Biography
District: Florida - 16th District
Political Highlights: no previous office,
Born: May 8, 1951; Detroit, Mich.
Residence: Longboat Key
Religion: Baptist
Family: Wife, Sandy Buchanan; two children
Education: Cleary College, B.B.A. 1975; U. of Detroit, M.B.A. 1986
Elected: 2006
Committee Assignments: Ways & Means (Health - Ranking Member; Trade); Multiemployer Pension Plans
Social Media:

Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Favored Republican
House Seniority: 74th ranked House Republican
Twitter: 31,145 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Vern Buchanan (R)
Christine Jennings (D)
Votes
119,309
118,940
%
50.1%
49.9%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Vern Buchanan (R)
Christine Jennings (D)
Jan Schneider (X)
Don Baldauf (X)
Votes
204,382
137,967
20,289
5,358
%
55.5%
37.5%
5.5%
1.5%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Vern Buchanan (R)
James Golden (D)
Votes
183,811
83,123
%
68.9%
31.1%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Vern Buchanan (R)
Keith Fitzgerald (D)
Votes
187,147
161,929
%
53.6%
46.4%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Vern Buchanan (R)
Henry Lawrence (D)
Joe Newman (WRI)
Votes
169,126
105,483
220
%
61.5%
38.4%
0.1%