Race context
Vernon Buchanan is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for Florida, U.S. House, 16. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Florida 16.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Edward Peter Pope (Republican), Glenn Keith Pearson (Democratic), Jan Schneider (Democratic), Jason Edward Speir (Republican), Jonathan Harris (Democratic), Kelly Kirschner (Democratic), Mark Davis (Nonpartisan), Sydney Gruters (Republican).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 40 background claims; 3 positions claims; 46 statements claims; 32 media claims; 2 finance claims; 11026 votes claims; 2 controversies claims; 1467 other sourced notes claims; 2 ideology claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Vote claims on file: 11026.
Finance claims on file: 2. FEC candidate id on file: H6FL13148.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
Vernon Buchanan is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for Florida, U.S. House, 16. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Vernon Buchanan, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Vernon Buchanan is 2026 U.S. House - Florida 16. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Vernon Buchanan. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Vernon Buchanan is H6FL13148.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Vernon Buchanan reports 12935 public claims, 12935 valid citations, and 12935 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Vernon Buchanan: background (40), positions (3), statements (46), media (32), finance (2), votes (11026), controversies (2), other sourced notes (1467), ideology (2). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Vernon Buchanan returned 8 other indexed profiles: Edward Peter Pope (Republican), Glenn Keith Pearson (Democratic), Jan Schneider (Democratic), Jason Edward Speir (Republican), Jonathan Harris (Democratic), Kelly Kirschner (Democratic), Mark Davis (Nonpartisan), Sydney Gruters (Republican). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Vernon Buchanan: FEC H6FL13148; Other voteview:119:20709; GovTrack B001260; Wikidata Q2517229; Vote Smart 66247; Wikipedia Vern Buchanan; Ballotpedia Vern Buchanan; OpenSecrets N00027626.
Social handles stored for Vernon Buchanan: X VernBuchanan (last polled 2026-07-01).
Profile questions
What office is Vernon Buchanan indexed for?
Vernon Buchanan is indexed for Florida, U.S. House, 16. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Florida 16. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Vernon Buchanan?
The party label on file for Vernon Buchanan is Republican.
What is Vernon Buchanan's candidate status?
Vernon Buchanan is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Vernon Buchanan?
FEC candidate id on file: H6FL13148.
How many public claims are attached to Vernon Buchanan?
The route record reports 12935 public claims, 12935 valid citations, and 12935 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 40, Positions 3, Statements 46, Media 32, Finance 2, Votes 11026, Controversies 2, Other Sourced Notes 1467, Ideology 2. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is Vernon Buchanan indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in Vernon Buchanan's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Edward Peter Pope (Republican), Glenn Keith Pearson (Democratic), Jan Schneider (Democratic), Jason Edward Speir (Republican), Jonathan Harris (Democratic), Kelly Kirschner (Democratic), Mark Davis (Nonpartisan), Sydney Gruters (Republican). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.