2016Final results
2016 election for Florida's 8th District
U.S. House · Florida
Bill Posey (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Corry Westbrook (D) by 30.6 points.
Bill PoseyRepublican · winner
63.1%246,483
Corry WestbrookDemocrat
32.5%127,127
Bill StinsonIndependent
4.3%16,951
The same year, the district voted R+20.6 for president; this race was R+30.6.390,561 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.
Corry WestbrookBill Posey
$37.6K
Raised by the campaign
$896.4K
$61.9K
Spent by the campaign
$772.8K
-$397
Cash on hand
$465.8K
Other candidates' campaigns: Bill Stinson $20.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 1, 2016; FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016