2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Florida's 16th District
U.S. House · Florida
Tim Mahoney (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Negron (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tim MahoneyDemocrat · winner
49.5%115,832
Joe NegronRepublican
47.7%111,415
Emmie RossIndependent
2.8%6,526
233,773 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Tim MahoneyJoe Negron
$2.8M
Raised by the campaign
$872.2K
$2.8M
Spent by the campaign
$814.6K
$55.5K
Cash on hand
$57.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006