Florida's 6th Senate district

Florida's 6th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Jennifer Bradley
R
Demographics39.2%% White
43.4%% Black
11.3%% Hispanic
3.8%% Asian
0.4%% Native American
0.1%% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)526,802
NotesStatistics gathered in 2020

Florida's 6th Senate district elects one member to the Florida Senate. The district consists of Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union counties, and part of Alachua county, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Republican Jennifer Bradley.

List of senators

NOTE: The following information was gathered from the Florida Senate website. Only records of senators from 1998-present are kept.

Portrait Name Party Years of service Home city/state Notes
Jim Horne
 Republican
1994-2001
Alfred "Al" Lawson, Jr.
 Democratic
2002-2010
Midway, Florida
Bill Montford
 Democratic
2010-2012
Marianna, Florida
 Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty, Wakulla counties and parts of Bay, Jefferson, Leon, Madison counties
John E. Thrasher
 Republican
2012-2014
Columbia, South Carolina
Audrey Gibson
 Democratic
2014-2022
Jacksonville, Florida
  • Consisted of part of Duval county
  • Minority (Democratic) Leader 2018-2020
Jennifer Bradley
 Republican
2022-Present
Tokyo, Japan
 Consists of Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union counties and part of Alachua county

Elections

NOTE: The following results were gathered from the Florida Department of State. Uncontested election results are not provided.

1978

Democratic Primary (1978) [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic K. H. "Buddy" MacKay 43,396 62.5%
Democratic G. B. "Cap" Wilson 25,998 37.5%
Total votes 69,394 100%

1980

Democratic Primary (1980) [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gene Keith 23,314 25.4%
Democratic George Kirkpatrick 31,656 34.4%
Democratic Perry C. McGriff, Jr. 36,962 40.2%
Total votes 91,932 100%
Democratic Primary Runoff (1980) [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Kirkpatrick 44,777 52.7%
Democratic Perry C. McGriff, Jr. 40,208 47.3%
Total votes 84,985 100%

1982

Democratic Primary (1982) [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Margaret C. Eppes 15,800 41.3%
Democratic George Kirkpatrick 22,421 58.7%
Total votes 38,221 100%

1986

Democratic Primary (1982) [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Kirkpatrick 25,529 55.4%
Democratic Jo Ann Doke Smith 20,569 44.6%
Total votes 46,098 100%

1990

General Election (1990) [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben Campe 27,694 33.9%
Democratic George Kirkpatrick 53,952 66.1%
Total votes 81,646 100%

1992

General Election (1992) [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sylvia Simmons 31,667 25.9%
Republican Ander Crenshaw 90,498 74.1%
Total votes 122,165 100%

1994

Republican Primary (1994) [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Horne 14,867 60.3%
Republican Ginny Myrick 9,793 39.7%
Total votes 24,660 100%
General Election (1994) [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew F. (Matt) Carlucci 44,069 43.5%
Republican Jim Horne 57,244 56.5%
Total votes 101,313 100%

2010

Democratic Primary (2010) [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Montford 32,264 55.2%
Democratic Curtis Richardson 26,236 44.8%
Total votes 58,500 100%
General Election (2010) [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Shaw 44,510 29.9%
Democratic Bill Montford 99,825 67.0%
Unaffiliated David H. Abrams 4,686 3.1%
Write-In Harrison Arencibian 10 0.0%
Total votes 149,031 100%

2012

General Election (2012) [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Thrasher 139,941 58.7%
Democratic Kathleen Trued 98,280 41.3%
Total votes 238,221 100%

2014

Republican Primary (2014) [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Derek Hankerson 10,126 29.8%
Republican John Thrasher 23,899 70.2%
Total votes 34,025 100%
General Election (2014) [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Thrasher 105,901 58.2%
Democratic Kathleen Trued 66,786 36.7%
Unaffiliated Greg Feldman 9,388 5.2
Total votes 182,075 100%

References

  1. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
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  3. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
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  6. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
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  8. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
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  10. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  11. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  12. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  13. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  14. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".