2010Final results
2010 election for Florida's 6th District
U.S. House · Florida
Cliff Stearns (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Steve Schonberg (Ind) by 42.9 points.
Cliff StearnsRepublican · winner
71.5%179,349
Steve SchonbergIndependent
28.5%71,632
250,981 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 2010
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.
Steve SchonbergCliff Stearns
$10.7K
Raised by the campaign
$771.9K
$8.1K
Spent by the campaign
$917.5K
$2.7K
Cash on hand
$2.1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010