Democratic
Casey Shepard
Major-party general-election nominee.
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Texas District 17 election, 2026
Casey Shepard vs. Pete Sessions on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Pete Sessions favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+29.5
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+21.92026 national environment
D+6.3Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Pete Sessions
Incumbent representative for TX-17. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for TX-17. The forecast above uses fundamentals only.
Other forecasts
We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for TX-17; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.
Past results
Every election in Texas's 17th district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.
Candidate news
Ex-Rules chair to oppose rule
How much trouble is the GOP leadership floor plan in? Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, a former Rules Committee chair who is not in the habit of defying party leaders, said he plans to vote against the procedural measure advanced by the panel last night. He cited…
Biztoc.com · September 1, 2026
Disillusioned Republican says he can't bring himself to vote for some of his own party
LUBBOCK — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said Thursday that Republicans are going to lose some statewide elections this year because of data centers, which has become a heated issue for Texas across the state. In an interview with The Texas Tribune…
Raw Story · August 6, 2026
Fox Host Goes Ballistic Over Bill To Help American Farmers
Rep. Pete Sessions appeared on Fox's The Big Weekend Show to discuss a bill aimed at helping American farmers by expanding and expediting the agricultural guestworker program. This is not a new subject, and even Pedolph Shitler said that they would have to co…
Crooksandliars.com · August 3, 2026
GOPer Gets Truth Bombed About 'Insane, Pedophilic' Trump During C-SPAN Call
Bless GOP Rep. Pete Sessions' heart as he was forced to sit there like a good soldier as a C-SPAN caller identified as Jack in Silver Spring, Maryland, dropped the mother of all truth bombs on his Texas ass: "Your party has given the power of the presidency t…
Crooksandliars.com · March 26, 2026
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