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1996 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles W. Stenholm won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles W. Stenholm received 99,678 popular votes (51.65%). The main challenger was Rudy Izzard (47.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Stenholm and Izzard

Stenholm +4.3 pts · won by 8,249 votes
Charles W. StenholmDemocraticWINNER51.65%
99,678 votes
Rudy IzzardRepublican47.37%
91,429 votes
Richard Caronatural law0.98%
1,887 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.