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2016 Texas
House Elections

Primary| March 1, 2016
General| November 8, 2016
2016 Election Results

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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Democrats gained five seats in the November 2016 general election.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Even if Democrats won every race where they had a candidate, they could not win back control of the chamber. That's because there were too many races where Republicans had an unopposed candidate.

* Texas saw more primary challenges than in recent years; there were nine more primary challenges in 2016 than in 2014.

## Contents

* 1 Introduction
* 1.1 Majority control
* 2 Context of 2016 elections
* 2.1 Notable primary contests
* 3 Retired incumbents
* 4 2016 election competitiveness
* 5 List of candidates
* 6 General election
* 7 Primary election
* 7.1 Withdrawn candidates
* 7.2 Margins of victory
* 7.3 Important dates and deadlines
* 7.4 Competitiveness
* 7.4.1 Candidates unopposed by a major party
* 7.4.2 Primary challenges
* 7.4.3 Retired incumbents
* 7.4.4 Results from 2014
* 7.4.5 Historical context
* 7.5 Campaign contributions
* 7.5.1 State comparison
* 7.6 Qualifications
* 7.7 See also
* 7.8 External links
* 7.9 Footnotes

## Introduction[edit]

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]

Texas had recently seen more primary challenges than other states: 33 House incumbents faced primary competition in 2014. In 2016, that number rose to 42 incumbents, 31 of whom were Republicans. Nearly one-third of Texas House Republicans faced primary challenges.

### Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Texas House of Representatives:

Texas House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 7, 2016  |  After November 8, 2016
|  Democratic Party |  50  |  55
|  Republican Party |  99 |  95
|  Independent  |  1  |  0
Total |  150 |  150

## Context of 2016 elections[edit]

### Notable primary contests[edit]

Did Thomas McNutt want to centralize control of education?

In a February 3 interview with the Palestine Herald-Press, Byron Cook claimed that “my opponent Thomas McNutt and his supporters want to take money and local control away from our rural and small public school districts and then centralize the control of education with a single state agency in Austin.”

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Main article: Notable Texas primaries, 2016

Several Republican incumbents faced conservative challengers in 2016 primaries for seats in the Texas Legislature. Of note:

* State House Speaker Joe Straus defeated two primary challengers.
* District 115 featured the third contest between incumbent Matt Rinaldi and challenger Bennett Ratliff, who lost in 2014 by 92 votes.
* The Fort Worth Star‑Telegram called House District 99 "one of the most costly, controversial local races that pits moderate conservatives against movement conservatives."

Click here to read more of Ballotpedia's Texas primary coverage »

## Retired incumbents[edit]

Fourteen incumbent representatives did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Bryan Hughes |  Republican | House District 5
David Simpson |  Republican | House District 7
John Otto |  Republican | House District 18
Scott Turner |  Republican | House District 33
Elliott Naishtat |  Democratic | House District 49
Jimmie Don Aycock |  Republican | House District 54
Jim Keffer |  Republican | House District 60
Myra Crownover |  Republican | House District 64
Susan King |  Republican | House District 71
Marisa Marquez |  Democratic | House District 77
Trey Martinez Fischer |  Democratic | House District 116
Patricia Harless |  Republican | House District 126
Allen Fletcher |  Republican | House District 130
Borris Miles |  Democratic | House District 146

Note: The seat previously held by Sylvester Turner (D-139) was filled in a special election on May 7, 2016, by Jarvis Johnson (D). Johnson ran for a full-term in the 2016 general election.

Note: The seat previously held by Ruth Jones McClendon (D-120) was filled in a special election on August 2, 2016, by Laura Thompson (Ind.)

## 2016 election competitiveness[edit]

Texas continues to lack in general election competition.

Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Texas performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »

* In the Texas State Senate, there were 11 Democratic incumbents and 20 Republican incumbents. Three incumbents faced primary challengers in the Democratic Party. There were no incumbents that faced primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* In the House, there were 51 Democratic incumbents and 99 Republican incumbents. Eight state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were 33 incumbents that faced primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.

* The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.

* More details on electoral competitiveness in Texas can be found below.

## List of candidates[edit]

# General election[edit]

2016 Texas House general election candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1  |  No candidate |  Gary VanDeaver: 49,840 (I) a |
2  |  No candidate |  Dan Flynn: 54,605 (I) a |
3  |  No candidate |  Cecil Bell, Jr.: 56,737 (I) a |
4  |  No candidate |  Lance Gooden: 52,089 a |
5  |  No candidate |  Cole Hefner: 51,428 a |
6  |  No candidate |  Matt Schaefer: 46,382 (I) a |
7  |  No candidate |  Jay Dean: 45,026 a |
8  |  No candidate |  Byron Cook: 43,240 (I) a |
9  |  No candidate |  Chris Paddie: 53,172 (I) a |
10  |  No candidate |  John Wray: 51,729 (I) a |  Chuck Richter: 7,773 (L)
11  |  Stephen J. Wright: 14,276  |  Travis Clardy: 42,481 (I) a |
12  |  No candidate |  Kyle Kacal: 38,826 (I) a |
13  |  Cecil R. Webster: 14,965  |  Leighton Schubert: 55,073 (I) a |
14  |  No candidate |  John Raney: 37,330 (I) a |
15  |  No candidate |  Mark Keough: 65,439 (I) a |
16  |  No candidate |  Will Metcalf: 55,968 (I) a |
17  |  No candidate |  John Cyrier: 41,694 (I) a |
18  |  No candidate |  Ernest Bailes: 40,966 a |  Evan Nagel: 5,581 (L)
19  |  No candidate |  James White: 58,542 (I) a |
20  |  No candidate |  Terry Wilson: 61,745 a |
21  |  No candidate |  Dade Phelan: 54,753 (I) a |
22  |  Joe Deshotel: 38,009 (I) a |  No candidate |
23  |  Lloyd Criss: 25,501  |  Wayne Faircloth: 36,501 (I) a |
24  |  No candidate |  Greg Bonnen: 59,789 (I) a |
25  |  No candidate |  Dennis Bonnen: 44,280 (I) a |
26  |  L. DeMerchant: 28,910  |  Rick Miller: 39,693 (I) a |
27  |  Ron Reynolds: 45,718 (I) a |  Ken Bryant: 21,536  |
28  |  No candidate |  John Zerwas: 56,822 (I) a |
29  |  John T. Floyd: 28,505  |  Ed Thompson: 44,713 (I) a |
30  |  No candidate |  Geanie Morrison: 47,975 (I) a |
31  |  Ryan Guillen: 30,829 (I) a |  No candidate |
32  |  No candidate |  Todd Hunter: 40,435 (I) a |
33  |  Karen Jacobs: 24,199  |  Justin Holland: 56,802 a |  Rick Donaldson: 2,783 (L)
34  |  Abel Herrero: 33,221 (I) a |  No candidate |
35  |  Oscar Longoria: 25,812 (I) a |  No candidate |
36  |  Sergio Munoz, Jr.: 29,633 (I) a |  No candidate |
37  |  Rene Oliveira: 26,587 (I) a |  No candidate |
38  |  Eddie Lucio, III: 30,850 (I) a |  No candidate |
39  |  Armando Martinez: 29,713 (I) a |  No candidate |
40  |  Terry Canales: 23,257 (I) a |  Maricela De Leon: 8,266  |
41  |  Robert Guerra: 24,863 (I) a |  Hilda Garza De Shazo: 18,924  |
42  |  Richard Raymond: 35,124 (I) a |  No candidate |
43  |  Marisa Yvette Garcia-Utley: 19,735  |  J.M. Lozano: 31,040 (I) a |
44  |  Robert M. Bohmfalk: 20,411  |  John Kuempel: 53,997 (I) a |
45  |  No candidate |  Jason Isaac: 47,937 (I) a |
46  |  Dawnna Dukes: 37,457 (I) a |  Gabriel Nila: 10,209  |  Adam Michael Greely: 2,178 (G)
Kevin Ludlow: 3,445 (L)
47  |  Ana Jordan: 42,635  |  Paul Workman: 54,785 (I) a |  Scott McKinlay: 4,838 (L)
48  |  Donna Howard: 60,512 (I) a |  No candidate |  Ben Easton: 15,702 (L)
49  |  Gina Hinojosa: 68,398 a |  No candidate |  Rick Perkins: 12,631 (L)
50  |  Celia Israel: 43,637 (I) a |  Ceasar Ruiz: 24,882  |
51  |  Eddie Rodriguez: 42,082 (I) a |  No candidate |  Kat Gruene: 6,162 (G)
52  |  No candidate |  Larry Gonzales: 40,329 (I) a |  Henry Knetsar: 13,082 (L)
53  |  Stephanie Lochte Ertel: 14,256  |  Andrew Murr: 54,741 (I) a |  Brian Holk: 2,170 (L)
54  |  Sandra Blankenship: 23,794  |  Scott Cosper: 28,894 a |
55  |  No candidate |  Hugh Shine: 35,950 a |
56  |  No candidate |  Charles Anderson: 43,979 (I) a |  Clif Deuvall: 6,840 (L)
57  |  No candidate |  Trent Ashby: 47,916 (I) a |
58  |  No candidate |  DeWayne Burns: 54,149 (I) a |
59  |  No candidate |  J.D. Sheffield: 43,217 (I) a |
60  |  No candidate |  Mike Lang: 61,668 a |
61  |  No candidate |  Phil King: 70,708 (I) a |
62  |  No candidate |  Larry Phillips: 50,076 (I) a |
63  |  No candidate |  Tan Parker: 64,120 (I) a |
64  |  Connor Flanagan: 26,288  |  Lynn Stucky: 42,158 a |
65  |  Alex Mendoza: 26,759  |  Ron Simmons: 34,418 (I) a |
66  |  Gnanse Nelson: 27,240  |  Matt Shaheen: 40,368 (I) a |  Shawn Jones: 2,726 (L)
67  |  Scott Coleman: 29,036  |  Jeff Leach: 41,440 (I) a |  Ray Brewer: 2,704 (L)
68  |  No candidate |  Drew Springer: 50,625 (I) a |
69  |  No candidate |  James Frank: 41,640 (I) a |
70  |  John Bryant: 24,057  |  Scott Sanford: 56,684 (I) a |  Emmett Merwin: 598 (G)
Rachel Wester: 3,160 (L)
71  |  Pierce LoPachin: 10,647  |  Stan Lambert: 44,335 a |
72  |  No candidate |  Drew Darby: 46,571 (I) a |
73  |  No candidate |  Kyle Biedermann: 77,592 a |
74  |  Poncho Nevarez: 31,724 (I) a |  No candidate |
75  |  Mary Gonzalez: 32,576 (I) a |  No candidate |
76  |  Cesar Blanco: 32,956 (I) a |  No candidate |
77  |  Evelina Ortega: 28,819 a |  No candidate |
78  |  Joseph Moody: 31,185 (I) a |  Jeffrey Lane: 18,030  |
79  |  Joe Pickett: 35,427 (I) a |  No candidate |
80  |  Tracy King: 32,548 (I) a |  No candidate |
81  |  No candidate |  Brooks Landgraf: 37,306 (I) a |
82  |  No candidate |  Tom Craddick: 47,432 (I) a |
83  |  No candidate |  Dustin Burrows: 53,437 (I) a |
84  |  No candidate |  John Frullo: 35,627 (I) a |
85  |  John Davis: 23,334  |  Phil Stephenson: 35,594 (I) a |
86  |  No candidate |  John Smithee: 58,050 (I) a |
87  |  No candidate |  Four Price: 38,067 (I) a |
88  |  No candidate |  Ken King: 41,209 (I) a |
89  |  Denise Hamilton: 24,861  |  Jodie Laubenberg: 48,341 (I) a |  Bob Worthington: 2,890 (L)
90  |  Ramon Romero, Jr.: 20,925 (I) a |  No candidate |
91  |  No candidate |  Stephanie Klick: 43,601 (I) a |
92  |  Kim K. Leach: 24,806  |  Jonathan Stickland: 35,622 (I) a |  Travis Christal: 1,171 (G)
Leah Sees: 2,428 (L)
93  |  Nancy Bean: 23,987  |  Matt Krause: 37,002 (I) a |
94  |  No candidate |  Tony Tinderholt: 39,224 (I) a |  Jessica Pallett: 14,037 (L)
95  |  Nicole Collier: 35,246 (I) a |  Albert McDaniel: 11,376  |
96  |  Sandra D. Lee: 29,434  |  Bill Zedler: 38,991 (I) a |
97  |  Elizabeth Tarrant: 27,019  |  Craig Goldman: 39,537 (I) a |  Patrick Wentworth: 2,531 (L)
98  |  Maricela Sanchez Chibli: 21,547  |  Giovanni Capriglione: 65,348 (I) a |
99  |  No candidate |  Charlie Geren: 45,201 (I) a |  Dan Hawkins: 9,393 (L)
100  |  Eric Johnson: 33,198 (I) a |  No candidate |  Heather Marcus: 4,965 (L)
101  |  Chris Turner: 30,591 (I) a |  Carlos Garza: 15,530  |
102  |  Laura Irvin: 26,208  |  Linda Koop: 31,595 (I) a |
103  |  Rafael Anchia: 3,323 (I) a |  No candidate |
104  |  Roberto Alonzo: 26,751 (I) a |  No candidate |
105  |  Terry Meza: 23,656  |  Rodney Anderson: 23,720 (I) a |
106  |  No candidate |  Pat Fallon: 55,596 (I) a |  Rodney Caston: 13,209 (L)
107  |  Victoria Neave: 27,922 a |  Kenneth Sheets: 27,086 (I) |
108  |  No candidate |  Morgan Meyer: 47,799 (I) a |  Scott Smith: 18,131 (L)
109  |  Helen Giddings: 53,458 (I) a |  A. Denise Russell: 11,155  |
110  |  Toni Rose: 31,380 (I) a |  No candidate |
111  |  Yvonne Davis: 44,918 (I) a |  Chad O. Jackson: 12,520  |
112  |  Jack Blackshear: 23,351  |  Angie Chen Button: 31,234 (I) a |
113  |  Rhetta Andrews Bowers: 24,795  |  Cindy Burkett: 30,501 (I) a |
114  |  Jim Burke: 27,367  |  Jason Villalba: 37,588 (I) a |  Anthony Holan: 2,502 (L)
115  |  Dorotha M. Ocker: 28,939  |  Matt Rinaldi: 29,987 (I) a |
116  |  Diana Arevalo: 36,772 a |  No candidate |
117  |  Philip Cortez: 29,319 a |  Rick Galindo: 27,783 (I) |
118  |  Tomas Uresti: 25,632 a |  John Lujan: 20,831 (I) |
119  |  Roland Gutierrez: 33,384 (I) a |  No candidate |
120  |  Barbara Gervin-Hawkins: 31,510 a |  No candidate |  Laura Thompson: 9,072 (I) (Ind.)
121  |  No candidate |  Joe Straus: 56,970 (I) a |
122  |  No candidate |  Lyle Larson: 73,957 (I) a |
123  |  Diego Bernal: 38,649 (I) a |  No candidate |
124  |  Ina Minjarez: 38,622 (I) a |  No candidate |
125  |  Justin Rodriguez: 38,774 (I) a |  No candidate |
126  |  Joy Dawson-Thomas: 23,991  |  Kevin Roberts: 35,528 a |  Eric Moquin: 1,735 (L)
127  |  No candidate |  Dan Huberty: 49,712 (I) a |  Joseph McElligott: 3,501 (G)
Scott Ford: 7,486 (L)
128  |  No candidate |  Briscoe Cain: 42,287 a |  Ken Lowder: 6,653 (L)
129  |  No candidate |  Dennis Paul: 47,339 (I) a |
130  |  No candidate |  Tom Oliverson: 62,952 a |
131  |  Alma Allen: 40,583 (I) a |  No candidate |
132  |  No candidate |  Mike Schofield: 40,001 (I) a |  Phil Kurtz: 9,854 (L)
133  |  No candidate |  Jim Murphy: 54,471 (I) a |
134  |  Ben Rose: 38,958  |  Sarah Davis: 48,192 (I) a |  Gilberto Velasquez, Jr.: 2,831 (L)
135  |  Jesse A. Ybanez: 26,905  |  Gary Elkins: 32,682 (I) a |
136  |  Paul R. Gordon: 34,077  |  Tony Dale: 41,643 (I) a |
137  |  Gene Wu: 18,088 (I) a |  Kendall Baker: 8,178  |  Dan Biggs: 735 (L)
138  |  No candidate |  Dwayne Bohac: 31,958 (I) a |
139  |  Jarvis Johnson: 41,913 (I) a |  No candidate |
140  |  Armando Walle: 22,349 (I) a |  No candidate |
141  |  Senfronia Thompson: 33,831 (I) a |  No candidate |
142  |  Harold Dutton, Jr.: 36,280 (I) a |  No candidate |
143  |  Ana Hernandez Luna: 26,247 (I) a |  No candidate |
144  |  Mary Ann Perez: 16,287 a |  Gilbert Pena: 10,745 (I) |
145  |  Carol Alvarado: 25,838 (I) a |  No candidate |
146  |  Shawn Thierry: 39,452 a |  No candidate |
147  |  Garnet Coleman: 43,900 (I) a |  Matt Murphy: 11,985  |  Brian Harrison: 1,676 (G)
148  |  Jessica Farrar: 33,633 (I) a |  No candidate |
149  |  Hubert Vo: 27,613 (I) a |  Bryan Chu: 15,840  |
150  |  Michael Shawn Kelly: 27,893  |  Valoree Swanson: 47,892 a |
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Notes:

* An (I) denotes an incumbent.
* Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

# Primary election[edit]

2016 Texas House primary candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1 | No candidate | a Gary VanDeaver (I): 18,291
George Lavender: 11,246 |
2 | No candidate | Bryan Slaton: 14,337
a Dan Flynn (I): 14,918 |
3 | No candidate | a Cecil Bell, Jr. (I) |
4 | No candidate |  a Lance Gooden: 14,561
Stuart Spitzer (I): 13,554 |
5 | No candidate |  Cole Hefner: 12,917 -Won runoff-
Holly Coggins Hayes: 1,693
Jay Misenheimer: 7,571
Philip Hayes: 2,091
Randy Davis: 3,793 |
6 | No candidate | a Matt Schaefer (I) |
7 | No candidate | David Watts: 10,588
a Jay Dean: 14,607 |
8 | No candidate | a Byron Cook (I): 14,421
Thomas McNutt: 14,196 |
9 | No candidate | a Chris Paddie (I) |
10 | No candidate | a John Wray (I) |
11 | a Stephen J. Wright | Tony Sevilla: 3,455
a Travis Clardy (I): 21,821 |
12 | No candidate | a Kyle Kacal (I): 14,115
Michael Stanford: 3,819
Timothy Delasandro: 2,113 |
13 | a Cecil R. Webster | a Leighton Schubert (I) |
14 | No candidate | Jess Fields: 5,226
a John Raney (I): 11,512 |
15 | No candidate | a Mark Keough (I) |
16 | No candidate | a Will Metcalf (I) |
17 | No candidate | Brent Golemon: 7,427
a John Cyrier (I): 13,520 |
18 | No candidate |  Ernest Bailes: 5,928 -Won runoff-
J. Turner: 2,071
James Morrison: 2,474
Keith Strahan: 6,464
Van Brookshire: 1,333
Wesley Hinch: 4,703 |
19 | No candidate | a James White (I) |
20 | No candidate | Marsha Farney (I): 15,827
a Terry Wilson: 18,773 |
21 | No candidate | a Dade Phelan (I) |
22 | a Joe Deshotel (I) | No candidate |
23 | a Lloyd Criss | a Wayne Faircloth (I) |
24 | No candidate | a Greg Bonnen (I) |
25 | No candidate | a Dennis Bonnen (I) |
26 | a L. DeMerchant | a Rick Miller (I) |
27 |  Angelique Bartholomew: 3,856
Chris Henderson: 1,327
Ron Reynolds: 7,747 (I) -Won runoff-
Steve Brown: 3,056 | a Ken Bryant: 3,789
Mary Walker: 3,429 |
28 | No candidate | a John Zerwas (I) |
29 | a John T. Floyd | a Ed Thompson (I) |
30 | No candidate | a Geanie Morrison (I) |
31 | a Ryan Guillen (I) | No candidate |
32 | No candidate | a Todd Hunter (I) |
33 | Cristin Padgett: 1,250
a Karen Jacobs: 3,660 |  John Keating: 9,790
Justin Holland: 8,548 -Won runoff-
Lorne Liechty: 7,676 |
34 | a Abel Herrero (I) | No candidate |
35 | a Oscar Longoria (I) | No candidate |
36 | Abraham Padron: 4,950
a Sergio Munoz, Jr. (I): 7,447 | No candidate |
37 | a Rene Oliveira (I): 7,565
Don De Leon: 3,568 | No candidate |
38 | a Eddie Lucio, III (I) | No candidate |
39 | a Armando Martinez (I) | No candidate |
40 | a Terry Canales (I) | a Maricela De Leon |
41 | a Robert Guerra (I) | a Hilda Garza De Shazo |
42 | a Richard Raymond (I) | No candidate |
43 | a Marisa Yvette Garcia-Utley | a J.M. Lozano (I) |
44 | a Robert M. Bohmfalk | a John Kuempel (I) |
45 | No candidate | a Jason Isaac (I) |
46 | a Dawnna Dukes (I) | a Gabriel Nila |
47 | a Ana Jordan | Jay Wiley: 10,488
a Paul Workman (I): 16,112 |
48 | a Donna Howard (I) | No candidate |
49 | Aspen Dunaway: 866
Blake Rocap: 985
a Gina Hinojosa: 17,485
Heather Way: 5,752
Huey Rey Fischer: 4,322
Kenton Johnson: 569
Matthew Shrum: 718 | No candidate |
50 | a Celia Israel (I) | a Ceasar Ruiz |
51 | a Eddie Rodriguez (I) | No candidate |
52 | No candidate | a Larry Gonzales (I) |
53 | a Stephanie Lochte Ertel | a Andrew Murr (I) |
54 | Lan Carter: 1,561
a Sandra Blankenship: 3,922 |  Austin Ruiz: 5,270
Larry Smith: 3,065
Scott Cosper: 5,970 -Won runoff- |
55 | No candidate | a Hugh Shine: 9,655
Molly White (I): 9,551 |
56 | No candidate | a Charles Anderson (I) |
57 | No candidate | a Trent Ashby (I) |
58 | No candidate | a DeWayne Burns (I): 14,188
Philip Eby: 12,264 |
59 | No candidate | Brent Graves: 9,571
a J.D. Sheffield (I): 15,382 |
60 | No candidate | Kevin Downing: 17,428
a Mike Lang: 20,291 |
61 | No candidate | a Phil King (I) |
62 | No candidate | a Larry Phillips (I) |
63 | No candidate | a Tan Parker (I) |
64 | a Connor Flanagan: 4,077
Paul Greco: 3,781 |  Lynn Stucky: 8,774 -Won runoff-
Read King: 6,236
Rick Hagen: 5,759 |
65 | a Alex Mendoza | Ben Kissling: 2,323
a Ron Simmons (I): 11,526 |
66 | a Gnanse Nelson | a Matt Shaheen (I) |
67 | a Scott Coleman | a Jeff Leach (I) |
68 | No candidate | a Drew Springer (I) |
69 | No candidate | a James Frank (I) |
70 | a John Bryant | a Scott Sanford (I) |
71 | a Pierce LoPachin | Brian Scalf: 1,845
Chris Carnohan: 3,185
Isaac M. Castro: 5,615
Stacey Scaief: 1,834
a Stan Lambert: 13,478 |
72 | No candidate | a Drew Darby (I) |
73 | No candidate | Chris Byrd: 7,110
Doug Miller (I): 18,529
Kyle Biedermann: 16,980 -Won runoff- |
74 | a Poncho Nevarez (I) | No candidate |
75 | Chente Quintanilla: 3,730
a Mary Gonzalez (I): 5,134 | No candidate |
76 | a Cesar Blanco (I) | No candidate |
77 | Adolfo Lopez: 3,095
a Evelina Ortega: 6,957 | No candidate |
78 | a Joseph Moody (I) | a Jeffrey Lane |
79 | a Joe Pickett (I) | No candidate |
80 | a Tracy King (I) | No candidate |
81 | No candidate | a Brooks Landgraf (I): 13,840
Joshua Crawford: 6,643 |
82 | No candidate | a Tom Craddick (I) |
83 | No candidate | a Dustin Burrows (I) |
84 | No candidate | Jim Landtroop: 8,032
a John Frullo (I): 9,895 |
85 | a John Davis | a Phil Stephenson (I) |
86 | No candidate | a John Smithee (I) |
87 | No candidate | a Four Price (I) |
88 | No candidate | a Ken King (I) |
89 | a Denise Hamilton | Dalton Lytle: 5,875
a Jodie Laubenberg (I): 14,158 |
90 | a Ramon Romero, Jr. (I) | No candidate |
91 | No candidate | a Stephanie Klick (I) |
92 | a Kim K. Leach | a Jonathan Stickland (I): 12,114
Scott W. Fisher: 8,726 |
93 | a Nancy Bean | a Matt Krause (I) |
94 | No candidate | Andrew Piel: 8,982
a Tony Tinderholt (I): 12,563 |
95 | a Nicole Collier (I) | a Albert McDaniel |
96 | a Sandra D. Lee | a Bill Zedler (I): 12,071
Wesley Nelson: 4,748 |
97 | Andrew T. McKernon: 1,960
a Elizabeth Tarrant: 6,963 | a Craig Goldman (I) |
98 | a Maricela Sanchez Chibli | a Giovanni Capriglione (I) |
99 | No candidate | Bo French: 9,551
a Charlie Geren (I): 13,312 |
100 | a Eric Johnson (I) | No candidate |
101 | a Chris Turner (I) | a Carlos Garza |
102 | a Laura Irvin | a Linda Koop (I) |
103 | a Rafael Anchia (I) | No candidate |
104 | a Roberto Alonzo (I) | No candidate |
105 | a Terry Meza | a Rodney Anderson (I) |
106 | No candidate | a Pat Fallon (I): 16,106
Trent Trubenbach: 3,327 |
107 | a Victoria Neave | a Kenneth Sheets (I) |
108 | a Joe Farkus | a Morgan Meyer (I) |
109 | a Helen Giddings (I) | a A. Denise Russell |
110 | a Toni Rose (I): 6,051
Sandra Crenshaw: 3,450 | No candidate |
111 | a Yvonne Davis (I) | a Chad O. Jackson |
112 | a Jack Blackshear | a Angie Chen Button (I): 11,140
Chris DeHart: 3,249 |
113 | a Rhetta Andrews Bowers | a Cindy Burkett (I): 7,866
Jonathan Boos: 6,194 |
114 | a Jim Burke | Dan Morenoff: 9,308
a Jason Villalba (I): 11,452 |
115 | a Dorotha M. Ocker | Bennett Ratliff: 7,668
a Matt Rinaldi (I): 8,804 |
116 | a Diana Arevalo: 5,766
Martin Golando: 3,148
Ruby Resendez: 1,965 | No candidate |
117 | a Philip Cortez | a Rick Galindo (I) |
118 | Gabe Farias: 3,529
a Tomas Uresti: 5,115 | a John Lujan (I): 5,320
Robert Casias: 1,988 |
119 | a Roland Gutierrez (I) | No candidate |
120 | Art Hall: 1,261
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins: 2,684 -Won runoff-
Byron Miller: 1,914
Latronda Darnell: 1,180
Lou Miller: 801
Mario Salas: 2,363 | No candidate |
121 | No candidate | Jeff Judson: 7,435
a Joe Straus (I): 15,741
Sheila Bean: 2,956 |
122 | No candidate | a Lyle Larson (I) |
123 | a Diego Bernal (I) | No candidate |
124 | a Ina Minjarez (I): 6,923
Sergio Contreras: 2,764 | No candidate |
125 | a Justin Rodriguez (I) | No candidate |
126 | Cris Hernandez: 2,176
a Joy Dawson-Thomas: 3,366 | a Kevin Roberts |
127 | No candidate | a Dan Huberty (I): 18,239
Mitchell Bosworth: 5,191 |
128 | No candidate |  Briscoe Cain: 8,374 -Won runoff-
Melody McDaniel: 1,474
Wayne Smith (I): 7,660 |
129 | No candidate | a Dennis Paul (I) |
130 | No candidate | Kay Smith: 7,265
a Tom Oliverson: 16,988 |
131 | a Alma Allen (I): 10,408
John Shike: 1,202 | No candidate |
132 | No candidate | a Mike Schofield (I) |
133 | No candidate | a Jim Murphy (I) |
134 | a Ben Rose | David L. Palmer: 9,439
a Sarah Davis (I): 13,858 |
135 | a Jesse A. Ybanez | a Gary Elkins (I) |
136 | a Paul R. Gordon | a Tony Dale (I) |
137 | Edward Pollard: 1,611
a Gene Wu (I): 2,957 | a Kendall Baker |
138 | No candidate | a Dwayne Bohac (I) |
139 |  Jarvis Johnson: 3,487 -Won runoff-
Jerry Ford: 1,731
Kimberly Willis: 3,924
Randy Bates: 3,068 | No candidate |
140 | a Armando Walle (I) | No candidate |
141 | a Senfronia Thompson (I) | No candidate |
142 | a Harold Dutton, Jr. (I) | No candidate |
143 | a Ana Hernandez Luna (I) | No candidate |
144 | Bernie Aldape III: 452
Cody Ray Wheeler: 1,482
a Mary Ann Perez: 2,209 | a Gilbert Pena (I) |
145 | a Carol Alvarado (I) | No candidate |
146 | a Borris Miles (I) | No candidate |
147 | a Garnet Coleman (I) | a Matt Murphy |
148 | a Jessica Farrar (I): 8,323
Dave Wilson: 1,122 | No candidate |
149 | a Hubert Vo (I): 4,446
Demetria Smith: 2,408 | a Bryan Chu |
150 | a Michael Shawn Kelly | Al Zolli: 623
Debbie Riddle (I): 9,186
Theresa Hearn-Haynes: 1,205
a Valoree Swanson: 12,166 |
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Notes |  • An (I) denotes an incumbent. a denotes an outright primary winner.  denotes a candidate who moved on to a runoff election.
|  • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

### Withdrawn candidates[edit]

* District 108: Joe Farkus (D)

## Margins of victory[edit]

The average margin of victory for contested races in the Texas House of Representatives in 2016 was higher than the national average. Out of 150 races in the Texas House of Representatives in 2016, 68 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 35.4 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[2]

Democratic candidates in the Texas House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican candidates in 2016. Democrats won 55 races. In the 22 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 40.6 percent. Republicans won 95 races in 2016. In the 46 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 32.9 percent.

More Republican candidates than Democratic candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. Eight of the 68 contested races in 2016—11.8 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. Four races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Republicans won six races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less.

Texas House of Representatives: 2016 Margins of Victory Less than 10 Percent

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 54 | R | 9.7 percent
District 102 | R | 9.3 percent
District 105 | R | 0.1 percent
District 107 | D | 1.5 percent
District 115 | R | 1.8 percent
District 117 | D | 2.7 percent
District 135 | R | 9.7 percent
District 136 | R | 10.0 percent
The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Texas House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was higher than the national average. 125 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 54 winning Texas House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 35.6 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.

Democratic incumbents in the Texas House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican incumbents. 46 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 16 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 45.9 percent. 79 Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 38 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 31.2 percent.

Texas House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party | Elections won | Average margin of victory[3] | Races with incumbent victories | Average margin of victory for incumbents[3] | Unopposed incumbents | Unopposed races | Percent unopposed
Democratic | 55 | 40.6 percent | 46 | 45.9 percent | 30 | 33 | 60.0 percent
Republican | 95 | 32.9 percent | 79 | 31.2 percent | 41 | 49 | 51.6 percent
Total | 150 | 35.4 percent | 125 | 35.6 percent | 71 | 82 | 54.7 percent

Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Texas House of Representatives districts in 2016.

Texas House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory by District

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 1 | R | Unopposed
District 2 | R | Unopposed
District 3 | R | Unopposed
District 4 | R | Unopposed
District 5 | R | Unopposed
District 6 | R | Unopposed
District 7 | R | Unopposed
District 8 | R | Unopposed
District 9 | R | Unopposed
District 10 | R | 73.9 percent
District 11 | R | 49.7 percent
District 12 | R | Unopposed
District 13 | R | 57.3 percent
District 14 | R | Unopposed
District 15 | R | Unopposed
District 16 | R | Unopposed
District 17 | R | Unopposed
District 18 | R | 76.0 percent
District 19 | R | Unopposed
District 20 | R | Unopposed
District 21 | R | Unopposed
District 22 | D | Unopposed
District 23 | R | 17.7 percent
District 24 | R | Unopposed
District 25 | R | Unopposed
District 26 | R | 15.7 percent
District 27 | D | 36.0 percent
District 28 | R | Unopposed
District 29 | R | 22.1 percent
District 30 | R | Unopposed
District 31 | D | Unopposed
District 32 | R | Unopposed
District 33 | R | 38.9 percent
District 34 | D | Unopposed
District 35 | D | Unopposed
District 36 | D | Unopposed
District 37 | D | Unopposed
District 38 | D | Unopposed
District 39 | D | Unopposed
District 40 | D | 47.6 percent
District 41 | D | 13.6 percent
District 42 | D | Unopposed
District 43 | R | 22.3 percent
District 44 | R | 45.1 percent
District 45 | R | Unopposed
District 46 | D | 51.1 percent
District 47 | R | 11.9 percent
District 48 | D | 58.8 percent
District 49 | D | 68.8 percent
District 50 | D | 27.4 percent
District 51 | D | 74.5 percent
District 52 | R | 51.0 percent
District 53 | R | 56.9 percent
District 54 | R | 9.7 percent
District 55 | R | Unopposed
District 56 | R | 73.1 percent
District 57 | R | Unopposed
District 58 | R | Unopposed
District 59 | R | Unopposed
District 60 | R | Unopposed
District 61 | R | Unopposed
District 62 | R | Unopposed
District 63 | R | Unopposed
District 64 | R | 23.2 percent
District 65 | R | 12.5 percent
District 66 | R | 18.7 percent
District 67 | R | 17.0 percent
District 68 | R | Unopposed
District 69 | R | Unopposed
District 70 | R | 38.6 percent
District 71 | R | 61.3 percent
District 72 | R | Unopposed
District 73 | R | Unopposed
District 74 | D | Unopposed
District 75 | D | Unopposed
District 76 | D | Unopposed
District 77 | D | Unopposed
District 78 | D | 26.7 percent
District 79 | D | Unopposed
District 80 | D | Unopposed
District 81 | R | Unopposed
District 82 | R | Unopposed
District 83 | R | Unopposed
District 84 | R | Unopposed
District 85 | R | 20.8 percent
District 86 | R | Unopposed
District 87 | R | Unopposed
District 88 | R | Unopposed
District 89 | R | 30.9 percent
District 90 | D | Unopposed
District 91 | R | Unopposed
District 92 | R | 16.9 percent
District 93 | R | 21.3 percent
District 94 | R | 47.3 percent
District 95 | D | 51.2 percent
District 96 | R | 14.0 percent
District 97 | R | 18.1 percent
District 98 | R | 50.4 percent
District 99 | R | 65.6 percent
District 100 | D | 74.0 percent
District 101 | D | 32.7 percent
District 102 | R | 9.3 percent
District 103 | D | Unopposed
District 104 | D | Unopposed
District 105 | R | 0.1 percent
District 106 | R | 61.6 percent
District 107 | D | 1.5 percent
District 108 | R | 45.0 percent
District 109 | D | 65.5 percent
District 110 | D | Unopposed
District 111 | D | 56.4 percent
District 112 | R | 14.4 percent
District 113 | R | 10.3 percent
District 114 | R | 15.2 percent
District 115 | R | 1.8 percent
District 116 | D | Unopposed
District 117 | D | 2.7 percent
District 118 | D | 10.3 percent
District 119 | D | Unopposed
District 120 | D | 55.3 percent
District 121 | R | Unopposed
District 122 | R | Unopposed
District 123 | D | Unopposed
District 124 | D | Unopposed
District 125 | D | Unopposed
District 126 | R | 18.8 percent
District 127 | R | 69.6 percent
District 128 | R | 72.8 percent
District 129 | R | Unopposed
District 130 | R | Unopposed
District 131 | D | Unopposed
District 132 | R | 60.5 percent
District 133 | R | Unopposed
District 134 | R | 10.3 percent
District 135 | R | 9.7 percent
District 136 | R | 10.0 percent
District 137 | D | 36.7 percent
District 138 | R | Unopposed
District 139 | D | Unopposed
District 140 | D | Unopposed
District 141 | D | Unopposed
District 142 | D | Unopposed
District 143 | D | Unopposed
District 144 | D | 20.5 percent
District 145 | D | Unopposed
District 146 | D | Unopposed
District 147 | D | 55.5 percent
District 148 | D | Unopposed
District 149 | D | 27.1 percent
District 150 | R | 26.4 percent

## Important dates and deadlines[edit]

See also: Texas elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Texas in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016

Deadline  |  Event type  |  Event description
September 15, 2015 | Ballot access  |  First day to file for a place on the primary ballot for precinct chair candidates
November 14, 2015 | Ballot access  |  First day to file for all other candidates for offices that are regularly scheduled to be on the primary ballot
December 14, 2015 | Ballot access  |  Filing deadline for candidates; filing deadline for independent candidates to file intent declaration
January 15, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  January semi-annual report due
February 1, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  30th-day pre-primary report due
February 12, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Personal financial statement due
February 22, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  8th-day pre-primary report due
March 1, 2016 | Election date  |  Primary election
May 16, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  8th-day pre-runoff report due
July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  July semi-annual report due
October 11, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  30th-day pre-election report due
October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  8th-day pre-election report due
November 8, 2016 | Election date  |  General election
January 17, 2017 | Campaign finance  |  January semi-annual report due
Sources: Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed July 17, 2016
Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with the Texas Ethics Commission," accessed November 25, 2015

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In 98 of the 150 districts up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 38 Democrats and 60 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 52 of the 150 districts up for election.

### Primary challenges[edit]

Forty-one incumbents faced primary competition on March 1. Fifteen incumbents did not seek re-election and another 94 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. Six incumbents were defeated in the primary and primary runoff:

* District 4: Incumbent Stuart Spitzer was defeated by Lance Gooden in the Republican primary.

* District 20: Incumbent Marsha Farney was defeated by Terry Wilson in the Republican primary.

* District 55: Incumbent Molly White was defeated by Hugh Shine in the Republican primary.

* District 73: Incumbent Doug Miller was defeated by Kyle Biedermann in the Republican primary runoff.

* District 128: Incumbent Wayne Smith was defeated by Briscoe Cain in the Republican primary runoff.

* District 150: Incumbent Debbie Riddle was defeated by Valoree Swanson in the Republican primary.

### Retired incumbents[edit]

Fourteen incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 136 (90.6%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, ten Republicans and four Democrats, can be found above.

### Results from 2014[edit]

See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

Overall Competitiveness

|  2010  |  2012  |  2014
Competitiveness Index  | 36.2  | 35.8  | 31.4
% Open Seats  | 18.6%  | 21.2%  | 17.0%
% Incumbent with primary challenge  | 22.7%  | 24.6%  | 20.1%
% Candidates with major party opposition  | 67.3%  | 61.7%  | 57.0%

The following table details Texas' rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

Texas Legislature 2014 Competitiveness

% Open Seats  |  % Incumbent with primary challenge  |  % Candidates with major party opposition  |  Competitiveness Index  |  Overall rank
9.1%  |  26.0%  |  33.3%  |  22.8  |  38

### Historical context[edit]

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

## Campaign contributions[edit]

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in Texas in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[4]

Texas House of Representatives Donations

Year  | Candidates  | Amount
2014  |  319  |  $60,105,670
2012  |  378  |  $73,828,127
2010  |  332  |  $78,107,011
2008  |  361  |  $70,859,751
2006  |  425  |  $65,138,687

### State comparison[edit]

The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Texas, at $188,419 per candidate, is ranked three of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[4][5]

## Qualifications[edit]

To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[6]

* A U.S. citizen
* 21 years old before the general election
* A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
* A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

## See also[edit]

* Texas House of Representatives
* Texas State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2016

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

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* Candidate filing list
* Democratic primary results
* Republican primary results

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
2. ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Excludes unopposed elections
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Texas," accessed July 28, 2015
5. ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.
6. ↑ Qualifications for running for Texas House of Representatives

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Current members of the Texas House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Dade Phelan

Representatives

District 1

Gary VanDeaver (R)

District 2

Bryan Slaton (R)

District 3

Cecil Bell (R)

District 4

Keith Bell (R)

District 5

Cole Hefner (R)

District 6

Matt Schaefer (R)

District 7

Jay Dean (R)

District 8

Cody Harris (R)

District 9

Chris Paddie (R)

District 10

Brian Harrison (R)

District 11

Travis Clardy (R)

District 12

Kyle Kacal (R)

District 13

Ben Leman (R)

District 14

John Raney (R)

District 15

Steve Toth (R)

District 16

Will Metcalf (R)

District 17

John Cyrier (R)

District 18

Ernest Bailes (R)

District 19

James White (R)

District 20

Terry Wilson (R)

District 21

Dade Phelan (R)

District 22

Joe Deshotel (D)

District 23

Mayes Middleton (R)

District 24

Greg Bonnen (R)

District 25

Cody Vasut (R)

District 26

Jacey Jetton (R)

District 27

Ron Reynolds (D)

District 28

Gary Gates (R)

District 29

Ed Thompson (R)

District 30

Geanie Morrison (R)

District 31

Ryan Guillen (R)

District 32

Todd Hunter (R)

District 33

Justin Holland (R)

District 34

Abel Herrero (D)

District 35

Oscar Longoria (D)

District 36

Sergio Munoz (D)

District 37

Alex Dominguez (D)

District 38

Eddie Lucio (D)

District 39

Armando Martinez (D)

District 40

Terry Canales (D)

District 41

Robert Guerra (D)

District 42

Richard Raymond (D)

District 43

J.M. Lozano (R)

District 44

John Kuempel (R)

District 45

Erin Zwiener (D)

District 46

Sheryl Cole (D)

District 47

Vikki Goodwin (D)

District 48

Donna Howard (D)

District 49

Gina Hinojosa (D)

District 50

Celia Israel (D)

District 51

Eddie Rodriguez (D)

District 52

James Talarico (D)

District 53

Andrew Murr (R)

District 54

Brad Buckley (R)

District 55

Hugh Shine (R)

District 56

Charles Anderson (R)

District 57

Trent Ashby (R)

District 58

DeWayne Burns (R)

District 59

Shelby Slawson (R)

District 60

Glenn Rogers (R)

District 61

Phil King (R)

District 62

Reggie Smith (R)

District 63

Tan Parker (R)

District 64

Lynn Stucky (R)

District 65

Michelle Beckley (D)

District 66

Matt Shaheen (R)

District 67

Jeff Leach (R)

District 68

David Spiller (R)

District 69

James Frank (R)

District 70

Scott Sanford (R)

District 71

Stan Lambert (R)

District 72

Drew Darby (R)

District 73

Kyle Biedermann (R)

District 74

Eddie Morales (D)

District 75

Mary Gonzalez (D)

District 76

Claudia Ordaz Perez (D)

District 77

Evelina Ortega (D)

District 78

Joseph Moody (D)

District 79

Art Fierro (D)

District 80

Tracy King (D)

District 81

Brooks Landgraf (R)

District 82

Tom Craddick (R)

District 83

Dustin Burrows (R)

District 84

John Frullo (R)

District 85

Phil Stephenson (R)

District 86

John Smithee (R)

District 87

Four Price (R)

District 88

Ken King (R)

District 89

Candy Noble (R)

District 90

Ramon Romero (D)

District 91

Stephanie Klick (R)

District 92

Jeff Cason (R)

District 93

Matt Krause (R)

District 94

Tony Tinderholt (R)

District 95

Nicole Collier (D)

District 96

David Cook (R)

District 97

Craig Goldman (R)

District 98

Giovanni Capriglione (R)

District 99

Charlie Geren (R)

District 100

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 101

Chris Turner (D)

District 102

Ana-Maria Ramos (D)

District 103

Rafael Anchia (D)

District 104

Jessica Gonzalez (D)

District 105

Terry Meza (D)

District 106

Jared Patterson (R)

District 107

Victoria Neave (D)

District 108

Morgan Meyer (R)

District 109

Carl Sherman (D)

District 110

Toni Rose (D)

District 111

Yvonne Davis (D)

District 112

Angie Button (R)

District 113

Rhetta Bowers (D)

District 114

John Turner (D)

District 115

Julie Johnson (D)

District 116

Trey Fischer (D)

District 117

Philip Cortez (D)

District 118

Vacant

District 119

Elizabeth Campos (D)

District 120

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D)

District 121

Steve Allison (R)

District 122

Lyle Larson (R)

District 123

Diego Bernal (D)

District 124

Ina Minjarez (D)

District 125

Ray Lopez (D)

District 126

Sam Harless (R)

District 127

Dan Huberty (R)

District 128

Briscoe Cain (R)

District 129

Dennis Paul (R)

District 130

Tom Oliverson (R)

District 131

Alma Allen (D)

District 132

Mike Schofield (R)

District 133

Jim Murphy (R)

District 134

Ann Johnson (D)

District 135

Jon Rosenthal (D)

District 136

John Bucy (D)

District 137

Gene Wu (D)

District 138

Lacey Hull (R)

District 139

Jarvis Johnson (D)

District 140

Armando Walle (D)

District 141

Senfronia Thompson (D)

District 142

Harold Dutton (D)

District 143

Ana Hernandez (D)

District 144

Mary Perez (D)

District 145

Christina Morales (D)

District 146

Shawn Thierry (D)

District 147

Garnet Coleman (D)

District 148

Penny Shaw (D)

District 149

Hubert Vo (D)

District 150

Valoree Swanson (R)

Republican Party (84)

Democratic Party (65)

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