The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 1.
Overview
District 1
Incumbent Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+24.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Anthony Culler
Simon Winston, rancher
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Shirley McKellar, army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
Incumbent Republican Ted Poe, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+16.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Pat Bryan, retired IT technician
Results
General election
Results
District 3
The incumbent was Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented the district since 1991. He was re-elected with 82% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+17.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Sam Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Dave Cornette
John Slavens, certified public accountant
Keith Thurgood, retired U.S. Army Major General
Declined
Scott Turner, state representative
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Adam Bell, small business owner
Eliminated in primary
Michael Filak
Results
General election
Results
District 4
Incumbent Republican John Ratcliffe, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
John Ratcliffe, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Lou Gigliotti auto racing part company owner and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014 Ray Hall
Results
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Cody Wommack
General election
Results
District 5
The incumbent was Republican Jeb Hensarling, who has represented the district since 2012. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+17.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Ken Ashby
General election
Results
District 6
The incumbent was Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected in 2014 with 61% of the vote and the district has a PVI of R+11. His re-election margin increased to 68.7 percent in the 2016 primary.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Joe Barton, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Collin Baker
Steven Fowler, business owner
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Ruby Faye Woolridge, minister, counsellor, and educator
Eliminated in primary
Don Jaquess, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012
Jeffrey Roseman
Withdrawn
David Cozad, software engineer and nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 7
Incumbent Republican John Culberson, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election.