Texas's 6th congressional district
Texas's 6th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes Ellis and Navarro counties to the south and southeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth area plus the southeast corner of Tarrant County. As of the 2000 census, the 6th district represents 651,620 people. The current Representative from the 6th district is Ron Wright, who took office in 2019.
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Texas' 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 818,442[2] | ||
Median household income | $71,161[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+9[3] |
The district was represented by Joe Barton from 1985 until 2019.[4] Other notable representatives include Olin "Tiger" Teague and Phil Gramm; the latter served as a Democrat, then notably resigned to run as a Republican and won over more than a dozen other candidates.
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Bush 66 - 34% |
2004 | President | Bush 66 - 34% |
2008 | President | McCain 57 - 42% |
2012 | President | Romney 58 - 40.8% |
2016 | President | Trump 54.2 - 42% |
2020 | President | Trump 51 - 48% |
List of members representing the district
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 168,767 | 66.0 | -4.3 | |
Democratic | Morris Meyer | 83,609 | 32.7 | +5.0 | |
Libertarian | Stephen Schrader | 3,251 | 1.3 | +0.1 | |
Turnout | 255,627 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 91,927 | 60.5 | -5.5 | |
Democratic | David Harris | 56,369 | 37.1 | +4.4 | |
Libertarian | Carl Nulsen | 3,740 | 2.5 | +1.2 | |
Turnout | 152,036 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 174,008 | 62 | +1.5 | |
Democratic | Ludwig Otto | 99,919 | 35.6 | -1.5 | |
Libertarian | Max Kock, III | 6,655 | 2.4 | -0.1 | |
Turnout | 280,582 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 107,140 | 65.9 | +3.9 | |
Democratic | David Cozad | 50,717 | 31.2 | -4.4 | |
Libertarian | Byron Severns | 4,700 | 2.9 | +0.5 | |
Turnout | 162,557 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 145,019 | 58 | -7.9 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Sanders | 98,053 | 39.2 | +8.0 | |
Libertarian | Hugh Chauvin | 4,847 | 1.9 | -2.1 | |
Green | Brandon Parmer | 2,017 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Turnout | 249,936 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 92,334 | 61.1 | +3.1 | |
Democratic | David Cozad | 55,027 | 36.4 | -2.8 | |
Libertarian | Hugh Chauvin | 3,635 | 2.4 | +1.6 | |
Turnout | 150,996 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 159,444 | 58.3 | -2.8 | |
Democratic | Ruby Faye Woolridge | 106,667 | 39 | +2.6 | |
Green | Darrel Smith | 7,185 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | 273,296 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ron Wright | 135,779 | 53.1 | -5.2 | |
Democratic | Jana Lynne Sanchez | 116,040 | 45.4 | +6.4 | |
Libertarian | Jason Harber | 3,724 | 1.5 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | 255,543 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ron Wright | 177,398 | 52.9 | -0.2 | |
Democratic | Stephen Daniel | 147,310 | 43.9 | -1.5 | |
Libertarian | Melanie A. Black | 10,851 | 3.2 | +1.7 | |
Turnout | 335,559 | 100 | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Historical district boundaries
Early in the district's history it stretched from the southern Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs all the way to Houston's northern suburbs. As Houston and DFW grew, the district shrank gradually northward, reaching its current boundaries today.
References
- https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Leslie, Katie (November 30, 2017). "Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election". Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- "DistrictViewer". dvr.capitol.texas.gov.
- 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