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1986 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1986 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election?

Buddy MacKay won the 1986 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election. Buddy MacKay received 143,598 popular votes (70.16%). The main challenger was Larry Gallagher (29.84%).

See the full head-to-head between MacKay and Gallagher

MacKay +40.3 pts · won by 82,529 votes
Buddy MacKayDemocraticWINNER70.16%
143,598 votes
Larry GallagherRepublican29.84%
61,069 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.