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2016Final results

2016 election for Florida's 27th District

U.S. House · Florida

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Scott Fuhrman (D) by 9.8 points.

Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublican · winner
54.9%157,917
45.1%129,760
287,677 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

EvenR+9.82016D+6.02018R+2.72020R+14.62022R+20.82024R+0.42026

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.

Scott FuhrmanIleana Ros-Lehtinen
$941.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$888.5K
Spent by the campaign
$3.4M
$53K
Cash on hand
$66.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016