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2018 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2018 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Bill Flores won the 2018 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Bill Flores received 134,841 popular votes (56.81%). The main challenger was Rick Kennedy (41.32%).

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

Flores +15.5 pts · won by 36,771 votes
Bill FloresRepublicanWINNER56.81%
134,841 votes
Rick KennedyDemocratic41.32%
98,070 votes
Peter ChurchmanLibertarian1.87%
4,440 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.