2016Final results
2016 election for Texas's 16th District
U.S. House · Texas
Beto O’Rourke (D) won with 85.7% of the vote, defeating Jaime O. Perez (Lib) by 75.8 points.
Beto O’RourkeDemocrat · winner
85.7%150,228
Jaime O. PerezLibertarian
10.0%17,491
Mary L. GourdouxGreen
4.3%7,510
175,229 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Beto O’RourkeNo Republican
$590.7K
Raised by the campaign
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$353.8K
Spent by the campaign
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$398.7K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016