2014Final results
2014 election for Florida's 16th District
U.S. House · Florida
Vern Buchanan (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Henry Lawrence (D) by 23.2 points.
Vern BuchananRepublican · winner
61.5%169,126
Henry LawrenceDemocrat
38.4%105,483
274,829 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 2014
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.
Henry LawrenceVern Buchanan
$63.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$60.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$2.6K
Cash on hand
$724.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014