2018Final results
2018 election for Texas's 17th District
U.S. House · Texas
Bill Flores (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Rick Kennedy (D) by 15.5 points.
Bill FloresRepublican · winner
56.8%134,838
Rick KennedyDemocrat
41.3%98,070
Peter ChurchmanLibertarian
1.9%4,440
237,348 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Rick KennedyBill Flores
$132.2K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$130.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$1.4K
Cash on hand
$281.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018