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1956 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1956 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election?

J. Rutherford won the 1956 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election. J. Rutherford received 50,704 popular votes (64.57%). The main challenger was J M Gibson (35.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Rutherford and Gibson

Rutherford +29.1 pts · won by 22,883 votes
J. RutherfordDemocraticWINNER64.57%
50,704 votes
J M GibsonRepublican35.43%
27,821 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.