2012Final results
2012 election for Texas's 17th District
U.S. House · Texas
Bill Flores (R) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Ben Easton (Lib) by 59.9 points.
Bill FloresRepublican · winner
79.9%143,284
Ben EastonLibertarian
20.1%35,978
179,262 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 2012
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.
No independentBill Flores
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Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
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Cash on hand
$206.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012