2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

← 2014 November 8, 2016 2018 →

All 36 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout57%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 25 11
Seats won 25 11
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 4,877,605 3,160,535
Percentage 57.19% 37.06%
Swing Decrease 3.09% Increase 3.96%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 1.

Overview[edit]

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Republican 4,877,605 57.19% 25 25 0
Democratic 3,160,535 37.06% 11 11 0
Libertarian 360,066 4.22% 0 0 0
Green 130,254 1.53% 0 0 0
Write-In 66 <0.01% 0 0 -
Totals 8,528,526 100.00% 36 36

District 1[edit]

2016 Texas's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Louie Gohmert Shirley McKellar
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 192,434 62,847
Percentage 73.9% 24.1%

U.S. Representative before election

Louie Gohmert
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Louie Gohmert
Republican

Incumbent Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+24.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Anthony Culler
  • Simon Winston, rancher[2]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louie Gohmert (incumbent) 96,313 82.0
Republican Simon Winston 16,335 13.9
Republican Anthony Culler 4,879 4.1
Total votes 117,527 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Shirley McKellar, army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shirley J. McKellar 17,139 100.0
Total votes 17,139 100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Shirley McKellar (D)
Labor unions

Results[edit]

Texas's 1st congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louie Gohmert (incumbent) 192,434 73.9
Democratic Shirley J. McKellar 62,847 24.1
Libertarian Phil Gray 5,062 2.0
Independent Renee Culler 66 0.0
Total votes 260,409 100.0
Republican hold

District 2[edit]

2016 Texas's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Ted Poe Pat Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 168,692 100,231
Percentage 60.6% 36.0%

U.S. Representative before election

Ted Poe
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ted Poe
Republican

Incumbent Republican Ted Poe, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Poe (incumbent) 75,404 100.0
Total votes 75,404 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Pat Bryan, retired IT technician

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Bryan 25,814 100.0
Total votes 25,814 100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Poe (incumbent) 168,692 60.6
Democratic Pat Bryan 100,231 36.0
Libertarian James B. Veasaw 6,429 2.3
Green Joshua Darr 2,884 1.1
Total votes 278,236 100.0
Republican hold

District 3[edit]

2016 Texas's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Sam Johnson Adam Bell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 193,684 109,420
Percentage 61.2% 34.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Sam Johnson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Sam Johnson
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented the district since 1991. He was re-elected with 82% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Dave Cornette
  • John Slavens, certified public accountant
  • Keith Thurgood, retired U.S. Army Major General
Declined[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Johnson (incumbent) 65,451 74.6
Republican John Calvin Slavens 10,043 11.5
Republican Keith L. Thurgood 7,173 8.2
Republican David Cornette 5,037 5.7
Total votes 87,704 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Adam Bell, small business owner
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Michael Filak

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam Bell 14,270 60.3
Democratic Michael Filak 9,395 39.7
Total votes 23,665 100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Johnson (incumbent) 193,684 61.2
Democratic Adam P. Bell 109,420 34.6
Libertarian Scott Jameson 10,448 3.3
Green Paul Blair 2,915 0.9
Total votes 316,467 100.0
Republican hold

District 4[edit]

2016 Texas's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee John Ratcliffe Cody Wommack
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 216,643 29,577
Percentage 88.0% 12.0%

U.S. Representative before election

John Ratcliffe
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Ratcliffe
Republican

Incumbent Republican John Ratcliffe, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Lou Gigliotti auto racing part company owner and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014
  • Ray Hall

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Ratcliffe (incumbent) 77,254 68.0
Republican Lou Gigliotti 23,939 21.1
Republican Ray Hall 12,353 10.9
Total votes 113,546 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

No Democrats filed to run

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Cody Wommack

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 4th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Ratcliffe (incumbent) 216,643 88.0
Libertarian Cody Wommack 29,577 12.0
Total votes 246,220 100.0
Republican hold

District 5[edit]

2016 Texas's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Jeb Hensarling Ken Ashby
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 155,469 37,406
Percentage 80.6% 19.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Jeb Hensarling
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jeb Hensarling
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Jeb Hensarling, who has represented the district since 2012. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 73,143 100.0
Total votes 73,143 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

No Democrats filed to run

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Ken Ashby

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 5th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) 155,469 80.6
Libertarian Ken Ashby 37,406 19.4
Total votes 192,875 100.0
Republican hold

District 6[edit]

2016 Texas's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Joe Barton Ruby Faye Woolridge
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 159,444 106,667
Percentage 58.3% 39.0%

County results
Barton:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Joe Barton
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Barton
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected in 2014 with 61% of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+11. His re-election margin increased to 68.7 percent in the 2016 primary.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Collin Baker
  • Steven Fowler, business owner

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Barton (incumbent) 55,285 68.6
Republican Steven Fowler 17,960 22.3
Republican Collin Baker 7,292 9.1
Total votes 80,537 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Ruby Faye Woolridge, minister, counsellor, and educator
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Don Jaquess, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012
  • Jeffrey Roseman
Withdrawn[edit]
  • David Cozad, software engineer and nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014[9]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruby Faye Woolridge 23,294 69.7
Democratic Jeffrey Roseman 5,993 17.9
Democratic Don Jaquess 4,132 12.4
Total votes 33,419 100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Ruby Faye Woolridge (D)
Labor unions

Results[edit]

Texas's 6th congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Barton (incumbent) 159,444 58.4
Democratic Ruby Faye Woolridge 106,667 39.0
Green Darrel Smith Jr. 7,185 2.6
Total votes 273,296 100.0
Republican hold

District 7[edit]

2016 Texas's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee John Culberson James Cargas
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 143,542 111,991
Percentage 56.2% 43.8%

U.S. Representative before election

John Culberson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Culberson
Republican

Incumbent Republican John Culberson, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Maria Espinoza, anti-immigration activist
  • James Lloyd, energy lawyer and former White House national security aide

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Culberson (incumbent) 44,290 57.3
Republican James Lloyd 19,217 24.9
Republican Maria Espinoza 13,793 17.8
Total votes 77,300 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Cargas 24,190 100.0
Total votes 24,190 100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 7th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Culberson (incumbent) 143,542 56.2
Democratic James Cargas 111,991 43.8
Total votes 255,533 100.0
Republican hold

District 8[edit]

2016 Texas's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Kevin Brady
Party Republican
Popular vote 236,379
Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election

Kevin Brady
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Kevin Brady
Republican

Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Andre Dean
  • Craig McMichael, network engineer, Marine Corps veteran and candidate for this seat in 2014
  • Steve Toth, former state representative

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Brady (incumbent) 65,059 53.4
Republican Steve Toth 45,436 37.3
Republican Craig McMichael 6,050 5.0
Republican Andre Dean 5,233 4.3
Total votes 121,778 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

No Democrats filed to run

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 8th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Brady (incumbent) 236,379 100.0
Total votes 236,379 100.0
Republican hold

District 9[edit]

2016 Texas's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Al Green Jeff Martin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 152,032 36,491
Percentage 80.6% 19.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Al Green
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Al Green
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Al Green, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Green (incumbent) 44,487 100.0
Total votes 44,487 100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Jeff Martin

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Martin 11,696 100.0
Total votes 11,696 100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 9th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Green (incumbent) 152,032 80.6
Republican Jeff Martin 36,491 19.4
Total votes 188,523 100.0
Democratic hold

District 10[edit]

2016 Texas's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Michael McCaul Tawana Walter-Cadien
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 179,221 120,170
Percentage 57.3% 38.5%

U.S. Representative before election

Michael McCaul
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Michael McCaul
Republican

Incumbent Republican Michael McCaul, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 76,646 100.0
Total votes 76,646 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA Surgery supervisor, quality assurance director and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Scot Gallaher, energy consultant

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawana Walter-Cadien 22,660 52.0
Democratic Scot Gallaher 20,961 48.0
Total votes 43,621 100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 10th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 179,221 57.3
Democratic Tawana W. Cadien 120,170 38.5
Libertarian Bill Kelsey 13,209 4.2
Total votes 312,600 100.0
Republican hold

District 11[edit]

2016 Texas's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Conaway Nicholas Landholt
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 201,871 23,677
Percentage 89.5% 10.5%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Conaway
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Conaway
Republican

The incumbent, Republican Mike Conaway, had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 90% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+31.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Conaway (incumbent) 101,056 100.0
Total votes 101,056 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

No Democrats filed to run

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Nicholas Landholt

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 11th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Conaway (incumbent) 201,871 89.5
Libertarian Nicholas Landholt 23,677 10.5
Total votes 225,548 100.0
Republican hold

District 12[edit]

2016 Texas's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Kay Granger Bill Bradshaw
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 196,482 76,029
Percentage 69.4% 26.9%

U.S. Representative before election

Kay Granger
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Kay Granger
Republican

Incumbent Republican Kay Granger, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay Granger (incumbent) 87,329 100
Total votes 87,329 100

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Bill Bradshaw

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Bradshaw 25,839 100.0
Total votes 25,839 100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Bill Bradshaw (D)
Labor unions

Results[edit]

Texas's 12th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay Granger (incumbent) 196,482 69.4
Democratic Bill Bradshaw 76,029 26.9
Libertarian Ed Colliver 10,604 3.7
Total votes 283,115 100.0
Republican hold

District 13[edit]

2016 Texas's 13th congressional district election

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Nominee Mac Thornberry Calvin DeWeese
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 199,050 14,725
Percentage 90.0% 6.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Mac Thornberry
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mac Thornberry
Republican

Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 84% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+32.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (incumbent) 98,033 100.0
Total votes 98,033 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

No Democrats filed to run

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 13th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (incumbent) 199,050 90.0
Libertarian Calvin DeWeese 14,725 6.6
Green H.F. "Rusty" Tomlinson 7,467 3.4
Total votes 221,242 100.0
Republican hold

District 14[edit]

2016 Texas's 14th congressional district election

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Nominee Randy Weber Michael Cole
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 160,631 99,054
Percentage 61.9% 38.1%

U.S. Representative before election

Randy Weber
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Randy Weber
Republican

Incumbent Republican Randy Weber, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Keith Casey, candidate for the 36th district in 2012

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Weber (incumbent) 57,869 84.0
Republican Keith Casey 10,988 16.0
Total votes 68,857 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Michael K. Cole, educator and nominee for this seat in 2014

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Cole 28,731 100.0
Total votes 28,731 100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Michael Cole (D)
Labor unions

Results[edit]

Texas's 14th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Weber (incumbent) 160,631 61.9
Democratic Michael Cole 99,054 38.1
Total votes 259,685 100.0
Republican hold

District 15[edit]

2016 Texas's 15th congressional district election

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Nominee Vicente González Tim Westley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 101,712 66,877
Percentage 57.3% 37.7%

U.S. Representative before election

Vicente González
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Vicente González
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Rubén Hinojosa, who had represented the district since 1997, decided to retire.[10] He was re-elected in 2014 with 54% of the vote and the district has a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary[edit]

No candidate received 50% of the vote so the top two candidates, Vicente Gonzalez and Juan "Sonny" Palacios Jr., faced a run-off election, which Gonzalez won by the large margin.

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Dolly Elizondo, former Hildago County Democratic Party Chair[11]
  • Juan "Sonny" Palacios Jr., Edinburg school board member
  • Joel Quintanilla, former Hidalgo County Commissioner
  • Ruben Ramirez, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2012
  • Randy Sweeten, accountant
Withdrawn[edit]
  • Johnny Partain, candidate for this seat in 2012
Declined[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vicente Gonzalez 22,151 42.2
Democratic Juan "Sonny" Palacios Jr. 9,913 19.0
Democratic Dolly Elizondo 8,888 16.9
Democratic Joel Quintanilla 6,152 11.7
Democratic Ruben Ramirez 3,149 6.0
Democratic Rance G "Randy" Sweeten 2,224 4.2
Total votes 52,477 100.0

Run-off results[edit]

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vicente Gonzalez 16,071 65.7
Democratic Juan "Sonny" Palacios Jr. 8,379 34.3
Total votes 24,450 100.0

Republican primary[edit]

No candidate received 50% of the vote so the top two candidates, Tim Westley and Ruben Villarreal, faced a run-off election which Tim Westley won by 29 votes.

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Tim Westley, pastor
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Xavier Salinas, Edinburg school board member[10]
  • Ruben Villarreal, former mayor of Rio Grande City

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Westley 13,164 45.0
Republican Ruben Villarreal 9,349 32.0
Republican Xavier Salinas 6,734 23.0
Total votes 29,247 100.0

Run-off results[edit]

Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Westley 1,384 50.5
Republican Ruben Villarreal 1,355 49.5
Total votes 2,739 100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 15th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vicente Gonzalez 101,712 57.3
Republican Tim Westley 66,877 37.7
Green Vanessa S. Tijerina 5,448 3.1
Libertarian Ross Lynn Leone 3,442 1.9
Total votes 177,479 100.0
Democratic hold

District 16[edit]

2016 Texas's 16th congressional district election

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Nominee Beto O'Rourke Jaime Perez
Party Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 150,228 17,491
Percentage 85.7% 10.0%

U.S. Representative before election

Beto O'Rourke
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Beto O'Rourke
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Ben Mendoza, candidate for this seat in 2012

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) 40,051 85.6
Democratic Ben Mendoza 6,749 14.4
Total votes 46,800 100.0

General election[edit]

No Republican ran for this seat, leaving only Libertarian and Green party opposition.

Endorsements[edit]

Beto O'Rourke (D)

Results[edit]

Texas's 16th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) 150,228 85.7
Libertarian Jaime O. Perez 17,491 10.0
Green Mary L. Gourdoux 7,510 4.3
Total votes 175,229 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17[edit]

2016 Texas's 17th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Flores William Matta
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 149,417 86,603
Percentage 60.8% 35.2%

County results
Flores:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Matta:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Bill Flores
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Bill Flores
Republican

Incumbent Republican Bill Flores, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Ralph Patterson, former Chair of the McLennan County Republican Party
  • Kaleb Sims, businessman

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Flores (incumbent) 60,502 72.4
Republican Ralph Patterson 15,411 18.5
Republican Kaleb Sims 7,634 9.1
Total votes 83,547 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • William Matta

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Matta 27,639 100.0
Total votes 27,639 100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Texas's 17th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Flores (incumbent) 149,417 60.8
Democratic William Matta 86,603 35.2
Libertarian Clark Patterson 9,708 4.0
Total votes 245,728 100.0
Republican hold

District 18[edit]

2016 Texas's 18th congressional district election

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2018 →
 
Nominee Sheila Jackson Lee Lori Bartley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 150,157 48,306
Percentage 73.5% 23.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic

Incumbent, Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) 46,113 100.0
Total votes 46,113 100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Lori Bartley, small business owner and certified mediator
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Sharon Fisher, retired small business owner
  • Reggie Gonzales,
  • Ava Pate, cosmetologist

Results[edit]

No candidate achieved 50% of the vote, so Lori Bartley and Reggie Gonzales faced each other in the run-off, which Lori Bartley won by a margin of 58–42.

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lori Bartley 5,691 33.7
Republican Reggie Gonzales 5,587 33.1
Republican Sharon Joy Fisher 4,414 26.1
Republican Ava Pate 1,204 7.1
Total votes 16,896 100.0

Run-off results[edit]

Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lori Bartley 1,491 57.6
Republican Reggie Gonzales 1,096 42.4
Total votes 2,587 100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
Labor unions

Results[edit]

Texas's 18th congressional district, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) 150,157 73.5
Republican Lori Bartley 48,306 23.6
Green Thomas Kleven 5,845 2.9
Total votes 204,308 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19[edit]

2016 Texas's 19th congressional district election

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Nominee Jodey Arrington Troy Bonar
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 176,314 17,376
Percentage 86.7% 8.5%

U.S. Representative before election

Randy Neugebauer
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jodey Arrington
Republican