Texas's 6th congressional district

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. The district is currently represented by Republican Jake Ellzey.

The district was represented by Joe Barton from 1985 until 2019. 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 then-former President Donald Trump), winning the seat.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

{| class=wikitable

! Year

! Office

! Results

||2008

| President

| align="right" |McCain 64% - 35%

||2012

| President

| align="right" |Romney 67% - 33%

|rowspan=2|2014

| Senate

| align="right" |Cornyn 73% - 27%

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 70% - 30%

||2016

| President

| align="right" |Trump 64% - 32%

|rowspan=5|2018

| Senate

| align="right" |Cruz 61% - 38%

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 66% - 33%

| Lt. Governor

| align="right" |Patrick 61% - 37%

| Attorney General

| align="right" |Paxton 61% - 37%

| Comptroller of Public Accounts

| align="right" |Hegar 63% - 34%

|rowspan=2|2020

| President

| align="right" |Trump 61% - 37%

| Senate

| align="right" |Cornyn 62% - 35%

|rowspan=4|2022

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 65% - 34%

| Lt. Governor

| align="right" |Patrick 63% - 34%

| Attorney General

| align="right" |Paxton 63% - 34%

| Comptroller of Public Accounts

| align="right" |Hegar 66% - 32%

|rowspan=2|2024

| President

| align="right" |Trump 64% - 35%

| Senate

| align="right" |Cruz 60% - 37%

2027–2033 boundaries

{| class=wikitable

! Year

! Office

! Results

||2008

| President

| align="right" |McCain 64% - 35%

||2012

| President

| align="right" |Romney 67% - 33%

|rowspan=2|2014

| Senate

| align="right" |Cornyn 72% - 28%

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 68% - 32%

||2016

| President

| align="right" |Trump 62% - 34%

|rowspan=5|2018

| Senate

| align="right" |Cruz 59% - 40%

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 64% - 34%

| Lt. Governor

| align="right" |Patrick 60% - 38%

| Attorney General

| align="right" |Paxton 59% - 39%

| Comptroller of Public Accounts

| align="right" |Hegar 61% - 35%

|rowspan=2|2020

| President

| align="right" |Trump 59% - 40%

| Senate

| align="right" |Cornyn 60% - 37%

|rowspan=4|2022

| Governor

| align="right" |Abbott 62% - 37%

| Lt. Governor

| align="right" |Patrick 60% - 38%

| Attorney General

| align="right" |Paxton 60% - 37%

| Comptroller of Public Accounts

| align="right" |Hegar 63% - 35%

|rowspan=2|2024

| President

| align="right" |Trump 61% - 38%

| Senate

| align="right" |Cruz 57% - 40%

Current composition

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:

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)

: Fairfield, Kirvin, Streetman (shared with Navarro County), Wortham

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, 30th, 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)

Future composition

Beginning with the 2026 election, the 6th district will consist of the following counties:

Dallas (part)
Ellis
Johnson (part)
Navarro (part)
Tarrant (part)

List of members representing the district

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong ress

! Electoral history

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=5 | District established March 4, 1875

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Gustav Schleicher

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1875 – January 10, 1879

| Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Died.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 10, 1879 – April 15, 1879

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Christopher C. Upson

| | Democratic

| nowrap | April 15, 1879 – March 3, 1883

| Elected to finish Schleicher's term. Re-elected in 1880. Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left |100px Olin Wellborn

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887

| Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Jo Abbott

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1897

| Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Robert E. Burke

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1897 – June 5, 1901

| Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Died.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | June 5, 1901 – July 13, 1901

| rowspan=2 |

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Dudley G. Wooten

| | Democratic

| nowrap | July 13, 1901 – March 3, 1903

| Elected to finish Burke's term. Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Scott Field

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907

| Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left |100px Rufus Hardy

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1923

| 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.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Luther Alexander Johnson

| | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1923 – July 17, 1946

| 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.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | July 17, 1946 – August 24, 1946

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Olin E. Teague

| | Democratic

| nowrap | August 24, 1946 – December 31, 1978

| 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.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Phil Gramm

| | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1983

| Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Resigned to run as a Republican.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 5, 1983 – February 12, 1983

| rowspan=2 |

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Phil Gramm

| | Republican

| nowrap | February 12, 1983 – January 3, 1985

| Re-elected to finish his own term. Retired to run for U.S. senator.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Joe Barton

| | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2019

| 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.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Ron Wright

| | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2019 – February 7, 2021

| Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Died.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | February 7, 2021 – July 30, 2021

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Jake Ellzey

| | Republican

| nowrap |July 30, 2021 – present

| Elected to finish Wright's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

This special election took place after Wright died from health complications related to COVID-19 on February 7, 2021.

2024

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

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.

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

2027–2033 boundaries

Current composition

Future composition

List of members representing the district

Election results

2024

Historical district boundaries

2012 redistricting

See also

References