1955 Florida's 6th congressional district special election

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Florida's 6th congressional district
Nominee Paul Rogers J. Herbert Burke Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 29,094 21,147 Percentage 58.7% 41.3
Representative before election Dwight L. Rogers Democratic Elected Representative Paul Rogers Democratic

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On January 11, 1955, voters in Florida's 6th congressional district elected Democrat Paul Rogers to the United States House of Representatives. His father, Dwight L. Rogers, was the incumbent and had just been re-elected to the term in November 1954, but died December 1, 1954.

• 1954 United States House of Representatives elections

• "Florida Democrat Wins / Rogers Is Elected to Succeed Late Father in Congress". The New York Times. January 12, 1955. p. 36. Retrieved May 29, 2019.