2016 Texan general election|
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| Turnout | 62.3%  2.4% |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Joe Barkley
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Francis Chase
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Ricardo García
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| Party
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Conservative
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Liberal–Labor
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Unidos!
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| Leader since
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October 9, 2009
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January 9, 2016
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July 1, 2006
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| Leader's seat
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The Woodlands
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Austin
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Big Bend
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| Last election
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37 seats, 44.7%
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47 seats, 51.9%
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1 seat, 2.2%
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| Seats before
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37
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47
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1
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| Seats won
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49
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32
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4
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| Seat change
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12
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 15
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3
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| Popular vote
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5,576,205
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5,059,727
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367,167
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| Percentage
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48.9%
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44.4%
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3.2%
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| Swing
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4.2%
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7.5%
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1.0%
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Results by party winner
Results by vote share |
President before election
Francis Chase
Liberal–Labor
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President elected
Joe Barkley
Conservative
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The 2016 Texan general election was held on Saturday, May 14, 2016. It resulted in the Conservative Party winning a 13 seat majority. The Conservatives made a net gain of 12 seats, their largest since 1998, and won their first majority since the 2007 elections.
