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1998 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election?

Joe Barton won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election. Joe Barton received 112,957 popular votes (72.93%). The main challenger was Ben B. Boothe (25.9%).

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

Barton +47.0 pts · won by 72,845 votes
Joe BartonRepublicanWINNER72.93%
112,957 votes
Ben B. BootheDemocratic25.9%
40,112 votes
Richard A. BandlowLibertarian1.17%
1,817 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.