1998Final results
1998 election for Texas's 17th District
U.S. House · Texas
Charles Stenholm (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Rudy Izzard (R) by 8.3 points.
Charles StenholmDemocrat · winner
53.6%75,367
Rudy IzzardRepublican
45.3%63,700
Gordon MobleyLibertarian
1.2%1,618
140,685 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Charles StenholmRudy Izzard
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$591.7K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$591.6K
$58.5K
Cash on hand
$234
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998