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1998 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles W. Stenholm won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles W. Stenholm received 75,367 popular votes (53.57%). The main challenger was Rudy Izzard (45.28%).

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

Stenholm +8.3 pts · won by 11,667 votes
Charles W. StenholmDemocraticWINNER53.57%
75,367 votes
Rudy IzzardRepublican45.28%
63,700 votes
Gordon MobleyLibertarian1.15%
1,618 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.