Mac Thornberry, U.S. Representative

Mac Thornberry

U.S. Representative
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2000–2018
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Thornberry1.5M
Opponents309,135
10
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2018, Mac Thornberry ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Thornberry's biggest single-election total was 199,050 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Texas's District 13. Thornberry's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in Texas's District 13, decided by 63,652 votes.

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How many votes has Mac Thornberry received?

Mac Thornberry has received 1,494,924 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Mac Thornberry’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. HouseTexasWon169,02781.54%Greg Sagan
Calvin DeWeese (head-to-head)
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon199,05089.97%Calvin DeWeese (head-to-head)
H. F. Rusty Tomlinson
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon110,84284.32%Mike Minter
Emily Pivoda

Don Cook
2012U.S. HouseTexasWon187,77590.98%John Robert Deek
Keith F. Houston
2010U.S. HouseTexasWon113,20187.05%Keith Dyer
John T. Burwell
2008U.S. HouseTexasWon180,07877.65%Roger James Waun (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseTexasWon108,10774.35%Roger James Waun (head-to-head)
Jim Thompson
2004U.S. HouseTexasWon189,44892.31%M.J. Smith
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon119,40179.27%Zane Reese
2000U.S. HouseTexasWon117,99567.63%Curtis Clinesmith
Brad Clardy
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mac Thornberry: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mac-thornberry. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.