Texas's 17th congressional district
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| Texas's 17th congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 651,619 |
| Median income | $35,253 |
| Ethnic composition | 78.6% White, 10.4% Black, 1.5% Asian, 15.4% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% other |
| Cook PVI | R+18 |
Texas District 17 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip of central Texas stretching from south of Tarrant to Grimes County, including George W Bush's official residence. The current Representative from District 17 is Chet Edwards.
[edit] Election results
| US House election, 2004: Texas District 17 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Chet Edwards | 125,309 | 51.2 | -0.2 | |
| Republican | Arlene Wohlgemuth | 116,049 | 47.4 | 0.0 | |
| Libertarian | Clyde Garland | 3,390 | 1.4 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 9,260 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 244,748 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
| US House election, 2006: Texas District 17 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Chet Edwards | 92,478 | 58.11 | +6.9 | |
| Republican | Van Taylor | 64,142 | 40.3 | -7.1 | |
| Libertarian | Guillermo Acosta | 2,504 | 1.57 | +0.17 | |
| Majority | 28,336 | 17.79 | +14 | ||
| Turnout | 159,124 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| US House election, 2008: Texas District 17 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Chet Edwards | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Republican | Rob Curnock | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Libertarian | Gardner C. Osborne | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
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