Texas's 6th congressional district

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Texas's 6th congressional district
Current Representative		Joe Barton (R–Ennis)
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+15

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.

List of representatives

Note: Congressional district borders are periodically redrawn and some district residences locations may no longer be in the 6th District.

Representative	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
District created		March 4, 1875
Gustave Schleicher	March 4, 1875	January 10, 1879	Democratic	Cuero	Died
Vacant		January 10, 1879 - April 15, 1879
Christopher C. Upson	April 15, 1879	March 3, 1883	Democratic	San Antonio
Olin Wellborn	March 4, 1883	March 3, 1887	Democratic	Dallas	Redistricted from the 3rd district
Jo Abbott	March 4, 1887	March 3, 1897	Democratic	Hillsboro
Robert Emmet Burke	March 4, 1897	June 15, 1901	Democratic	Dallas	Died
Vacant		June 15, 1901 - July 13, 1901
Dudley Goodall Wooten	July 13, 1901	March 3, 1903	Democratic	Dallas
Scott Field	March 4, 1903	March 3, 1907	Democratic	Calvert
Rufus Hardy	March 4, 1907	March 3, 1923	Democratic	Corsicana
Luther Alexander Johnson	March 4, 1923	July 17, 1946	Democratic	Corsicana	Resigned after being appointed judge of the US Tax Court
Vacant		July 17, 1946 - August 24, 1946
Olin E. Teague	August 24, 1946	December 31, 1978	Democratic	College Station	Resigned
Vacant		December 31, 1978 - January 3, 1979
Phil Gramm	January 3, 1979	January 5, 1983	Democratic	College Station	Resigned to run as a Republican
Vacant		January 5, 1983 - February 12, 1983
Phil Gramm	February 12, 1983	January 3, 1985	Republican	College Station
Joe Barton	January 3, 1985	Present	Republican	Ennis	Incumbent

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

References

• 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