1996Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jim McReynolds (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Billy Clemons (R) by 2.6 points.
Jim McReynoldsDemocrat · winner
51.3%20,976
Billy ClemonsRepublican · incumbent
48.7%19,906
40,882 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET