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2016 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election?

Joe Barton won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election. Joe Barton received 159,444 popular votes (58.34%). The main challenger was Ruby Faye Woolridge (39.03%).

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

Barton +19.3 pts · won by 52,777 votes
Joe BartonRepublicanWINNER58.34%
159,444 votes
Ruby Faye WoolridgeDemocratic39.03%
106,667 votes
Darrel Smith Jr.Green2.63%
7,185 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.