| State: | Texas |
| District Number: | 6 |
| Image Name: | Texas US Congressional District 6 (since 2021).tif |
| Image Width: | 400 |
| Image Caption: | Texas' 6th congressional district |
| Representative: | Jake Ellzey |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Midlothian |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 88.7 |
| Percent Rural: | 11.3 |
| Population: | 801,951[2] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $75,003 |
| Percent White: | 44.9 |
| Percent Black: | 13.6 |
| Percent Asian: | 3.6 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.2 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 33.8 |
| Cpvi: | R+15[3] |
Texas's 6th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes Ellis and Navarro counties to the south and southeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth area plus the southeast corner of Tarrant County. As of the 2010 census, the 6th district represented 698,498 people.[4] The district is currently represented by Republican Jake Ellzey.
The district was represented by Joe Barton from 1985 until 2019.[5] 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 former President Donald Trump),[6] [7] winning the seat.
| Year | Office | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 66 – 34% | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 66 – 34% | |
| 2008 | President | McCain 57 – 42% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 58 – 41% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 54 – 42% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 51 - 48% |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1875 | ||||||||
| align=left | Gustav Schleicher | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – January 10, 1879 | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 10, 1879 – April 15, 1879 | ||||||
| align=left | Christopher C. Upson | Democratic | nowrap | April 15, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected to finish Schleicher's term. Re-elected in 1880. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Olin Wellborn | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | 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. | |||
| align=left | Robert E. Burke | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – June 5, 1901 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 5, 1901 – July 13, 1901 | ||||||
| align=left | Dudley G. Wooten | Democratic | nowrap | July 13, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Elected to finish Burke's term. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Scott Field | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired. | |||
| align=left | 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. | |||
| align=left | 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. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 17, 1946 – August 24, 1946 | ||||||
| align=left | 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. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 | ||||||
| align=left | 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. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 5, 1983 – February 12, 1983 | ||||||
| align=left | Phil Gramm | Republican | nowrap | February 12, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | Re-elected to finish his own term. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||
| align=left | 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. | |||
| align=left | Ron Wright | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2019 – February 7, 2021 | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 7, 2021 – July 30, 2021 | ||||||
| align=left | Jake Ellzey | Republican | nowrap | July 30, 2021 – present | Elected to finish Wright's term. Re-elected in 2022. | |||
This special election took place after Wright died from health complications related to COVID-19 on February 7, 2021.[8]
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.
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.[9]