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1996 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election?

Cliff Stearns won the 1996 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election. Cliff Stearns received 161,527 popular votes (67.18%). The main challenger was Newell O'Brien (32.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Stearns and O'Brien

Stearns +34.4 pts · won by 82,619 votes
Cliff StearnsRepublicanWINNER67.18%
161,527 votes
Newell O'BrienDemocratic32.82%
78,908 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.