2006Final results
2006 election for Florida's 6th District
U.S. House · Florida
Cliff Stearns (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating David E. Bruderly (D) by 19.8 points.
Cliff StearnsRepublican · winner
59.9%136,601
David E. BruderlyDemocrat
40.1%91,528
228,129 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 E. BruderlyCliff Stearns
$139K
Raised by the campaign
$835.5K
$139.2K
Spent by the campaign
$455.5K
$132
Cash on hand
$2.3M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006