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.
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 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%
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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[1] Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats before
Seats after
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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
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Totals
8,528,526
100.00%
36
36
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District 1
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2016 Texas's 1st congressional district election
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
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Anthony Culler
Simon Winston, rancher[2]
Democratic primary
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Shirley McKellar, army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014
General election
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District 2
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2016 Texas's 2nd congressional district election
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
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Ted Poe , incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Pat Bryan, retired IT technician
General election
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District 3
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2016 Texas's 3rd congressional district election
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
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Eliminated in primary
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Dave Cornette
John Slavens, certified public accountant
Keith Thurgood, retired U.S. Army Major General Declined
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Democratic primary
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Adam Bell, small business owner Eliminated in primary
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General election
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District 4
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2016 Texas's 4th congressional district election
Incumbent Republican John Ratcliffe , who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
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Eliminated in primary
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Lou Gigliotti auto racing part company owner and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Ray Hall
Democratic primary
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No Democrats filed to run
Libertarian primary
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General election
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District 5
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2016 Texas's 5th congressional district election
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
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Democratic primary
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No Democrats filed to run
Libertarian primary
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General election
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District 6
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2016 Texas's 6th congressional district election
County results Barton: 50–60% 70–80%
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
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Collin Baker
Steven Fowler, business owner
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Ruby Faye Woolridge, minister, counsellor, and educator Eliminated in primary
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Don Jaquess, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012
Jeffrey Roseman Withdrawn
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David Cozad, software engineer and nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014 [9]
General election
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District 7
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2016 Texas's 7th congressional district election
Incumbent Republican John Culberson , who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Maria Espinoza , anti-immigration activist
James Lloyd, energy lawyer and former White House national security aide
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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General election
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District 8
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2016 Texas's 8th congressional district election
Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady , who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
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Eliminated in primary
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Andre Dean
Craig McMichael, network engineer, Marine Corps veteran and candidate for this seat in 2014
Steve Toth , former state representative
Democratic primary
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No Democrats filed to run
General election
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District 9
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2016 Texas's 9th congressional district election
Incumbent Democrat Al Green , who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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General election
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District 10
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2016 Texas's 10th congressional district election
Incumbent Republican Michael McCaul , who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA Surgery supervisor, quality assurance director and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014 Eliminated in primary
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Scot Gallaher, energy consultant
General election
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District 11
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2016 Texas's 11th congressional district election
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
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Democratic primary
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No Democrats filed to run
Libertarian primary
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Candidates
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General election
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District 12
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2016 Texas's 12th congressional district election
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.
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 13
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2016 Texas's 13th congressional district election
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
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Democratic primary
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No Democrats filed to run
General election
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District 14
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2016 Texas's 14th congressional district election
Incumbent Republican Randy Weber , who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Keith Casey, candidate for the 36th district in 2012
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Michael K. Cole, educator and nominee for this seat in 2014
General election
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District 15
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2016 Texas's 15th congressional district election
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
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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
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Eliminated in primary
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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
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Johnny Partain, candidate for this seat in 2012 Declined
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Run-off results
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Republican primary
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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
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Eliminated in primary
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Xavier Salinas, Edinburg school board member[10]
Ruben Villarreal, former mayor of Rio Grande City
Run-off results
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General election
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District 16
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2016 Texas's 16th congressional district election
Incumbent Democrat Beto O'Rourke , who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Ben Mendoza, candidate for this seat in 2012
General election
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No Republican ran for this seat, leaving only Libertarian and Green party opposition.
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District 17
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2016 Texas's 17th congressional district election
County results Flores: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Matta: 60–70%
Incumbent Republican Bill Flores , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
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Ralph Patterson, former Chair of the McLennan County Republican Party
Kaleb Sims, businessman
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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General election
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District 18
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2016 Texas's 18th congressional district election
Incumbent, Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee , who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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Lori Bartley, small business owner and certified mediator Eliminated in primary
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Sharon Fisher, retired small business owner
Reggie Gonzales,
Ava Pate, cosmetologist
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.
Run-off results
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General election
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Endorsements
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District 19
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2016 Texas's 19th congressional district election
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
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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.
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Eliminated in primary
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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
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Don Parrish, farmer (endorsed Starr)[22] Declined
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Endorsements
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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.
Run-off results
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Arrington had trailed Robertson by fewer than one thousand votes in the first round, but he won the run-off.
General election
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No Democrat faced Arrington in the general election, leaving only Libertarian and Green opposition.
District 20
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2016 Texas's 20th congressional district election
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.
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General election
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No Republican ran for this district's seat.
Endorsements
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Joaquin Castro (D)
Labor unions Organizations
District 21
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2016 Texas's 21st congressional district election
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
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Matt McCall, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2014
John Murphy, software engineer
Todd Phelps, businessman
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Thomas Wakely, hospice chaplain Eliminated in primary
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Tejas Vakil, commercial real-estate company owner
General election
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District 22
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2016 Texas's 22nd congressional district election
Incumbent Republican Pete Olson , who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Mark Gibson, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2014 Eliminated in primary
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General election
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District 23
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2016 Texas's 23rd congressional district election
County results Hurd: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gallego: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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.
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Democratic primary
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Eliminated in primary
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General election
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Campaign
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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]
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Pete Gallego (D)
Labor unions Organizations
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District 24
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2016 Texas's 24th congressional district election
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.
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 25
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2016 Texas's 25th congressional district election
County results Williams: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Thomas: 50–60% 60–70%
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.
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Kathi Thomas, small business owner, former Precinct Chair for Hays County Democrats and nominee for state senate in 2006
General election
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District 26
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2016 Texas's 26th congressional district election
Incumbent Republican Michael C. Burgess , who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
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Eliminated in primary
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Micah Beebe, realtor
Joel A. Krause, small business owner
Democratic primary
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General election
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District 27
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2020 Texas's 27th congressional district election
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.
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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]
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Eliminated in primary
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Gregg Deeb, retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Withdrawn
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John Harrington, president and founder of firearms retailer Shield Tactical
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Raul Barrera, court security officer at Corpus Christi's Federal Courthouse Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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General election
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District 28
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2016 Texas's 28th congressional district election
Cuellar: 50-60% 70-80% 80-90% Hardin: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Incumbent Democrat Henry Cuellar , who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
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Eliminated in primary
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William Hayward, ostrich rancher and Republican nominee for this seat in 2012
Republican primary
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Candidates
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Zeffen Hardin, Marine Corps veteran
General election
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District 29
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2016 Texas's 29th congressional district election
Incumbent Democrat Gene Green , who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
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Eliminated in primary
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Adrian Garcia, former sheriff of Harris County
Dominique Garcia, small business owner and real estate agent
Republican primary
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Candidates
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Julio Garza, insurance agent Eliminated in primary
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General election
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Endorsements
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District 30
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2016 Texas's 30th congressional district election
Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson , who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
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Eliminated in primary
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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Charles Lingerfelt, teacher and principal
General election
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District 31
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2016 Texas's 31st congressional district election
Incumbent Republican John Carter , who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
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Eliminated in primary
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Mike Sweeney, software company founder and president
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Mike Clark, technology sector employee
Libertarian primary
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Candidates
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Scott Ballard, nominee for this seat in 2014 and the 11th District in 2012 General election
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District 32
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2016 Texas's 32nd congressional district election
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
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Eliminated in primary
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Paul Brown, Marine Corps veteran
Russ Ramsland, co-owner of Allied Security Operations Group
Cherie Myint Roughneen
Democratic primary
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No Democrats filed to run.
General election
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District 33
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2016 Texas's 33rd congressional district election
Incumbent Democrat Marc Veasey , who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
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Eliminated in primary
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Carlos Quintanilla, business owner, activist and candidate for this seat in 2012
Republican primary
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Mark Mitchell, physician, attorney, and business owner Eliminated in primary
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General election
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District 34
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2016 Texas's 34th congressional district election
Incumbent Democrat Filemon Vela Jr. , had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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Rey Gonzalez Jr., attorney Eliminated in primary
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General election
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District 35
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2016 Texas's 35th congressional district election
County results Doggett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Narvaiz: 60–70%
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.
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District 36
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2016 Texas's 36th congressional district election
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.
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Withdrawn
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Democratic primary
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No Democrats ran for the seat
General election
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