Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 19
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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| Florida's 6th Congressional District |
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 24, 2020 |
| Primary: August 18, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Michael Waltz (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Florida |
| Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Florida, held elections in 2020.
Incumbent Michael Waltz won election in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 6.
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Heading into the election the incumbent was Republican Michael Waltz, who was first elected in 2018.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Florida's 6th Congressional District was located in northeastern Florida and included St. Johns and Flagler counties and portions of Putnam and Volusia counties.[1] The 6th District stretched from the Canaveral National Seashore through Daytona Beach up north past St. Augustine.[2]
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Florida modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Voter registration: The voter registration deadline was extended to October 6, 2020.[3]
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "Race Ratings: Florida Offers Democrats Chances at Pickups," accessed February 28, 2012
- ↑ This change was not due to COVID-19. This deadline was extended after the state's voter registration website crashed.
