2016 Texas House of Representatives election

An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 41 members to Texas' House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives and state senate. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016 with a run-off on May 24, 2016. The winners of this election served in the 85th Texas Legislature.

2016 Texas House of Representatives election

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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	59.39%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joe Straus Chris Turner Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 121st 101st Last election 98 52 Seats before 99 50 Seats won 95 55 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 4,711,481 2,746,667 Percentage 61.45% 35.83% Swing 1.88% 3.73%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 0 Seats before 1 Seats after 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 9,072 Percentage 0.12% Swing 0.05%
Results by seat gains Results by vote share      Republican hold      Democratic hold      Democratic gain Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90% Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Speaker before election Joe Straus Republican Elected Speaker Joe Straus Republican

Republicans retained control of the House despite losing four seats, winning 95 seats compared to 55 seats for the Democrats.