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Florida District 16 candidates

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Florida District 16 roster

Florida District 16 lists 12 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 5
  • Republican: 4
  • Nonpartisan: 3

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 10
  • County Court Judge Group 16: 1
  • County Court Judge, Grp. 16: 1

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Donald James "Dj" Cannava Jr.NonpartisanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026444June 30, 2026May 9, 2026June 30, 2026
Edward Peter PopeRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL161332026666July 25, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
Glenn Keith PearsonDemocraticchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL161092026999July 25, 2026May 5, 2026September 20, 2026
Jan SchneiderDemocraticchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH2FL131392026808080July 25, 2026May 5, 2026July 25, 2026
Jason Edward SpeirRepublicanchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH4FL161792026101010July 25, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
Jonathan HarrisDemocraticchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL161172026454545July 25, 2026May 5, 2026July 25, 2026
Kelly KirschnerDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL161582026464646October 6, 2026May 6, 2026October 6, 2026
Margaret Rebecca TaylorNonpartisanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026101010June 30, 2026May 9, 2026June 30, 2026
Mark DavisNonpartisanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL063652026545454August 10, 2026May 7, 2026July 25, 2026
Sydney GrutersRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6FL161412026313131October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Tamika LylesDemocraticchallengerLost primarydiscoveredotherH6FL161252026121212July 25, 2026May 5, 2026July 25, 2026
Vernon BuchananRepublicanincumbentWithdrawndiscoveredotherH6FL13148202613,03013,03013,030October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 11 profiles, including Donald James "Dj" Cannava Jr., Edward Peter Pope, Glenn Keith Pearson, Jan Schneider, Jason Edward Speir, Jonathan Harris, Kelly Kirschner, and Margaret Rebecca Taylor, and 3 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Vernon Buchanan.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 10 profiles, including Edward Peter Pope, Glenn Keith Pearson, Jan Schneider, Jason Edward Speir, Jonathan Harris, Kelly Kirschner, Mark Davis, and Sydney Gruters, and 2 more.
  • 12 of 12 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 12 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from June 30, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 12 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 10 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from August 31, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Donald James "Dj" Cannava Jr.

Nonpartisan · County Court Judge Group 16

Edward Peter Pope

Republican · U.S. House

Glenn Keith Pearson

Democrat · U.S. House

Jan Schneider

Democrat · U.S. House

Jason Edward Speir

Republican · U.S. House

Jonathan Harris

Democrat · U.S. House

Kelly Kirschner

Democrat · U.S. House

Margaret Rebecca Taylor

Nonpartisan · County Court Judge, Grp. 16

Mark Davis

Nonpartisan · U.S. House

Sydney Gruters

Republican · U.S. House

Tamika Lyles

Democrat · U.S. House

Vernon Buchanan

Republican · U.S. House

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