Texas Senate, District 7
American legislative district
Texas's 7th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 46.2% White 15.5% Black 28.5% Hispanic 10% Asian | ||
Population | 954,933 |
District 7 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves portions of Harris and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] The current senator from District 7 is Paul Bettencourt.
Election history
Election history of District 7 from 1992.[2]
2022
Paul Bettencourt (Republican) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Bettencourt was declared elected without a vote.[3]
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul Bettencourt | 177,864 | 57.75 | −14.07 | |
Democratic | David Romero | 124,232 | 40.34 | +14.05 | |
Libertarian | Tom Glass | 5,878 | 1.91 | +0.02 | |
Majority | 53,632 | 17.41 | −28.12 | ||
Turnout | 307,974 | ||||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul Bettencourt | 123,551 | 71.82 | +3.42 | |
Democratic | Jim Davis | 45,230 | 26.29 | −5.31 | |
Libertarian | Whitney Bilyeu | 3,244 | 1.89 | +1.89 | |
Majority | 78,321 | 45.53 | +8.73 | ||
Turnout | 172,025 | ||||
Republican hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dan Patrick | 196,526 | 68.40 | −18.01 | |
Democratic | Sam "Tejas" Texas | 90,793 | 31.60 | +31.60 | |
Majority | 105,733 | 36.80 | −36.02 | ||
Turnout | 287,319 | ||||
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dan Patrick | 184,704 | 86.41 | +17.22 | |
Libertarian | Lee Coughran | 29,048 | 13.59 | +13.59 | |
Majority | 155,656 | 72.82 | +34.45 | ||
Turnout | 213,752 | ||||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dan Patrick | 118,067 | 69.19 | −22.12 | |
Democratic | F. Michael Kubosh | 52,586 | 30.81 | +30.81 | |
Majority | 65,481 | 38.37 | −44.25 | ||
Turnout | 170,653 | +11.44 | |||
Republican hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jon Lindsay | 139,827 | 91.31 | −8.69 | |
Libertarian | Edgar L. Buchanan | 13,305 | 8.69 | +8.69 | |
Majority | 126,522 | 82.62 | −17.38 | ||
Turnout | 153,132 | −30.34 | |||
Republican hold |
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jon Lindsay | 219,835 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 219,835 | 100.00 | 0.00 | ||
Turnout | 219,835 | +20.69 | |||
Republican hold |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jon Lindsay | 182,144 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 182,144 | 100.00 | 0.00 | ||
Turnout | 182,144 | +26.82 | |||
Republican hold |
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Henderson | 143,628 | 100.00 | +10.91 | |
Majority | 143,628 | 100.00 | +21.83 | ||
Turnout | 143,628 | −28.46 | |||
Republican hold |
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Henderson | 178,850 | 89.09 | ||
Libertarian | James P. Chudleigh | 21,910 | 10.91 | ||
Majority | 156,940 | 78.17 | |||
Turnout | 200,760 | ||||
Republican hold |
District officeholders
Legislature | Senator, District 7 | Counties in District |
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1 1846 | George Tyler Wood William C. Abbott | Jefferson, Liberty. |
2 1847 | William C. Abbott | Jefferson, Liberty, Polk, Tyler. |
3 1849 | Alfred M. Triutt | Nacogdoches, Shelby. |
4 1851 | Isaac Parker | Anderson, Cherokee. |
5 1853 | M. D. K. Taylor | Cass, Titus. |
6 1855 | ||
7 1857 | ||
8 1859 | John Green Chambers | |
9 1861 | John W. Moore | Bowie, Davis, Marion. |
10 1863 | ||
11 1866 | William P. Saufley | |
12 1870 | Henry Rawson | Harrison. |
13 1873 | ||
14 1874 | David Browning Culberson | Bowie, Cass, Marion. |
15 1876 | James Postell Douglas | Camp, Gregg, Smith, Upshur. |
16 1879 | John Martin Duncan | |
17 1881 | ||
18 1883 | John Young Gooch | Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt. |
19 1885 | Constantine Buckley "Buck" Kilgore | |
20 1887 | Alexander White Gregg | |
21 1889 | Robert H. Morris | |
22 1891 | John G. Kearby | |
23 1893 | Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood. | |
24 1895 | Robert N. Stafford | |
25 1897 | ||
26 1899 | ||
27 1901 | ||
28 1903 | Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood. | |
29 1905 | ||
30 1907 | William J. Greer | |
31 1909 | ||
32 1911 | ||
33 1913 | William J. Greer Earl M. Greer | |
34 1915 | William D. Suiter | |
35 1917 | ||
36 1919 | ||
37 1921 | ||
38 1923 | Tomas G. Pollard | |
39 1925 | ||
40 1927 | ||
41 1929 | ||
42 1931 | ||
43 1933- | Will D. Pace | |
44 1935 | ||
45 1937 | ||
46 1939 | ||
47 1941 | T. C. Chadick | |
48 1943 | ||
49 1945 | ||
50 1947 | ||
51 1949 | Warren McDonald | |
52 1951 | ||
53 1953 | Camp, Henderson, Kaufman, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood. | |
54 1955 | ||
55 1957 | Bill D. Wood | |
56 1959 | ||
57 1961 | Galloway Calhoun | |
58 1963 | ||
59 1965 | ||
60 1967 | Chet Brooks | Portion of Harris. |
61 1969 | ||
62 1971 | ||
63 1973 | R. A. "Bob" Gammage | All of Fort Bend. Portion of Harris. |
64 1975 | R. A. "Bob" Gammage Gene Jones | |
65 1977 | Gene Jones | |
66 1979 | ||
67 1981 | W. Michael "Mike" Richards | |
68 1983 | Don Henderson | Portion of Harris. |
69 1985 | ||
70 1987 | ||
71 1989 | ||
72 1991 | ||
73 1993 | ||
74 1995 | ||
75 1997 | Jon Lindsay | |
76 1999 | ||
77 2001 | ||
78 2003 | ||
79 2005 | ||
80 2007 | Dan Patrick | |
81 2009 | ||
82 2011 | ||
83 2013 | ||
84 2015 | Paul Bettencourt | |
85 2017 | ||
86 2019 | ||
87 2021 | ||
88 2023 | Portion of Harris. Portion of Montgomery.[14] |
References
- ^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
- ^ "2022 Texas State Senate Election Results". The Ledger. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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