Texas District 17

TX-17 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held March 3, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Milah Flores 20,420 42.6%
Casey Shepard 15,552 32.4%
James Gordon Mitchell 12,000 25.0%

Democratic Primary Runoff

CandidateVotes%
Casey Shepard 3,048 62.5%
Milah Flores 1,832 37.5%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Pete Sessions 59,724 100.0%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Pete Sessions
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+15

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Pete Sessions

Pete Sessions Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $1,050,237
Cash on Hand: $933,956

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 TX-17 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 TX-17 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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