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2012 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election?

Beto O'Rourke won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election. Beto O'Rourke received 101,403 popular votes (65.42%). The main challenger was Barbara Carrasco (32.93%).

See the full head-to-head between O'Rourke and Carrasco

O'Rourke +32.5 pts · won by 50,360 votes
Beto O'RourkeDemocraticWINNER65.42%
101,403 votes
Barbara CarrascoRepublican32.93%
51,043 votes
Junart SodoyLibertarian1.65%
2,559 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.