Texas's 17th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Texas's 17th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Pete Sessions (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Texas's 17th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Peter Sessions	Republican	66.3%	32.7
2022	Peter Sessions	Republican	66.5%	33.0
2020	Peter Sessions	Republican	55.9%	14.9
2018	Bill Flores	Republican	56.8%	15.5
2016	Bill Flores	Republican	60.8%	25.6
2014	Bill Flores	Republican	64.6%	32.2
2012	Bill Flores	Republican	79.9%	59.9
2010	Bill Flores	Republican	61.8%	25.2
2008	Thomas Edwards	Democratic	53.0%	7.5
2006	Thomas Edwards	Democratic	58.1%	17.8
2004	Thomas Edwards	Democratic	51.2%	3.8
2002	Charles W. Stenholm	Democratic	51.4%	4.0
2000	Charles W. Stenholm	Democratic	59.0%	23.6
1998	Charles W. Stenholm	Democratic	53.6%	8.3
1980	Charles W. Stenholm	Democratic	100.0%	—
1978	Charles W. Stenholm	Democratic	68.1%	36.3
1976	Omar Burleson	Democratic	100.0%	—

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Sessions Won	REP	193,101	66.35%
Mark Lorenzen	DEM	97,941	33.65%
Total		291,042

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Sessions Won	REP	144,408	66.48%
Mary Jo Woods	DEM	72,801	33.52%
Total		217,209

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Sessions Won	REP	171,390	55.85%
Rick Kennedy	DEM	125,565	40.92%
Ted Brown	LIB	9,918	3.23%
Total		306,873

Questions and answers

Who represents Texas's 17th congressional district?

Pete Sessions (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Texas's 17th congressional district?

Peter Sessions won in 2024 by 32.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.