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Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2016

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Texas' 4th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
March 1, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
John Ratcliffe Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
John Ratcliffe Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]

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The 4th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Ratcliffe (R) defeated Cody Wommack (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ratcliffe defeated Lou Gigliotti and Ray Hall in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
December 14, 2015
March 1, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party in advance in order to participate in that party's primary. The voter must sign a pledge stating the following (the language below is taken directly from state statutes)[6]

The following pledge shall be placed on the primary election ballot above the listing of candidates' names: 'I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year.'[7]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Ratcliffe (R), who was first elected in 2014.

Texas' 4th Congressional District is located in the northeastern portion of the state. Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, and Titus counties along with areas of Collin and Upshur counties make up the district.[8]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ratcliffe Incumbent 88% 216,643
     Libertarian Cody Wommack 12% 29,577
Total Votes 246,220
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, Texas District 4 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ratcliffe Incumbent 68% 77,254
Lou Gigliotti 21.1% 23,939
Ray Hall 10.9% 12,353
Total Votes 113,546
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party John Ratcliffe Approveda
Libertarian Party Cody Wommack

Primary candidates:[9]

Democratic

No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Republican

John Ratcliffe - Incumbent Approveda
Lou Gigliotti - 2014 candidate[10]
Ray Hall[11]

Third Party/Other

Cody Wommack (Libertarian)[12] Approveda


District history

2014

See also: Texas' 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. John Ratcliffe won with no opposition in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ratcliffe 100% 115,085
Total Votes 115,085

2012

See also: Texas' 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Ralph Hall (R) won re-election. He defeated VaLinda Hathcox (D) and Thomas Griffing (L) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Texas District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRalph M. Hall Incumbent 73% 182,679
     Democratic VaLinda Hathcox 24.1% 60,214
     Libertarian Thomas Griffing 2.9% 7,262
     Write-in Fred Rostek 0.1% 188
Total Votes 250,343
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Texas elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Texas in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
September 15, 2015 Ballot access First day to file for a place on the primary ballot for precinct chair candidates
November 14, 2015 Ballot access First day to file for all other candidates for offices that are regularly scheduled to be on the primary ballot
December 14, 2015 Ballot access Filing deadline for candidates; filing deadline for independent candidates to file intent declaration
January 15, 2016 Campaign finance January semi-annual report due
February 1, 2016 Campaign finance 30th-day pre-primary report due
February 12, 2016 Campaign finance Personal financial statement due
February 22, 2016 Campaign finance 8th-day pre-primary report due
March 1, 2016 Election date Primary election
May 16, 2016 Campaign finance 8th-day pre-runoff report due
July 15, 2016 Campaign finance July semi-annual report due
October 11, 2016 Campaign finance 30th-day pre-election report due
October 31, 2016 Campaign finance 8th-day pre-election report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
January 17, 2017 Campaign finance January semi-annual report due
Sources: Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed July 17, 2016
Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with the Texas Ethics Commission," accessed November 25, 2015

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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