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Straight answers about Danny Minton, the race in Texas's 6th Congressional District, and how to vote on November 3, 2026.
Last updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Danny Minton is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 6th Congressional District in the November 3, 2026 general election. He works in healthcare, training nurses and doctors to use medical equipment in the operating room during breast cancer surgeries. He lives in Arlington, Texas with his wife Christina, a veterinarian, and their two sons.
Sources:Ballotpedia: Danny Minton
Danny Minton is running for Congress because he is unhappy with the direction of the country and wants a better future for his sons and for all Americans. He believes government should work as hard as the people it serves, and he is running on real solutions for healthcare, education and economic opportunity instead of culture wars and partisan gridlock.
Danny Minton grew up poor. His mother was the family's breadwinner and worked three jobs to support them. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in zoology and built a career in healthcare that has lasted more than 30 years.
Sources:Ballotpedia: Danny Minton
Danny Minton's top priorities are a healthcare buy-in, affordability, public education, and ending unwanted wars. He believes America should go to war only as a last resort, and that Congress should vote before troops are sent into lasting conflicts.
Danny Minton has spent his career in operating rooms, helping medical teams care for cancer patients. That work has shown him first-hand how the cost of care and access to it affect ordinary families, which is why lowering healthcare costs is one of his top priorities.
Danny Minton is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 6th Congressional District. Members of the U.S. House write federal laws, vote on the federal budget, and hold the constitutional power to declare war.
Sources:Ballotpedia: Texas's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
Danny Minton is running against Jake Ellzey, the Republican incumbent, who has represented Texas's 6th Congressional District since winning a special election in July 2021. Ellzey won the Republican primary on March 3, 2026 with 66.3% of the vote. The two meet in the general election on November 3, 2026.
Sources:Ballotpedia: Texas's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 Ballotpedia: Jake Ellzey
Under the map in effect for the 2026 election, Texas's 6th Congressional District covers all of Ellis and Navarro counties and parts of Tarrant, Dallas and Johnson counties. Cities in the district include Arlington, Irving, Mansfield, Kennedale, Burleson, Midlothian, Waxahachie, Red Oak, Ennis and Corsicana.
Election Day in Texas is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting in person runs from Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 30, 2026. The last day to register to vote, or to update your address, is Monday, October 5, 2026.
Check your registration at the Texas Secretary of State's "Am I Registered?" page, or at VOTE411.org from the League of Women Voters Education Fund. It is worth checking even if you believe you are registered: more than 1.2 million Texas registrations, over 6% of the state's voters, are currently on Texas's "suspense" list, which usually means a county could not confirm the voter's address. Being on that list does not cancel a registration, and a suspended voter can still cast a regular ballot by filling out a Statement of Residence at the polling place, as long as they still live in the same county. The deadline to register or update an address for the November 3, 2026 election is October 5, 2026.
Sources:Texas Secretary of State: Am I Registered? VOTE411 (League of Women Voters Education Fund) San Antonio Current: more than 1.2 million Texans' registrations are suspended AP fact check: suspense voters can still cast a ballot
Polling places are run by your county, not by the state or by any campaign. Find your polling place, sample ballot and hours on your county elections office website: Tarrant, Dallas, Ellis, Johnson or Navarro county for voters in Texas's 6th Congressional District. VoteTexas.gov and VOTE411.org will also point you to your county's information.
Texas asks voters to present one of seven approved photo IDs when voting in person: a Texas driver license, Texas Election Identification Certificate, Texas personal identification card, Texas handgun license, U.S. military ID with a photo, U.S. citizenship certificate with a photo, or a U.S. passport. If you are 18 to 69, the ID may be expired by up to four years; at 70 or older it may be expired for any length of time. A voter who cannot reasonably obtain one of those IDs can still vote by presenting a supporting document and signing a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polling place.
Danny Minton's campaign website is dannyfortexas.com. The campaign can be reached by email at district6@dannyfortexas.com, and by mail at 4401 Little Road, Suite 550-316, Arlington, TX 76016.
You can volunteer to knock on doors, make calls and send texts, put up a yard sign, help at events, host a meet and greet, or help in Spanish or Vietnamese. You can also contribute through the campaign's ActBlue page.