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

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, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including

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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.

Redistricting lawsuit

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. The ruling specifically applied to and . Subsequent rulings by higher courts and concluding in the

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also struck down , , and , which also necessitated redraws of varying scale to the districts surrounding them.

Results summary

Statewide

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:

District 1

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

Republican primary

State Senator

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had expressed his interest in running for this seat if Miller had run for the Senate.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, state representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Rebekah Johansen Bydlak, activist * Cris Dosev, retired U.S. Marine officer and real estate developer *

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* Brian Frazier, retired U.S. Navy officer * Rich Gazlay, businessman * Mark Wichern, business consultant * James Zumwalt, retired U.S. Navy officer and grandson of

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=Withdrawn

= * Gary Fairchild * John Mills, retired U.S. Navy pilot

=Declined

= * Jeff Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Polling

Results

In the August 30 primary,

defeated his six rivals for the nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Steven Specht, law student and former air force intelligence officer, ran unopposed on primary day.

=Withdrawn

= * Amanda Kondrat'yev, Public Relations Officer at the

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General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Redistricting significantly altered the 2nd, mainly by shifting most of

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's African American residents to the 5th District. On paper, this made the 2nd heavily Republican. Democrat

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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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Walter Dartland, former deputy attorney general

=Eliminated in primary

= *Steve Crapps, tree farmer

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative * Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, state representative

Results

The primary results were too close to call as of September 1, 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Neal Dunn, urologist

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ken Sukhia, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida * Mary Thomas, general counsel for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs

=Withdrawn

= * Jeff Moran, custom car business owner and retired police officer ''(endorsed Sukhia)''

=Declined

= * Marti Coley, state representative *

, state representative (running for FL-01) * Steve Southerland, former U.S. Representative * Pete Williams, attorney, former statewide prosecutor, and nominee for Leon County State Attorney in 2012

Endorsements

Debates

Results

Dunn won the primary on August 30, 2016.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Rob Lapham, retired IT executive

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

Republican

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had represented the district since being elected in 2012, and ran unopposed. Businessman Ken McGurn also ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Nominee

*Ed Emery, retired federal probation officer

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * John Rutherford, former sheriff of

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Stephen Kaufman, public relations manager * Ed Malin * Bill McClure, St. John's County commissioner * Deborah Katz Pueschel, perennial candidate * Lake Ray, state representative * Hans Tanzler III, former US assistant attorney, attorney, farmer, and son of former Jacksonville mayor Hans Tanzler

=Declined

= *

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, State Senator * Richard Clark, former Jacksonville City councilmember * Michael Corrigan, Jacksonville Tax Collector * Ander Crenshaw, incumbent U.S. Representative * Lenny Curry,

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* Jay Fant, State Representative * Jerry Holland, Duval County Property Appraiser * Mike Holland, Jacksonville Supervisor of Elections

Polling

Results

John Rutherford won the primary on August 30, 2016.

Democratic primary

Former Jacksonville City Councilman and former state representative Eric Smith announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination. On June 22, 2016, Smith announced that he was withdrawing from the race, leaving no Democratic candidates two days before the close of filing. Dave Bruderly, an environmental engineer who was the nominee for Florida's 6th congressional district in

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and

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, qualified on the last day of filing, and thus was nominated unopposed.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dave Bruderly, environmental engineer and nominee for Florida's 6th congressional district in

=Withdrawn

= * Eric B. Smith, former state representative

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

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

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. The new map pushed the 5th well to the north and west, and made it a more compact district stretching from Tallahassee to Jacksonville.

Democratic primary

In July 2016, Brown and her chief of staff were indicted on charges of fraud.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Al Lawson,

, nominee for this seat in

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and candidate in

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Corrine Brown, incumbent U.S. Representative * LJ Holloway

=Declined

= *

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, former

Audrey Gibson Audrey Gibson (born March 15, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 6th district, which includes sections of downtown Jacksonville in Duval County, from 2016 until 2022. She pr ...

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, Mayor of

* Tony Hill, former

* Mia Jones, State Representative

Debate

Polling

Results

In the Democratic primary—the real contest in this district—she was defeated by former state senator Al Lawson of Tallahassee.

Republican primary

2014 Republican nominee Glo Smith and 2014 Republican candidate Thuy Lowe initially both ran again. Lowe later switched from this district to a campaign for the 10th district. Hence Scurry-Smith ran unopposed on primary day, August 30, 2016.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Gloreatha Scurry-Smith, businesswoman, former staff aide to Jennifer Carroll and nominee for this seat in

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=Withdrawn

= *Thuy Lowe, candidate for this seat in

General election

Predictions

Results

District 6

Republican

Ron DeSantis Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician, attorney, and former United States Navy, naval officer serving as the 46th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Pa ...

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Fred Costello Fredrick W. "Fred" Costello (born February 9, 1950) is an American dentist and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Costello served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 25th District, from 2014 to 2016. ...

, state representative * G.G. Galloway, real estate broker

=Withdrawn

= * Sandy Adams, former U.S. Representative * Malcolm Anthony, attorney * Adam Barringer, former mayor of

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* James Jusick, gun-parts manufacturer and retired police officer * Ric Keller, former U.S. Representative * Pat Mooney, direct-mail consultant and brother of Congressman

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* Brandon Patty, political consultant * David Santiago, state representative (running for re-election)

=Declined

= * Dorothy Hukill,

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* Mark Miner, former St. Johns County Commissioner * Doc Renuart, former state representative * John Rutherford, Duval County Sheriff

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bill McCullough, businessman

=Eliminated in primary

= * Jay McGovern, US Navy veteran * George Pappas, attorney * Dwayne Taylor, state representative

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 7

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

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. In 2012, when Mica ran for re-election, he won with 59% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in twenty years.

Republican primary

Mica ran for re-election and wound up only facing Mark Busch in the primary election after John Morning ended his campaign in November 2015.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * John Mica, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Mark Busch, small business owner

=Withdrawn

= *John Morning, army veteran

Results

Democratic primary

Banker Bill Phillips announced a run for the seat on October 19, 2015, but suspended his campaign in February 2016, and ended it in April.

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, a businesswoman,

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professor and former

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national security specialist, entered the race on June 23, 2016, and ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, businesswoman,

professor and former

national security specialist

=Withdrawn

= *Bill Phillips, banker

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 8

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bill Posey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Corry Westbrook, former legislative director of the

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General election

Predictions

Results

District 9

Democrat

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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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Darren Soto Darren Michael Soto ( ; born February 25, 1978) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Kissimmee, Florida, who is the U.S. representative for Florida's 9th district. Before his election to Congress, Soto served four years in t ...

=Eliminated in primary

= * Valleri Crabtree, professor and former Chair of the Osceola County Democratic Committee * Dena Minning Grayson, biochemist and medical doctor * Susannah Randolph, district director for Rep. Grayson

=Withdrawn

= *

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, former state representative (withdrew May 16)

=Declined

= *

Val Demings Valdez Venita Demings (née Butler; born March 12, 1957) is an American politician and former police officer who served as U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2023. The district covered most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of ...

, former Orlando Police Chief and nominee for the 10th district in

, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for Senate)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Soto was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for the 9th District on August 30, 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Wayne Liebnitzky, engineer

=Eliminated in primary

= * Wanda Rentas, vice mayor of

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=Declined

= * Mike La Rosa, state representative

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 10

Republican

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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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Geoff LaGarde withdrew his name from the race on June 24, and endorsed Thuy Lowe for the nomination. Lowe was declared the nominee, and no Republican primary was held.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Thuy Lowe

=Withdrawn

= *Geoff LaGarde

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, former Orlando Police Chief and nominee for this seat in

=Eliminated in primary

= * Fatima Fahmy, attorney * Bob Poe, former chair of the

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* Geraldine Thompson,

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Demings was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for the 10th District on August 30, 2016.

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 11

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 10th district

=Eliminated in primary

= *Justin Grabelle, Rich Nugent's former chief-of-staff

=Declined

= * Rich Nugent, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Webster was declared the primary winner on August 30, 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dave Koller, businessman and nominee for this seat in

General election

Predictions

Results

District 12

Republican

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Robert Tager, attorney

General election

Predictions

Results

District 13

Republican

David Jolly David Wilson Jolly (born October 31, 1972) is an American politician, attorney, and former lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district from 2014 to 2017 as a Republican. After leaving office, Jolly ...

had represented the district since being elected in a

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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."

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Mark Bircher, commercial pilot, retired

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Brigadier General, candidate for the seat in the 2014 special election

=Declined

= *

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, former mayor of

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(running for re-election) * George Cretekos, Mayor of Clearwater * Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County Sheriff (running for re-election) * Frank Hibbard, former mayor of Clearwater * Jack Latvala,

* Susan Latvala, former Pinellas County Commissioner * Ash Mason, former staffer to Sen.

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* Kathleen Peters, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2014 *

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Commissioner (running for re-election)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, former Republican-turned-independent

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, independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010, and Democratic nominee for Governor in 2014

=Withdrawn

= *Eric Lynn, political consultant and former White House Middle East policy adviser and Pentagon official (running for state house)

=Declined

= * Dwight Dudley, state representative *

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, Mayor of St. Petersburg *

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, former Tampa city councilwoman *Darden Rice, St. Petersburg city councilwoman

Endorsements

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 14

Democrat

Kathy Castor Katherine Anne Castor ( ; born August 20, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer currently representing in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007. The district, numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, is b ...

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Christine Quinn, businesswoman

=Declined

= *Mike Prendergast, former chief of staff to Governor

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and nominee for this seat in

General election

Predictions

Results

District 15

Republican

Dennis A. Ross Dennis Alan Ross (born October 18, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. A Republican Party (United States), Republican from Florida, his district was numbere ...

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dennis Ross (politician), Dennis Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jim Lange, business consultant

General election

Predictions

Results

District 16

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. Buchanan had previously considered running for the U.S. Senate instead.

Republican primary

If Buchanan had not run for re-election, potential Republican candidates expected to be interested in running included Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano, State Senator Nancy Detert, former state senator Pat Neal, Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett, State Representative Greg Steube, and Sarasota Sheriff Tom Knight.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Vern Buchanan, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *James Satcher

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jan Schneider, attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= * Brent King, airline pilot

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 17

Republican Tom Rooney (Florida politician), Tom Rooney had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Rooney considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Tom Rooney (Florida politician), Tom Rooney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *April Freeman, businesswoman and nominee for the 19th district in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 19, 2014

General election

Predictions

Results

District 18

Democrat Patrick Murphy had represented the district since being elected in 2012. On March 23, 2015, he announced that he would run for United States Senate election in Florida, 2016, U.S. Senate rather than reelection, creating an open seat. Murphy defeated

in the primary on August 30, 2016, and faced

in the November general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Randy Perkins, founder and CEO of Ashbritt

=Eliminated in primary

= * Jonathan Chane, attorney ''(endorsed Perkins in general election)'' * John Xuna, scientist, engineer and Independent candidate for Florida's 22nd congressional district, 22nd district in 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 22, 2002

=Withdrawn

= * Melissa McKinlay, Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach County Commissioner * Priscilla Taylor (politician), Priscilla Taylor, Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach County Commissioner and former state representative

=Declined

= * Joseph Abruzzo, state senator * Dave Aronberg, Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach County State Attorney and former state senator * Jeff Clemens, state senator ''(endorsed McKinlay)'' * Chris Dzadovsky, St. Lucie County, Florida, St. Lucie County Commissioner * Dave Kerner, state representative * Patrick Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate)

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Brian Mast, former U.S. Army bomb technician

=Eliminated in primary

= * Carl J. Domino, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 18, 2014 * Mark Freeman, physician * Rick Kozell, attorney * Rebecca Negron, Martin County, Florida, Martin County School Board member * Noelle Nikpour, Republican strategist and Fox News commentator

=Withdrawn

= * Tod Mowery, St. Lucie County, Florida, St. Lucie County Commissioner * Rick Roth, farmer and former Vice President of the Florida Farm Bureau * Paul Spain, financial advisor and nominee for the 22nd district in 2014 * Carla Spalding, MSN, RN and Navy veteran (independent candidate)

=Declined

= * Dan Bongino, former United States Secret Service agent, nominee for U.S. Senate from Maryland in United States Senate election in Maryland, 2012, 2012 and nominee for Maryland's 6th congressional district, MD-06 in United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2014#District 6, 2014 * Bill Castle, general counsel to Senator Orrin Hatch * Gayle Harrell, state representative and candidate for Florida's 16th congressional district, 16th district in 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 16, 2008 * Reed Hartman, former president of the Florida Farm Bureau's State Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Group * Belinda Keiser, vice chancellor at Keiser University * K.C. Ingram Traylor, radio show host and community advocate * Stephen Leighton, former district director for U.S. Representative Tom Rooney (Florida politician), Tom Rooney * Patrick Rooney, Jr., state Representative and brother of U.S. Representative Tom Rooney (Florida politician), Tom Rooney * Rob Siedlecki, attorney and 2014 State House candidate * Doug Smith, Martin County, Florida, Martin County Commissioner * William Snyder (politician), William Snyder, Martin County sheriff and former state representative * Calvin Turnquest, former Tequesta, Florida, Tequesta Councilman and candidate for the seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2014#District 18, 2014 * Gary Uber, businessman

Endorsements

Polling

Results

General election

Endorsements

Debate

Polling

Predictions

Results

Mast defeated Perkins in the general election.

District 19

Republican Curt Clawson had represented the district since being elected in a special election in 2014. He was mentioned as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016. In May 2016, Clawson announced he would not seek a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Francis Rooney, businessman and former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican

=Eliminated in primary

= *Dan Bongino, former United States Secret Service, Secret Service agent and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012 United States Senate election in Maryland, 2012 for Maryland *Chauncey Goss, Sanibel, Florida, Sanibel council member and candidate for this seat in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 19, 2012

=Declined

= *Tom Grady, former Florida House of Representatives, state representative *Paige Kreegel, Florida House of Representatives, state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 19, 2012 *Tom Leonardo, Fort Myers Council member

Endorsements

Forum

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Robert Neeld

=Declined

= *April Freeman, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 19, 2014

General election

Predictions

Results

District 20

Democrat Alcee Hastings had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Hastings announced in November 2014 that he would run for re-election in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Alcee Hastings, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Gary Stein

General election

Predictions

Results

District 21

Democrat Ted Deutch had represented the district since being elected in 2012. He previously represented the 19th district from 2010 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting. Deutch considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead. If Deutch had run for Senate, State Senator Joseph Abruzzo was interested in running for this seat. As a result of 2015's statewide redistricting, incumbent Deutch effectively swapped seats with Lois Frankel, then incumbent of the 22nd District. Deutch would seek election to the 22nd District seat while Frankel sought election to District 21.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Lois Frankel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Paul Spain

General election

Predictions

Results

District 22

Democrat Lois Frankel had represented the district since being elected in 2012. As a result of 2015's statewide redistricting, incumbent Frankel would effectively swap seats with Ted Deutch, the current incumbent of the 21st District. Frankel sought election to the 21st District seat while Deutch sought election to District 22.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ted Deutch

Republican primary

Boca Raton, Florida, Boca Raton businessman Joseph Bensmihen was challenging Frankel as a Republican. Physician Marc Freeman had also filed to run as a Republican, but switched to run in the 18th district.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Andrea Leigh McGee

=Withdrawn

= *Joseph Bensmihen, businessman *Marc Freeman, physician

General election

Predictions

Results

District 23

Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz had represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Debbie Wasserman Schultz, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Tim Canova, attorney and professor at Nova Southeastern University

=Declined

= * Martin Karp, Miami-Dade School Board member

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* Joe Kaufman, counter-terrorism researcher, founder of Americans Against Hate, candidate for this seat 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 23, 2012 and nominee in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 23, 2014

=Eliminated in primary

= * Marty Feigenbaum, attorney and public arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 24

Democrat Frederica Wilson had represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 17th district from 2011 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Frederica Wilson, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Randal Hill, retired NFL player and former U.S. Homeland Security agent

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

Democrat Frederica Wilson was unopposed in the general election.

District 25

Republican Mario Díaz-Balart had represented the district since 2012. He previously represented the 21st district from 2011 to 2013, as well as a different version of the 25th from 2003 to 2011, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mario Díaz-Balart, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Alina Valdes, physician

General election

Predictions

Results

District 26

Republican Carlos Curbelo had represented the district since being elected in 2014.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Joe Garcia, former U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Annette Taddeo, businesswoman, nominee for the Florida's 18th congressional district, 18th district in 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 18, 2008 and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor in 2014 Florida gubernatorial election, 2014

Polling

Debate

Results

General election

Debate

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 27

Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen represented the district since being elected in 2012. She previously represented the 18th district from 1989 to 2013, prior to the decennial redistricting.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *David Adams *Maria Peiro

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Scott Fuhrman, businessman

=Eliminated in primary

= *Frank Perez, US Army veteran *Adam Sackrin, attorney

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

Notes

Partisan clients

References

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