Elections / 1978 · House · TX-17
TX-17 — 1978 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1978 US House electionTX-17 · U.S. HouseStenholmD+36.2
How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| Charles W Stenholm ✓Democrat | 68.1% | 69,030 |
|---|---|---|
| Billy L FisherRepublican | 31.9% | 32,302 |
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
TX-17 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 291,042 | |
| 2022 | R | 217,209 | |
| 2020 | R | 306,873 | |
| 2018 | R | 237,351 | |
| 2016 | R | 245,728 | |
| 2014 | R | 132,865 | |
| 2012 | R | 179,262 | |
| 2010 | R | 172,642 | |
| 2008 | D | 254,022 | |
| 2006 | D | 159,124 | |
| 2004 | D | 244,748 | |
| 2002 | D | 163,804 | |
| 2000 | D | 204,430 | |
| 1998 | D | 140,685 | |
| 1996 | D | 192,994 | |
| 1994 | D | 155,605 | |
| 1992 | D | 206,171 | |
| 1990 | D | 104,100 | |
| 1988 | D | 149,064 | |
| 1986 | D | 97,791 | |
| 1984 | D | 143,012 | |
| 1982 | D | 112,630 | |
| 1980 | D | 130,465 | |
| 1978 | D | 101,332 | |
| 1976 | D | 127,613 |
Same ballot, 1978TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.