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2000Final results

2000 election for Texas's 16th District

U.S. House · Texas

Silvestre Reyes (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Daniel S. Power (R) by 38.1 points.

Silvestre ReyesDemocrat · winner
68.3%92,649
Daniel S. PowerRepublican
30.2%40,921
Dan MoserLibertarian
1.5%2,080
135,650 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+3.81992D+14.21994D+43.01996D+38.12000D+36.52004D+21.52010

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 ReyesDaniel S. Power
$423.1K
Raised by the campaign
$30.6K
$406.5K
Spent by the campaign
$30.6K
$1.8K
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000

The candidates

Silvestre Reyes (D)Daniel S. Power (R)

Also on the ballot: Dan Moser (Libertarian), 1.5%