2020Final results
2020 election for Texas's 16th District
U.S. House · Texas
Veronica Escobar (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Irene Armendariz Jackson (R) by 29.4 points.
Veronica EscobarDemocrat · winner
64.7%154,108
Irene Armendariz JacksonRepublican
35.3%84,006
238,114 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Veronica EscobarIrene Armendariz Jackson
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$171.5K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$156.2K
$284.9K
Cash on hand
$16.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020