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2026 results · Texas · Texas 17th District

Pete Sessions, the Republican, wins re-election in Texas's 17th District

Donald Trump carried the district by 21.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 14.3-point move toward the Democrats.

Texas 17th District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Pete SessionsRepublican, incumbent143,52453.6%
Casey ShepardDemocrat124,43346.4%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 12:20 AM EST · 97% counted.

About 97% of the expected vote counted267,957 votesCount last changed Nov 4, 5:48 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:11 PM ESTSource: Texas Secretary of State

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About the seat

Texas's 17th District takes in all or part of 11 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+21.4 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 14.3 points toward the Democrats, ranks 30 of 38 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+21.4
2024 House vote on these lines
R+26.5
Move from 2024, rank in state
30 of 38
  1. Williamson County42%
  2. McLennan County31%
  3. Hill County5%
  4. Bell County4%
  5. Milam County3%
  6. Bosque County3%
  7. Johnson County3%
  8. Freestone County3%
  9. 3 more7%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.

What the count shows

Added together, the 11 counties compared moved 14.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 84% as many votes as in 2024, from 101% in Freestone County to 66% in Bell County.

Williamson County moved most: D+10.6 for president in 2024, D+27.1 this year

The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+70EvenD+70Move
Williamson County111,576 votes16.5 pts → D
Bell County10,673 votes15.4 pts → D
McLennan County82,411 votes12.0 pts → D
Limestone County7,194 votes11.2 pts → D
Johnson County7,663 votes11.1 pts → D
Robertson County6,906 votes11.1 pts → D
Hill County13,068 votes8.9 pts → D
Falls County4,920 votes7.8 pts → D
Milam County8,584 votes7.6 pts → D
Freestone County7,291 votes7.5 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Williamson County added 16,926 net votes for Shepard against the 2024 margin, 34% of the district's change

Across the 11 counties compared, the margin moved by 49,903 votes toward Shepard: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Williamson County+16,926 Shepard
  2. McLennan County+15,566 Shepard
  3. Bell County+3,507 Shepard
  4. Hill County+3,107 Shepard
  5. Johnson County+2,476 Shepard
  6. Limestone County+1,949 Shepard
  7. Bosque County+1,735 Shepard
  8. Milam County+1,607 Shepard

Texas’s ballot

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The seats that changed party

StatewideDemocrats won all 8 of Texas's statewide races.

  1. U.S. SenateJames TalaricoD+12.1Flip
  2. GovernorGina HinojosaD+7.1Flip
  3. Attorney GeneralNathan JohnsonD+6.4Flip
  4. Commissioner of AgricultureClayton TuckerD+4.7
  5. Comptroller of Public AccountsSarah EckhardtD+5.1
  6. Commissioner of the General Land OfficeBenjamin FloresD+4.5
  7. Lieutenant GovernorVikki GoodwinD+6.1
  8. Railroad CommissionerJon RosenthalD+7.0

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 25–13, now R 24–14

  1. R+38.1Moran
  2. R+2.0Toth
  3. R+5.5Self
  4. R+12.1Fallon
  5. R+2.9Gooden
  6. R+4.3Ellzey
  7. D+43.3Fletcher
  8. R+6.4Steinmann
  9. D+15.1Gutierrez
  10. R+7.5Gober
  11. R+19.0Pfluger
  12. R+6.2Goldman
  13. R+30.5Jackson
  14. R+8.0Weber
  15. D+24.6Pulido
  16. D+41.5Escobar
  17. R+7.1Sessions
  18. D+72.1Menefee
  19. R+39.0Sell
  20. D+55.2Castro
  21. R+9.0Teixeira
  22. R+3.6Nehls
  23. D+8.2Stout
  24. R+6.9Duyne
  25. R+7.5Williams
  26. R+10.4Gill
  27. R+2.3Cloud
  28. D+36.1Cuellar
  29. D+59.9Garcia
  30. D+65.3Haynes
  31. R+9.0Carter
  32. R+2.9Yarbrough
  33. D+57.1Allred
  34. D+16.0Gonzalez
  35. D+10.9Garcia
  36. R+7.1Babin
  37. D+67.5Casar
  38. R+4.2Bonck

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Texas Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.