Electoral history of Beto O'Rourke
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This is the electoral history of Beto O'Rourke, who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He previously served in the El Paso City Council from 2005 to 2011. O'Rourke came to national prominence during his 2018 United States Senate campaign in Texas, where he narrowly lost to incumbent Republican Ted Cruz. He later sought the 2020 Democratic nomination for President, but ended his campaign before any votes were cast.
2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Beto O'Rourke | 2,769 | 56.63% | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Cobos (incumbent) | 2,121 | 43.37% | |
| Total votes | 4,890 | 100% | ||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 2,343 | 69.94% | |
| Nonpartisan | Trini Acevedo | 1,007 | 30.06% | |
| Total votes | 3,350 | 100% | ||
United States House of Representatives elections
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 23,261 | 50.47% | |
| Democratic | Silvestre Reyes (incumbent) | 20,440 | 44.35% | |
| Democratic | Jerome Tilghman | 1,270 | 2.76% | |
| Democratic | Ben E. Mendoza | 701 | 1.52% | |
| Democratic | Paul Johnson Jr. | 419 | 0.91% | |
| Total votes | 46,091 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 101,403 | 65.42% | |
| Republican | Barbara Carrasco | 51,043 | 32.93% | |
| Libertarian | Junart Sodoy | 2,559 | 1.65% | |
| Total votes | 155,005 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 24,728 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 24,728 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 49,338 | 67.49% | |
| Republican | Corey Roen | 21,324 | 29.17% | |
| Libertarian | Jamie O. Perez | 2,443 | 3.34% | |
| Total votes | 73,105 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 40,051 | 85.58% | |
| Democratic | Ben Mendoza | 6,749 | 14.42% | |
| Total votes | 46,800 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke (incumbent) | 150,228 | 85.73% | |
| Libertarian | Jaime O. Perez | 17,491 | 9.98% | |
| Green | Mary L. Gourdoux | 7,510 | 4.29% | |
| Total votes | 175,229 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
United States Senate election
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 644,632 | 61.81% | |
| Democratic | Sema Hernandez | 247,424 | 23.72% | |
| Democratic | Edward Kimbrough | 150,858 | 14.47% | |
| Total votes | 1,042,914 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ted Cruz (incumbent) | 4,260,553 | 50.89% | |
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 4,045,632 | 48.33% | |
| Libertarian | Neal Dikeman | 65,470 | 0.78% | |
| Total votes | 8,371,655 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
