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1996 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election?

Silvestre Reyes won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election. Silvestre Reyes received 90,260 popular votes (70.63%). The main challenger was Rick Ledesma (27.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Reyes and Ledesma

Reyes +43.0 pts · won by 54,989 votes
Silvestre ReyesDemocraticWINNER70.63%
90,260 votes
Rick LedesmaRepublican27.6%
35,271 votes
Carl Proffernatural law1.76%
2,253 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.