U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

Florida's 16th district

Candidates are those who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the seat and raised at least $5,000 (incumbents always): the list includes candidates who lost a primary or withdrew. Your ballot is set by your state.

29 days to Election DayTuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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Candidates and their money

Cumulative receipts reported to the FEC through each candidate's latest report. Shares are of receipts.

IndividualsPACsPartySelf
  1. Sydney GrutersRepublican · Open seat
    $1.1MCash on hand $622.4K · through Jul 29, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $36K
  2. Vernon BuchananRepublican · Incumbent
    $929.9KCash on hand $995.7K · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $130K
  3. Kelly KirschnerDemocratic · Open seat
    $296.5KCash on hand $80.7K · through Jul 29, 2026
  4. Tamika LylesDemocratic · Open seat
    $122.2KCash on hand $55.3K · through Jul 29, 2026
  5. Jonathan HarrisDemocratic · Open seat
    $85.6KCash on hand $28.9K · through Jul 29, 2026
  6. Jan SchneiderDemocratic · Open seat
    $56.1KCash on hand $74.5K · through Sep 30, 2026
  7. Mark DavisNo party affiliation · Open seat
    $51.3KCash on hand $3,204 · through Jul 29, 2026
  8. Edward Peter PopeRepublican · Open seat
    $49.2KCash on hand $26.8K · through Jul 29, 2026
  9. Glenn Keith PearsonDemocratic · Open seat
    $47.6KCash on hand $5,318 · through Jul 29, 2026
  10. Jason Edward SpeirRepublican · Open seat
    $44.2KCash on hand $14K · through Jul 29, 2026

The sitting member's record

Recorded votes in the current Congress. Activity measures are volume and attendance, not a grade.

Vern BuchananR-FL-16
With party
96%
436/453
Missed
10.1%
68/675
Bills sponsored
46
0 became law
Across the aisle
20%
47 of 230 bills cosponsored
Record in Congress
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Federal money in the district

Contracts performed in the district (current boundaries), attributed by ZIP code and county.

Federal contracts in the district

$69.2M FY2026$83.36 per resident
26 of 28 districts in FL in FY2026
  1. U.S. Coast Guard$19M · 28%
  2. Department of the Navy$10.4M · 15%
  3. U.S. Special Operations Command$10.4M · 15%
  4. Department of Veterans Affairs$8.3M · 12%
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Grants to the district's counties

The largest grant programs to the counties of the district, each county weighted by the district's share of its residents: an estimate. Grants to state governments are not included.

  1. community development block grants/state's program and non-entitlement grants in hawaii$427.2M
  2. national highway performance program (nhpp)$48.8M
  3. highway planning and construction$46.7M
  4. head start$30M
  5. airport improvement program$23.2M
  6. surface transportation block grant program$20.2M
  7. health center program$13.9M
  8. diabetes, digestive, and kidney diseases extramural research$12.6M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $15.7B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

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Official election information

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Several states redrew their districts for 2026: district numbers here follow the FEC filings, maps and money follow the current boundaries.