2020Final results
2020 election for Florida's 16th District
U.S. House · Florida
Vern Buchanan (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Margaret Good (D) by 11.0 points.
Vern BuchananRepublican · winner
55.5%269,001
Margaret GoodDemocrat
44.5%215,683
484,684 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Margaret GoodVern Buchanan
$3.5M
Raised by the campaign
$3.6M
$3.5M
Spent by the campaign
$3.6M
$4.1K
Cash on hand
$73.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020