Texas Senate, District 7

District 7 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 7 is Dan Patrick.

Election history

Election history of District 7 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent election

2006

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 7 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-23 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Dan Patrick
votes = 118,067
percentage = 69.19
change = -22.12Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = F. Michael Kubosh
votes = 52,586
percentage = 30.81
change = +30.81Election box majority
votes = 65,481
percentage = 38.37
change = -44.25Election box turnout
votes = 170,653
percentage =
change = +11.44Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 7 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 Republican Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-12-23 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Mark Ellis
votes = 2,545
percentage = 6.07
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Peggy Hamric
votes = 6,900
percentage = 16.45
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Joe Nixon
votes = 3,629
percentage = 8.65
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Dan Patrick
votes = 28,860
percentage = 68.82
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 41,934
percentage =
change =

Previous elections

2002

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title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 7 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-23 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jon Lindsay
votes = 139,827
percentage = 91.31
change = -8.69Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Edgar L. Buchanan
votes = 13,305
percentage = 8.69
change = +8.69Election box majority
votes = 126,522
percentage = 82.62
change = -17.38Election box turnout
votes = 153,132
percentage =
change = -30.34Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

2000

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 7 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-23 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jon Lindsay
votes = 219,835
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 219,835
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box turnout
votes = 219,835
percentage =
change = +20.69Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1996

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title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 7 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-23 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jon Lindsay
votes = 182,144
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 182,144
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box turnout
votes = 182,144
percentage =
change = +26.82Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 7 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-12-23 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Jerry Dumas
votes = 27,658
percentage = 48.56
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Jon Lindsay
votes = 29,303
percentage = 51.44
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 56,961
percentage =
change =

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 7 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-23 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Don Henderson
votes = 143,628
percentage = 100.00
change = +10.91Election box majority
votes = 143,628
percentage = 100.00
change = +21.83Election box turnout
votes = 143,628
percentage =
change = -28.46Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1992

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 7 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-23 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Don Henderson
votes = 178,850
percentage = 89.09
change =Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = James P. Chudleigh
votes = 21,910
percentage = 10.91
change =Election box majority
votes = 156,940
percentage = 78.17
change =Election box turnout
votes = 200,760
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

District officeholders

References