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Texas's 6th congressional district
Texas's 6th congressional district
	Texas' 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Ron Wright; R–Arlington
Distribution	88.69% urban; 11.31% rural;
Population (2016)	770,255
Median household; income	$66,965
Ethnicity	52.01% White; 22.23% Hispanic; 20.32% Black; 4.85% Asian; 0.59% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+9

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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.

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%

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	57th	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	98th	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

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.

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]

References

^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
^ ^a ^b 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

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html

[auto-2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-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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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 (2016)	770,255^[2]
Median household income	$66,965^[2]
Ethnicity	52.01% White 22.23% Hispanic 20.32% Black 4.85% Asian 0.59% Native American
Cook PVI	R+9^[3]