Texas's 16th congressional district

Texas's 16th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes almost all of El Paso and most of its suburbs in the state of Texas. The current Representative is Democrat Veronica Escobar.

The district was initially created in 1903. For most of the next six decades, it stretched across , from El Paso in the west to the Permian Basin (Midland and Odessa) in the east. However, after Texas' original 1960 district map was thrown out as a result of Wesberry v. Sanders, the 16th was shrunk down to the city of El Paso (except a sliver in the east) and most of its surrounding suburban communities.

Since the 1990s, the 16th has been the only Democratic bastion in heavily Republican West Texas. While it has been a majority-Hispanic district since the 1970s, only two Hispanics have ever represented it, Silvestre Reyes and Escobar.

Recent election results from statewide races 2023–2027 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 65% - 34%2012 PresidentObama 66% - 34%2014 SenateAlameel 57% - 43% GovernorDavis 61% - 39%2016 PresidentClinton 68% - 26%2018 SenateO'Rourke 74% - 25% GovernorValdez 67% - 32% Lt. GovernorCollier 68% - 29% Attorney GeneralNelson 69% - 27% Comptroller of Public AccountsChevalier 66% - 27%2020 PresidentBiden 67% - 32% SenateHegar 64% - 31%2022 GovernorO'Rourke 64% - 35% Lt. GovernorCollier 61% - 35% Attorney GeneralMercedes Garza 63% - 34% Comptroller of Public AccountsDudding 60% - 35%2024 PresidentHarris 57% - 41% SenateAllred 58% - 38%

2027–2033 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 66% - 34%2012 PresidentObama 66% - 34%2014 SenateAlameel 57% - 43% GovernorDavis 62% - 38%2016 PresidentClinton 68% - 26%2018 SenateO'Rourke 74% - 25% GovernorValdez 67% - 31% Lt. GovernorCollier 68% - 29% Attorney GeneralNelson 69% - 27% Comptroller of Public AccountsChevalier 67% - 27%2020 PresidentBiden 67% - 31% SenateHegar 64% - 31%2022 GovernorO'Rourke 64% - 35% Lt. GovernorCollier 61% - 35% Attorney GeneralMercedes Garza 63% - 34% Comptroller of Public AccountsDudding 60% - 35%2024 PresidentHarris 57% - 41% SenateAllred 58% - 37%

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX16.pdf

El Paso County (9)

Anthony, Canutillo, El Paso (part; also 23rd), Fort Bliss (part; also 23rd), Horizon City (part; also 23rd), Prado Verde, Sparks, Socorro (part; also 23rd), Vinton, Westway

List of members representing the district Representative Party Years Congess Electoral history District established March 4, 1903 William Robert Smith Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1917 Elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Re-elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Lost renomination. Thomas L. Blanton Democratic March 4, 1917 –March 3, 1919 Elected in 1916.Redistricted to the . Claude Hudspeth Democratic March 4, 1919 –March 3, 1931 Elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Retired. R. Ewing Thomason Democratic March 4, 1931 –July 31, 1947 Elected in 1930.Re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Resigned to become U.S. District Judge. Vacant July 31, 1947 –August 23, 1947 Kenneth M. Regan Democratic August 23, 1947 –January 3, 1955 Elected to finish Thomason's term.Re-elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Lost renomination. J. T. Rutherford Democratic January 3, 1955 –January 3, 1963 Elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Lost re-election. Ed Foreman Republican January 3, 1963 –January 3, 1965 Elected in 1962.Lost re-election. Richard C. White Democratic January 3, 1965 –January 3, 1983 Elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Retired. Ronald D. Coleman Democratic January 3, 1983 –January 3, 1997 Elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Retired. Silvestre Reyes Democratic January 3, 1997 –January 3, 2013 Elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Lost renomination. Beto O'Rourke Democratic January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2019 Elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Veronica Escobar Democratic January 3, 2019 –present Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.

Recent elections 2006

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2012

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2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

See also

List of United States congressional districts

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present