2016Final results
2016 election for Texas's 28th District
U.S. House · Texas
Henry Cuellar (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Zeffen Hardin (R) by 34.9 points.
Henry CuellarDemocrat · winner
66.2%122,086
Zeffen HardinRepublican
31.3%57,740
Michael D. CaryGreen
2.5%4,616
184,442 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.
Henry CuellarNo Republican
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
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$929.9K
Spent by the campaign
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$2.1M
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016