Political Highlights: sought Republican nomination for U.S. Senate (special election), 1993; U.S. House of Representatives, 1985-2019 Born: September 15, 1949; Waco, Texas Residence: Ennis Religion: Methodist Family: Divorced; four children, two stepchildren Education: Texas A&M U., B.S. 1972; Purdue U., M.S. 1973
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R)
Votes
131,482
%
57.0%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) Pete Geren (D)
Votes
86,190 68,270
%
56.0% 44.0%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) N.P. Kendrick (D)
Votes
164,692 78,786
%
68.0% 32.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) John Welch (D)
Votes
125,049 62,344
%
66.5% 33.1%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) John Dietrich (D)
Votes
189,140 73,933
%
71.9% 28.1%
1993 Election Results
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) Terry Jesmore (D) Bill Baird (LIBERT)
Votes
152,038 44,286 4,688
%
75.6% 22.0% 2.3%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) Janet Richardson (I) Catherine Anderson (L) Doug Williams (USTAX)
Votes
160,800 26,713 14,456 6,547
%
77.1% 12.8% 6.9% 3.1%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) Ben Boothe (D) Richard Bandlow (LIBERT)
Votes
112,957 40,112 1,817
%
72.9% 25.9% 1.2%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) Frank Brady (LIBERT)
Votes
222,685 30,056
%
88.1% 11.9%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) Felix Alvarado (D) Frank Brady (LIBERT) B. Armstrong (GREEN)
Votes
115,396 45,404 1,992 1,245
%
70.4% 27.7% 1.2% 0.8%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) Morris Meyer (D) Stephen Schrader (LIBERT)
Votes
168,767 83,609 3,251
%
66.0% 32.7% 1.3%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) David Harris (D) Carl Nulsen (LIBERT)
Votes
91,927 56,369 3,740
%
60.5% 37.1% 2.5%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) Ludwig Otto (D) Max Koch (LIBERT)
Votes
174,008 99,919 6,655
%
62.0% 35.6% 2.4%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Barton (R) David Cozad (D) Byron Severns (LIBERT)
