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2012 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election?

Joe Barton won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election. Joe Barton received 145,019 popular votes (58.02%). The main challenger was Kenneth Sanders (39.23%).

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Barton +18.8 pts · won by 46,966 votes
Joe BartonRepublicanWINNER58.02%
145,019 votes
Kenneth SandersDemocratic39.23%
98,053 votes
Hugh ChauvinLibertarian1.94%
4,847 votes
Brandon ParmerGreen0.81%
2,017 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.