2016Final results
2016 election for Florida's 12th District
U.S. House · Florida
Gus Bilirakis (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Matthew Tager (D) by 37.2 points.
Gus BilirakisRepublican · winner
68.6%253,559
Robert Matthew TagerDemocrat
31.4%116,110
The same year, the district voted R+18.5 for president; this race was R+37.2.369,669 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Robert Matthew TagerGus Bilirakis
$47.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$44K
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$3.9K
Cash on hand
$91.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016