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2016 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election?

John Abney Culberson won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election. John Abney Culberson received 143,542 popular votes (56.17%). The main challenger was James Cargas (43.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Culberson and Cargas

Culberson +12.3 pts · won by 31,551 votes
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanWINNER56.17%
143,542 votes
James CargasDemocratic43.83%
111,991 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.