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United States Representative · District 6

Florida. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Four candidates are on the official list.

Who is running

Qualified candidates, from Florida Department of State, Division of Elections (the last official copy we checked before the Nov. 3, 2026, election), as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Worth knowing

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1944 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.
  • Democratic candidate
  • Republican candidate
Share of the vote for this district, 1944 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1944 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%1960198020002020Democratic candidate, 1996: 32.82%Democratic candidate, 2024: 33.46%Republican candidate, 1952: 39.21%Republican candidate, 1982: 38.64%Republican candidate, 2024: 66.53%33.5%66.5%Share of the vote for this district, 1944 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1944 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%1960198020002020Democratic candidate, 1996: 32.82%Democratic candidate, 2024: 33.46%Republican candidate, 1952: 39.21%Republican candidate, 1982: 38.64%Republican candidate, 2024: 66.53%Democratic candidate 33.5%Republican candidate 66.5%

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1944 to 2024
Share of the vote for this district, 1944 to 2024
YearDemocratic candidateRepublican candidate
194469.69%30.31%
194671.07%28.93%
194866.65%33.35%
1950100%No figure
195260.79%39.21%
1954100%No figure
195654.74%45.26%
195871.52%28.48%
196061.98%38.02%
196264.19%35.8%
196466.05%33.95%
196699.8%No figure
196861.98%38.01%
197072.27%27.73%
197224.03%75.97%
197424.19%75.81%
197634.8%65.18%
197821.25%78.75%
1980No figureNo figure
198261.35%38.64%
198499.3%No figure
198670.16%29.84%
198846.54%53.46%
199040.77%59.22%
199234.64%65.36%
1994No figure99.11%
199632.82%67.18%
1998No figureNo figure
2000No figure99.98%
200234.64%65.36%
200435.59%64.4%
200640.12%59.88%
200839.11%60.89%
2010No figure71.46%
201242.78%57.22%
201437.46%62.54%
201641.43%58.57%
201843.69%56.31%
202039.35%60.61%
2022No figure75.33%
202433.46%66.53%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1944 to 2024
Winners and margins
YearMost votesMargin over the runner-up
2024Michael Waltz (Republican)141,364 votes (33.1 points)
2022Michael Waltz (Republican)152,341 votes (50.7 points)
2020Michael Waltz (Republican)93,088 votes (21.3 points)
2018Michael Waltz (Republican)42,133 votes (12.6 points)
2016Ron Desantis (Republican)62,468 votes (17.1 points)
2014Ron Desantis (Republican)66,691 votes (25.1 points)
2012Ron Desantis (Republican)49,473 votes (14.4 points)
2010Clifford B. "Cliff" Stearns (Republican)107,717 votes (42.9 points)
2008Clifford B. (Cliff) Stearns (Republican)81,647 votes (21.8 points)
2006Clifford (Cliff) B. Stearns (Republican)45,073 votes (19.8 points)
2004Clifford (Cliff) B. Stearns (Republican)94,457 votes (28.8 points)
2002Cliff Stearns (Republican)66,524 votes (30.7 points)
2000Cliff Stearns (Republican)Unopposed
1998Cliff Stearns (Republican)Unopposed
1996Cliff Stearns (Republican)82,619 votes (34.4 points)
1994Cliff Stearns (Republican)Unopposed
1992Cliff Stearns (Republican)67,776 votes (30.7 points)
1990Cliff Stearns (Republican)43,167 votes (18.4 points)
1988Cliff Stearns (Republican)17,659 votes (6.9 points)
1986Buddy Mackay (Democratic)82,529 votes (40.3 points)
1984Buddy Mackay (Democratic)166,235 votes (98.6 points)
1982Buddy Mackay (Democratic)31,766 votes (22.7 points)
1980C W Bill Young (Republican)Unopposed
1978C W Bill Young (Republican)110,040 votes (57.5 points)
1976C W Bill Young (Republican)70,550 votes (30.4 points)
1974C. W. Bill Young (Republican)74,416 votes (51.6 points)
1972C. W. Bill Young (Republican)106,751 votes (51.9 points)
1970Sam M. Gibbons (Democratic)48,580 votes (44.5 points)
1968Sam M. Gibbons (Democratic)32,556 votes (24.0 points)
1966Sam M. Gibbons (Democratic)Unopposed
1964Paul G. Rogers (Democratic)81,916 votes (32.1 points)
1962Paul G. Rogers (Democratic)45,284 votes (28.4 points)
1960Paul G. Rogers (Democratic)53,450 votes (24.0 points)
1958Paul G. Rogers (Democratic)42,834 votes (43.0 points)
1956Paul G. Rogers (Democratic)12,689 votes (9.5 points)
1954Dwight L. Rogers (Democratic)Unopposed
1952Dwight L. Rogers (Democratic)19,878 votes (21.6 points)
1950Dwight L. Rogers (Democratic)Unopposed
1948Dwight L. Rogers (Democratic)15,956 votes (33.3 points)
1946Dwight L. Rogers (Democratic)8,142 votes (42.1 points)
1944Dwight L. Rogers (Democratic)18,357 votes (39.4 points)

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Map

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Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 6 outlinedMap of the Florida congressional districts of the 119th Congress, coloured by group with a group list in the table. The same information is in the data table below.FL-1: Another districtFL-2: Another districtFL-3: Another districtFL-4: Another districtFL-5: Another districtFL-7: Another districtFL-8: Another districtFL-9: Another districtFL-10: Another districtFL-11: Another districtFL-12: Another districtFL-13: Another districtFL-14: Another districtFL-15: Another districtFL-16: Another districtFL-17: Another districtFL-18: Another districtFL-19: Another districtFL-20: Another districtFL-21: Another districtFL-22: Another districtFL-23: Another districtFL-24: Another districtFL-25: Another districtFL-26: Another districtFL-27: Another districtFL-28: Another districtFL-6: This race

Outlines are the Census Bureau's simplified cartographic boundaries, drawn for display, not for legal boundaries. Group names are in the table and in each district's tooltip, not only shown by colour.

Data table: Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 6 outlined
Florida's U.S. House districts, with District 6 outlined
DistrictContest
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Randy Fine $4.6M$4.5M$185KOct 14, 2026
Eric Yonce $619K$522K$97KOct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

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