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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.

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Hi, I'm Craig and this is Crash Course Government and Politics, and today we're going to talk about what is, if you ask the general public, the most important part of politics: elections. If you ask me, it's hair styles. Look at Martin Van Buren's sideburns, how could he not be elected? Americans are kind of obsessed with elections, I mean when this was being recorded in early 2015, television, news and the internet were already talking about who would be Democrat and Republican candidates for president in 2016. And many of the candidates have unofficially been campaigning for years. I've been campaigning; your grandma's been campaigning. Presidential elections are exciting and you can gamble on them. Is that legal, can you gamble on them, Stan? Anyway, why we're so obsessed with them is a topic for another day. Right now I'm gonna tell you that the fixation on the presidential elections is wrong, but not because the president doesn't matter. No, today we're gonna look at the elections of the people that are supposed to matter the most, Congress. Constitutionally at least, Congress is the most important branch of government because it is the one that is supposed to be the most responsive to the people. One of the main reasons it's so responsive, at least in theory, is the frequency of elections. If a politician has to run for office often, he or she, because unlike the president we have women serving in Congress, kind of has to pay attention to what the constituents want, a little bit, maybe. By now, I'm sure that most of you have memorized the Constitution, so you recognize that despite their importance in the way we discuss politics, elections aren't really a big feature of the Constitution. Except of course for the ridiculously complex electoral college system for choosing the president, which we don't even want to think about for a few episodes. In fact, here's what the Constitution says about Congressional Elections in Article 1 Section 2: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature." So the Constitution does establish that the whole of the house is up for election every 2 years, and 1/3 of the senate is too, but mainly it leaves the scheduling and rules of elections up to the states. The actual rules of elections, like when the polls are open and where they actually are, as well as the registration requirements, are pretty much up to the states, subject to some federal election law. If you really want to know the rules in your state, I'm sure that someone at the Board of Elections, will be happy to explain them to you. Really, you should give them a call; they're very, very lonely. In general though, here's what we can say about American elections. First stating the super obvious, in order to serve in congress, you need to win an election. In the House of Representatives, each election district chooses a single representative, which is why we call them single-member districts. The number of districts is determined by the Census, which happens every 10 years, and which means that elections ending in zeros are super important, for reasons that I'll explain in greater detail in a future episode. It's because of gerrymandering. The Senate is much easier to figure out because both of the state Senators are elected by the entire state. It's as if the state itself were a single district, which is true for states like Wyoming, which are so unpopulated as to have only 1 representative. Sometimes these elections are called at large elections. Before the election ever happens, you need candidates. How candidates are chosen differs from state to state, but usually it has something to do with political parties, although it doesn't have to. Why are things so complicated?! What we can say is that candidates, or at least good candidates, usually have certain characteristics. Sorry America. First off, if you are gonna run for office, you should have an unblemished record, free of, oh I don't know, felony convictions or sex scandals, except maybe in Louisiana or New York. This might lead to some pretty bland candidates or people who are so calculating that they have no skeletons in their closet, but we Americans are a moral people and like our candidates to reflect our ideals rather than our reality. The second characteristic that a candidate must possess is the ability to raise money. Now some candidates are billionaires and can finance their own campaigns. But most billionaires have better things to do: buying yachts, making even more money, building money forts, buying more yachts, so they don't have time to run for office. But most candidates get their money for their campaigns by asking for it. The ability to raise money is key, especially now, because running for office is expensive. Can I get a how expensive is it? "How expensive is it?!" Well, so expensive that the prices of elections continually rises and in 2012 winners of House races spent nearly 2 million each. Senate winners spent more than 10 million. By the time this episode airs, I'm sure the numbers will be much higher like a gajillion billion million. Money is important in winning an election, but even more important, statistically, is already being in Congress. Let's go to the Thought Bubble. The person holding an office who runs for that office again is called the incumbent and has a big advantage over any challenger. This is according to political scientists who, being almost as bad at naming things as historians, refer to this as incumbency advantage. There are a number of reasons why incumbents tend to hold onto their seats in congress, if they want to. The first is that a sitting congressman has a record to run on, which we hope includes some legislative accomplishments, although for the past few Congresses, these don't seem to matter. The record might include case work, which is providing direct services to constituents. This is usually done by congressional staffers and includes things like answering questions about how to get certain government benefits or writing recommendation letters to West Point. Congressmen can also provide jobs to constituents, which is usually a good way to get them to vote for you. These are either government jobs, kind of rare these days, called patronage or indirect employment through government contracts for programs within a Congressman's district. These programs are called earmarks or pork barrel programs, and they are much less common now because Congress has decided not to use them any more, sort of. The second advantage that incumbents have is that they have a record of winning elections, which if you think about it, is pretty obvious. Being a proven winner makes it easier for a congressmen to raise money, which helps them win, and long term incumbents tend to be more powerful in Congress which makes it even easier for them to raise money and win. The Constitution give incumbents one structural advantage too. Each elected congressman is allowed $100,000 and free postage to send out election materials. This is called the franking privilege. It's not so clear how great an advantage this is in the age of the internet, but at least according to the book The Victory Lab, direct mail from candidates can be surprisingly effective. How real is this incumbency advantage? Well if you look at the numbers, it seems pretty darn real. Over the past 60 years, almost 90% of members of The House of Representatives got re-elected. The Senate has been even more volatile, but even at the low point in 1980 more than 50% of sitting senators got to keep their jobs. Thanks, Thought Bubble. You're so great. So those are some of the features of congressional elections. Now, if you'll permit me to get a little politically sciencey, I'd like to try to explain why elections are so important to the way that Congressmen and Senators do their jobs. In 1974, political scientist David Mayhew published a book in which he described something he called "The Electoral Connection." This was the idea that Congressmen were primarily motivated by the desire to get re-elected, which intuitively makes a lot of sense, even though I'm not sure what evidence he had for this conclusion. Used to be able to get away with that kind of thing I guess, clearly David may-not-hew to the rules of evidence, pun [rim shot], high five, no. Anyway Mayhew's research methodology isn't as important as his idea itself because The Electoral Connection provides a frame work for understanding congressman's activities. Mayhew divided representatives' behaviors and activities into three categories. The first is advertising; congressmen work to develop their personal brand so that they are recognizable to voters. Al D'Amato used to be know in New York as Senator Pothole, because he was able to bring home so much pork that he could actually fix New York's streets. Not by filling them with pork, money, its money, remember pork barrel spending? The second activity is credit claiming; Congressmen get things done so that they can say they got them done. A lot of case work and especially pork barrel spending are done in the name of credit claiming. Related to credit claiming, but slightly different, is position taking. This means making a public judgmental statement on something likely to be of interest to voters. Senators can do this through filibusters. Representatives can't filibuster, but they can hold hearings, publicly supporting a hearing is a way of associating yourself with an idea without having to actually try to pass legislation. And of course they can go on the TV, especially on Sunday talk shows. What's a TV, who even watches TV? Now the idea of The Electoral Connection doesn't explain every action a member of Congress takes; sometimes they actually make laws to benefit the public good or maybe solve problems, huh, what an idea! But Mayhew's idea gives us a way of thinking about Congressional activity, an analytical lens that connects what Congressmen actually do with how most of us understand Congressmen, through elections. So the next time you see a Congressmen call for a hearing on a supposed horrible scandal or read about a Senator threatening to filibuster a policy that may have significant popular support, ask yourself, "Is this Representative claiming credit or taking a position, and how will this build their brand?" In other words: what's the electoral connection and how will whatever they're doing help them get elected? This might feel a little cynical, but the reality is Mayhew's thesis often seems to fit with today's politics. Thanks for watching, see you next week. Vote for me; I'm on the TV. I'm not -- I'm on the YouTube. Crash Course: Government and Politics is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios. Support for Crash Course US Government comes from Voqal. Voqal supports nonprofits that use technology and media to advance social equity. Learn more about their mission and initiatives at Voqal.org. Crash Course is made by all of these nice people. Thanks for watching. That guy isn't nice.

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

2016 Texas's 1st congressional district election

← 2014
2018 →
 
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

Candidates

Nominee
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

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

2016 Texas's 2nd congressional district election

← 2014
2018 →
 
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

Candidates

Nominee

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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
Eliminated in primary
  • Dave Cornette
  • John Slavens, certified public accountant
  • Keith Thurgood, retired U.S. Army Major General
Declined

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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
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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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
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

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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
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

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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
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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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

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

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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

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

← 2014
2018 →
 
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
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

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
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

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

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
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)

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
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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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

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

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
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

Endorsements

Jodey Arrington
Statewide officials

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

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
Organizations

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
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

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

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
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
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)
Pete Gallego (D)

Debates

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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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

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

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

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
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

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

2020 Texas's 27th congressional district election

 
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
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
Declined

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
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)

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
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

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
Eliminated in primary

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
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

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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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
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

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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
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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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
Withdrawn

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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