Florida's 16th congressional district
Florida's 16th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013. The current borders of the district encompass southern Hillsborough County, the entirety of Manatee County, and northern Sarasota County.[6][7] The district includes the metropolitan areas of Bradenton and Sarasota. The district is home to several colleges including New College of Florida, and major transportation hubs like Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport.
| Florida's 16th congressional district | |||
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 Florida's 16th congressional district - since January 3, 2017 | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 1,664[1] sq mi (4,310 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2017) | 814,209[3] | ||
| Median income | $59,437[4] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+7[5] | ||
The district is currently represented by Republican Vern Buchanan.
History
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."[8]
Voting
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 54 – Hillary Clinton 43% |
| 2012 | President | |
| 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% |
List of members representing the district
District created January 3, 1983.
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lawrence Smith |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Retired. |
 Tom Lewis |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
103rd | Redistricted from the 12th district. Retired. |
 Mark Foley |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – September 29, 2006 |
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th |
Resigned. |
| Vacant | September 29, 2006 – January 3, 2007 |
109th | ||
 Tim Mahoney |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
110th | Lost re-election. |
 Tom Rooney |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 |
111th 112th |
Redistricted to the 17th district. |
 Vern Buchanan |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – present |
113th 114th 115th 116th |
Redistricted from the 13th district. |
Election results
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vern Buchanan | 197,483 | 54.56% |  | |
| Democratic | David Shapiro | 164,463 | 45.44% |  | |
| Total votes | 361,946 | 100.00% | | ||
| Majority | 33,020 | 9.12% | | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Historical district boundaries
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2013 - 2017 
2003 - 2013
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.
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References
- "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=16
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=16
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 16th district in Manatee County and Sarasota County, Florida: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
- See 2013 borders of 16th district in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_sw.pdf, for the southwest region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
- Martinez v. Bush, 234 F.Supp.2d 1275, S.D.Fla., December 3, 2002 senate.mn Archived 2008-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Foley Resigns From Congress Over E-Mails, Guardian Unlimited; Florida Republican Foley Resigns From U.S. House Seat, Bloomberg.com
- GOP Regroups After Foley's Departure, CBS News
- 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
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