1996Final results
1996 election for Texas's 16th District
U.S. House · Texas
Silvestre Reyes (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Rick Ledesma (R) by 43.0 points.
Silvestre ReyesDemocrat · winner
70.6%90,260
Rick LedesmaRepublican
27.6%35,271
Carl ProfferNatural Law
1.8%2,253
127,784 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.
Silvestre ReyesRick Ledesma
$588.7K
Raised by the campaign
$110.9K
$587.2K
Spent by the campaign
$110.8K
$1.5K
Cash on hand
$176
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996