Texas's 6th congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in Texas's 6th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Jake Ellzey (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 65.7% | 31.4 |
| 2022 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 100.0% | — |
| 2021 special | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 53.3% | 6.6 |
| 2020 | Ron Wright | Republican | 52.8% | 8.8 |
| 2018 | Ron Wright | Republican | 53.1% | 7.7 |
| 2016 | Joe Barton | Republican | 58.3% | 19.3 |
| 2014 | Joe Barton | Republican | 61.2% | 24.7 |
| 2012 | Joe Barton | Republican | 58.0% | 18.8 |
| 2010 | Joe Barton | Republican | 65.9% | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Joe Barton | Republican | 62.0% | 26.4 |
| 2006 | Joe Barton | Republican | 60.5% | 23.4 |
| 2004 | Joe Barton | Republican | 66.0% | 33.3 |
| 2002 | Joe Barton | Republican | 70.3% | 42.7 |
| 2000 | Joe Barton | Republican | 88.1% | 76.2 |
| 1998 | Joe Barton | Republican | 72.9% | 47.0 |
| 1980 | Phil Gramm | Democratic | 70.9% | 41.8 |
| 1978 | Phil Gramm | Democratic | 65.1% | 30.2 |
| 1976 | Olin E. Teague | Democratic | 65.9% | 32.5 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ellzey Won | REP | 188,119 | 65.68% | |
| John Love III | DEM | 98,319 | 34.33% | |
| Total | 286,438 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ellzey Won | REP | 149,321 | 100.00% | |
| Total | 149,321 | |||
2021 (special)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Wright Won | REP | 15,077 | 19.21% | |
| Jake Ellzey | REP | 10,865 | 13.85% | |
| Jana Lynne Sanchez | DEM | 10,518 | 13.40% | |
| Brian Harrison | REP | 8,485 | 10.81% | |
| Shawn Lassiter | DEM | 6,973 | 8.89% | |
| John Anthony Castro | REP | 4,321 | 5.51% | |
| Tammy Allison | DEM | 4,240 | 5.40% | |
| Lydia Bean | DEM | 2,923 | 3.73% | |
| Michael Wood | REP | 2,509 | 3.20% | |
| Michael Ballantine | REP | 2,225 | 2.84% | |
| Daniel Stephen Rodimer | REP | 2,088 | 2.66% | |
| Daryl J. Eddings | DEM | 1,654 | 2.11% | |
| Mike Egan | REP | 1,544 | 1.97% | |
| Patrick Moses | DEM | 1,189 | 1.52% | |
| Manuel Richard Salazar | DEM | 1,120 | 1.43% | |
| Sery Kim | REP | 889 | 1.13% | |
| Travis Rodermund | REP | 460 | 0.59% | |
| Adrian Mizher | IND | 351 | 0.45% | |
| Brian K. Stephenson | DEM | 271 | 0.35% | |
| Phil Gray | LIB | 265 | 0.34% | |
| Matt Hinterlong | DEM | 252 | 0.32% | |
| Jennifer Garcia Sharon | REP | 150 | 0.19% | |
| Christopher Suprun | DEM | 102 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 78,471 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ellzey Won | REP | 20,873 | 53.29% | |
| Susan Wright | REP | 18,293 | 46.71% | |
| Total | 39,166 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents Texas's 6th congressional district?
Jake Ellzey (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in Texas's 6th congressional district?
Jake Ellzey won in 2024 by 31.4 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.