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1996 Texas U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 13 Election?

William M. Mac Thornberry won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 13 Election. William M. Mac Thornberry received 116,098 popular votes (66.87%). The main challenger was Samuel Brown Silverman (32.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Thornberry and Silverman

Thornberry +34.6 pts · won by 60,032 votes
William M. Mac ThornberryRepublicanWINNER66.87%
116,098 votes
Samuel Brown SilvermanDemocratic32.29%
56,066 votes
Don Harkeynatural law0.84%
1,463 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.