U.S. House, Texas District 17 | Elections

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Key Race: U.S. House, Texas District 17

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Democrat Favored

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

March 7, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Chet Edwards (Unopposed)

Republican Primary Results
Van Taylor 54%
Tucker Anderson 46%

Democratic Candidate

Chet Edwards (Incumbent)

Occupation
Current Member of Congress, Businessman

Public Service
U.S. Congress, Texas Senate

Education
B.A., Texas A & M; M.B.A., Harvard Business School

Elected
1990

Born
November 24, 1951, Corpus Christi, TX, United States

Residence
Waco, TX

Religion
Methodist

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$2,803,237	$1,663,156	$1,144,692

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Republican Candidate

Van Taylor

Occupation
Businessman

Public Service
U.S. Marine Corps

Education
B.A., M.B.A., Harvard University

Born
Midland, TX, USA

Residence
West, TX

Religion
Episcopalian

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$1,987,367	$1,884,872	$102,495

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Texas District 17

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 651,620
Male: 49.8%
Female: 50.2%
Median Age: 31.6
18 Years and Over: 74.6%
65 Years and Over: 11.8%
Employed: 57.5%
Median Household Income: $35,253
Families Below Poverty Level: 11.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 20.0%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Bush (R) 70%
Kerry (D) 30%
2004 House Election:
Edwards (D) 51%
Wohlgemuth (R) 47%
Other 1%

State Political Profile

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