Florida is the largest swing state of the 2016 election cycle with 29 electoral votes up for grabs.
updated: November 8, 2016
Florida 2016 Election Results
A recent New York Times article “White Voters Keep Trump’s Hopes Alive in Must-Win Florida” showed Clinton up 1% against Donald Trump due to her strong performance amongst blacks and hispanics.
The Tamba Bay Times notes the different strategies being employed with Trump focusing on large rallies, while Clinton is focused on more traditional organizing, including 14 offices statewide.
In 2012, Obama’s winning margin came from Broward and Miama-Dade counties 
Senator Marco Rubio (Republican) is up for re-election and the slight favorite over Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy and Libertarian Paul Stanton.
Competitive House of Representative Elections:
- FL-18 is currently held by Representative Patrick Murphy (Democratic) who is running for Senate and not seeking re-election. The race is considered a toss up between Republican Brian Mast and Democrat Randy Perkins.
- FL-26 is currently held by Representative Carlos Curbelo (Republican) who is running for re-election against Democratic challenger Joe Garcia. The race is currently a toss up.
Florida Political Facts
- Rep. Corrine Brown (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Ander Crenshaw (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Alcee Hastings (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. John Mica (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Jeff Miller (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Kathy Castor (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Vern Buchanan (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Gus Bilirakis (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Alan Grayson (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Bill Posey (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Thomas Rooney (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Theodore Deutch (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Richard Nugent (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Daniel Webster (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Dennis Ross (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Frederica Wilson (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Ted Yoho (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Ron DeSantis (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Patrick Murphy (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Lois Frankel (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. David Jolly (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Curtis Clawson (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Gwen Graham (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Polls Open: 7 a.m.
- Polls Close: 7 p.m.
- Florida Voting Information
- Notes: n/a
Past Florida Presidential Election Results
| Year | Democratic Candidate | % of Vote | Republican Candidate | % of Vote | ||
| 2012 | Obama | 50% | Romney | 49% |
| 2008 | Obama | 51% | McCain | 48% |
| 2004 | Kerry | 47% | Bush | 52% |
| 2000 | Gore | 48% | Bush | 49% |
| 1996 | Clinton | 48% | Dole | 42% |
| 1992 | Clinton | 39% | Bush | 41% |
| 1988 | Dukakis | 39% | Bush | 61% |
| 1984 | Mondale | 35% | Reagan | 65% |
| 1980 | Carter | 39% | Reagan | 56% |
| 1976 | Carter | 52% | Ford | 47% |
| 1972 | McGovern | 28% | Nixon | 72% |
| 1968 | Humphrey | 31% | Nixon | 41% |
| 1964 | Johnson | 51% | Goldwater | 49% |
| 1960 | Kennedy | 49% | Nixon | 51% |
Florida State Facts
