2002Final results
2002 election for Florida's 6th District
U.S. House · Florida
Cliff Stearns (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating David E. Bruderly (D) by 30.7 points.
Cliff StearnsRepublican · winner
65.4%141,570
David E. BruderlyDemocrat
34.6%75,046
216,616 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 2002
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.
David E. BruderlyCliff Stearns
$59.2K
Raised by the campaign
$618.2K
$58.5K
Spent by the campaign
$332.4K
$674
Cash on hand
$1.4M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002