2008Final results
2008 election for Texas's 17th District
U.S. House · Texas
Chet Edwards (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Rob Curnock (R) by 7.5 points.
Chet EdwardsDemocrat · winner
53.0%134,592
Rob CurnockRepublican
45.5%115,581
Gardner C. OsborneLibertarian
1.5%3,849
254,022 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 2008
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.
Chet EdwardsRob Curnock
$2.3M
Raised by the campaign
$110.6K
$2.1M
Spent by the campaign
$109.3K
$213.2K
Cash on hand
$1.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008