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2020Final results

2020 election for Texas's 28th District

U.S. House · Texas

Henry Cuellar (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Sandra Whitten (R) by 19.3 points.

Henry CuellarDemocrat · winner
58.3%137,492
Sandra WhittenRepublican
39.0%91,910
Bekah CongdonLibertarian
2.7%6,426
235,828 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

EvenD+14.42010D+38.12012D+34.92016D+19.32020D+13.32022D+5.62024

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.

Henry CuellarSandra Whitten
$2.8M
Raised by the campaign
$24.8K
$3.7M
Spent by the campaign
$27.4K
$1.6M
Cash on hand
-$1.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Henry Cuellar (D)Sandra Whitten (R)

Also on the ballot: Bekah Congdon (Libertarian), 2.7%