2016Final results
2016 election for Florida's 16th District
U.S. House · Florida
Vern Buchanan (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Jan Schneider (D) by 19.5 points.
Vern BuchananRepublican · winner
59.8%230,654
Jan SchneiderDemocrat
40.2%155,262
The same year, the district voted R+16.1 for president; this race was R+19.5.385,916 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.
Jan SchneiderVern Buchanan
$70.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$55K
Spent by the campaign
$918.2K
$16.6K
Cash on hand
$1.5M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016