Texas Senate, District 7

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. The current senator from District 7 is Paul Bettencourt.

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

Election history

Election history of District 7 from 1992.[1]

2006
Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 7[2]
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
Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 7[3]
Candidate Votes  % ±
Mark Ellis 2,545 6.07
Peggy Hamric 6,900 16.45
Joe Nixon 3,629 8.65
✓ Dan Patrick 28,860 68.82
Turnout 41,934

2002
Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 7[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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
Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 7[7]
Candidate Votes  % ±
Jerry Dumas 27,658 48.56
✓ Jon Lindsay 29,303 51.44
Turnout 56,961

1994
Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 7[8]
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[9]
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

References
  1. Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  2. "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
  3. "2006 Republican Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
  4. "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
  5. "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
  6. "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
  7. "1996 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
  8. "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
  9. "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
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