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2020 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2020 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election?

Pete Sessions won the 2020 Texas U.S. House District 17 Election. Pete Sessions received 171,390 popular votes (55.85%). The main challenger was Rick Kennedy (40.92%).

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

Sessions +14.9 pts · won by 45,825 votes
Pete SessionsRepublicanWINNER55.85%
171,390 votes
Rick KennedyDemocratic40.92%
125,565 votes
Ted BrownLibertarian3.23%
9,918 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.