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2016 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election?

Beto O'Rourke won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election. Beto O'Rourke received 150,228 popular votes (85.73%). The main challenger was Jaime O. Perez (9.98%).

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

O'Rourke +75.8 pts · won by 132,737 votes
Beto O'RourkeDemocraticWINNER85.73%
150,228 votes
Jaime O. PerezLibertarian9.98%
17,491 votes
Mary L. GourdouxGreen4.29%
7,510 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.