2006Final results
2006 election for Texas House District 7
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tommy Merritt (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Patrick Franklin (D) by 39.8 points.
Tommy MerrittRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.4%20,810
Patrick FranklinDemocrat
28.6%8,701
Jonathan A. RascoLibertarian
2.9%897
30,408 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET