Texas's 6th congressional district
| Texas's 6th congressional district | |
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 Texas' 6th congressional district | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 814,151[2] |
| Median household income | $75,166[2] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+15[3] |
Texas's 6th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes Hill, Ellis, Navarro, Anderson, and Cherokee counties to the south and southeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth area plus the southeast corner of Tarrant County, a sliver of Dallas County and northern Freestone 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.
Recent election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 64% - 35% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 67% - 33% |
| 2014 | Senate | Cornyn 73% - 27% |
| Governor | Abbott 70% - 30% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 64% - 32% |
| 2018 | Senate | Cruz 61% - 38% |
| Governor | Abbott 66% - 33% | |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 61% - 37% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 61% - 37% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 61% - 37% |
| Senate | Cornyn 62% - 35% | |
| 2022 | Governor | Abbott 65% - 34% |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 63% - 34% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 63% - 34% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 66% - 32% |
Composition
[edit]For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[9]
Anderson County (4)
- All 4 communities
Cherokee County (11)
- All 11 communities
Dallas County (3)
- Dallas (part; also 3rd, 4th, 5th, 24th, 30th, 32nd, and 33rd; shared with Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties), Grand Prairie (part; also 30th and 33rd; shared with Ellis and Tarrant counties), Irving (part; also 24th and 33rd)
Ellis County (20)
- All 20 communities
Freestone County (4)
Hill County (14)
- All 14 communities
Johnson County (8)
- Alvarado, Burleson (part; also 25th; shared with Tarrant County), Coyote Flats (part; also 25th), Grandview, The Homesteads, Keene (part; also 25th), Mansfield (part; also 33rd, shared with Ellis and Tarrant counties), Venus (shared with Ellis County)
Navarro County (19)
- All 19 communities
Tarrant County (3)
- Arlington (part; also 25th and 33rd), Grand Prairie (part; also 30th and 33rd; shared with Dallas and Ellis counties), Mansfield (part; also 33rd, shared with Ellis and Johnson counties)
List of members representing the district
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Election results
[edit]| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | −0.9 | |
| Turnout | 255,543 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Wright (incumbent) | 179,507 | 52.8 | −0.3 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Daniel | 149,530 | 44.0 | −1.4 | |
| Libertarian | Melanie A. Black | 10,955 | 3.2 | +1.7 | |
| Turnout | 339,992 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| 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.[11]
Historical district boundaries
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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
[edit]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.[12]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::1c2c1e0d-2fd1-43a8-a039-73e7023124d1
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX06.pdf
- ^ "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