# 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.

## List of senators

NOTE: The following information was gathered from the Florida Senate website. Only records of senators from 1998-present are kept.
| Name | Party | Years of service | Home city/state | Notes |
| Locke Burt | Republican | 1991–2002 | 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 | Consisted of parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas counties Redistricted to the 20th District |
| 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 | Redistricted from the 19th District Consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas counties |

## Elections

NOTE: The following results were gathered from the Florida Department of State. Uncontested election results are not provided.
Democratic Primary (1978) :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 36,668 | 100% |
Democratic Primary Runoff (1978) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Beck | 19,412 | 62.0% |
| | Democratic | George Stuart, Jr. | 15,864 | 52.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,276 | 100% |
General Election (1978) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Beck | 50,928 | 43.2% |
| | Republican | Clark Maxwell, Jr. | 67,051 | 56.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,979 | 100% |

### 1990

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

### 1992

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

### 1994

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

### 2002

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

### 2006

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

### 2010

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

### 2012

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

### 2014

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

### 2016

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

### 2018

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

### 2022

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