Florida District 16, U.S. House
Open seat.
Currently represents this district: Vern Buchanan. No 2026 federal candidacy on file with the FEC.
District lines changed for 2026. Florida Chapter Law 2026-229
Money
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | From individuals | Organizations & tribes | From PACs | Outside spending (for / against) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Davis | $45K | $3Kas of July 29, 2026 | $45K | $0 | $0 | $0 / $0 |
| Sydney Gruters | $1.1M | $622Kas of July 29, 2026 | $963K | $0 | $118K | $1.6M / $63K |
| Kelly Kirschner | $291K | $81Kas of July 29, 2026 | $286K | $5K | $0 | $10 / $0 |
2026 cycle, per FEC filings. The thin bars compare candidates within this race. Raised covers the 2026 cycle. Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier campaigns.
Sources
- FEC bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball), candidate-committee linkages (ccl), committees (cm), candidates (cn), individual contributions (indiv), committee contributions (pas2), independent expenditures (schedule_e). Files dated October 4, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Money is computed with the same functions as member pages. FEC bulk data
- Grades and member records: Congress.gov roll-call votes, YourRepRecord grades computed October 16, 2026. Congress.gov
- Candidate list: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, fetched October 6, 2026. official list
- District lines: Florida Chapter Law 2026-229.
- State election office websites: the USA.gov state election office directory, fetched October 9, 2026. USA.gov