Elections Intelligence

Texas 17th District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE R
Casey Shepard Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
3.6¢REPUBLICAN 95¢
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Pete Sessions Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 33-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 95¢ today.

Safe R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Fundraising · Lean RR 119.33-to-1 in receipts. Market · Safe RR 95¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+32.7 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 5¢ toward the Republican in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 95¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+32.7

Pete Sessions (R)

66.35 — 33.65 · 2024 general election

def. Mark Lorenzen (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
R 119.33 to 1
Casey Shepard$8.8K
Pete Sessions$1.05M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-03 · HELDRunoff 05-26 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄