2012Final results
2012 election for Florida's 12th District
U.S. House · Florida
Gus Bilirakis (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Jonathan Michael Snow (D) by 30.5 points.
Gus BilirakisRepublican · winner
63.5%209,604
Jonathan Michael SnowDemocrat
32.9%108,770
John RussellIndependent
2.1%6,878
Paul Sidney ElliottIndependent
1.5%4,915
330,167 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 2012
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.
Jonathan Michael SnowGus Bilirakis
$18.6K
Raised by the campaign
$759K
$18.6K
Spent by the campaign
$919.1K
$0
Cash on hand
$48K
Other candidates' campaigns: Paul Sidney Elliott $32.4K · John Russell $8.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012
The candidates
Gus Bilirakis (R)Jonathan Michael Snow (D)
Also on the ballot: John Russell (Independent), 2.1%; Paul Sidney Elliott (Independent), 1.5%