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2016 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election?

Michael C. Burgess won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election. Michael C. Burgess received 211,730 popular votes (66.36%). The main challenger was Eric Mauck (29.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Burgess and Mauck

Burgess +36.7 pts · won by 117,223 votes
Michael C. BurgessRepublicanWINNER66.36%
211,730 votes
Eric MauckDemocratic29.62%
94,507 votes
Mark BolerLibertarian4.03%
12,843 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.