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The Texas Six Pack was a group of six freshmen Republican congressmen from Texas who were elected during the 1984 Ronald Reagan landslide victory over Walter Mondale. With their victories the Texas congressional delegation shifted from a 21-6 Democratic advantage to only 17–10.
Four of the six new congressmen would go on to long and powerful careers in Washington. Beau Boulter, Mac Sweeney and Dick Armey upset three incumbent Democratic congressmen. Larry Combest won an open seat being vacated by retiring Democrat, later Republican Kent Hance, while Joe Barton and Tom DeLay won seats vacated by retiring Republicans Phil Gramm and Ron Paul, respectively. For Sweeney, Combest, and Armey it was the first time their districts had ever elected a Republican to congress. In 1988; Boulter relinquished his seat after two terms to wage an unsuccessful race against U.S. Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen, who ran the same year for Vice President of the United States; while Sweeney was defeated in his bid for re-election by Greg Laughlin.
Texas's 6th congressional district, 1984[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Joe Barton
131,482
56.60
Democratic
Dan Kubiak
100,799
43.40
Total votes
232,281
100
Republican hold
Texas's 13th congressional district, 1984[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Beau Boulter
107,600
53.01
Democratic
Jack Hightower (incumbent)
95,367
46.99
Total votes
202,967
100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
Texas's 14th congressional district, 1984[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mac Sweeney
104,181
51.30
Democratic
Bill Patman (incumbent)
98,885
48.70
Total votes
203,066
100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
Texas's 19th congressional district, 1984[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Larry Combest
102,805
58.13
Democratic
Don Richards
74,044
41.87
Total votes
176,849
100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1984[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tom DeLay
125,225
65.31
Democratic
Doug Williams
66,495
34.68
Total votes
191,751
100
Republican hold
Texas's 26th congressional district, 1984[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dick Armey
126,641
51.25
Democratic
Tom Vandergriff (incumbent)
120,451
48.75
Write-in
Others
2
0.00
Total votes
247,094
100.00
Republican gain from Democratic
^ abcdefFederal Elections 84(PDF). Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. 1985. pp. 105–108.
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