Rep. Vern Buchanan wins 10th term in US Congress. Here are the election results
Congressman Vern Buchanan cruised to another victory Tuesday night to win his 10th term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Incumbent Republican Buchanan defeated Democrat Jan Schneider for Florida’s 16th Congressional District with 202,345 votes, or 58.5% of the vote, while his opponent won 143,466 votes, or around 41.5% of the vote with 81 out of 177 precincts in Manatee and Hillsborough County reporting.
The Associated Press called the race for Buchanan at 7:20 p.m.
Schneider had previously led six unsuccessful campaigns against Buchanan in the race to represent Florida’s 16th Congressional District, which includes all of Manatee and parts of Hillsborough.
Buchanan, who was first elected to Congress in 2006 and is a Republican co-chair of Florida’s congressional delegation, campaigned on a platform of experience and accomplishment, pointing to a list of 33 bills passed under four different Presidents in one campaign ad.
The Congressman’s website said some of his top priorities include cracking down on illegal immigration, protecting veterans’ benefits, protecting Medicare and social security, supporting law enforcement and “rejecting woke liberal policies.”
Buchanan lives in Longboat Key with his wife, Sandy, whom he’s been married to for over 40 years. He has two grown sons and nine grandchildren.
Buchanan defeated challenger Eddie Speir In August during the Republican primary.
Schneider, an attorney and graduate of Yale Law School, ran on a campaign of women’s reproductive rights, environmental stewardship, campaign finance reform and more.
Buchanan raised $1,695,817 in his re-election campaign, while Schneider raised around $28,936.
