A special election to fill the seat was held on May 1, 2021, with the winner being determined in a July 27 runoff after no candidate received a majority of the vote. In the runoff, Republican state representative Jake Ellzey defeated fellow Republican Susan Wright (the widow of Ron Wright and the endorsee of former President Donald Trump),[6][7] winning the seat.
This special election took place after Wright died from health complications related to COVID-19 on February 7, 2021.[9]
Historical district boundaries
Early in the district's history, it stretched from the southern Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs all the way to Houston's northern suburbs. As Houston and DFW grew, the district shrank gradually northward, reaching its current boundaries today.
^"Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ a bCenter for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^"2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^"Texas – Congressional District 6" (PDF). 2010.
^Leslie, Katie (November 30, 2017). "Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election". Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
^Ethan Cohen, Adam Levy and Clare Foran. "Susan Wright advances to runoff in Texas' 6th District special election with tight race for second spot". CNN. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^Svitek, Patrick. Gov. Greg Abbott sets July 27 as date of special election runoff to succeed late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, Texas Tribune, May 12, 2021.
^"Texas' 6th Congressional District's election results". www.texastribune.org. Texas Tribune. May 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^"Rep. Ron Wright of Texas dies after hospitalization for Covid-19". NBC News. February 8, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^"DistrictViewer". dvr.capitol.texas.gov.
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