Texas's 6th congressional district

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Texas's 6th congressional district
Texas's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Joe Barton (REnnis)
Population (2000) 651,619
Median income $45,857
Ethnicity 73.0% White, 13.0% Black, 3.5% Asian, 15.9% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI R+13 (2012)

Texas District 6 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves an area including four counties to the south of the Dallas/Fort Worth area plus the southeast corner of Tarrant County. As of the 2000 census, District 6 represents 651,620 people. The current Representative from District 6 is Joe Barton and has been since 1985.

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.[1]

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created March 4, 1875
Gustave Schleicher Democratic March 4, 1875 –
January 10, 1879
Died
Vacant January 10, 1879 –
April 15, 1879
Christopher C. Upson Democratic April 15, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Olin Wellborn Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
Jo Abbott Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1897
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert E. Burke Democratic March 4, 1897 –
June 5, 1901
Died
Vacant June 5, 1901 –
July 13, 1901
Dudley G. Wooten Democratic July 13, 1901 –
March 3, 1903
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Scott Field Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Rufus Hardy Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1923
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Luther Alexander Johnson Democratic March 4, 1923 –
July 17, 1946
Resigned to become U.S. Tax Judge
Vacant July 17, 1946 –
August 24, 1946
Olin E. Teague Democratic August 24, 1946 –
December 31, 1978
Resigned
Vacant December 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1979
Phil Gramm Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 5, 1983
Resigned to run as a Republican
Vacant January 5, 1983 –
February 12, 1983
Phil Gramm Republican February 12, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
Won a special election to finish his own term
Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Joe Barton Republican January 3, 1985 –
present
First elected in 1984

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

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

References

Coordinates: 32°14′06″N 96°39′57″W / 32.23500°N 96.66583°W / 32.23500; -96.66583

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