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1990 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1990 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election?

Joe Barton won the 1990 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election. Joe Barton received 125,049 popular votes (66.47%). The main challenger was John E. Welch (33.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Barton and Welch

Barton +33.3 pts · won by 62,705 votes
Joe BartonRepublicanWINNER66.47%
125,049 votes
John E. WelchDemocratic33.14%
62,344 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.