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2016 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election?

Louie Gohmert won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election. Louie Gohmert received 192,434 popular votes (73.9%). The main challenger was Shirley J. McKellar (24.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Gohmert and McKellar

Gohmert +49.8 pts · won by 129,587 votes
Louie GohmertRepublicanWINNER73.9%
192,434 votes
Shirley J. McKellarDemocratic24.13%
62,847 votes
Phil GrayLibertarian1.94%
5,062 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.