2006Final results
2006 election for Florida's 5th District
U.S. House · Florida
Ginny Brown-Waite (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating John Russell (D) by 19.7 points.
Ginny Brown-WaiteRepublican · winner
59.9%162,421
John RussellDemocrat
40.2%108,959
271,380 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.
John RussellGinny Brown-Waite
$90.2K
Raised by the campaign
$794.4K
$88.7K
Spent by the campaign
$784.9K
$1.5K
Cash on hand
$180.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006