TX-17 Texas's 17th District

Candidate

Predicted Vote %

Predicted Win %

Bill Flores

60.0%

97.6%

Rick Kennedy

40.0%

2.4%

BPI

Blair Partisan Index

Measures how strongly a district leans toward the Democratic or Republican Party compared to the nation as a whole.

 

-11.0%

SEER Prediction

SEER Prediction

Forecasted Democratic % of vote, without considering national mood or polling.

 

34.7%

District Profile Last Updated: Oct. 5, 2018, 11:47 a.m.

Texas 17th Congressional District is 75.28% urban, 56.11% white, and has a median income of $50,888. The current incumbent is the first republican serving this district and has held the position since 2011. The republican incumbent running for reelection is Bill Flores. He won 61% of the vote in 2016 and 65% in 2014. He was an energy company executive before becoming a politician. The democrat candidate is Rick Kennedy, a software engineer. 

District Updates and Posts

Polls

PoliStat | Oct. 15, 2018, 7:58 a.m.

AUG. 30-SEP. 1    Change Research    961 RV    Kennedt 38% Flores 54%