Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2018

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General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 6

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ronald Wright
Ronald Wright (R)
 
53.1
 
135,961
Image of Jana Lynne Sanchez
Jana Lynne Sanchez (D)
 
45.4
 
116,350
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Jason Harber (L)
 
1.5
 
3,731

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 256,042
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Election details
Filing deadline: December 11, 2017
Primary: March 6, 2018
Primary runoff: May 22, 2018 (if needed)
General: November 6, 2018
Pre-election incumbent:
Joe Barton (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Texas
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Texas, held elections in 2018.

Ronald Wright (R) faced Jana Lynne Sanchez (D) in the general election.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Joe Barton (R), who was first elected in 1984. Barton announced on November 30, 2017, that he would not seek re-election in 2018.[1]

Texas' 6th Congressional District is located in the northeastern portion of the state and includes Ellis and Navarro counties and an area of Tarrant County.[2]

This page covered the general election in this race. Click here to read more about the Democratic Party primary election. Click here to read more about the Republican Party primary election.


Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 6

Ronald Wright defeated Jana Lynne Sanchez and Jason Harber in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ronald Wright
Ronald Wright (R)
 
53.1
 
135,961
Image of Jana Lynne Sanchez
Jana Lynne Sanchez (D)
 
45.4
 
116,350
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Jason Harber (L)
 
1.5
 
3,731

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 256,042
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 6

Jana Lynne Sanchez defeated Ruby Faye Woolridge in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 6 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jana Lynne Sanchez
 
53.1
 
6,103
Image of Ruby Faye Woolridge
Ruby Faye Woolridge
 
46.9
 
5,386

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 11,489
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 6

Ronald Wright defeated Jake Ellzey in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 6 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ronald Wright
Ronald Wright
 
52.2
 
12,747
Image of Jake Ellzey
Jake Ellzey
 
47.8
 
11,686

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 24,433
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 6

Ruby Faye Woolridge and Jana Lynne Sanchez advanced to a runoff. They defeated John W. Duncan, Justin Snider, and Levii Shocklee in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ruby Faye Woolridge
Ruby Faye Woolridge
 
36.9
 
10,857
✔
Image of Jana Lynne Sanchez
Jana Lynne Sanchez
 
36.9
 
10,838
Image of John W. Duncan
John W. Duncan
 
13.5
 
3,978
Image of Justin Snider
Justin Snider
 
6.9
 
2,014
Image of Levii Shocklee
Levii Shocklee
 
5.8
 
1,702

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,389
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Ronald Wright
Ronald Wright
 
45.1
 
20,750
✔
Image of Jake Ellzey
Jake Ellzey
 
21.8
 
9,999
Image of Ken Cope
Ken Cope
 
7.7
 
3,540
Image of Shannon Dubberly
Shannon Dubberly
 
6.3
 
2,884
Image of Mark Mitchell
Mark Mitchell
 
4.7
 
2,152
Image of Troy Ratterree
Troy Ratterree
 
4.0
 
1,858
Image of Kevin Harrison
Kevin Harrison
 
3.9
 
1,771
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Deborah Gagliardi
 
3.6
 
1,676
Image of Thomas Dillingham
Thomas Dillingham
 
1.2
 
544
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Shawn Dandridge
 
1.1
 
518
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Mel Hassell
 
0.6
 
268

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 45,960
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District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 6th Congressional District the 146th most Republican nationally.[3]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.[4]

Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Jana Lynne Sanchez Democratic Party $737,861 $718,242 $19,619 As of December 31, 2018
Ronald Wright Republican Party $707,058 $704,664 $2,394 As of December 31, 2018
Jason Harber Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


District history

2016

See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Joe Barton (R) defeated Ruby Faye Woolridge (D) and Darrel Smith Jr. (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Barton defeated Steven Fowler and Collin Baker in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Woolridge defeated Don Jaquess and Jeffrey Roseman to win the Democratic nomination.[5][6]

U.S. House, Texas District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Barton Incumbent 58.3% 159,444
     Democratic Ruby Faye Woolridge 39% 106,667
     Green Darrel Smith 2.6% 7,185
Total Votes 273,296
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Barton Incumbent 68.6% 55,285
Steven Fowler 22.3% 17,960
Collin Baker 9.1% 7,292
Total Votes 80,537
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRuby Faye Woolridge 69.7% 23,294
Jeffrey Roseman 17.9% 5,993
Don Jaquess 12.4% 4,132
Total Votes 33,419
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 6th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Joe Barton (R) defeated David Cozad (D) and Hugh Chauvin (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 6 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Barton Incumbent 61.1% 92,334
     Democratic David Cozad 36.4% 55,027
     Libertarian Hugh Chauvin 2.4% 3,635
Total Votes 150,996
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[7][8]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Texas heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

  • Republicans controlled both chambers of the Texas State Legislature. They had a 93-55 majority in the state House and a 21-10 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

  • Texas was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party held the governorship, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state House.

2018 elections

See also: Texas elections, 2018

Texas held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Texas
 TexasU.S.
Total population:27,429,639316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):261,2323,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:74.9%73.6%
Black/African American:11.9%12.6%
Asian:4.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.9%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,207$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Texas had a population of approximately 27,862,596 people, and its three largest cities were Houston (pop. est. 2.3 million), San Antonio (pop. est. 1.5 million), and Dallas (pop. est. 1.3 million).[9][10]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Texas from 2000 to 2016.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Texas every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Texas 2000-2016[11][12]
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 52.23% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 43.24% 8.99%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 57.17% Democratic Party Barack Obama 41.38% 15.79%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 55.45% Democratic Party Barack Obama 43.68% 11.77%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 61.09% Democratic Party John Kerry 38.22% 22.87%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 59.30% Democratic Party Al Gore 37.98% 21.32%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Texas from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Texas 2000-2016[13]
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014[14] Republican Party John Cornyn 61.56% Democratic Party David Alameel 34.36% 27.20%
2012[15] Republican Party Ted Cruz 56.46% Democratic Party Paul Sadler 40.62% 15.84%
2008[16] Republican Party John Cornyn 54.82% Democratic Party Richard Noriega 42.84% 11.98%
2006[17] Republican Party Kay Bailey Hutchison 61.69% Democratic Party Barbara Ann Radnofsky 36.04% 25.65%
2002[18] Republican Party John Cornyn 55.30% Democratic Party Ron Kirk 43.33% 11.97%
2000[19] Republican Party Kay Bailey Hutchison 65.04% Democratic Party Gene Kelly 32.35% 32.69%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2014

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2014. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Texas.

Election results (Governor), Texas 2000-2016[20]
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party Greg Abbott 59.27% Democratic Party Wendy Davis 38.90% 20.37%
2010 Republican Party Rick Perry 54.97% Democratic Party Bill White 42.30% 12.67%
2006 Republican Party Rick Perry 39.03% Democratic Party Chris Bell 29.79% 9.24%
2002 Republican Party Rick Perry 57.81% Democratic Party Tony Sanchez 39.96% 17.85%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Texas in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Texas 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 25 69.4% Democratic Party 11 30.6% R+14
2014 Republican Party 25 69.4% Democratic Party 11 30.6% R+14
2012 Republican Party 24 66.7% Democratic Party 12 33.3% R+12
2010 Republican Party 23 71.9% Democratic Party 9 28.1% R+14
2008 Republican Party 20 62.5% Democratic Party 12 37.5% R+8
2006 Republican Party 19 59.4% Democratic Party 13 40.6% R+6
2004 Republican Party 21 65.6% Democratic Party 11 34.4% R+10
2002 Republican Party 15 46.9% Democratic Party 17 53.1% D+2
2000 Republican Party 13 43.3% Democratic Party 17 56.7% D+4

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dallas News, "Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election," November 30, 2017
  2. ↑ Texas Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
  3. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  4. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  6. ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
  7. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  8. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  9. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts Texas," accessed December 12, 2017
  10. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts Houston; San Antonio; Dallas," accessed December 13, 2017
  11. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2012 Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives," accessed December 13, 2017
  12. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Official 2016 Presidential General Election Results," January 30, 2017
  13. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Federal Elections 2014: Election Results for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives," accessed December 13, 2017
  14. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2014 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
  15. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2012 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
  16. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2008 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
  17. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2006 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
  18. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2002 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
  19. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2000 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
  20. ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, "Texas Election Results," accessed December 13, 2017
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