2002Final results
2002 election for Texas's 17th District
U.S. House · Texas
Charles Stenholm (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Rob Beckham (R) by 4.0 points.
Charles StenholmDemocrat · winner
51.4%84,136
Rob BeckhamRepublican
47.4%77,622
Fred JonesLibertarian
1.2%2,046
163,804 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 2002
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 StenholmRob Beckham
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$473.1K
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$472.6K
$68.4K
Cash on hand
$511
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002