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Florida's 6th congressional district | |||||||||||||||||
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On January 11, 1955, voters inFlorida's 6th congressional district elected DemocratPaul Rogers to theUnited States House of Representatives. His father,Dwight L. Rogers, was the incumbent and had just beenre-elected to the term in November 1954, but died December 1, 1954.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Paul Rogers | 29,094 | 58.7 | |
| Republican | J. Herbert Burke | 21,147 | 41.3 | |
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