2016Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Texas House District 144
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Mary Ann Perez (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Gilbert Pena (R) by 20.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mary Ann PerezDemocrat · winner
60.3%16,287
Gilbert PenaRepublican · incumbent
39.7%10,745
27,032 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