Florida's 6th congressional district

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Florida's 6th congressional district
United States House of Representatives, Florida District 6 map.png
Current Representative Cliff Stearns (ROcala)
Area 3,026 mi²
Distribution 69.4% urban, 30.6% rural
Population (2000) 639,295
Median income $36,846
Ethnicity 78.9% White, 11.9% Black, 2.2% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R+10

Florida's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district stretches from the St. Johns River and Jacksonville, sweeping through North Central Florida, encompassing portions of Gainesville and Ocala, meandering down to the northern tip of the Greater Orlando area in Lake County. It includes all of Bradford and Gilchrist counties and portions of Alachua, Clay, Duval, Lake, Levy, and Marion counties.

The district is currently represented by Republican Cliff Stearns.

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[edit] Presidential Voting History

The district contains over 525,000 registered voters, of whom just over 39% are Democratic, while slightly more than 41% identify as Republican.

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President John McCain 56 - Barack Obama 42%
2004 President George W. Bush 61 - John Kerry 39%

[edit] List of representatives

Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created January 3, 1945
Dwight L. Rogers Democratic January 3, 1945 – December 1, 1954 Died
Vacant December 1, 1954 – January 4, 1955
Paul Rogers Democratic January 4, 1955 – January 3, 1967 Redistricted to the 9th district
Sam Gibbons Democratic January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 Redistricted from the 10th district, Redistricted to the 7th district
Bill Young Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 Redistricted from the 8th district, Redistricted to the 8th district
Buddy MacKay Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
Cliff Stearns Republican January 3, 1989 – Present Incumbent

[edit] Election Results

[edit] 2002

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Cliff Stearns* 141,570 65.35%
Democratic Dave Bruderly 75,046 34.65%
Totals 216,616 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2004

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Cliff Stearns* 211,137 64.40%
Democratic Dave Bruderly 116,680 35.59%
No party Others 36 0.01%
Totals 327,853 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2006

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Cliff Stearns* 136,601 59.88%
Democratic Dave Bruderly 91,528 40.12%
Totals 228,129 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2008

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Cliff Stearns* 228,302 60.89%
Democratic Tim Cunha 146,655 39.11%
Totals 374,957 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2010

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Cliff Stearns* 179,349 71.46%
Independent Steven E. Schonberg 71,632 28.54%
Totals 250,981 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] References


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