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2002 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2002 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles W. Stenholm won the 2002 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles W. Stenholm received 84,136 popular votes (51.36%). The main challenger was Rob Beckham (47.39%).

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

Stenholm +4.0 pts · won by 6,514 votes
Charles W. StenholmDemocraticWINNER51.36%
84,136 votes
Rob BeckhamRepublican47.39%
77,622 votes
Fred C. JonesLibertarian1.25%
2,046 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.