2006Final results
2006 election for Texas's 16th District
U.S. House · Texas
Silvestre Reyes (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Gordon R. Strickland (Lib) by 57.3 points.
Silvestre ReyesDemocrat · winner
78.7%61,116
Gordon R. StricklandLibertarian
21.3%16,572
77,688 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 2006
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 ReyesNo Republican
$701.7K
Raised by the campaign
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$681.6K
Spent by the campaign
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$40.3K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006