2010Final results
2010 election for Texas's 7th District
U.S. House · Texas
John Abney Culberson (R) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Townsend (Lib) by 63.5 points.
John Abney CulbersonRepublican · winner
81.4%143,655
Bob TownsendLibertarian
18.0%31,704
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%1,019
176,378 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No independentJohn Abney Culberson
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Raised by the campaign
$779.4K
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Spent by the campaign
$771.5K
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Cash on hand
$37.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010