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2004 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2004 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Chet Edwards won the 2004 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Chet Edwards received 125,309 popular votes (51.2%). The main challenger was Arlene Wohlgemuth (47.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Edwards and Wohlgemuth

Edwards +3.8 pts · won by 9,260 votes
Chet EdwardsDemocraticWINNER51.2%
125,309 votes
Arlene WohlgemuthRepublican47.42%
116,049 votes
Clyde L. GarlandLibertarian1.39%
3,390 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.