Race to succeed Vern Buchanan in CD 16 is getting increasingly interesting

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 1,626

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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As Donald Trump’s poll numbers continue to erode, some Republicans, even in Florida, are slightly backing away from being linked to the president.

Sydney Gruters is not one of them.

The 44-year-old Sarasota resident is running against Democrat Kelly Kirschner and NPA candidate Mark Davis to succeed longtime Republican incumbent Vern Buchanan in Florida’s 16th Congressional District — dramatically reconfigured in the mid-decade redistricting earlier this year in Tallahassee.

Gruters …

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