2008 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Chet Edwards won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Chet Edwards received 134,592 popular votes (52.98%). The main challenger was Rob Curnock (45.5%).

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

Edwards +7.5 pts · won by 19,011 votes

Chet Edwards DemocraticWINNER52.98%

134,592 votes

Rob Curnock Republican45.5%

115,581 votes

Gardner C. OsborneLibertarian1.52%

3,849 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.