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2018Final results

2018 election for Texas's 6th District

U.S. House · Texas

Ron Wright (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Jana Lynne Sanchez (D) by 7.7 points.

Ron WrightRepublican · winner
53.1%135,961
45.4%116,350
1.5%3,731
256,042 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+18.82012R+24.72014R+19.32016R+7.72018R+8.82020R+24.72021 special election

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jana Lynne SanchezRon Wright
$737.9K
Raised by the campaign
$707.1K
$718.2K
Spent by the campaign
$704.7K
$19.6K
Cash on hand
$2.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018

The candidates

Ron Wright (R)Jana Lynne Sanchez (D)

Also on the ballot: Jason Allen Harber (Libertarian), 1.5%