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2016 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 202,967 popular votes (57.01%). The main challenger was Tom Wakely (36.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Wakely

Smith +20.6 pts · won by 73,202 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER57.01%
202,967 votes
Tom WakelyDemocratic36.45%
129,765 votes
Mark LoeweLibertarian4.14%
14,735 votes
Antonio Tony DiazGreen2.41%
8,564 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.