1972Final results
1972 election for Texas Senate District 7
Texas State Senate · Texas
Bob Gammage (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Pat Elliott (R) by 16.7 points.
Bob GammageDemocrat · winner
58.4%69,032
Pat ElliottRepublican
41.6%49,236
118,268 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET