2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Texas's 17th District
U.S. House · Texas
Bill Flores (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Chet Edwards (D) by 25.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bill FloresRepublican · winner
61.8%106,696
Chet EdwardsDemocrat
36.6%63,138
Richard B. KellyLibertarian
1.6%2,808
172,642 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 2010
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 EdwardsBill Flores
$3.7M
Raised by the campaign
$3.4M
$3.8M
Spent by the campaign
$3.4M
$58.4K
Cash on hand
$43.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010