- Source: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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
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 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
Results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Shirley McKellar, army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
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 and the district has 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
=Results
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 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
Results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Adam Bell, small business owner
= Eliminated in primary =
Michael Filak
Results
= General election
=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
=Results
District 5
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
= Democratic primary
=No Democrats filed to run
= Libertarian primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Ken Ashby
= General election
=Results
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 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
= 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
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
=Results
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
=Results
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
Results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jeff Martin
Results
= General election
=Results
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
=Results
District 11
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
= Democratic primary
=No Democrats filed to run
= Libertarian primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Nicholas Landholt
= General election
=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 and the district has a PVI of R+19.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Kay Granger, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bill Bradshaw
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
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 and the district has 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
=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
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 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
= 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 Tim 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
=Results
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
Results
District 17
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
= Eliminated in primary =
Ralph Patterson, former Chair of the McLennan County Republican Party
Kaleb Sims, businessman
Results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
William Matta
Results
= General election
=Results
District 18
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
= 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.
Run-off results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 19
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. In March, Robertson said that he would not run for Congress and instead run once more for mayor.
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
= Eliminated in primary =
Jason Corley, business owner
Greg Garrett, President and CEO of Platinum Bank
John Key, veterinarian and retired US Army Colonel
Donald May, doctor
Glen Robertson, Mayor of Lubbock
Michael Bob Starr, retired Air Force Colonel
DeRenda Warren, director of nursing at BrightStar
= Withdrawn =
Don Parrish, farmer (endorsed Starr)
= Declined =
Randy Neugebauer, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
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.
Run-off results
Arrington had trailed Robertson by fewer than one thousand votes in the first round, but he won the run-off.
= General election
=No Democrat faced Arrington in the general election, leaving only Libertarian and Green opposition.
Results
District 20
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
= General election
=No Republican ran for this district's seat.
Endorsements
Results
District 21
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
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Thomas Wakely, hospice chaplain
= Eliminated in primary =
Tejas Vakil, commercial real-estate company owner
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 22
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
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Mark Gibson, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2014
= Eliminated in primary =
A. R. Hassan
Results
= General election
=Results
District 23
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
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Pete Gallego, former U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Lee Keenen, doctor
Results
= 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.”
Endorsements
Debates
Complete video of debate, October 27, 2016
Predictions
Results
District 24
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
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jan McDowell, accountant
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 25
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
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Kathi Thomas, small business owner, former Precinct Chair for Hays County Democrats and nominee for state senate in 2006
Results
= General election
=Results
District 26
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
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Eric Mauck
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 27
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. The Texas Tribune reported that Harrington had the capacity to self-fund a race. In August 2015 he announced that he was withdrawing because of lingering effects of a motorcycle crash.
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
= 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
Solomon Ortiz Jr., former state representative
Results
= General election
=Results
District 28
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
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Zeffen Hardin, Marine Corps veteran
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 29
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
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Julio Garza, insurance agent
= Eliminated in primary =
Robert Schafranek
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 30
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
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Charles Lingerfelt, teacher and principal
Results
= General election
=Results
District 31
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
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Mike Clark, technology sector employee
Results
= Libertarian primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Scott Ballard, nominee for this seat in 2014 and the 11th District in 2012
= General election
=Results
District 32
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
= Democratic primary
=No Democrats filed to run.
= General election
=Results
District 33
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
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Mark Mitchell, physician, attorney, and business owner
= Eliminated in primary =
Bruce Chadwick
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 34
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
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Rey Gonzalez Jr., attorney
= Eliminated in primary =
William "Willie" Vaden
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 35
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
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 36
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
= 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)
Results
= Democratic primary
=No Democrats ran for the seat
= General election
=Results
References
External links
U.S. House elections in Texas, 2016 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
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