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2016 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election?

John R. Carter won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election. John R. Carter received 166,060 popular votes (58.35%). The main challenger was Mike Clark (36.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Carter and Clark

Carter +21.9 pts · won by 62,208 votes
John R. CarterRepublicanWINNER58.35%
166,060 votes
Mike ClarkDemocratic36.49%
103,852 votes
Scott J. BallardLibertarian5.16%
14,676 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.