2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Texas's 7th District
U.S. House · Texas
Lizzie Fletcher (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating John Abney Culberson (R) by 5.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lizzie FletcherDemocrat · winner
52.5%127,959
John Abney CulbersonRepublican
47.5%115,642
243,601 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lizzie FletcherJohn Abney Culberson
$6.2M
Raised by the campaign
$3.5M
$6.2M
Spent by the campaign
$3.5M
$42.1K
Cash on hand
$43.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018