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1996 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election?

Henry Bonilla won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election. Henry Bonilla received 101,332 popular votes (61.85%). The main challenger was Charlie Urbina Jones (36.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Bonilla and Jones

Bonilla +25.5 pts · won by 41,736 votes
Henry BonillaRepublicanWINNER61.85%
101,332 votes
Charlie Urbina JonesDemocratic36.37%
59,596 votes
Linda J. Caswellnatural law1.78%
2,911 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.