2016Final results
2016 election for Texas's 17th District
U.S. House · Texas
Bill Flores (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating William Matta (D) by 25.6 points.
Bill FloresRepublican · winner
60.8%149,417
William MattaDemocrat
35.2%86,603
Clark PattersonLibertarian
4.0%9,708
245,728 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
William MattaBill Flores
$39.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$47.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
-$7.4K
Cash on hand
$255.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016