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Florida's 6th congressional district

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Florida's 6th congressional district
Florida's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2017
Representative
Area2,682[1] sq mi (6,950 km2)
Distribution
  • 86.15% urban[2]
  • 13.85% rural
Population (2019)790,455
Median household
income		$55,281[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+7[4]

Florida's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district is located on the Eastern Florida Coast and stretches from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to New Smyrna Beach. It includes the city of Daytona Beach.

From 2003 to 2013 the district stretched from the St. Johns River and Jacksonville, sweeping through North Central Florida, encompassing portions of Gainesville and Ocala, and meandered down to the northern tip of the Greater Orlando area in Lake County. It included all of Bradford and Gilchrist counties and portions of Alachua, Clay, Duval, Lake, Levy, and Marion counties. Most of this district is now the 3rd District, while the current 6th covers most of the territory that was previously in the 7th district.

The district is currently represented by Republican Michael Waltz.

Recent results in statewide elections

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

Year Office Results
2004 President George W. Bush 61 - John Kerry 39%
2008 President John McCain 56 - Barack Obama 42%
2012 President Mitt Romney 53 - Barack Obama 47%
2016 President Donald Trump 57 - Hillary Clinton 40%

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District created January 3, 1945

Dwight L. Rogers 		Democratic January 3, 1945 –
December 1, 1954 		79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd 		Elected in 1944
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954 but died.
Vacant December 1, 1954 –
January 11, 1955 		83rd
84th

Paul Rogers 		Democratic January 11, 1955 –
January 3, 1967 		84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th 		Elected to finish his father's term.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the 9th district.

Sam Gibbons 		Democratic January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973 		90th
91st
92nd 		Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Bill Young 		Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983 		93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th 		Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 8th district.

Buddy MacKay 		Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1989 		98th
99th
100th 		Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator

Cliff Stearns 		Republican January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2013 		101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th 		Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elcted in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost renomination.

Ron DeSantis 		Republican January 3, 2013 –
September 10, 2018 		113th
114th
115th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned to run for Governor of Florida[5]
Vacant September 10, 2018 –
January 3, 2019 		115th

Michael Waltz 		Republican January 3, 2019 –
present 		116th
117th
118th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Election results

2000

Florida 6th Congressional District 2000[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cliff Stearns 178,789 99.9
Write-In Timothy Clower 152 0.1
Write-In Barbara Elliott 31 0.0
Total votes 178,972 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2002

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cliff Stearns (Incumbent) 141,570 65.35
Democratic Dave Bruderly 75,046 34.65
Total votes 216,616 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

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

2006

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cliff Stearns (Incumbent) 136,601 59.88
Democratic Dave Bruderly 91,528 40.12
Total votes 228,129 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cliff Stearns (Incumbent) 228,302 60.89
Democratic Tim Cunha 146,655 39.11
Total votes 374,957 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

Florida's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cliff Stearns (Incumbent) 179,349 71.46
Independent Steven E. Schonberg 71,632 28.54
Total votes 250,981 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2016

Florida’s 6th congressional district, 2016 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron DeSantis (incumbent) 213,519 58.6
Democratic Bill McCullough 151,051 41.4
Total votes 364,570 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Florida's 6th congressional district, 2018[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Waltz 187,891 56.31%
Democratic Nancy Soderberg 145,758 43.69%
Total votes 333,649 100%
Republican hold

2020

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Florida's 6th congressional district, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Waltz (incumbent) 265,393 60.63%
Democratic Clint Curtis 172,305 39.37%
Total votes 437,698 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

  • 2013 - 2017
    2013 - 2017
  • 2003 - 2013
    2003 - 2013

References

  1. ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  3. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=06
  4. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Farrington, Brendan (January 5, 2018). "Trump's tweeted choice for Florida governor enters the race". Associated Press News. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  6. ^ a b November 7, 2000 General Election (Report). Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Department of State. 2000. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Official Results". Florida Division of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  8. ^ "2018 Florida general election results". Retrieved June 30, 2019.

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