2016 Texas House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 41 members to Texas' House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives and state senate. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016 with a run-off on May 24, 2016. The winners of this election served in the 85th Texas Legislature.
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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 59.39% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Texas |
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Republicans retained control of the House despite losing four seats, winning 95 seats compared to 55 seats for the Democrats.
Results
Statewide
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| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||||||
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| Republican Party | 114 | 4,739,813 | 61.82% | 95 |  4 | |||||||||
| Democratic Party | 90 | 2,746,667 | 35.83% | 55 |  5 | |||||||||
| Libertarian Party | 26 | 154,482 | 2.02% | 0 | – | |||||||||
| Green Party | 6 | 15,286 | 0.20% | 0 | – | |||||||||
| Independent | 1 | 9,072 | 0.12% | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Write-in | 2 | 1,237 | 0.02% | 0 | – | |||||||||
| Total | 239 | 7,666,557 | 100.00% | 150 | – | |||||||||
Close Races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 105, 0.14%
- District 107, 0.58% (gain)
- District 115, 1.78%
- District 117, 2.68% (gain)
- District 102, 9.32%
- District 54, 9.68%
- District 135, 9.70%
District
Results of the 2016 Texas House of Representatives election by district:[1]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | - | - | 49,840 | 100.00% | - | - | 49,840 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 2 | - | - | 54,605 | 100.00% | - | - | 54,605 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 3 | - | - | 56,737 | 100.00% | - | - | 56,737 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 4 | - | - | 52,089 | 100.00% | - | - | 52,089 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 5 | - | - | 51,428 | 100.00% | - | - | 51,428 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 6 | - | - | 46,382 | 100.00% | - | - | 46,382 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 7 | - | - | 45,026 | 100.00% | - | - | 45,026 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 8 | - | - | 43,240 | 100.00% | - | - | 43,240 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 9 | - | - | 53,172 | 100.00% | - | - | 53,172 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 10 | - | - | 51,729 | 86.94% | 7,773 | 13.06% | 59,502 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 11 | 14,276 | 25.15% | 42,481 | 74.85% | - | - | 56,757 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 12 | - | - | 38,826 | 100.00% | - | - | 38,826 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 13 | 14,965 | 21.37% | 55,073 | 78.63% | - | - | 70,038 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 14 | - | - | 37,330 | 100.00% | - | - | 37,330 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 15 | - | - | 65,439 | 100.00% | - | - | 65,439 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 16 | - | - | 55,968 | 100.00% | - | - | 55,968 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 17 | - | - | 41,694 | 100.00% | - | - | 41,694 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 18 | - | - | 40,966 | 88.01% | 5,581 | 11.99% | 46,547 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 19 | - | - | 58,542 | 100.00% | - | - | 58,542 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 20 | - | - | 61,745 | 100.00% | - | - | 61,745 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 21 | - | - | 54,753 | 100.00% | - | - | 54,753 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 22 | 38,009 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 38,009 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 23 | 25,501 | 41.13% | 36,501 | 58.87% | - | - | 62,002 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 24 | - | - | 59,789 | 100.00% | - | - | 59,789 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 25 | - | - | 44,280 | 100.00% | - | - | 44,280 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 26 | 28,910 | 42.14% | 39,693 | 57.86% | - | - | 68,603 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 27 | 45,718 | 67.98% | 21,536 | 32.02% | - | - | 67,254 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 28 | - | - | 56,822 | 100.00% | - | - | 56,822 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 29 | 28,505 | 38.93% | 44,713 | 61.07% | - | - | 73,218 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 30 | - | - | 47,975 | 100.00% | - | - | 47,975 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 31 | 30,829 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 30,829 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 32 | - | - | 40,435 | 100.00% | - | - | 40,435 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 33 | 24,199 | 28.88% | 56,802 | 67.80% | 2,783 | 3.32% | 83,784 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 34 | 33,221 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 33,221 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 35 | 25,812 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 25,812 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 36 | 29,633 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 29,633 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 37 | 26,587 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 26,587 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 38 | 30,850 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 30,850 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 39 | 29,713 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 29,713 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 40 | 23,257 | 73.78% | 8,266 | 26.22% | - | - | 31,523 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 41 | 24,863 | 56.78% | 18,924 | 43.22% | - | - | 43,787 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 42 | 35,124 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 35,124 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 43 | 19,735 | 38.87% | 31,040 | 61.13% | - | - | 50,775 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 44 | 20,411 | 27.43% | 53,997 | 72.57% | - | - | 74,408 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 45 | - | - | 47,937 | 100.00% | - | - | 47,937 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 46 | 37,457 | 70.29% | 10,209 | 19.16% | 5,623 | 10.55% | 53,289 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 47 | 42,635 | 41.69% | 54,784 | 53.57% | 4,838 | 4.73% | 102,257 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 48 | 60,512 | 79.40% | 15,702 | 20.60% | - | - | 76,214 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 49 | 68,398 | 84.41% | 12,631 | 15.59% | - | - | 81,029 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 50 | 43,637 | 63.69% | 24,882 | 36.31% | - | - | 68,519 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 51 | 42,082 | 87.23% | - | - | 6,162 | 12.77% | 48,244 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 52 | - | - | 40,329 | 75.51% | 13,082 | 24.49% | 53,411 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 53 | 14,256 | 20.03% | 54,741 | 76.92% | 2,170 | 3.05% | 71,167 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 54 | 23,794 | 45.16% | 28,894 | 54.84% | - | - | 52,688 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 55 | - | - | 35,950 | 100.00% | - | - | 35,950 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 56 | - | - | 43,979 | 86.54% | 6,840 | 13.46% | 50,819 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 57 | - | - | 47,916 | 100.00% | - | - | 47,916 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 58 | - | - | 54,149 | 100.00% | - | - | 54,149 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 59 | - | - | 43,217 | 100.00% | - | - | 43,217 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 60 | - | - | 61,668 | 100.00% | - | - | 61,668 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 61 | - | - | 70,708 | 100.00% | - | - | 70,708 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 62 | - | - | 50,076 | 100.00% | - | - | 50,076 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 63 | - | - | 64,120 | 100.00% | - | - | 64,120 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 64 | 26,288 | 38.41% | 42,158 | 61.59% | - | - | 68,446 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 65 | 26,759 | 43.74% | 34,418 | 56.26% | - | - | 61,177 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 66 | 27,240 | 38.73% | 40,368 | 57.39% | 2,726 | 3.88% | 70,334 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 67 | 29,036 | 39.68% | 41,440 | 56.63% | 2,704 | 3.69% | 73,180 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 68 | - | - | 50,625 | 100.00% | - | - | 50,625 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 69 | - | - | 41,640 | 100.00% | - | - | 41,640 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 70 | 24,057 | 28.47% | 56,684 | 67.08% | 3,758 | 4.45% | 84,499 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 71 | 10,647 | 19.36% | 44,335 | 80.64% | - | - | 54,982 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 72 | - | - | 46,571 | 100.00% | - | - | 46,571 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 73 | - | - | 77,592 | 100.00% | - | - | 77,592 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 74 | 31,724 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 31,724 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 75 | 32,576 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 32,576 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 76 | 32,956 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 32,956 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 77 | 28,819 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 28,819 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 78 | 31,185 | 63.36% | 18,030 | 36.64% | - | - | 49,215 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 79 | 35,427 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 35,427 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 80 | 32,548 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 32,548 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 81 | - | - | 37,306 | 100.00% | - | - | 37,306 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 82 | - | - | 47,432 | 100.00% | - | - | 47,432 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 83 | - | - | 53,437 | 100.00% | - | - | 53,437 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 84 | - | - | 35,627 | 100.00% | - | - | 35,627 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 85 | 23,334 | 39.60% | 35,594 | 60.40% | - | - | 58,928 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 86 | - | - | 58,050 | 100.00% | - | - | 58,050 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 87 | - | - | 38,067 | 100.00% | - | - | 38,067 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 88 | - | - | 41,209 | 100.00% | - | - | 41,209 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 89 | 24,861 | 32.67% | 48,341 | 63.53% | 2,890 | 3.80% | 76,092 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 90 | 20,925 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 20,925 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 91 | - | - | 43,601 | 100.00% | - | - | 43,601 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 92 | 24,806 | 38.74% | 35,622 | 55.64% | 3,599 | 5.62% | 64,027 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 93 | 23,987 | 39.33% | 37,002 | 60.67% | - | - | 60,989 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 94 | - | - | 39,224 | 73.64% | 14,037 | 26.36% | 53,261 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 95 | 35,246 | 75.60% | 11,376 | 24.40% | - | - | 46,622 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 96 | 29,434 | 43.02% | 38,991 | 56.98% | - | - | 68,425 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 97 | 27,019 | 39.11% | 39,537 | 57.23% | 2,531 | 3.66% | 69,087 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 98 | 21,547 | 24.80% | 65,348 | 75.20% | - | - | 86,895 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 99 | - | - | 45,201 | 82.79% | 9,393 | 17.21% | 54,594 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 100 | 33,198 | 86.99% | - | - | 4,965 | 13.01% | 38,163 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 101 | 30,591 | 66.33% | 15,530 | 33.67% | - | - | 46,121 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 102 | 26,208 | 45.34% | 31,595 | 54.66% | - | - | 57,803 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 103 | 30,323 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 30,323 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 104 | 26,751 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 26,751 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 105 | 23,656 | 49.93% | 23,720 | 50.07% | - | - | 47,376 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 106 | - | - | 55,596 | 80.80% | 13,209 | 19.20% | 68,805 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 107 | 27,922 | 50.76% | 27,086 | 49.24% | - | - | 55,008 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN |
| District 108 | - | - | 47,799 | 72.50% | 18,131 | 27.50% | 65,930 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 109 | 53,458 | 82.74% | 11,155 | 17.26% | - | - | 64,613 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 110 | 31,380 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 31,380 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 111 | 44,918 | 78.20% | 12,520 | 21.80% | - | - | 57,438 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 112 | 23,351 | 42.78% | 31,234 | 57.22% | - | - | 54,585 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 113 | 24,795 | 44.84% | 30,501 | 55.16% | - | - | 55,296 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 114 | 27,367 | 40.57% | 37,588 | 55.72% | 2,502 | 3.71% | 67,457 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 115 | 28,939 | 49.11% | 29,987 | 50.89% | - | - | 58,926 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 116 | 36,772 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 36,772 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 117 | 29,319 | 51.27% | 27,783 | 48.59% | 78 | 0.14% | 57,180 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN |
| District 118 | 25,632 | 55.17% | 20,831 | 44.83% | - | - | 46,463 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN |
| District 119 | 33,384 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 33,384 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 120 | 31,510 | 77.65% | - | - | 9,072 | 22.35% | 40,582 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN |
| District 121 | - | - | 56,970 | 100.00% | - | - | 56,970 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 122 | - | - | 73,957 | 100.00% | - | - | 73,957 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 123 | 38,649 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 38,649 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 124 | 38,622 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 38,622 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 125 | 38,774 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 38,774 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 126 | 23,991 | 39.17% | 35,528 | 58.00% | 1,735 | 2.83% | 61,254 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 127 | - | - | 49,712 | 81.90% | 10,987 | 18.10% | 60,699 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 128 | - | - | 42,287 | 86.41% | 6,653 | 13.59% | 48,940 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 129 | - | - | 47,339 | 100.00% | - | - | 47,339 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 130 | - | - | 62,952 | 100.00% | - | - | 62,952 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 131 | 40,583 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 40,583 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 132 | - | - | 40,001 | 80.23% | 9,854 | 19.77% | 49,855 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 133 | - | - | 54,471 | 100.00% | - | - | 54,471 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 134 | 38,958 | 43.30% | 48,192 | 53.56% | 2,831 | 3.15% | 89,981 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 135 | 26,905 | 45.15% | 32,682 | 54.85% | - | - | 59,587 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 136 | 34,077 | 45.00% | 41,643 | 55.00% | - | - | 75,720 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 137 | 18,088 | 66.99% | 8,178 | 30.29% | 735 | 2.72% | 27,001 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 138 | - | - | 31,958 | 100.00% | - | - | 31,958 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 139 | 41,913 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 41,913 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 140 | 22,349 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 22,349 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 141 | 33,831 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 33,831 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 142 | 36,280 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 36,280 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 143 | 26,247 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 26,247 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 144 | 16,287 | 60.25% | 10,745 | 39.75% | - | - | 27,032 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN |
| District 145 | 25,838 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 25,838 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 146 | 39,452 | 97.15% | - | - | 1,159 | 2.85% | 40,611 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 147 | 43,900 | 76.27% | 11,985 | 20.82% | 1,676 | 2.91% | 57,561 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 148 | 33,633 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 33,633 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 149 | 27,613 | 63.55% | 15,840 | 36.45% | - | - | 43,453 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 150 | 27,893 | 36.81% | 47,892 | 63.19% | - | - | 75,785 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| Total | 2,746,667 | 35.83% | 4,739,813 | 61.82% | 180,077 | 2.35% | 7,666,557 | 100.00% | |
References
- "Race Summary Report: 2016 General Election". Austin, U.S.A.: Office of the Secretary of State, State of Texas. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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