2006Final results
2006 election for Florida's 18th District
U.S. House · Florida
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating David "big Dave" Patlak (D) by 24.3 points.
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublican · winner
62.1%79,631
David "big Dave" PatlakDemocrat
37.9%48,499
128,132 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 2006
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 "big Dave" PatlakIleana Ros-Lehtinen
$77.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$76K
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$1K
Cash on hand
$1.3M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006