U.S. House district for Texas
Texas's 6th congressional district Texas' 6th congressional district
Representative Distribution 88.7% urban[1] 11.3% rural Population (2022) 801,951[2] Median household income $75,003[2] Ethnicity 44.9% White 33.8% Hispanic 13.6% Black 3.6% Asian 3.2% Two or more races 0.9% other Cook PVI R+15[3]
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 2010 census, the 6th district represented 698,498 people.[4] The district is currently represented by Republican Jake Ellzey.
The district was represented by Joe Barton from 1985 until 2019.[5] Other notable representatives include Olin "Tiger" Teague and Phil Gramm . The latter served as a Democrat, then notably resigned and ran as a Republican to win the ensuing special election .
A special election to fill the seat was held on May 1, 2021, with the winner being determined in a July 27 runoff after no candidate received a majority of the vote. In the runoff, Republican state representative Jake Ellzey defeated fellow Republican Susan Wright (the widow of Ron Wright and the endorsee of former President Donald Trump ),[6] [7] winning the seat.
Election results from presidential races List of members representing the district Member Party Years Cong ress Electoral history District established March 4, 1875 Gustav Schleicher (Cuero ) 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 (San Antonio ) Democratic April 15, 1879 – March 3, 1883 46th 47th Elected to finish Schleicher's term .Re-elected in 1880 . Lost renomination. Olin Wellborn (Dallas ) 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 (Hillsboro ) 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 (Dallas ) 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 (Dallas ) Democratic July 13, 1901 – March 3, 1903 Elected to finish Burke's term . Lost renomination. Scott Field (Calvert ) Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 58th 59th Elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 . Retired. Rufus Hardy (Corsicana ) 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 (Corsicana ) 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 (College Station ) 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 1946 .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 . Retired, then resigned. Vacant December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 95th Phil Gramm (College Station ) 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 (College Station ) Republican February 12, 1983 – January 3, 1985 Re-elected to finish his own term . Retired to run for U.S. senator . Joe Barton (Ennis ) 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 (Arlington ) Republican January 3, 2019 – February 7, 2021 116th 117th Elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 . Died. Vacant February 7, 2021 – July 30, 2021 117th Jake Ellzey (Midlothian ) Republican July 30, 2021 – present 117th 118th Elected to finish Wright's term .Re-elected in 2022 .
Election results US House election, 2004 : Texas District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Joe Barton (incumbent) 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 (incumbent) 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 (incumbent) 174,008 62.0 +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 (incumbent) 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 (incumbent) 145,019 58.0 -7.9 Democratic Kenneth Sanders 98,053 39.2 +8.0 Libertarian Hugh Chauvin 4,847 1.9 -1.0 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 (incumbent) 92,334 61.1 +3.1 Democratic David Cozad 55,027 36.4 -2.8 Libertarian Hugh Chauvin 3,635 2.4 +0.5 Turnout 150,996 Republican hold Swing
US House election, 2016 : Texas District 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Joe Barton (incumbent) 159,444 58.3 -2.8 Democratic Ruby Faye Woolridge 106,667 39.0 +2.6 Green Darrel Smith 7,185 2.6 +2.6 Turnout 273,296 Republican hold Swing
2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election [8] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Susan Wright 15,052 19.21 Republican Jake Ellzey 10,851 13.85 Democratic Jana Sanchez 10,497 13.39 Republican Brian Harrison 8,476 10.81 Democratic Shawn Lassiter 6,964 8.89 Republican John Anthony Castro 4,321 5.51 Democratic Tammy Allison Holloway 4,238 5.41 Democratic Lydia Bean 2,920 3.73 Republican Michael Wood 2,503 3.19 Republican Michael Ballantine 2,224 2.84 Republican Dan Rodimer 2,086 2.66 Democratic Daryl J. Eddings Sr. 1,652 2.11 Republican Mike Egan 1,543 1.97 Democratic Patrick Moses 1,189 1.52 Democratic Manuel R. Salazar III 1,119 1.43 Republican Sery Kim 888 1.13 Republican Travis Rodermund 460 0.59 Independent Adrian Mizher 351 0.45 Democratic Brian K. Stephenson 271 0.35 Libertarian Phil Gray 265 0.34 Democratic Matthew Hinterlong 252 0.32 Republican Jennifer Garcia Sharon 150 0.19 Democratic Chris Suprun 102 0.13 Total votes 78,374 100 General election Republican Jake Ellzey 20,837 53.27 Republican Susan Wright 18,279 46.73 Total votes 39,116 100.00 Republican hold
This special election took place after Wright died from health complications related to COVID-19 on February 7, 2021.[9]
Historical district boundaries 2007–2013
2013–2023
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 .[10]
See also United States portal Texas portal
References ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau . Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov . ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 . ^ "Texas – Congressional District 6" (PDF) . 2010. ^ Leslie, Katie (November 30, 2017). "Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election". Dallas Morning News . Dallas, TX. Retrieved November 30, 2017 . ^ Ethan Cohen, Adam Levy and Clare Foran. "Susan Wright advances to runoff in Texas' 6th District special election with tight race for second spot". CNN . Retrieved May 2, 2021 . ^ Svitek, Patrick. Gov. Greg Abbott sets July 27 as date of special election runoff to succeed late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, Texas Tribune , May 12, 2021. ^ "Texas' 6th Congressional District's election results". www.texastribune.org . Texas Tribune. May 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021 . ^ "Rep. Ron Wright of Texas dies after hospitalization for Covid-19". NBC News . February 8, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021 . ^ "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 32°14′06″N 96°39′57″W / 32.23500°N 96.66583°W / 32.23500; -96.66583