2006Final results
2006 election for Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Robert L. Cook (D) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Tim Kleinschmidt (R) by 1.0 points.
Robert L. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.9%19,640
Tim KleinschmidtRepublican
47.9%19,225
Roderick GibbsLibertarian
3.2%1,283
40,148 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET