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2016 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Bill Flores won the 2016 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Bill Flores received 149,417 popular votes (60.81%). The main challenger was William Matta (35.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Flores and Matta

Flores +25.6 pts · won by 62,814 votes
Bill FloresRepublicanWINNER60.81%
149,417 votes
William MattaDemocratic35.24%
86,603 votes
Clark PattersonLibertarian3.95%
9,708 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.