2026 United States general electionTexas

U.S. House: Texas's 17th district

3 November 2026

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2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

Recorded 10 Oct 2026 · Quote checked on the page 10 Oct 2026

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The seat

Held by: Pete Sessions (Republican)
FEC: Texas's 17th district 2026 Official source
Texas's 17th district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Texas's 17th district
FEC: Texas's 17th district 2026 Official source
Texas's 17th district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

On the ballot

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Money raised

Pete Sessions Republican$1.1M
Casey Shepard Democratic$8,801

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

Casey Shepard

Democratic

FEC: SHEPARD, CASEY Official source

SHEPARD, CASEY, Democratic Party, House TX district 17: FEC candidate H6TX17168, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

CASEY SHEPARD

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: SHEPARD, CASEY Official source

SHEPARD, CASEY, Democratic Party, House TX district 17: FEC candidate H6TX17168, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $8,801
FEC: SHEPARD, CASEY Official source
Receipts $8,801, disbursements $5,656, cash on hand $3,145 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $5,656
On hand: $3,145

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Pete Sessions

Republican

FEC: SESSIONS, PETE Official source

SESSIONS, PETE, Republican Party, House TX district 17: FEC candidate H2TX03126, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

PETE SESSIONS

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: SESSIONS, PETE Official source

SESSIONS, PETE, Republican Party, House TX district 17: FEC candidate H2TX03126, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $1.1M
FEC: SESSIONS, PETE Official source
Receipts $1,050,237, disbursements $557,216, cash on hand $933,956 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $557K
On hand: $934K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

1 more candidate filed for this seat

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
James Gordon Mitchell	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$19K	$0

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Sources

7 on record, 7 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: Texas's 17th district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: MITCHELL, JAMES GORDONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SESSIONS, PETEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SHEPARD, CASEYOfficial source fec.gov
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
usa.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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