Texas 17th Congressional District
Congressional District 17
Covers all of McLennan County, Milam County, Bosque County, Hill County, Limestone County, Freestone County, Robertson County and Falls County; parts of Williamson County, Bell County and Johnson County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Republican · U.S. Representative
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $1,058,748cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $933,956cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Democrat
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $8,801cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $3,145cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
On File, Not Running
The District
294 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
Results in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President362 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Trump (R)267,466 · 59.5% | Harris (D)174,438 · 38.8% | R+20.7 | 449,185 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2024 U.S. Senate362 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Cruz (R)254,244 · 57.0% | Allred (D)180,708 · 40.5% | R+16.5 | 445,776 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2022 Governor361 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Abbott (R)196,216 · 59.4% | O'Rourke (D)129,296 · 39.1% | R+20.2 | 330,537 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2020 President317 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Trump (R)241,504 · 57.0% | Biden (D)174,341 · 41.1% | R+15.8 | 423,767 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2020 U.S. Senate317 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Cornyn (R)243,449 · 58.5% | Hegar (D)162,087 · 38.9% | R+19.6 | 416,142 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
U.S. Rep 17
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SessionsRepublican | Republican | 193,095 | 66.3% |
| LorenzenDemocrat | Democrat | 97,936 | 33.7% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2024 primary/general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Rep 17
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SessionsRepublican | Republican | 144,416 | 66.5% |
| WoodsDemocrat | Democrat | 72,830 | 33.5% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2022 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Rep 17
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SessionsRepublican | Republican | 171,386 | 55.8% |
| KennedyDemocrat | Democrat | 125,565 | 40.9% |
| BrownLibertarian | Libertarian | 9,918 | 3.2% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2020 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets