2012Final results
2012 election for Texas Senate District 7
Texas State Senate · Texas
Dan Patrick (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Sam Texas (D) by 36.8 points.
Dan PatrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.4%196,526
Sam TexasDemocrat
31.6%90,793
287,319 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET