1976Final results
1976 election for Texas Senate District 16
Texas State Senate · Texas
Bill Braecklein (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Tom Pauken (R) by 0.8 points.
Bill BraeckleinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%55,043
Tom PaukenRepublican
49.6%54,200
109,250 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET