2010Final results
2010 election for Florida's 13th District
U.S. House · Florida
Vern Buchanan (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating James T. Golden (D) by 37.7 points.
Vern BuchananRepublican · winner
68.9%183,811
James T. GoldenDemocrat
31.1%83,123
266,934 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 2010
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.
James T. GoldenVern Buchanan
$130.8K
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$129.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$873
Cash on hand
$956.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010