Texas District 16

TX-16 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held March 3, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Veronica Escobar 54,031 100.0%

Republican Runoff

Held May 26, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Manuel J. Barraza
Adam Bauman

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Veronica Escobar
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+18

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Veronica Escobar

Veronica Escobar Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $858,766
Cash on Hand: $270,455

Deliris Montanez Berrios

Republican
Total Raised: $7,317
Cash on Hand: $821

Hector Miguel Cabildo Jr

Republican
Total Raised: $10,964
Cash on Hand: $5,283

Manuel Barraza

Republican
Total Raised: $4,000
Cash on Hand: $268

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 TX-16 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 TX-16 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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