Election results from presidential races
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List of members representing the district
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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 .Re-elected in 2024 .
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
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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.
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]
^ "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 .
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