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      Home/Elections/2008/US House/Texas/TX-06
      2008·US House·Texas·District profile →

      Texas District 6 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Joe Barton
      62.0%174,008 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Ludwig Otto
      35.6%99,919 votes
      Margin
      R+26.4
      280,582 total votes
      3 candidates280,582 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Joe BartonREP✓
      		REP174,00862.0%
      Ludwig OttoDEM
      		DEM99,91935.6%
      Max W Koch IIILIB
      		LIB6,6552.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+28.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+4.5
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202435.1%63.6%R+28.5296,969
      202037.4%61.3%R+24.0281,938
      201632.5%63.7%R+31.2225,564
      201232.8%67.2%R+34.4199,147
      200834.7%64.4%R+29.7207,941

      Seat History

      US House in Texas

      2024
      Jake EllzeyREP
      R+31.4
      2022
      Jake EllzeyREP
      R+100.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Ron WrightREP
      R+8.8
      2018
      Ron WrightREP
      R+7.7
      2016
      Joe BartonREP
      R+19.3
      2014
      Joe BartonREP
      R+24.7
      2012
      Joe BartonREP
      R+18.8
      Redistricted
      2010
      Joe BartonREP
      R+34.7
      2006
      Joe BartonREP
      R+23.4
      2004
      Joe BartonREP
      R+33.3
      2002
      Joe BartonREP
      R+42.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      Joe BartonREP
      R+88.1
      1998
      Joe BartonREP
      R+47.0
      1994
      Joe BartonREP
      R+53.6
      View all US House history for Texas →

      Candidates

      Joe BartonREP
      Record15W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1984-2016
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ludwig OttoDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Max W Koch IIILIB
      Record0W-4L
      Avg MarginR+38.9
      Career2006-2014
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

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