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

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, one from each of the state's 36

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. The elections coincided with the

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and

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. The primaries were held on March 1.

Overview

District 1

Incumbent Republican

Louie Gohmert Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. (; born August 18, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, and former judge who was the U.S. representative from Texas's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a Republican and was part of the Tea ...

, 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

= *

, 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 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 2

Incumbent Republican

Ted Poe Lloyd Theodore Poe (born September 10, 1948) is an American politician who represented Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2019. Poe was the first Republican Party (United States), Republi ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Pat Bryan, retired IT technician

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The incumbent was Republican

Sam Johnson Samuel Robert Johnson (October 11, 1930 – May 27, 2020) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the act ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 4

Incumbent Republican

John Ratcliffe John Lee Ratcliffe (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from ...

, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Lou Gigliotti, auto racing part company owner and candidate for this seat in

*Ray Hall

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Cody Wommack

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

The incumbent was Republican

Jeb Hensarling Thomas Jeb Hensarling (born May 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Republican Conference f ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ken Ashby

General election

Predictions

Results

District 6

The incumbent was Republican

Joe Barton Joseph Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 t ...

, 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

= *

, 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

*Jeffrey Roseman

=Withdrawn

= *David Cozad, software engineer and nominee for this seat in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

and

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 7

Incumbent Republican

John Culberson John Abney Culberson (born August 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019. A Republican, he served in in large portions of western Houston and surrounding Ha ...

, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, 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

and

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 8

Incumbent Republican

Kevin Brady Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes northern Houston, including The Woodlands. He reti ...

, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Andre Dean *Craig McMichael, network engineer, Marine Corps veteran and candidate for this seat in

Steve Toth Steve Hixson Toth (born November 29, 1960) is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 15, The Woodlands area. Early life and education Born and raised in New York (state), Ne ...

, former state representative

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

General election

Predictions

Results

District 9

Incumbent Democrat

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Tired of ...

, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jeff Martin

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 10

Incumbent Republican

Michael McCaul Michael Thomas McCaul Sr. (born January 14, 1962) is an American politician, attorney, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security dur ...

, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, 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

=Eliminated in primary

= *Scot Gallaher, energy consultant

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 11

The incumbent, Republican

Mike Conaway Kenneth Michael Conaway (born June 11, 1948) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district Conaway represented is located in West Texas and includes Midlan ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Nicholas Landholt

General election

Predictions

Results

District 12

Incumbent Republican

Kay Granger Norvell Kay Granger (born January 18, 1943) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district from 1997 to 2025. A Republican Party (United States), Re ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Bill Bradshaw

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 13

Incumbent Republican

Mac Thornberry William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Thornberry represented the ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

General election

Predictions

Results

District 14

Incumbent Republican

Randy Weber Randall Keith Weber (born July 2, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has represented Texas's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. He was previously a member of the Texas House of ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Keith Casey, candidate for the 36th district in

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Michael K. Cole, educator and nominee for this seat in

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 15

Incumbent Democrat

Rubén Hinojosa Rubén Eloy Hinojosa (born August 20, 1940) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretched from Seguin (east of San Antonio), to McAllen on ...

, 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

*Randy Sweeten, accountant

=Withdrawn

= *Johnny Partain, candidate for this seat in

=Declined

= *

, 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 Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,317 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is west of McAllen. It is connected to Camargo, Tamaulipas, via the Rio Grande City–C ...

Results

Run-off results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 16

Incumbent Democrat

Beto O'Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( , ; ; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States) ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Ben Mendoza, candidate for this seat in

Results

General election

No Republican ran for this seat, leaving only Libertarian and Green party opposition.

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 17

Incumbent Republican

Bill Flores William Hose Flores Sr. (; born February 25, 1954) is an American businessman, the Vice Chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as the interim Chair of ERCOT. From 2011 to 2021, he was the U.S. representative for . F ...

, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, 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

Predictions

Results

District 18

Incumbent, Democrat

Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee ( Jackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for , from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of ...

, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, 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 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 Robert Randolph Neugebauer (born December 24, 1949) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , having served from a special election in Texas' 19th congressional district special electi ...

, 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 PVI of R+26.

Republican primary

Lubbock Lubbock ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...

Mayor

Glen Robertson Glen Charles Robertson (born 1959) is an American politician who served two terms as mayor of Lubbock, from May 19, 2012 until May 17, 2016. Robertson was an unsuccessful Republican candidate in the runoff election held on May 24, 2016, for Te ...

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

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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 Jodey Cook Arrington ( ; born March 9, 1972) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2017. The district includes a large slice of West Texas, centered around Lubbock, Texas, ...

, former official in the

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...

administration, former vice chancellor at

Texas Tech University Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public university, public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship instit ...

and candidate for

state senate In the United States, the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states. A legislature generally performs state duties for a state in the same way that the United States Congress performs national duties at ...

=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 *

, mayor of

*Michael Bob Starr, retired Air Force colonel *DeRenda Warren, director of nursing at BrightStar

=Withdrawn

= *Don Parrish, farmer (endorsed Starr)

=Declined

= *

, 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

Predictions

Results

District 20

Incumbent Democrat

Joaquín Castro Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956) (Joaquín Alonso González), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981) (Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez), ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 21

Incumbent Republican

Lamar Smith Lamar Seeligson Smith (born November 19, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives for for 16 terms, a district including most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as w ...

, who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Matt McCall, small business owner and candidate for this seat in

*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

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 22

Incumbent Republican

Pete Olson Peter Graham Olson (born December 9, 1962) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2021. His district included much of southern Houston, as well as most of the city's southwestern suburbs such as Katy, ...

, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mark Gibson, attorney and candidate for this seat in

=Eliminated in primary

= *A. R. Hassan

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 23

Incumbent Republican

Will Hurd William Ballard Hurd (born August 19, 1977) is an American politician and former CIA clandestine officer who served as the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2021. Following a nine-year stint with the CIA, Hurd ran for Congress in 2010 and ...

, 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 PVI of R+3.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, 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 Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...

, 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 Kenny Ewell Marchant (born February 23, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented several areas around Dallas and Fort Worth. On August 5, 20 ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jan McDowell, accountant

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 25

Incumbent, Republican

Roger Williams Roger Williams (March 1683) was an English-born New England minister, theologian, author, and founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Pl ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kathi Thomas, small business owner, former precinct chair for Hays County Democrats and nominee for

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Results

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 owner

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Eric Mauck

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 27

Incumbent Republican

Blake Farenthold Randolph Blake Farenthold (born December 12, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Farenthold co-hosted a conservative talk-radio program before beginning a career in po ...

, 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 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

= *

, 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 A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United St ...

=Declined

= *

Nelda Martinez Nelda Martinez (born July 22, 1961) is an American real estate agent and politician who served as mayor of the Texas city of Corpus Christi from 2012 to 2016. Martinez is affiliated with the Democratic Party. Mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas Nel ...

, mayor of Corpus Christi * Solomon Ortiz Jr., former

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 28

Incumbent Democrat

Henry Cuellar Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar ( ; born September 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district extends from the Rio Grande to San Ant ...

, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *William Hayward, ostrich rancher and Republican nominee for this seat in

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Zeffen Hardin, Marine Corps veteran

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 29

Incumbent Democrat

Gene Green Raymond Eugene Green (born October 17, 1947) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , serving for 13 terms. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district included most of eastern Houston, including portion ...

, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, 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

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 30

Incumbent Democrat

Eddie Bernice Johnson Eddie Bernice Johnson (December 3, 1934 – December 31, 2023) was an American politician who represented Texas's in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party. Johnson was electe ...

, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Barbara Mallory Caraway Barbara Mallory Caraway (born May 8, 1956) is an American politician who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 110th district from 2007 to 2013. Early life and education Born in Clarksville, Texas, Mallory Caraway w ...

, former

and candidate for this seat in 2012 and

*Brandon J. Vance, admissions counselor

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Charles Lingerfelt, teacher and principal

Results

General election

Predictions

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

and the 11th district in

General election

Predictions

Results

District 32

Incumbent Republican

Pete Sessions Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician who serves in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 17th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. He chaired the House Rules Committee ...

, 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

= *

, 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

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District 33

Incumbent Democrat

Marc Veasey Marc Allison Veasey (; born January 3, 1971) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 33rd congressional district. From 2005 to 2013, he was a member of the Texas House o ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Carlos Quintanilla, business owner, activist and candidate for this seat in

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mark Mitchell, physician, attorney, and business owner

=Eliminated in primary

= *Bruce Chadwick

Results

General election

Predictions

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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. representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Rey Gonzalez Jr., attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= *William "Willie" Vaden

Results

General election

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Predictions

Results

District 35

Incumbent Democrat

Lloyd Doggett Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Texas since 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Doggett was a member of the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1985 and a just ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos and nominee for this seat in

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 36

Incumbent Republican

Brian Babin Brian Philip Babin ( ; born March 23, 1948) is an American dentist, politician and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from since 2015 ...

, who had represented the district since 2015, when

Steve Stockman Stephen Ernest Stockman (born November 14, 1956) is an American politician who is a member of the Republican Party and a convicted felon. He served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 9th congressional district from 1995 to 1997 and for Texa ...

vacated the seat after a failed campaign for the

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, ran for re-election. He was elected with 76 percent of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+25.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Withdrawn

= *Dwayne Stovall, bridge construction contractor, school board member from

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, candidate for U.S. Senate in

and the

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(suspended campaign in December 2015)

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats ran for the seat.

General election

Predictions

Results

References

External links

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