1986Final results
1986 election for Texas House District 16
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Keith Wayne Valigura (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Melton (D) by 5.9 points.
Keith Wayne ValiguraRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%12,272
Joe MeltonDemocrat
47.0%10,895
23,167 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET