1976Final results
1976 election for Texas Senate District 7
Texas State Senate · Texas
Gene Jones (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Walter Keith (R) by 12.3 points.
Gene JonesDemocrat · winner
56.2%72,902
Walter KeithRepublican
43.8%56,923
129,825 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET