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 TexasPartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/– Republican 4,877,605 57.19% 25 25 0 Democratic 3,160,535 37.06% 11 11 0 Libertarian 360,066 4.22% 0 0 0 Green 130,254 1.53% 0 0 0 Write-In 66 <0.01% 0 0 - Totals 8,528,526 100.00% 36 36 —
District 1
Incumbent Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+24.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Anthony Culler Simon Winston, rancher
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Shirley McKellar, Army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 2
Incumbent Republican Ted Poe, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+16.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Pat Bryan, retired IT technician
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 3
The incumbent was Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented the district since 1991. He was re-elected with 82% of the vote in 2014.The district had 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
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Adam Bell, small business owner
Eliminated in primary Michael Filak
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 4
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
Eliminated in primary Lou Gigliotti, auto racing part company owner and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014 Ray Hall
Results
Democratic primary No Democrats filed to run.
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Cody Wommack
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 5
The incumbent was Republican Jeb Hensarling, who had represented the district since 2012. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+17.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
Democratic primary No Democrats filed to run.
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Ken Ashby
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 6
The incumbent was Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected in 2014 with 61% of the vote. The district had 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
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
Results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 7
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
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee James Cargas, energy attorney and nominee for the seat in 2012 and 2014
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 8
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
Democratic primary No Democrats filed to run.
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 9
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
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jeff Martin
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General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 10
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
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
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 11
The incumbent, Republican Mike Conaway, had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 90% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+31.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mike Conaway, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
Democratic primary No Democrats filed to run.
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Nicholas Landholt
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 12
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. The district had a PVI of R+19.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kay Granger, incumbent U.S. representative
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bill Bradshaw
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General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 13
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. The district had a PVI of R+32.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mac Thornberry, incumbent U.S. representative
Results
Democratic primary No Democrats filed to run.
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 14
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
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Michael K. Cole, educator and nominee for this seat in 2014
Results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 15
Incumbent Democrat Rubén Hinojosa, who had represented the district since 1997, decided to retire. He was re-elected in 2014 with 54% of the vote. The district had 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 a large margin.
Candidates Nominee Vicente Gonzalez, attorney
Eliminated in primary Dolly Elizondo, former Hildago County Democratic Party chair 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
Run-off results
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 Westley won by 29 votes.
Candidates Nominee Tim Westley, pastor
Eliminated in primary Xavier Salinas, Edinburg school board member Ruben Villarreal, former mayor of Rio Grande City
Results
Run-off results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
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District 16
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
General election No Republican ran for this seat, leaving only Libertarian and Green party opposition.
Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016
Results
District 17
Incumbent Republican Bill Flores, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.