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2018Final results

2018 election for Texas Senate District 7

Texas State Senate · Texas

Bettencort (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating David Romero (D) by 17.4 points.

BettencortRepublican · winner
57.8%177,864
David RomeroDemocrat
40.3%124,232
Tom GlassLibertarian
1.9%5,878
307,974 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

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

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The candidates

Bettencort (R)David Romero (D)

Also on the ballot: Tom Glass (Libertarian), 1.9%