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),Svitek, Patrick. Gov. Greg Abbott sets July 27 as date of special election runoff to succeed late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, Texas Tribune, May 12, 2021. winning the seat.
Recent election results from statewide races 2023–2027 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 64% - 35%2012 PresidentRomney 67% - 33%2014 SenateCornyn 73% - 27% GovernorAbbott 70% - 30%2016 PresidentTrump 64% - 32%2018 SenateCruz 61% - 38% GovernorAbbott 66% - 33% Lt. GovernorPatrick 61% - 37% Attorney GeneralPaxton 61% - 37% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 63% - 34%2020 PresidentTrump 61% - 37% SenateCornyn 62% - 35%2022 GovernorAbbott 65% - 34% Lt. GovernorPatrick 63% - 34% Attorney GeneralPaxton 63% - 34% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 66% - 32%2024 PresidentTrump 64% - 35% SenateCruz 60% - 37%
2027–2033 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 64% - 35%2012 PresidentRomney 67% - 33%2014 SenateCornyn 72% - 28% GovernorAbbott 68% - 32%2016 PresidentTrump 62% - 34%2018 SenateCruz 59% - 40% GovernorAbbott 64% - 34% Lt. GovernorPatrick 60% - 38% Attorney GeneralPaxton 59% - 39% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 61% - 35%2020 PresidentTrump 59% - 40% SenateCornyn 60% - 37%2022 GovernorAbbott 62% - 37% Lt. GovernorPatrick 60% - 38% Attorney GeneralPaxton 60% - 37% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 63% - 35%2024 PresidentTrump 61% - 38% SenateCruz 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:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX06.pdf
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 Tarrant (part)
List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District established March 4, 1875 Gustav Schleicher Democratic March 4, 1875 –January 10, 1879 Elected in 1874.Re-elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878.Died. Vacant January 10, 1879 –April 15, 1879 Christopher C. Upson Democratic April 15, 1879 –March 3, 1883 Elected to finish Schleicher's term.Re-elected in 1880.Lost renomination.Olin Wellborn Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1887 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882.Re-elected in 1884.Lost renomination. Jo Abbott Democratic 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. Robert E. Burke Democratic March 4, 1897 –June 5, 1901 Elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Died. Vacant June 5, 1901 –July 13, 1901 Dudley G. Wooten Democratic July 13, 1901 –March 3, 1903 Elected to finish Burke's term.Lost renomination. Scott Field Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1907 Elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Retired.Rufus Hardy Democratic 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. Luther Alexander Johnson Democratic 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. Vacant July 17, 1946 –August 24, 1946 Olin E. Teague Democratic 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. Vacant December 31, 1978 –January 3, 1979 Phil Gramm Democratic January 3, 1979 –January 5, 1983 Elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Resigned to run as a Republican. Vacant January 5, 1983 –February 12, 1983 Phil Gramm Republican February 12, 1983 –January 3, 1985 Re-elected to finish his own term.Retired to run for U.S. senator. Joe Barton Republican 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. Ron Wright Republican January 3, 2019 –February 7, 2021 Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Died. Vacant February 7, 2021 –July 30, 2021 Jake Ellzey RepublicanJuly 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
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.
See also List of United States congressional districts
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present