1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Florida's 6th District
U.S. House · Florida
Cliff Stearns (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Jon Mills (D) by 6.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Cliff StearnsRepublican · winner
53.5%136,415
Jon MillsDemocrat
46.5%118,756
255,171 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jon MillsCliff Stearns
$504K
Raised by the campaign
$421.2K
$503.7K
Spent by the campaign
$408.3K
$1.4K
Cash on hand
$12.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1988.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1988