2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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
Turnout	57%
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 25 11 Seats won 25 11 Seat change Popular vote 4,877,605 3,160,535 Percentage 57.19% 37.06% Swing 3.09% 3.96%
Election results by district Election results by county 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

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

See also: Texas's 1st congressional district

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

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

See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 3rd congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 4th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 5th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 6th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 7th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 8th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 9th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 10th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 11th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 12th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 13th congressional district

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

←  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

See also: Texas's 14th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

Precinct results Gonzalez:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Westley:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Vicente González Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Vicente González Democratic

See also: Texas's 15th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 16th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 17th congressional district

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

←  2014 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

See also: Texas's 18th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 19th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 20th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 21st congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district

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

←  2014 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

See also: Texas's 24th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 25th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 26th congressional district

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

←  2014 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

See also: Texas's 27th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 28th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 29th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 30th congressional district

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

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Texas's 31st congressional district

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

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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

See also: Texas's 32nd congressional district

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

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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

See also: Texas's 33rd congressional district

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

See also: Texas's 34th congressional district

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

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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

See also: Texas's 35th congressional district

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

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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

See also: Texas's 36th congressional district

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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External links

• U.S. House elections in Texas, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets