From 2005 to 2013, it was an oblong district stretching from south of Tarrant County to Grimes County in the southeast. The 2012 redistricting made its area more square, removing the northern and southeastern portions, adding areas southwest into the northern Austin suburbs and east into Freestone and Leon counties. The district included two major universities, Texas A&M University in College Station and Baylor University in Waco.
After the 2003 Texas redistricting, engineered by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, TX-17 was (along with MS-4) the most heavily Republican district in the nation to be represented by a Democrat, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, which rated it R+20.[7] The district was drawn to make it Republican-dominated and unseat its longtime incumbent, conservative Democrat Chet Edwards. While several of his colleagues were defeated by Republicans in 2004, Edwards held on to the seat in the 2004, 2006 and 2008 elections.
But in the 2010 Congressional elections, the district elected Republican Bill Flores over Edwards by a margin of 61.8% to 36.6%.[8] Flores was the first Republican to be elected to represent the district since its creation in 1919. Flores retired after five terms and former Texas 32nd district Congressman Pete Sessions, a Waco native, was elected in 2020.
After passage of civil rights legislation and other changes, through the late 20th and early 21st centuries, white conservatives began to shift into the Republican Party in Texas. They first supported presidential candidates, and gradually more Republicans for local, state and national office, resulting in the 2010 switch in party representation.
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^2010 Texas Election Results New York Times. November 13, 2010.
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TX 17 redirects here The term may also refer to Texas State Highway 17 Not to be confused with Texas s 17th House of Representatives district Texas s 17th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes a strip of Central Texas and Deep East Texas stretching from Nacogdoches to Waco and Round Rock including former President George W Bush s McLennan County ranch 5 6 The district is currently represented by Republican Pete Sessions Texas s 17th congressional districtTexas s 17th congressional district since January 3 2023 Representative Pete SessionsR WacoDistribution75 28 urban 1 24 72 ruralPopulation 2022 781 996 2 Median householdincome 63 266 3 Ethnicity53 0 White25 3 Hispanic15 0 Black3 4 Two or more races2 5 Asian0 8 otherCook PVIR 14 4 From 2005 to 2013 it was an oblong district stretching from south of Tarrant County to Grimes County in the southeast The 2012 redistricting made its area more square removing the northern and southeastern portions adding areas southwest into the northern Austin suburbs and east into Freestone and Leon counties The district included two major universities Texas A amp M University in College Station and Baylor University in Waco Before 2005 the district stretched from the Abilene area to the outer western fringes of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex Contents 1 History 2 List of members representing the district 3 Election results from presidential races 4 Election results 5 Historical district boundaries 6 See also 7 References 7 1 SourcesHistory editAfter the 2003 Texas redistricting engineered by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay TX 17 was along with MS 4 the most heavily Republican district in the nation to be represented by a Democrat according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index which rated it R 20 7 The district was drawn to make it Republican dominated and unseat its longtime incumbent conservative Democrat Chet Edwards While several of his colleagues were defeated by Republicans in 2004 Edwards held on to the seat in the 2004 2006 and 2008 elections But in the 2010 Congressional elections the district elected Republican Bill Flores over Edwards by a margin of 61 8 to 36 6 8 Flores was the first Republican to be elected to represent the district since its creation in 1919 Flores retired after five terms and former Texas 32nd district Congressman Pete Sessions a Waco native was elected in 2020 After passage of civil rights legislation and other changes through the late 20th and early 21st centuries white conservatives began to shift into the Republican Party in Texas They first supported presidential candidates and gradually more Republicans for local state and national office resulting in the 2010 switch in party representation List of members representing the district editMember Residence Party Years Congress Electoral history District established March 4 1919 nbsp Thomas L Blanton Abilene Democratic March 4 1919 March 3 1929 66th67th68th69th70th Redistricted from the 16th district and re elected in 1918 Re elected in 1920 Re elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Re elected in 1926 Retired to run for U S Senator lost nomination nbsp Robert Q Lee Cisco Democratic March 4 1929 April 18 1930 71st Elected in 1928 Died Vacant April 18 1930 May 20 1930 nbsp Thomas L Blanton Abilene Democratic May 20 1930 January 3 1937 71st72nd73rd74th Elected to finish Lee s term Re elected in 1932 Re elected in 1934 Lost renomination nbsp Clyde L Garrett Eastland Democratic January 3 1937 January 3 1941 75th76th Elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Lost renomination nbsp Sam M Russell Stephenville Democratic January 3 1941 January 3 1947 77th78th79th Elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Re elected in 1944 Retired nbsp Omar Burleson Anson Democratic January 3 1947 December 31 1978 80th81st82nd83rd84th85th86th87th88th89th90th91st92nd93rd94th95th Elected in 1946 Re elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Re elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Re elected in 1960 Re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Re elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Retired then resigned Vacant December 31 1978 January 3 1979 95th nbsp Charles Stenholm Abilene Democratic January 3 1979 January 3 2005 96th97th98th99th100th101st102nd103rd104th105th106th107th108th Elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Re elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Redistricted to the 19th district and lost re election nbsp Chet Edwards Waco Democratic January 3 2005 January 3 2011 109th110th111th Redistricted from the 11th district and re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Lost re election nbsp Bill Flores Bryan Republican January 3 2011 January 3 2021 112th113th114th115th116th Elected in 2010 Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Retired nbsp Pete Sessions Waco Republican January 3 2021 present 117th118th Elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 Election results from presidential races editYear Office Result 2000 President Bush 70 28 2004 President Bush 70 30 2008 President McCain 67 32 2012 President Romney 60 38 2016 President Trump 56 38 2020 President Trump 55 44 Election results editUS House election 2022 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Pete Sessions incumbent 144 408 66 48 10 5 Democratic Mary Jo Woods 72 801 33 52 7 4 Total votes 217 209 100 0 Republican hold Swing 10 5 US House election 2020 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Pete Sessions 171 390 55 9 0 9 Democratic Rick Kennedy 125 565 40 92 0 4 Libertarian Ted Brown 9 918 3 2 1 3 Majority 45 825 14 9 Turnout 306 873 Republican hold Swing 0 9 US House election 2018 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Flores incumbent 134 841 56 8 4 01 Democratic Rick Kennedy 98 070 41 3 6 06 Libertarian Clark Patterson 4 440 1 9 2 05 Majority 36 771 15 5 Turnout 237 351 Republican hold Swing 4 01 US House election 2016 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Flores incumbent 149 417 60 81 3 77 Democratic William Matta 86 603 35 24 2 84 Libertarian Clark Patterson 9 708 3 95 0 93 Majority 53 106 21 6 Turnout 245 728 Republican hold Swing 3 77 US House election 2014 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Flores incumbent 85 807 64 58 15 35 Democratic Nick Haynes 43 049 32 4 Libertarian Shawn Michael Hamilton 4 009 3 02 17 05 Majority 38 749 29 16 Turnout 132 865 Republican hold Swing 15 35 US House election 2012 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Flores incumbent 143 284 9 79 93 34 8 Libertarian Ben Easton 35 978 20 07 119 Majority 107 306 Turnout 179 262 4 23 Republican hold Swing 18 14 US House election 2010 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Flores 106 275 61 79 16 28 Democratic Chet Edwards incumbent 62 926 36 59 16 39 Libertarian Richard Kelly 2 787 1 62 0 11 Majority 43 349 25 2 17 73 Turnout 171 988 Republican gain from Democratic Swing 16 34 US House election 2008 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chet Edwards incumbent 134 592 52 98 5 14 Republican Rob Curnock 115 581 45 51 5 21 Libertarian Gardner C Osbourne 3 849 1 51 0 07 Majority 19 011 7 47 10 35 Turnout 254 022 Democratic hold Swing 5 18 US House election 2006 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chet Edwards incumbent 92 478 58 12 6 92 Republican Van Taylor 64 142 40 30 7 11 Libertarian Guillermo Acosta 2 504 1 58 0 19 Majority 28 336 17 82 14 03 Turnout 159 124 Democratic hold Swing 7 02 US House election 2004 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Chet Edwards 125 309 51 20 0 17 Republican Arlene Wohlgemuth 116 049 47 41 0 03 Libertarian Clyde Garland 3 390 1 39 0 14 Majority 9 260 3 79 0 19 Turnout 244 748 Democratic hold Swing 0 1 US House election 2002 Texas District 17 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Charlie Stenholm incumbent 84 136 51 37 Republican Rob Beckham 77 622 47 38 Libertarian Fred Jones 2 046 1 25 Majority 6 514 3 98 Turnout 163 804 Democratic hold SwingHistorical district boundaries edit nbsp 2007 2013 nbsp 2013 2023See also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Texas portal List of United States congressional districtsReferences edit Congressional Districts Relationship Files state based www census gov US Census Bureau Geography My Congressional District www census gov Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census Bureau My Congressional District www census gov Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census Bureau 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Pelosi continues to tout Texas Rep Chet Edwards for VP Texas on the Potomac blog Houston Chronicle August 3 2008 Retrieved October 21 2012 Vlahos Kelley March 7 2006 Texas Rep Edwards Beats Odds but Faces Iraq War Vet in Midterm Fox News Retrieved March 25 2007 Texas 17th District Profile Congressional Quarterly May 14 2010 2010 Texas Election Results New York Times November 13 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 2012 District 17 Sources edit Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present 31 09 13 N 96 39 57 W 31 15361 N 96 66583 W 31 15361 96 66583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Texas 27s 17th congressional district amp oldid 1220611202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
