Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. House, District 16

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Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years. source: usa.gov

Held today by Vern Buchanan (Republican).

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Sydney Gruters RepublicanFormer executive director, New College Foundation
Kelly Kirschner DemocratNonprofit leader; former college vice president
Mark Davis No Party AffiliationU.S. Air Force veteran; business owner

Candidates in the order the Florida Division of Elections lists them . In Florida, write-in votes count only for qualified write-in candidates. Their names aren't printed on the ballot, so this guide lists only the printed names.