2010Final results
2010 election for Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tim Kleinschmidt (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Pati Jacobs (D) by 33.2 points.
Tim KleinschmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%28,266
Pati JacobsDemocrat
31.9%13,868
Travis HillLibertarian
3.0%1,291
43,425 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET