2018Final results
2018 election for Texas's 16th District
U.S. House · Texas
Veronica Escobar (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Rick Seeberger (R) by 41.4 points.
Veronica EscobarDemocrat · winner
68.3%124,437
Rick SeebergerRepublican
27.0%49,127
Ben MendozaIndependent
4.5%8,147
182,089 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Veronica EscobarRick Seeberger
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$50.1K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$49.2K
$237K
Cash on hand
$830
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018