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2008 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election?

Joe Barton won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election. Joe Barton received 174,008 popular votes (62.02%). The main challenger was Ludwig Otto (35.61%).

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

Barton +26.4 pts · won by 74,089 votes
Joe BartonRepublicanWINNER62.02%
174,008 votes
Ludwig OttoDemocratic35.61%
99,919 votes
Max W. Koch IIILibertarian2.37%
6,655 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.