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2000 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2000 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles W. Stenholm won the 2000 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles W. Stenholm received 120,670 popular votes (59.03%). The main challenger was Darrell Clements (35.48%).

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

Stenholm +23.6 pts · won by 48,135 votes
Charles W. StenholmDemocraticWINNER59.03%
120,670 votes
Darrell ClementsRepublican35.48%
72,535 votes
Debra M. MondeLibertarian5.47%
11,180 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.