Ruben A Rios Jr
Ran for Texas 16th Congressional District · Republican
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Republican primary on March 3, 2026 — Texas Secretary of State — candidate in the 2026 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION for U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16 · read Mar 3, 2026
Sources (2)
- Lost the 2026 Republican primary on March 3, 2026 — Texas Secretary of State — candidate in the 2026 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION for U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16
- the SOS 2026 general-election certification (2026-08-28) lists Adam Bauman as the R nominee for that office
Filed under Texas 16th Congressional District. The race page has 2 candidates, 3 certified results. See the race
The District
What Texas 16th Congressional District covers
Covers part of El Paso County.
204 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "PLANC2333 (Texas congressional plan, 2025)" (H.B. 4, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025); signed by Gov. Abbott Aug 29, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections: a three-judge district court's preliminary injunction (Nov 18, 2025) was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec 4, 2025; used for the Mar 3, 2026 primary. Official file https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/planc2333 · Precinct lines: no contest override (the 2020-2024 House contests were on the prior lines); no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people; no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people
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