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U. S. Representative · District 16

Texas. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Two candidates are on the official list.

Who is running

Certified by Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Official vote count

Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by Texas Secretary of State. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners.

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16, as listed by the official source
Candidate or choicePartyVotesShare of votes counted
ADAM BAUMANREP57,24729.2%
VERONICA ESCOBAR (I)DEM138,54370.8%

As reported by Texas Secretary of State (the source says it was updated Nov 04, 2026 22:48:37 UTC). Rows are in the order the source lists them, which is not a ranking. Official source · All Texas results

Worth knowing

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.
  • Democratic candidate
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Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%19502000Democratic candidate, 2024: 59.5%Republican candidate, 1930: 15.92%Republican candidate, 1956: 35.43%Republican candidate, 2000: 30.17%Republican candidate, 2004: 31.08%Republican candidate, 2024: 40.43%59.5%40.4%Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%192019401960198020002020Democratic candidate, 2024: 59.5%Republican candidate, 1930: 15.92%Republican candidate, 1956: 35.43%Republican candidate, 2000: 30.17%Republican candidate, 2004: 31.08%Republican candidate, 2024: 40.43%Democratic candidate 59.5%Republican candidate 40.4%

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
YearDemocratic candidateRepublican candidate
192069.73%30.27%
192280.86%19.14%
192484.14%15.86%
192685.59%14.41%
1928100%No figure
193084.08%15.92%
1932100%No figure
1934100%No figure
193699.98%No figure
193899.98%No figure
1940100%No figure
1942100%No figure
194499.97%No figure
1946100%No figure
194899.47%No figure
1950100%No figure
1952100%No figure
1954100%No figure
195664.57%35.43%
1958100%No figure
196058.86%18.02%
196246.17%53.83%
196455.67%44.33%
196699.99%No figure
196873.52%26.48%
197082.69%17.29%
1972100%No figure
1974100%No figure
197657.79%42.21%
197870.01%29.99%
198084.64%No figure
198253.9%44.16%
198457.44%42.56%
198665.69%34.31%
1988100%No figure
199095.63%No figure
199251.89%48.11%
199457.11%42.89%
199670.63%27.6%
199887.91%No figure
200068.3%30.17%
2002100%No figure
200467.53%31.08%
200678.67%No figure
200882.14%No figure
201058.07%36.58%
201265.42%32.93%
201467.49%29.17%
201685.73%No figure
201868.46%27.03%
202064.72%35.28%
202263.46%36.54%
202459.5%40.43%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024
Winners and margins
YearMost votesMargin over the runner-up
2024Veronica Escobar (Democratic)42,110 votes (19.1 points)
2022Veronica Escobar (Democratic)40,524 votes (26.9 points)
2020Veronica Escobar (Democratic)70,102 votes (29.4 points)
2018Veronica Escobar (Democratic)75,310 votes (41.4 points)
2016Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)132,737 votes (75.8 points)
2014Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)28,014 votes (38.3 points)
2012Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)50,360 votes (32.5 points)
2010Silvestre Reyes (Democratic)18,250 votes (21.5 points)
2008Silvestre Reyes (Democratic)114,027 votes (71.8 points)
2006Sylvestre Reyes (Democratic)44,544 votes (57.3 points)
2004Silvestre Reyes (Democratic)58,605 votes (36.5 points)
2002Silvestre Reyes (Democratic)Unopposed
2000Silvestre Reyes (Democratic)51,728 votes (38.1 points)
1998Silvestre Reyes (Democratic)62,157 votes (81.0 points)
1996Silvestre Reyes (Democratic)54,989 votes (43.0 points)
1994Ronald D Coleman (Democratic)12,406 votes (14.2 points)
1992Ronald D Coleman (Democratic)4,861 votes (3.8 points)
1990Ronald D Coleman (Democratic)Unopposed
1988Ronald Coleman (Democratic)Unopposed
1986Ronald Coleman (Democratic)24,169 votes (31.4 points)
1984Ronald Coleman (Democratic)19,786 votes (14.9 points)
1982Ronald Coleman (Democratic)7,960 votes (9.7 points)
1980Richard C \"Dick\" White (Democratic)85,724 votes (69.3 points)
1978Richard C White (Democratic)30,347 votes (40.0 points)
1976Richard C White (Democratic)19,377 votes (15.6 points)
1974Richard C. (Dick) White (Democratic)Unopposed
1972Richard C. White (Democratic)Unopposed
1970Richard C. White (Democratic)43,197 votes (65.4 points)
1968Richard C. White (Democratic)39,981 votes (47.0 points)
1966Richard White (Democratic)Unopposed
1964Richard White (Democratic)14,311 votes (11.3 points)
1962Ed Foreman (Republican)6,274 votes (7.7 points)
1960J. T. Rutherford (Democratic)38,638 votes (35.7 points)
1958J. T. Rutherford (Democratic)Unopposed
1956J. T. Rutherford (Democratic)22,883 votes (29.1 points)
1954J. T. Rutherford (Democratic)Unopposed
1952Ken Regan (Democratic)Unopposed
1950Ken Regan (Democratic)Unopposed
1948Ken Regan (Democratic)36,975 votes (98.9 points)
1946R. Ewing Thomason (Democratic)Unopposed
1944R. Ewing Thomason (Democratic)Unopposed
1942R. Ewing Thomason (Democratic)Unopposed
1940R. Ewing Thomason (Democratic)Unopposed
1938R. Ewing Thomason (Democratic)Unopposed
1936R. Ewing Thomason (Democratic)26,350 votes (100.0 points)
1934R. Ewing Thomason (Democratic)Unopposed
1932R. E. Thomason (Democratic)Unopposed
1930R. Ewing Thomason (Democratic)15,334 votes (68.2 points)
1928C. B. Hudspeth (Democratic)Unopposed
1926C. B. Hudspeth (Democratic)12,297 votes (71.2 points)
1924C. B. Husdpeth (Democratic)15,351 votes (68.3 points)
1922C. B. Hudspeth (Democratic)13,717 votes (61.7 points)
1920C. B. Hudspeth (Democratic)8,862 votes (39.5 points)

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Map

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Outlines are the Census Bureau's simplified cartographic boundaries, drawn for display, not for legal boundaries. Group names are in the table and in each district's tooltip, not only shown by colour.

Data table: Texas's U.S. House districts, with District 16 outlined
Texas's U.S. House districts, with District 16 outlined
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
ADAM BAUMAN $3K$520$3KOct 14, 2026
VERONICA ESCOBAR $1.1M$967K$217KOct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

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