Florida's 16th Senate district

Florida's 16th Senate District elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas counties, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current Senator is Democrat Darryl Ervin Rouson.

Florida's 16th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Darryl Ervin Rouson
D
Demographics77.8%% White
5.3%% Black
13%% Hispanic
2.4%% Asian
0.5%% Native American
0.1%% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)507,043
Notes[1]

List of Senators

NOTE: The following Information was gathered from the Florida Senate website. Only records of senators from 1998-present are kept.

Portrait Name Party Years of Service Home City/State Notes
Locke Burt
 Republican
1991–2002[2]
Des Moines, Iowa
 Consisted of Part of Volusia county
Jim Sebesta
 Republican
2002–2006
Pontiac, Illinois
 Consisted of parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas counties
Charlie Justice
 Democratic
2006–2010
Saint Petersburg, Florida
 Consisted of parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas counties
Jack Latvala
 Republican
2010–2012
Oxford, Mississippi
Thad Altman
 Republican
2012–2016
Macon, Georgia
 Consisted of parts of Brevard, Indian River counties
Jack Latvala
 Republican
2016–2018
Oxford, Mississippi
  • Redistricted from the 20th District
  • Consisted of parts of Pasco, Pinellas counties
  • Resigned 1/5/2018
Ed Hooper
 Republican
2018–2022
Statesville, North Carolina
  • Consisted of parts of Pasco, Pinellas counties
  • Redistricted to the 21st District
Darryl Ervin Rouson
 Democratic
2022–present
New Orleans, Louisiana

Elections

NOTE: The following results were gathered from the Florida Department of State. Uncontested election results are not provided.

Democratic Primary (1978) [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Beck 12,351 33.7%
Democratic Woodrow Wilson Storey 9,413 25.7%
Democratic Glenn Turner 9,490 25.9%
Democratic Nathan Z. Van Meter 5,414 14.8%
Total votes 36,668 100%
Democratic Primary Runoff (1978) [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Beck 19,412 62.0%
Democratic George Stuart, Jr. 15,864 52.1%
Total votes 35,276 100%
General Election (1978) [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Beck 50,928 43.2%
Republican Clark Maxwell, Jr. 67,051 56.8%
Total votes 117,979 100%

1990
General Election (1990) [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Deratany 54,444 48.0%
Democratic Patsy Ann Kurth 59,030 52.0%
Total votes 113,474 100%

1992
General Election (1992) [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clay Henderson 60,766 47.4%
Republican Locke Burt 67,505 52.6%
Total votes 128,271 100%

1994
General Election (1994) [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Webster 47,290 44.5%
Republican Locke Burt 58,915 55.5%
Total votes 106,205 100%

2002
General Election (2002) [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Sebesta 87,204 64.2%
Democratic Allison McInnis-Gimbert 48,670 35.8%
Total votes 135,874 100%

2006
Republican Primary (2006) [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberly "Kim" Berfield 16,092 58.8%
Republican Frank Farkas 11,269 41.2%
Total votes 40,917 100%
General Election (2006) [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberly "Kim" Berfield 60,978 48.8%
Democratic Charlie Justice 64,013 51.2%
Total votes 124,991 100%

2010
General Election (2010) [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Latvala 83,396 64.0%
Democratic Nina Hayden 46,942 36.0%
Total votes 130,338 100%

2012
General Election (2012) [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thad Altman 143,459 62.8%
Democratic Dominic A Fallo 84,824 37.2%
Total votes 228,283 100%

2014
Republican Primary (2014) [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thad Altman 25,581 65.2%
Republican Monique Miller 13,657 34.8%
Total votes 39,238 100%

2016
Republican Primary (2016) [15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Latvala 189,514 99.8%
Write-in Candidate Katherine Perkins 452 0.2%
Total votes 189,966 100%

2018
Republican Primary (2018) [16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Hooper 35,303 79.4%
Republican Leo Karruli 9,141 20.6%
Total votes 44,444 100%
General Election (2018) [17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Hooper 111,997 52.2%
Democratic Amanda Murphy 102,407 47.8%
Total votes 214,404 100%

2022
General Election (2018) [18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christina B. Paylan 52,927 36.1%
Democratic Darryl Ervin Rouson 93,839 63.9%
Total votes 146,766 100%

References
  1. "Florida State Senate District 16".
  2. Morgan, Lucy (August 29, 1991). "Senators Set Leadership Caucuses". The Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  3. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
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