - 43%
2020	President	Trump 54% - 45%
2022	Senate	Rubio 60% - 39%
	Governor	DeSantis 61% - 38%
	Attorney General	Moody 63% - 37%
	Chief Financial Officer	Patronis 62% - 38%
2024	President	Trump 57% - 42%
	Senate	Scott 57% - 42%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: ^[8]

HillsboroughCounty (14)

Apollo Beach (part; also 14th), Balm, Bloomingdale, Brandon (part; also 15th), Fish Hawk, Gibsonton (part; also 14th), Riverview, Ruskin, Sun City Center, Valrico (part; also 15th), Wimauma

ManateeCounty (16)

All 16 communities

List of members representing the district

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 119th	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. Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

2002

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

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

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

• The seat became vacant after Foley's sudden resignation on September 29, 2006, after it became public that he had sent inappropriate emails to male teenage former congressional pages. ^[9] Foley's resignation occurred too late under Florida law to take his name off the ballot. Therefore, Foley's name remained on the ballot, but votes cast for him went to his replacement, State Representative Joe Negron, who would have been duly elected had Foley won the November 7, 2006 election. ^[10] Since Mahoney won the election, the question did not arise. ^[11]

2008

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

• Incumbent Tim Mahoney ran for reelection in 2008. His opponent was Tom Rooney, a former JAG officer, Special Assistant United States Attorney, and professor at the United States Military Academy. Rooney is also the grandson of the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers. While Mahoney was initially favored, after the scandal involving his mistress, the race shifted toward "likely Republican" on the Cook Political Report.

2010

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

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

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

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

Florida's 16th Congressional District Election (2018)

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

2020

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

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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  2003–2013
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  2013–2017
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  2017–2023

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

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. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3a6791b9-a186-4691-a95c-5d51dbb3be1c
8. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL16.pdf
9. Foley Resigns From Congress Over E-Mails, Guardian Unlimited; Florida Republican Foley Resigns From U.S. House Seat, Bloomberg.com
10. GOP Regroups After Foley's Departure, CBS News
11. U.S. House District 16: Mahoney fends off Negron

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• 2000 Census Data
• OpenSecrets.org's summary of spending for the 2006 race

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