Florida's 6th congressional district

Florida's 6th congressional district
Florida's sixth congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Ron DeSantis (R–Ponte Vedra Beach)
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Florida's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district stretches from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to New Smyrna Beach. It includes the cities of St. Augustine and Daytona Beach.

From 2003 to 2013 the district stretched from the St. Johns River and Jacksonville, sweeping through North Central Florida, encompassing portions of Gainesville and Ocala, and meandered down to the northern tip of the Greater Orlando area in Lake County. It included all of Bradford and Gilchrist counties and portions of Alachua, Clay, Duval, Lake, Levy, and Marion counties.

The district is currently represented by Republican Ron DeSantis.

Presidential voting history

The district contains over 525,000 registered voters, of whom just over 39% are Democratic, while slightly more than 41% identify as Republican.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1945
Dwight L. Rogers	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – December 1, 1954		Died
Vacant		December 1, 1954 – January 4, 1955
Paul Rogers	Democratic	January 4, 1955 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted to the 9th district
Sam Gibbons	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973		Redistricted from the 10th district, Redistricted to the 7th district
Bill Young	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted from the 8th district, Redistricted to the 8th district
Buddy MacKay	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
Cliff Stearns	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013		Lost primary election after being redistricted to the 3rd district
Ron DeSantis	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 6th congressional district

As of May 2015, these are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 6th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 29°27′28″N 81°21′07″W / 29.45778°N 81.35194°W / 29.45778; -81.35194