TX-06 Texas's 6th District

Candidate

Predicted Vote %

Predicted Win %

Ronald Wright

53.5%

72.9%

Jana Lynne Sanchez

46.5%

27.1%

BPI

Blair Partisan Index

Measures how strongly a district leans toward the Democratic or Republican Party compared to the nation as a whole.

 

-7.5%

SEER Prediction

SEER Prediction

Forecasted Democratic % of vote, without considering national mood or polling.

 

42.5%

District Profile Last Updated: Oct. 5, 2018, 11:47 a.m.

Texas’ 6th congressional district encompasses two counties southwest of Dallas and an approximately triangular region in the corner of a third county. It is 89% urban, 52% white, 22% hispanic, and 20% black. The current representative, Joe Barton, has served since 1985. After a sexting scandal in 2017, he announced that he will not seek re-election this year. He had consistently won re-election with more than 55% of the vote. The Republican candidate, Ron Wright, has worked in politics since 2000. The Democratic candidate, Jana Lynne Sanchez, is a journalist who has previously worked as a campaign manager.

District Updates and Posts

Polls

PoliStat | Oct. 11, 2018, 11:13 p.m.

Jul. 27-28    Public Policy Polling    576 LV    Sanchez 39%    Wright 48%