1998Final results
1998 election for Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jim McReynolds (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Les R. Chambers (R) by 27.2 points.
Jim McReynoldsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%18,771
Les R. ChambersRepublican
36.4%10,737
29,508 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET