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+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.

The district from 2003 to 2013

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.

List of representatives

Representative	Years	Party	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 15, 1901	Died
Vacant		June 15, 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

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