2006 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2006 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Chet Edwards won the 2006 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Chet Edwards received 92,478 popular votes (58.12%). The main challenger was Van Taylor (40.31%).

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

Edwards +17.8 pts · won by 28,336 votes

Chet Edwards DemocraticWINNER58.12%

92,478 votes

Van Taylor Republican40.31%

64,142 votes

Guillermo AcostaLibertarian1.57%

2,504 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.