Overview
District 1
Incumbent RepublicanRepublican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *=Eliminated in primary
= *Anthony Culler *Simon Winston, rancherResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Shirley McKellar, Army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 1, 2012 & 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 1, 2014Results
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
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 Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+16.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Pat Bryan, retired IT technicianResults
General election
Predictions
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.The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, 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 (politician), Scott Turner, state representativeResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Adam Bell, small business owner=Eliminated in primary
= *Michael FilakResults
General election
Predictions
Results
District 4
Incumbent Republican John Ratcliffe (American politician), John Ratcliffe, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *John Ratcliffe (American politician), John Ratcliffe, incumbent U.S. representative=Eliminated in primary
= *Lou Gigliotti, auto racing part company owner and candidate for this seat in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 4, 2012 & 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 4, 2014 *Ray HallResults
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.Libertarian primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Cody WommackGeneral election
Predictions
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 Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+17.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.Libertarian primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Ken AshbyGeneral election
Predictions
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. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, 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 ownerResults
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 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 6, 2012 *Jeffrey Roseman=Withdrawn
= *David Cozad, software engineer and nominee for this seat in 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 6, 2010 and 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 6, 2014Results
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
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
= *Remembrance Project, Maria Espinoza, anti-immigration activist *James Lloyd, energy lawyer and former White House national security aideResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *James Cargas, energy attorney and nominee for the seat in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 7, 2012 and 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 7, 2014Results
General election
Predictions
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 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 8, 2014 *Steve Toth, former state representativeResults
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.General election
Predictions
Results
District 9
Incumbent Democrat Al Green (politician), Al Green, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election.Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Al Green (politician), Al Green, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Jeff MartinResults
General election
Predictions
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. representativeResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA Surgery supervisor, quality assurance director and nominee for this seat in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 10, 2012 & 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 10, 2014=Eliminated in primary
= *Scot Gallaher, energy consultantResults
General election
Predictions
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. The district had a PVI of R+31.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Mike Conaway, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.Libertarian primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Nicholas LandholtGeneral election
Predictions
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. representativeResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Bill BradshawResults
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
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. representativeResults
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.General election
Predictions
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 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 36, 2012Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Michael K. Cole, educator and nominee for this seat in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 14, 2014Results
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
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 Cook Partisan Voting Index, 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 (American politician), Vicente Gonzalez, attorney=Eliminated in primary
= *Dolly Elizondo, former Hidalgo County, Texas, 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 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 15, 2012 *Randy Sweeten, accountant=Withdrawn
= *Johnny Partain, candidate for this seat in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 15, 2012=Declined
= *Rubén Hinojosa, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
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 CityResults
Run-off results
General election
Predictions
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 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 16, 2012Results
General election
No Republican ran for this seat, leaving only Libertarian and Green party opposition.Endorsements
Predictions
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, businessmanResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *William MattaResults
General election
Predictions
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. representativeResults
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, cosmetologistResults
No candidate achieved 50% of the vote, so Lori Bartley and Reggie Gonzales faced each other in a run-off, which Lori Bartley won by a margin of 58–42.Run-off results
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
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. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+26.Republican primary
Lubbock, Texas, 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 Texas Senate, state senate in Texas Senate, District 28, 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, Texas, 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. representativeEndorsements
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
Predictions
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. The district had a PVI of D+6.Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Joaquín Castro, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
General election
Predictions
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 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 21, 2014 *John Murphy, software engineer *Todd Phelps, businessmanResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Thomas Wakely, hospice chaplain=Eliminated in primary
= *Tejas Vakil, commercial real-estate company ownerResults
General election
Predictions
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. representativeResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Mark Gibson, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 22, 2014=Eliminated in primary
= *A. R. HassanResults
General election
Predictions
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 Democratic incumbent Pete Gallego. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+3.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Will Hurd, incumbent U.S. representative=Eliminated in primary
= *William PetersonResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Pete Gallego, former U.S. representative=Eliminated in primary
= *Lee Keenen, doctorResults
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
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. The district had a PVI of R+13.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Kenny Marchant, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Jan McDowell, accountantResults
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 25
Incumbent, Republican Roger Williams (Texas politician), Roger Williams, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+12.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Roger Williams (Texas politician), Roger Williams, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Kathi Thomas, small business owner, former precinct chair for Hays County Democrats and nominee for Texas Senate, District 25, state senate in 2006 Texas Senate election#District 25, 2006Results
General election
Predictions
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 ownerResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Eric MauckResults
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
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. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, 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 TacticalResults
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 Texas House of Representatives, state representative in 2010 Texas House of Representatives election, 2010=Declined
= *Nelda Martinez, mayor of Corpus Christi *Solomon Ortiz Jr., former Texas House of Representatives, state representativeResults
General election
Predictions
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 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 28, 2012Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Zeffen Hardin, Marine Corps veteranResults
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
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 agentResults
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Julio Garza, insurance agent=Eliminated in primary
= *Robert SchafranekResults
General election
Predictions
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 Texas House of Representatives, state representative and candidate for this seat 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 30, in 2012 and 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 30, 2014 *Brandon J. Vance, admissions counselorResults
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Charles Lingerfelt, teacher and principalResults
General election
Predictions
Results
District 31
Incumbent Republican John Carter (Texas politician), John Carter, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *John Carter (Texas politician), John Carter, incumbent U.S. representative=Eliminated in primary
= *Mike Sweeney, software company founder and presidentResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Mike Clark, technology sector employeeResults
Libertarian primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Scott Ballard, nominee for this seat in 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 31, 2014 and the 11th district in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 11, 2012General election
Predictions
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 RoughneenResults
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.General election
Predictions
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 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 33, 2012Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Mark Mitchell, physician, attorney, and business owner=Eliminated in primary
= *Bruce ChadwickResults
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Results
District 34
Incumbent Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Filemon Vela Jr., incumbent U.S. representativeResults
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Rey Gonzalez Jr., attorney=Eliminated in primary
= *William "Willie" VadenResults
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
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. The district had a PVI of D+11.Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Lloyd Doggett, incumbent U.S. representativeResults
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos, Texas, San Marcos and nominee for this seat in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35, 2012 & 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35, 2014Results
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 36
Incumbent Republican Brian Babin, who had 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 had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, 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, Texas, Cleveland, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 United States Senate election in Texas, 2014 and the Texas House of Representatives in 2012 Texas House of Representatives election, 2012 (suspended campaign in December 2015)Results
Democratic primary
No Democrats ran for the seat.General election
Predictions
Results
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