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2006 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2006 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Ginny Brown-Waite won the 2006 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Ginny Brown-Waite received 162,421 popular votes (59.85%). The main challenger was John Russell (40.15%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown-Waite and Russell

Brown-Waite +19.7 pts · won by 53,462 votes
Ginny Brown-WaiteRepublicanWINNER59.85%
162,421 votes
John RussellDemocratic40.15%
108,959 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.