1996Final results
1996 election for Texas's 13th District
U.S. House · Texas
Mac Thornberry (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Samuel Brown Silverman (D) by 34.6 points.
Mac ThornberryRepublican · winner
66.9%116,098
Samuel Brown SilvermanDemocrat
32.3%56,066
Don HarkeyNatural Law
0.8%1,463
173,627 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Samuel Brown SilvermanMac Thornberry
$17.2K
Raised by the campaign
$620.6K
$16.1K
Spent by the campaign
$565.6K
$1K
Cash on hand
$82K
Campaign money: FEC, through Sep 30, 1996; FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996