2016Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Texas House District 117
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Philip Cortez (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Rick Galindo (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Philip CortezDemocrat · winner
51.2%29,319
Rick GalindoRepublican · incumbent
48.5%27,783
57,257 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