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Texas District 16 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Texas District 16

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U.S. House, Texas District 16 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Veronica Escobar incumbent
99%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
REPNominee
Adam Bauman
1%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentVeronica Escobar

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
99% Veronica Escobar · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM Veronica Escobar 99%
REP Adam Bauman 1%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI) Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Prior result, this seat Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

Side by side

2 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMEscobarREPBauman
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Veronica Escobar$1,068,096.19
Adam Bauman$3,293.00
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Veronica Escobar$967,172.79
Adam Bauman$520.00
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Veronica Escobar$216,768.02
Adam Bauman$2,857.72
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Veronica EscobarNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Adam BaumanNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Veronica EscobarNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Adam BaumanNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

0 listed · newest first

Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    not available

    Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.

    Prior result, this seat

    not available

    Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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