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Revision as of 21:48, 9 July 2023

2016 Texan general election
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← 2013 May 14, 2016 2019 →

All 85 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
43 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.3% Increase 2.4%
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Joe Barkley Francis Chase Ricardo García
Party Conservative Liberal–Labor Unidos!
Leader since October 9, 2009 January 9, 2016 July 1, 2006
Leader's seat The Woodlands Austin Big Bend
Last election 37 seats, 44.7% 47 seats, 51.9% 1 seat, 2.2%
Seats before 37 47 1
Seats won 49 32 4
Seat change Increase 12 Decrease 15 Increase 3
Popular vote 5,576,205 5,059,727 367,167
Percentage 48.9% 44.4% 3.2%
Swing Increase 4.2% Decrease 7.5% Increase 1.0%

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President before election

Francis Chase
Liberal–Labor

President elected

Joe Barkley
Conservative

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.