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2004Final results

2004 election for Texas House District 17

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert L. Cook (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Jean Killgore (R) by 9.5 points.

Robert L. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%29,706
Jean KillgoreRepublican
44.2%24,459
Darrell R. GrearLibertarian
2.2%1,192
55,357 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+2.61996D+27.21998D+14.62002D+9.52004D+1.02006R+11.12008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Robert L. Cook (D)Jean Killgore (R)

Also on the ballot: Darrell R. Grear (Libertarian), 2.2%