Texas's 6th congressional district
Texas's 6th congressional district | |
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Texas' 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Joe Barton (R–Ennis) |
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 770,255[2] |
Median income | $65,758 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+9[3] |
Texas District 6 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves an area including two 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. Barton came to national attention when nude selfie photos of himself - taken from video of him masturbating, that he had shared with women - surfaced online in 2017, along with messages with sexual overtones that he had sent to a female constituent while he was married.[4][5][6] In November 2017, Barton announced that as a result of the scandal he will retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and will not seek re-election in 2018.[7]
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.[8]
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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District created | March 4, 1875 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – January 10, 1879 |
Died | |
Vacant | January 10, 1879 – April 15, 1879 | ||
Democratic | April 15, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1897 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – June 5, 1901 |
Died | |
Vacant | June 5, 1901 – July 13, 1901 | ||
Democratic | July 13, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1923 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – July 17, 1946 |
Resigned to become U.S. Tax Judge | |
Vacant | July 17, 1946 – August 24, 1946 | ||
Democratic | August 24, 1946 – December 31, 1978 |
Resigned | |
Vacant | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 | ||
Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1983 |
Resigned to run as a Republican | |
Vacant | January 5, 1983 – February 12, 1983 | ||
Republican | February 12, 1983 – January 3, 1985 |
Won a special election to finish his own term Retired to run for U.S. Senate | |
Republican | January 3, 1985 – present |
First elected in 1984 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 91,927 | 60.5 | -5.5 | |
Democratic | David Harris | 56,369 | 37.1 | +4.4 | |
Libertarian | Carl Nulsen | 3,740 | 2.5 | +1.2 | |
Turnout | 152,036 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 174,008 | 62 | +1.5 | |
Democratic | Ludwig Otto | 99,919 | 35.6 | -1.5 | |
Libertarian | Max Kock, III | 6,655 | 2.4 | -0.1 | |
Turnout | 280,582 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 107,140 | 65.9 | +3.9 | |
Democratic | David Cozad | 50,717 | 31.2 | -4.4 | |
Libertarian | Byron Severns | 4,700 | 2.9 | +0.5 | |
Turnout | 162,557 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 145,019 | 58 | -7.9 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Sanders | 98,053 | 39.2 | +8.0 | |
Libertarian | Hugh Chauvin | 4,847 | 1.9 | -2.1 | |
Green | Brandon Parmer | 2,017 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Turnout | 249,936 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 92,334 | 61.1 | +3.1 | |
Democratic | David Cozad | 55,027 | 36.4 | -2.8 | |
Libertarian | Hugh Chauvin | 3,635 | 2.4 | +1.6 | |
Turnout | 150,996 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Joe Barton | 159,444 | 58.3 | -2.8 | |
Democratic | Ruby Faye Woolridge | 106,667 | 39 | +2.6 | |
Green | Darrel Smith | 7,185 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | 273,296 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=06
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Republican Rep. Joe Barton apologizes after lewd photo surfaces," Fox News.
- ↑ "GOP congressman Barton apologizes for nude selfie" - POLITICO
- ↑ "After cringe-worthy photo, let voters decide on Rep. Joe Barton's future" | Editorials | Dallas News
- ↑ Leslie, Katie (November 30, 2017). "Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election". Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ↑ http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/
- 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
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