Florida's 6th congressional district

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Florida's 6th congressional district
Current Representative		Cliff Stearns (R–Ocala)
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.

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%

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

Election Results

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

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

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

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

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

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present