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U. S. Representative · District 17

Texas. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Two candidates are on the official list.

Who is running

Certified by Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Official vote count

Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by Texas Secretary of State. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners.

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17, as listed by the official source
Candidate or choicePartyVotesShare of votes counted
PETE SESSIONS (I)REP143,52453.6%
CASEY SHEPARDDEM124,43346.4%

As reported by Texas Secretary of State (the source says it was updated Nov 04, 2026 22:48:37 UTC). Rows are in the order the source lists them, which is not a ranking. Official source · All Texas results

Worth knowing

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.
  • Democratic candidate
  • Republican candidate
Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%19502000Democratic candidate, 2024: 33.65%Republican candidate, 1922: 8.44%Republican candidate, 1926: 6.24%Republican candidate, 1944: 3.24%Republican candidate, 1960: 22.19%Republican candidate, 1964: 23.58%Republican candidate, 1978: 31.88%Republican candidate, 2024: 66.35%33.7%66.3%Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%192019401960198020002020Democratic candidate, 2024: 33.65%Republican candidate, 1922: 8.44%Republican candidate, 1926: 6.24%Republican candidate, 1944: 3.24%Republican candidate, 1960: 22.19%Republican candidate, 1964: 23.58%Republican candidate, 1978: 31.88%Republican candidate, 2024: 66.35%Democratic candidate 33.7%Republican candidate 66.3%

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
YearDemocratic candidateRepublican candidate
192083.85%No figure
192291.56%8.44%
1924100%No figure
192693.76%6.24%
1928100%No figure
1930100%No figure
1932100%No figure
1934100%No figure
193699.97%No figure
1938100%No figure
1940100%No figure
1942100%No figure
194496.74%3.24%
1946100%No figure
1948100%No figure
1950100%No figure
1952100%No figure
1954100%No figure
1956100%No figure
1958100%No figure
196077.81%22.19%
1962100%No figure
196476.42%23.58%
196699.99%No figure
1968100%No figure
197099.95%No figure
1972100%No figure
1974100%No figure
1976100%No figure
197868.12%31.88%
1980100%No figure
198297.1%No figure
1984100%No figure
1986100%No figure
1988100%No figure
1990100%No figure
199266.07%33.93%
199453.66%46.34%
199651.65%47.37%
199853.57%45.28%
200059.03%35.48%
200251.36%47.39%
200451.2%47.42%
200658.12%40.31%
200852.98%45.5%
201036.57%61.8%
2012No figure79.93%
201432.4%64.58%
201635.24%60.81%
201841.32%56.81%
202040.92%55.85%
202233.52%66.48%
202433.65%66.35%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024
Winners and margins
YearMost votesMargin over the runner-up
2024Pete Sessions (Republican)95,160 votes (32.7 points)
2022Pete Sessions (Republican)71,607 votes (33.0 points)
2020Pete Sessions (Republican)45,825 votes (14.9 points)
2018Bill Flores (Republican)36,771 votes (15.5 points)
2016Bill Flores (Republican)62,814 votes (25.6 points)
2014Bill Flores (Republican)42,758 votes (32.2 points)
2012Bill Flores (Republican)107,306 votes (59.9 points)
2010Bill Flores (Republican)43,558 votes (25.2 points)
2008Chet Edwards (Democratic)19,011 votes (7.5 points)
2006Chet Edwards (Democratic)28,336 votes (17.8 points)
2004Chet Edwards (Democratic)9,260 votes (3.8 points)
2002Charles W. Stenholm (Democratic)6,514 votes (4.0 points)
2000Charles W. Stenholm (Democratic)48,135 votes (23.5 points)
1998Charles W. Stenholm (Democratic)11,667 votes (8.3 points)
1996Charles W. Stenholm (Democratic)8,249 votes (4.3 points)
1994Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)11,389 votes (7.3 points)
1992Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)66,255 votes (32.1 points)
1990Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)Unopposed
1988Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)Unopposed
1986Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)Unopposed
1984Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)Unopposed
1982Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)106,088 votes (94.2 points)
1980Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)Unopposed
1978Charles W Stenholm (Democratic)36,728 votes (36.2 points)
1976Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1974Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1972Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1970Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1968Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1966Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1964Omar Burleson (Democratic)41,329 votes (52.8 points)
1962Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1960Omar Burleson (Democratic)43,631 votes (55.6 points)
1958Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1956Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1954Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1952Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1950Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1948Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1946Omar Burleson (Democratic)Unopposed
1944Sam M. Russell (Democratic)42,317 votes (93.5 points)
1942Sam M. Russell (Democratic)Unopposed
1940Sam Russell (Democratic)Unopposed
1938Clyde L. Garrett (Democratic)Unopposed
1936Clyde L. Garrett (Democratic)35,377 votes (99.9 points)
1934Thomas L. Blanton (Democratic)Unopposed
1932Thomas L. Blanton (Democratic)Unopposed
1930Thomas L. Blanton (Democratic)Unopposed
1928R. Q. Lee (Democratic)Unopposed
1926Thomas L. Blanton (Democratic)14,150 votes (87.5 points)
1924Thomas L. Blanton (Democratic)Unopposed
1922Thomas L. Blanton (Democratic)22,310 votes (83.1 points)
1920Thomas L. Blanton (Democratic)18,013 votes (67.7 points)

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Map

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Outlines are the Census Bureau's simplified cartographic boundaries, drawn for display, not for legal boundaries. Group names are in the table and in each district's tooltip, not only shown by colour.

Data table: Texas's U.S. House districts, with District 17 outlined
Texas's U.S. House districts, with District 17 outlined
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
PETE SESSIONS $1.3M$731K$1MOct 14, 2026
CASEY SHEPARD $94K$11K$78KOct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

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