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2014Final results

2014 election for Texas Senate District 7

Texas State Senate · Texas

Paul Bettencourt (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Davis (D) by 45.5 points.

Paul BettencourtRepublican · winner
71.8%123,551
Jim DavisDemocrat
26.3%45,230
Whitney BilyeuLibertarian
1.9%3,244
172,025 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+4.61980R+38.42006R+36.82012R+45.52014R+17.42018R+26.82024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Paul Bettencourt (R)Jim Davis (D)

Also on the ballot: Whitney Bilyeu (Libertarian), 1.9%