Cliff Stearns, U.S. Representative

Cliff Stearns

U.S. Representative
Born
April 16, 1941
Current age
85
Home state
Florida
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1988–2010
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stearns1.8M
Opponents871,045
12
Elections run

Between 1988 and 2010, Cliff Stearns ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Stearns's biggest single-election total was 228,302 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Florida's District 6. Stearns's closest win came in the 1988 U.S. House election in Florida's District 6, decided by 17,659 votes.

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How many votes has Cliff Stearns received?

Cliff Stearns has received 1,805,215 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

Cliff Stearns’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. HouseFloridaWon179,34971.46%Steve Schonberg
2008U.S. HouseFloridaWon228,30260.89%Tim Cunha
2006U.S. HouseFloridaWon136,60159.88%David E. Bruderly (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseFloridaWon211,13764.4%David E. Bruderly (head-to-head)
2002U.S. HouseFloridaWon141,57065.36%David E. Bruderly (head-to-head)
2000U.S. HouseFloridaWon178,78999.98%
1998U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
1996U.S. HouseFloridaWon161,52767.18%Newell O'Brien
1994U.S. HouseFloridaWon148,74199.11%
1992U.S. HouseFloridaWon144,19565.36%Phil Denton
1990U.S. HouseFloridaWon138,58859.22%Art Johnson
1988U.S. HouseFloridaWon136,41553.46%Jon Mills
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000822) and Wikidata (Q920096). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Cliff Stearns: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/cliff-stearns. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.