2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

2016 Texas's 2nd congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Ted Poe; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Ted Poe; Republican

2016 Texas's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Louie Gohmert; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Louie Gohmert; Republican

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
All 36 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	57%
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90>%	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

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

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Anthony Culler
Simon Winston, rancher^[2]

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

Shirley McKellar, army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Results

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

General election

Endorsements

Shirley McKellar (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Pat Bryan, retired IT technician

Results

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

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Sam Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Dave Cornette
John Slavens, certified public accountant
Keith Thurgood, retired U.S. Army Major General

Declined

Scott Turner, state representative^[7]

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

Adam Bell, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

Michael Filak

Results

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

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

John Ratcliffe, incumbent U.S. Representative^[8]

Eliminated in primary

Lou Gigliotti auto racing part company owner and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Ray Hall

Results

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

No Democrats filed to run

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Cody Wommack

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ken Ashby

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Joe Barton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Collin Baker
Steven Fowler, business owner

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

Ruby Faye Woolridge, minister, counsellor, and educator

Eliminated in primary

Don Jaquess, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012
Jeffrey Roseman

Withdrawn

David Cozad, software engineer and nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014^[9]

Results

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

Endorsements

Ruby Faye Woolridge (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

John Culberson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Maria Espinoza, anti-immigration activist
James Lloyd, energy lawyer and former White House national security aide

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

James Cargas, energy attorney and nominee for the seat in 2012 and 2014

Results

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

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Kevin Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Andre Dean
Craig McMichael, network engineer, Marine Corps veteran and candidate for this seat in 2014
Steve Toth, former state representative

Results

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

No Democrats filed to run

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Al Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jeff Martin

Results

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

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Michael McCaul, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA Surgery supervisor, quality assurance director and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Eliminated in primary

Scot Gallaher, energy consultant

Results

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

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Conaway, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Nicholas Landholt

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Kay Granger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bill Bradshaw

Results

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

General election

Endorsements

Bill Bradshaw (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Mac Thornberry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Randy Weber, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Keith Casey, candidate for the 36th district in 2012

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

Michael K. Cole, educator and nominee for this seat in 2014

Results

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

General election

Endorsements

Michael Cole (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

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

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

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

Nominee

Vicente Gonzalez, attorney^[10]

Eliminated in primary

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

Johnny Partain, candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined

Rubén Hinojosa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

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

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

Nominee

Tim Westley, pastor

Eliminated in primary

Xavier Salinas, Edinburg school board member^[10]
Ruben Villarreal, former mayor of Rio Grande City

Results

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

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

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Beto O'Rourke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Ben Mendoza, candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

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

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

Endorsements

Beto O'Rourke (D)

Organizations

New Democrat Coalition^[14]

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Bill Flores, incumbent U.S. Representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Ralph Patterson, former Chair of the McLennan County Republican Party
Kaleb Sims, businessman

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

William Matta

Results

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

General election

Results

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

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

Candidates

Nominee

Sheila Jackson Lee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lori Bartley, small business owner and certified mediator

Eliminated in primary

Sharon Fisher, retired small business owner
Reggie Gonzales,
Ava Pate, cosmetologist

Results

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

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

Endorsements

Sheila Jackson Lee (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

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

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

Incumbent Republican Randy Neugebauer, who had represented the district since 2003, opted to retire. He was re-elected in 2014 with 77 percent of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+26.

Republican primary

Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson announced in January 2015 that he was considering running against Neugebauer in the 2016 Republican primary. He cited unhappiness with what he said was Neugebauer's failure to bolster the cotton industry.^[15] In March, Robertson said that he would not run for Congress and instead run once more for mayor.^[16]

After Neugebauer decided to retire, Robertson entered the congressional race and withdrew from consideration for another term as mayor.

Candidates

Nominee

Jodey Arrington, former official in the George W. Bush administration, former vice chancellor at Texas Tech University and candidate for state senate in 2014^[17]

Eliminated in primary

Jason Corley, business owner
Greg Garrett, President and CEO of Platinum Bank^[18]
John Key, veterinarian and retired US Army Colonel
Donald May, doctor^[19]
Glen Robertson, Mayor of Lubbock^[20]
Michael Bob Starr, retired Air Force Colonel
DeRenda Warren, director of nursing at BrightStar^[21]

Withdrawn

Don Parrish, farmer (endorsed Starr)^[22]

Declined

Randy Neugebauer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Jodey Arrington

Statewide officials

Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas (Runoff)^[23]

Results

None of the nine candidates obtained a majority in the Republican primary on March 1. Robertson led the field but had to face a run-off challenge against Arrington.

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glen Robertson	27,868	26.8
	Republican	Jodey Arrington	27,013	25.9
	Republican	Michael Bob Starr	22,303	21.4
	Republican	Donald R. May	9,616	9.2
	Republican	Greg Garrett	8,309	8.0
	Republican	Jason Corley	2,558	2.5
	Republican	DeRenda Warren	2,323	2.2
	Republican	Don Parrish	2,197	2.1
	Republican	John C. Key	1,959	1.9
Total votes			104,146	100.0

Run-off results

Arrington had trailed Robertson by fewer than one thousand votes in the first round, but he won the run-off.

Republican primary results^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jodey Arrington	25,322	53.7
	Republican	Glen Robertson	21,832	46.3
Total votes			47,154	100.0

General election

No Democrat faced Arrington in the general election, leaving only Libertarian and Green opposition.

Results

Texas's 19th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jodey Arrington	176,314	86.7
	Libertarian	Troy Bonar	17,376	8.5
	Green	Mark Lawson	9,785	4.8
Total votes			203,475	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

2016 Texas's 20th congressional district election

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Nominee	Joaquín Castro	Jeffrey Blunt
Party	Democratic	Libertarian
Popular vote	149,640	29,055
Percentage	79.7%	15.5%

U.S. Representative before election

Joaquín Castro
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Joaquín Castro
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Joaquín Castro, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Joaquín Castro, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joaquín Castro (incumbent)	42,163	100.0
Total votes			42,163	100.0

General election

No Republican ran for this district's seat.

Endorsements

Joaquin Castro (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Organizations

New Democrat Coalition^[14]

Results

Texas's 20th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joaquin Castro (incumbent)	149,640	79.7
	Libertarian	Jeffrey C. Blunt	29,055	15.5
	Green	Paul Pipkin	8,974	4.8
Total votes			187,669	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

2016 Texas's 21st congressional district election

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Nominee	Lamar Smith	Tom Wakely
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	202,967	129,765
Percentage	57.0%	36.5%

U.S. Representative before election

Lamar Smith
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Lamar Smith
Republican

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith, who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lamar Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Matt McCall, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2014
John Murphy, software engineer
Todd Phelps, businessman

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar Smith (incumbent)	69,866	60.1
	Republican	Matt McCall	33,624	28.9
	Republican	Todd Phelps	6,597	5.7
	Republican	John Murphy	6,200	5.3
Total votes			116,287	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Thomas Wakely, hospice chaplain

Eliminated in primary

Tejas Vakil, commercial real-estate company owner

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Wakely	29,632	59.0
	Democratic	Tejas Vakil	20,595	41.0
Total votes			50,227	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tom Wakely (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Texas's 21st congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar Smith (incumbent)	202,967	57.0
	Democratic	Tom Wakely	129,765	36.5
	Libertarian	Mark Loewe	14,735	4.1
	Green	Antonio "Tony" Diaz	8,564	2.4
Total votes			356,031	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

2016 Texas's 22nd congressional district election

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Nominee	Pete Olson	Mark Gibson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	181,864	123,679
Percentage	59.5%	40.5%

U.S. Representative before election

Pete Olson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Pete Olson
Republican

Incumbent Republican Pete Olson, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Pete Olson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Olson (incumbent)	73,375	100.0
Total votes			73,375	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark Gibson, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

A. R. Hassan

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Gibson	23,084	76.2
	Democratic	A. R. Hassan	7,226	23.8
Total votes			30,310	100.0

General election

Results

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Olson (incumbent)	181,864	59.5
	Democratic	Mark Gibson	123,679	40.5
Total votes			305,543	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

2016 Texas's 23rd congressional district election

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Nominee	Will Hurd	Pete Gallego
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	110,577	107,526
Percentage	48.3%	47.0%

County results
Hurd: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Gallego: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Will Hurd
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Will Hurd
Republican

Incumbent Republican, Will Hurd, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected in 2014, when he narrowly unseated the then Democratic incumbent Pete Gallego. The district has a PVI of R+3.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Will Hurd, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

William Peterson

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Hurd (incumbent)	39,870	82.2
	Republican	William "Hart" Peterson	8,628	17.8
Total votes			48,498	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Pete Gallego, former U.S. Representative^[24]

Eliminated in primary

Lee Keenen, doctor

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Gallego	43,223	88.4
	Democratic	Lee Keenen	5,688	11.6
Total votes			48,911	100.0

General election

Campaign

Hurd publicly declined to endorse Donald Trump, explaining that Trump must earn his support. On May 6, 2016, Hurd said, “Until the presumptive nominee shows he can respect women and minorities and presents a clear plan to protect our homeland, I am going to reserve my endorsement. I hope in the next seven months he can show this because I am not supporting Hillary Clinton.”^[25]

Endorsements

Will Hurd (R)

Organizations

National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[26]

Pete Gallego (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[27]
New Democrat Coalition^[14]^[28]

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 27, 2016

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[29]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[30]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg^[31]	Tossup	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[32]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP^[33]	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Hurd (incumbent)	110,577	48.3
	Democratic	Pete Gallego	107,526	47.0
	Libertarian	Ruben S. Corvalan	10,862	4.7
Total votes			228,965	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

2016 Texas's 24th congressional district election

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November 8, 2016

2018 →


Nominee	Kenny Marchant	Jan McDowell
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	154,845	108,389
Percentage	56.2%	39.3%

U.S. Representative before election

Kenny Marchant
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Kenny Marchant
Republican

Incumbent Republican Kenny Marchant, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kenny Marchant, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	67,412	100.0
Total votes			67,412	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jan McDowell, accountant

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan McDowell	27,803	100.0
Total votes			27,803	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jan McDowell (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Texas's 24th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	154,845	56.2
	Democratic	Jan McDowell	108,389	39.3
	Libertarian	Mike Kolls	8,625	3.1
	Green	Kevin McCormick	3,776	1.4
Total votes			275,635	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

2016 Texas's 25th congressional district election

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Nominee	Roger Williams	Kathi Thomas
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	180,988	117,073
Percentage	58.4%	37.7%

County results
Williams: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Thomas: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Roger Williams
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Roger Williams
Republican

Incumbent, Republican Roger Williams, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Roger Williams, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Williams (incumbent)	83,965	100.0
Total votes			83,965	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kathi Thomas, small business owner, former Precinct Chair for Hays County Democrats and nominee for state senate in 2006

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathi Thomas	44,633	100.0
Total votes			44,633	100.0

General election

Results

Texas's 25th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Williams (incumbent)	180,988	58.4
	Democratic	Kathi Thomas	117,073	37.7
	Libertarian	Loren Marc Schneiderman	12,135	3.9
Total votes			310,196	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

2016 Texas's 26th congressional district election

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Nominee	Michael C. Burgess	Eric Mauck
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	211,730	94,507
Percentage	66.4%	29.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Michael C. Burgess
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Michael C. Burgess
Republican

Incumbent Republican Michael C. Burgess, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Michael C. Burgess, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Micah Beebe, realtor
Joel A. Krause, small business owner

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael C. Burgess (incumbent)	73,607	79.4
	Republican	Joel A. Krause	13,201	14.2
	Republican	Micah Beebe	5,942	6.4
Total votes			92,750	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eric Mauck

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Mauck	24,816	100.0
Total votes			24,816	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Eric Mauck (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Texas's 26th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael C. Burgess (incumbent)	211,730	66.4
	Democratic	Eric Mauck	94,507	29.6
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	12,843	4.0
Total votes			319,080	100.0
	Republican hold

District 27

2016 Texas's 27th congressional district election

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2018 (special) →


Nominee	Blake Farenthold	Raul Barrera
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	142,251	88,329
Percentage	61.7%	38.3%

U.S. Representative before election

Blake Farenthold
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Blake Farenthold
Republican

Incumbent Republican Blake Farenthold, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2014 with 64% of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

John Harrington, president and founder of firearms retailer Shield Tactical, announced a primary challenge of Farenthold in May 2015.^[34] The Texas Tribune reported that Harrington had the capacity to self-fund a race.^[35] In August 2015 he announced that he was withdrawing because of lingering effects of a motorcycle crash.^[36]

Candidates

Nominee

Blake Farenthold, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Gregg Deeb, retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel

Withdrawn

John Harrington, president and founder of firearms retailer Shield Tactical

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold (incumbent)	42,195	55.9
	Republican	Gregg Deeb	33,280	44.1
Total votes			75,475	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Raul Barrera, court security officer at Corpus Christi's Federal Courthouse

Eliminated in primary

Ray Madrigal, business owner
Wayne Raasch, candidate for state representative in 2010

Declined

Nelda Martinez Mayor of Corpus Christi^[37]
Solomon Ortiz Jr., former state representative^[37]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul (Roy) Barrera	15,939	50.3
	Democratic	Ray Madrigal	11,157	35.2
	Democratic	Wayne Raasch	4,570	14.5
Total votes			31,666	100.0

General election

Results

Texas's 27th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold (incumbent)	142,251	61.7
	Democratic	Raul (Roy) Barrera	88,329	38.3
Total votes			230,580	100.0
	Republican hold

District 28

2016 Texas's 28th congressional district election

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Nominee	Henry Cuellar	Zeffen Hardin
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	122,086	57,740
Percentage	66.2%	31.3%

Cuellar: 50-60% 70-80% 80-90%
Hardin: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%

U.S. Representative before election

Henry Cuellar
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Henry Cuellar
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Henry Cuellar, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Henry Cuellar, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

William Hayward, ostrich rancher and Republican nominee for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Cuellar (incumbent)	49,993	89.8
	Democratic	William R. Hayward	5,683	10.2
Total votes			55,676	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Zeffen Hardin, Marine Corps veteran

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Zeffen Hardin	21,614	100.0
Total votes			21,614	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Henry Cuellar (D)

Organizations

New Democrat Coalition^[14]

Results

Texas's 28th congressional district, 2016^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Cuellar (incumbent)	122,086	66.2
	Republican	Zeffen Hardin	57,740	31.3
	Green	Michael D. Cary	4,616	2.5
Total votes			184,442	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

2016 Texas's 29th congressional district election

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Nominee	Gene Green	Julio Garza
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	95,649	31,646
Percentage	72.5%	24.0%

U.S. Representative before election

Gene Green
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Gene Green
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Gene Green, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Gene Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Adrian Garcia, former sheriff of Harris County
Dominique Garcia, small business owner and real estate agent

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Green (incumbent)	17,814	57.4
	Democratic	Adrian Garcia	11,972	38.6
	Democratic	Dominique Garcia	1,224	4.0
Total votes			31,010	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Julio Garza, insurance agent

Eliminated in primary

Robert Schafranek

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julio Garza	7,421	59.1
	Republican	Robert Schafranek	5,139	40.9
Total votes			12,560	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Gene Green (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Texas's 29th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Green (incumbent)	95,649	72.5
	Republican	Julio Garza	31,646	24.0
	Libertarian	N. Ruben Perez	3,234	2.4
	Green	James Partsch-Galvan	1,453	1.1
Total votes			131,982	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

2016 Texas's 30th congressional district election

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Nominee	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Charles Lingerfelt
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	170,502	41,518
Percentage	77.9%	19.0%

U.S. Representative before election

Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eddie Bernice Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Barbara Mallory Caraway, former state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012 and 2014
Brandon J. Vance, admissions counselor

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent)	44,527	69.4
	Democratic	Barbara Mallory Caraway	15,273	23.8
	Democratic	Brandon J. Vance	4,339	6.8
Total votes			64,139	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Charles Lingerfelt, teacher and principal

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Lingerfelt	14,234	100.0
Total votes			14,234	100.0

General election

Results

Texas's 30th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent)	170,502	77.9
	Republican	Charles Lingerfelt	41,518	19.0
	Libertarian	Jarrett R. Woods	4,753	2.2
	Green	Thom Prentice	2,053	0.9
Total votes			218,826	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 31

2016 Texas's 31st congressional district election

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Nominee	John Carter	Mike Clark	Scott Ballard
Party	Republican	Democratic	Libertarian
Popular vote	166,060	103,852	14,676
Percentage	58.3%	36.5%	5.2%

U.S. Representative before election

John Carter
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Carter
Republican

Incumbent Republican John Carter, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Carter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Mike Sweeney, software company founder and president

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carter (incumbent)	62,817	71.3
	Republican	Mike Sweeney	25,306	28.7
Total votes			88,123	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Clark, technology sector employee

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Clark	28,002	100.0
Total votes			28,002	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Scott Ballard, nominee for this seat in 2014 and the 11th District in 2012

General election

Results

Texas's 31st congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carter (incumbent)	166,060	58.3
	Democratic	Mike Clark	103,852	36.5
	Libertarian	Scott Ballard	14,676	5.2
Total votes			284,588	100.0
	Republican hold

District 32

2016 Texas's 32nd congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Pete Sessions	Ed Rankin	Gary Stuard
Party	Republican	Libertarian	Green
Popular vote	162,868	43,490	22,813
Percentage	71.1%	19.0%	9.9%

U.S. Representative before election

Pete Sessions
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Pete Sessions
Republican

Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions, who had represented the district since 2003, and previously represented the 5th district from 1997 to 2003, ran for re-election against no Democratic opponent.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Pete Sessions, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Paul Brown, Marine Corps veteran
Russ Ramsland, co-owner of Allied Security Operations Group
Cherie Myint Roughneen

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Sessions (incumbent)	49,813	61.4
	Republican	Russ Ramsland	19,203	23.7
	Republican	Paul Brown	9,488	11.7
	Republican	Cherie Myint Roughneen	2,601	3.2
Total votes			81,105	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

General election

Results

Texas's 32nd congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Sessions (incumbent)	162,868	71.1
	Libertarian	Ed Rankin	43,490	19.0
	Green	Gary Stuard	22,813	9.9
Total votes			229,171	100.0
	Republican hold

District 33

2016 Texas's 33rd congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Marc Veasey	M. Mark Mitchell
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	93,147	33,222
Percentage	73.7%	26.3%

U.S. Representative before election

Marc Veasey
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Marc Veasey
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Marc Veasey, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Marc Veasey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Carlos Quintanilla, business owner, activist and candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Veasey (incumbent)	20,526	63.4
	Democratic	Carlos Quintanilla	11,846	36.6
Total votes			32,372	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark Mitchell, physician, attorney, and business owner

Eliminated in primary

Bruce Chadwick

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	M. Mark Mitchell	6,411	52.4
	Republican	Bruce Chadwick	5,831	47.6
Total votes			12,242	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Marc Veasey (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Texas's 33rd congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Veasey (incumbent)	93,147	73.7
	Republican	M. Mark Mitchell	33,222	26.3
Total votes			126,369	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

2016 Texas's 34th congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Filemon Vela Jr.	Rey Gonzalez Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	104,638	62,323
Percentage	62.7%	37.3%

U.S. Representative before election

Filemon Vela Jr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Filemon Vela Jr.
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Filemon Vela Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela Jr. (incumbent)	41,414	100.0
Total votes			41,414	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rey Gonzalez Jr., attorney

Eliminated in primary

William "Willie" Vaden

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rey Gonzalez Jr.	12,532	50.6
	Republican	William "Willie" Vaden	12,253	49.4
Total votes			24,785	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Filemon Vela Jr. (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Texas's 34th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela Jr. (incumbent)	104,638	62.7
	Republican	Rey Gonzalez Jr.	62,323	37.3
Total votes			166,961	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

2016 Texas's 35th congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Lloyd Doggett	Susan Narvaiz
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	124,612	62,384
Percentage	63.1%	31.6%

County results
Doggett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Narvaiz: 60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Lloyd Doggett
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Lloyd Doggett
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett, who had represented the district since 2013, having served in congress since 1995. He was elected with 63% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+11.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lloyd Doggett, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett (incumbent)	41,189	100.0
Total votes			41,189	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Narvaiz	22,549	100.0
Total votes			22,549	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Lloyd Doggett (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Texas's 35th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett (incumbent)	124,612	63.1
	Republican	Susan Narvaiz	62,384	31.6
	Libertarian	Rhett Rosenquest Smith	6,504	3.2
	Green	Scott Trimble	4,076	2.1
Total votes			197,576	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

2016 Texas's 36th congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Brian Babin	Hal J. Ridley Jr.
Party	Republican	Green
Popular vote	193,675	24,890
Percentage	88.6%	11.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Brian Babin
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Brian Babin
Republican

Incumbent Republican Brian Babin, who has represented the district since 2015, when Steve Stockman vacated the seat after a failed campaign for the United States Senate, ran for re-election. He was elected with 76 percent of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+25.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brian Babin, incumbent U.S. Representative^[38]

Withdrawn

Dwayne Stovall, bridge construction contractor, school board member from Cleveland, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 and the Texas House of Representatives in 2012 (suspended campaign in December 2015)^[39]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Babin (incumbent)	80,649	100.0
Total votes			80,649	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats ran for the seat

General election

Results

Texas's 36th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Babin (incumbent)	193,675	88.6
	Green	Hal J. Ridley Jr.	24,890	11.4
Total votes			218,565	100.0
	Republican hold

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[1] "1992 – Current ELECTION HISTORY". Secretary of State of Texas. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[2] Jeff Awtrey (October 28, 2013). "Angelina Co. rancher Simon Winston running for US Congress". ktre.com. KTRE. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

[REPprimaryresults-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai "2016 Primary Election Official Results, March 1, 2016". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[DEMprimaryresults-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab "2016 Primary Election Official Results, March 1, 2016". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[TXAFLCIO-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Texas AFL-CIO COPE-Endorsed Candidates in 2016 Elections". texasaflcio.org. Texas AFL-CIO. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[Generalelection-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "2016 General Election, 11/8/2016". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

[7] "San Antonio Republican Joe Straus re-elected speaker with all El Paso votes". El Paso Times. January 13, 2015. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[TXprimary-8] "Ratcliffe defeats Gigliotti in race for U.S. House seat". HeraldDemocrat.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

[9] Recio, Maria; Tinsley, Anna M. (March 7, 2015). "PoliTex: Kay Granger chooses work over recognition". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

[tx15-10] Livingston, Abby (February 17, 2016). "A Scrambled Race to Replace Ruben Hinojosa". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[11] Eli Yokley (December 3, 2015). "Texas Realtor to Run for Hinojosa Seat". rollcall.com. Roll Call. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

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[REPRunoffresults-13] "2016 Primary Runoff Election Unofficial Results, March 24, 2016". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[NDC-14] "Members". newdempac.com/. New Democrat Coalition Political Action Committee. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2023.

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[16] "Robertson not running for Congress; will seek another term as mayor". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

[17] Matt Dotray (October 13, 2015). "Jodey Arrington plans on running for Congressional District 19". lubbockonline.com. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[18] "Lubbock realtor, bank CEO Greg Garrett announces run for Neugebauer seat". kcbd.com. KCBD. September 25, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[19] "Donald May Announces Bid for Congress". everythinglubbock.com. October 14, 2016. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[20] Shaley Sanders (October 13, 2015). "Mayor Robertson to run for Congressman Neugebauer's seat". kcbd.com. KCBD. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[21] Matt Dotray (October 21, 2016). "Director of nursing in Smyer announces U.S. District 19 candidacy". lubbockonline.com. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[22] Don Parrish. "Parrish on West Texas". Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[23] Denise Marquez (April 11, 2016). "Former Gov. Perry endorses Arrington in U.S. House 19 runoff during Lubbock visit". lubbockonline.com. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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[Patriot-26] "Candidates". electgoppatriots.org/. National Republican Congressional Committee. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

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