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Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Stan Gerdes won re-election by 11.8 points over Mary Elizabeth Klenz.
Stan GerdesRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%41,098
Mary Elizabeth KlenzDemocrat
44.1%32,432
73,530 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.
Mary Elizabeth KlenzStan Gerdes
$11K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$62.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$665
Cash on hand
$209.6K
Campaign money: Texas Ethics Commission, through Oct 24, 2026.
Source: Texas Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 24, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Mary Elizabeth Klenz
- <1%
- Stan Gerdes
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+25.4