1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Texas's 6th District
U.S. House · Texas
Joe Barton (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Dan Kubiak (D) by 13.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joe BartonRepublican · winner
56.6%131,482
Dan KubiakDemocrat
43.4%100,799
232,281 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dan KubiakJoe Barton
$659.5K
Raised by the campaign
$504K
$665.5K
Spent by the campaign
$482.1K
$7.8K
Cash on hand
$21.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984