Texas's 6th congressional district
Template:Short description Template:Disambig-acronym Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox U.S. 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The district is currently represented by Republican Jake Ellzey.
The district was represented by Joe Barton from 1985 until 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>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.</ref> winning the seat.
Recent election results from statewide races
2023–2027 boundaries
2027–2033 boundaries
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:<ref>https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX06.pdf</ref>
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)
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)
List of members representing the district
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Election results
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2024
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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>