Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TX-16
Veronica Escobar
American politician (born 1969)
- Over
- Adam Bauman (Republican), 29.2%
- Votes
- 138,543 (81,296 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 9:50 AM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +20.3, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Veronica Escobar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, based in El Paso, since 2019.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, she served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the El Paso county judge from 2011 until 2017.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- September 15, 1969 (age 57)
- Education
- New York University
- University of Texas at El Paso
- Burges High School
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 4 House terms, since January 3, 2019
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, TX-16. Won with 70.8%, 41.5 points ahead over Adam Bauman.
- Veronica Escobar Democratic · winner70.8%
- Veronica Escobar Democratic · winnern/a
- Adam Bauman Republican29.2%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +20.3, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +41.5
- Difference
- 21.2 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
4.6% of the $564,113 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)2.4%$25,853
- Individuals, itemized50.4%$538,260
- Other political committees (PACs)47.1%$503,109
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.1%$874
Employers donors listed
- WESTSTAR BANK$11,2506 contributions
- INKIT$10,5003 contributions
- EPT LAND$7,0002 contributions
- FOX AUTO$7,0002 contributions
- GORDON DAVIS$7,0002 contributions
- HOUGHTON FINANCIAL$7,0002 contributions
- JOBE MATERIALS$7,0002 contributions
- PIVOTAL VENTURES$7,0002 contributions
- TRANSTELCO$7,0002 contributions
- TROPICANA BUILDING$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash ff1c0a4fc753
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
2 subcommittees
- Homeland Security
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on the Budget
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 24 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 345 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 11014: To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to prohibit the force feeding of ducks and geese.Introduced November 12, 2026. Latest action November 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- H.R. 10845: Port Staffing Reporting ActIntroduced October 19, 2026. Latest action October 19, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10550: Nutrition Continuity for Military Families Act of 2026Introduced September 24, 2026. Latest action September 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.Res. 1560: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4393) to secure the border and reform the immigration laws.Introduced September 17, 2026. Latest action September 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
- H.R. 10259: DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026Introduced September 3, 2026. Latest action September 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 9848: Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Readiness ActIntroduced July 22, 2026. Latest action July 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 7890858d43dc
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- veronicaescobar.com via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-4831
- Washington office
- 2448 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4316
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 9:50 AM ET
- 2026State House / Assembly, TX District U_S_16 · primary · won · 54,031 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2024U.S. House, TX-16 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, TX-16 · General · won · 95,510 votes (63.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, TX-16 · General · won · 154,108 votes (64.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2019 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2018U.S. House, TX-16 · General · won · 124,437 votes (68.5%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q52274267). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas&oldid=1384230002
- Call time: First seen here 9:50 AM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Escobar
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52274267
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8TX16109/
- photo_gallery https://escobar.house.gov
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait,_116th_Congress_(cropped).jpg
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veronica_Escobar_(TX-16).jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veronica_Escobar_official_portrait,_116th_Congress_(1).jpg
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