Texas's 6th congressional district

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Texas District 6 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves an area including four 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.

[edit] Representatives from Texas District 6

Note: Congressional district borders are periodically redrawn and some district residences locations may no longer be in the 6th District.

Representative	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence
Gustave Schleicher	1875	1879*	Democratic	San Antonio
Christopher Columbus Upson	1879	1883	Democratic	San Antonio
Olin Wellborn	1883	1887	Democratic	Dallas
Jo Abbott	1887	1897	Democratic	Hillsboro
Robert Emmet Burke	1897	1901*	Democratic	Dallas
Dudley Goodall Wooten	1901	1903	Democratic	Dallas
Scott Field	1903	1907	Democratic	Calvert
Rufus Hardy	1907	1923	Democratic	Corsicana
Luther A. Johnson	1923	1946	Democratic	Corsicana
Olin E. Teague	1946	1978	Democratic	College Station
Phil Gramm	1978	January 5, 1983**	Democratic	College Station
Phil Gramm	February 12, 1983**	1985	Republican	College Station
Joe Barton	1985	Incumbent	Republican	Ennis

* Died in office.
** Phil Gramm resigned in 1983 to run by special election as a Republican.

[edit] Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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