Texas Senate, District 7

American legislative district

Texas's 7th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Paul Bettencourt
R–Houston
Demographics46.2% White
15.5% Black
28.5% Hispanic
10% Asian
Population954,933

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

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 7[4]
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

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 7[5]
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

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 7[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 7[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 7[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 7[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 7[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Lindsay 219,835 100.00 0.00
Majority 219,835 100.00 0.00
Turnout 219,835 +20.69
Republican hold

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 7[11]
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

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 7[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Don Henderson 143,628 100.00 +10.91
Majority 143,628 100.00 +21.83
Turnout 143,628 −28.46
Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 7[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
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

  1. ^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  3. ^ "2022 Texas State Senate Election Results". The Ledger. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  14. ^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 24, 2024.