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.

"TX-6" redirects here. TX-6 may also refer to Texas State Highway 6.
Texas's 6th congressional district
Texas' 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Ron Wright
R–Arlington
Distribution
  • 88.69% urban[1]
  • 11.31% rural
Population (2019)818,442[2]
Median household
income		$71,161[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+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
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
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created March 4, 1875

Gustav Schleicher		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
January 10, 1879		 44th
45th		 Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Died.
Vacant January 10, 1879 –
April 15, 1879		 45th

Christopher C. Upson		 Democratic April 15, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 46th
47th		 Elected to finish Schleicher's term.
Re-elected in 1880.
Lost renomination.

Olin Wellborn		 Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 48th
49th		 Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost renomination.

Jo Abbott		 Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1897		 50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th		 Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.

Robert E. Burke		 Democratic March 4, 1897 –
June 5, 1901		 55th
56th
57th		 Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Died.
Vacant June 5, 1901 –
July 13, 1901		 57th
Dudley G. Wooten Democratic July 13, 1901 –
March 3, 1903		 Elected to finish Burke's term.
Lost renomination.
Scott Field Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907		 58th
59th		 Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired.

Rufus Hardy		 Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1923		 60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th		 Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.

Luther Alexander Johnson		 Democratic March 4, 1923 –
July 17, 1946		 68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th		 Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Resigned to become U.S. Tax Judge.
Vacant July 17, 1946 –
August 24, 1946		 79th

Olin E. Teague		 Democratic August 24, 1946 –
December 31, 1978		 79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th		 Elected to finish Johnson's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Resigned.
Vacant December 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1979		 95th

Phil Gramm		 Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 5, 1983		 96th
97th
98th		 Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Resigned to run as a Republican.
Vacant January 5, 1983 –
February 12, 1983		 98th

Phil Gramm		 Republican February 12, 1983 –
January 3, 1985		 Re-elected to finish his own term.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Joe Barton		 Republican January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 2019		 99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th		 Elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired due to scandal.

Ron Wright		 Republican January 3, 2019 –
present		 116th
117th		 Elected in 2018.

Re-elected in 2020.

Election results
US House election, 2004: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
US House election, 2006: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
US House election, 2008: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
US House election, 2010: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
US House election, 2012: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
US House election, 2014: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
US House election, 2016: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
US House of Representatives elections, 2018: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
2020 United States House of Representatives elections: Texas District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
2007 - 2013

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.

2012 redistricting

The 2012 redistricting process removed all of Trinity, Houston, Leon, Freestone, and Limestone counties from the district, while making the district more compact in southeastern Tarrant County.[5]


See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. Leslie, Katie (November 30, 2017). "Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election". Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  5. "DistrictViewer". dvr.capitol.texas.gov.

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