CalledUnofficial results
Texas's 17th District
U.S. House · Texas
Pete Sessions won re-election by 7.1 points over Casey Shepard.
Pete SessionsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%143,524
Casey ShepardDemocrat
46.4%124,433
267,957 votes
Source: Texas Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Casey ShepardPete Sessions
$93.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$11K
Spent by the campaign
$730.8K
$78.2K
Cash on hand
$1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Casey Shepard
- 3%
- Pete Sessions
- 97%
- Projected margin
- R+13.6