1998Final results
1998 election for Texas Senate District 17
Texas State Senate · Texas
J. E. Brown (R) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Ronnie Ellen Harrison (D) by 41.2 points.
J. E. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.6%96,846
Ronnie Ellen HarrisonDemocrat
29.4%40,331
137,177 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