2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Texas's 23rd District
U.S. House · Texas
Francisco "Quico" Canseco (R) won with 49.4% of the vote, defeating Ciro Rodriguez (D) by 5.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Francisco "Quico" CansecoRepublican · winner
49.4%74,853
Ciro RodriguezDemocrat
44.4%67,348
Craig T. StephensIndependent
3.6%5,432
Martin NitschkeLibertarian
1.6%2,482
Ed ScharfGreen
0.9%1,419
151,534 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 2010
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.
Ciro RodriguezFrancisco "Quico" Canseco
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$16.2K
Cash on hand
$141K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Francisco "Quico" Canseco (R)Ciro Rodriguez (D)
Also on the ballot: Craig T. Stephens (Independent), 3.6%; Martin Nitschke (Libertarian), 1.6%; Ed Scharf (Green), 0.9%