TX-06 — 2016 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
congressional district2016 US House electionTX-06 · U.S. HouseBartonR+19.3
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Joe Barton (i) ✓Republican | 58.3% | 159,444 |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby Faye WoolridgeDemocrat | 39.0% | 106,667 |
| Darrel Smith Jr.Independent | 2.6% | 7,185 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 2016 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current TX-06 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 2016 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 2016 contest.
Margin history
TX-06 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 286,438 | |
| 2022 | R | 149,321 | |
| 2020 | R | 339,992 | |
| 2018 | R | 256,042 | |
| 2016 | R | 273,296 | |
| 2014 | R | 150,996 | |
| 2012 | R | 249,936 | |
| 2010 | R | 162,557 | |
| 2008 | R | 280,582 | |
| 2006 | R | 152,036 | |
| 2004 | R | 255,627 | |
| 2002 | R | 164,037 | |
| 2000 | R | 252,741 | |
| 1998 | R | 154,886 | |
| 1994 | R | 201,012 | |
| 1992 | R | 263,073 | |
| 1990 | R | 188,130 | |
| 1988 | R | 243,478 | |
| 1986 | R | 154,460 | |
| 1984 | R | 232,281 | |
| 1982 | D | 96,834 | |
| 1980 | D | 204,319 | |
| 1978 | D | 101,418 | |
| 1976 | D | 180,534 |
Same ballot, 2016TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 2016 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.