Texas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Texas Senate District 7
A district of about 1,013,000 people, 32% Hispanic, 44% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+20.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Bettencort (R) · won63.4%
- Gwinn (D)36.6%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 31 seats
Every Texas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
19 races since 1970; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Bettencort (R) | Gwinn (D) | 26.8 |
| 2022 | Paul Bettencourt (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Bettencort (R) | David Romero (D) | 17.4 |
| 2014 | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Jim Davis (D) | 45.5 |
| 2012 | Dan Patrick (R) | Sam Texas (D) | 36.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Dan Patrick (R) | Lee Coughran (I) | 72.8 |
| 2006 | Dan Patrick (R) | F. Michael Kubosh (D) | 38.4 |
| 2002 | Jon Lindsay (R) | Edgar L. Buchanan (I) | 82.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jon Lindsay (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Jon Lindsay (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Don Henderson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Don Henderson (R) | James P. Chudleigh (I) | 78.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Don Henderson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Don Henderson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Don Henderson (R) | David M. Odegard (I) | 88.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Mike Richards (R)Flip | Gene Jones (D) | 4.6 |
| 1976 | Gene Jones (D) | Walter Keith (R) | 12.3 |
| 1972 | Bob Gammage (D) | Pat Elliott (R) | 16.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Chet Brooks (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 2014 Republican primary · 1982 Republican primary · 1980 Republican primary · 1972 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 7
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 7's area in each.
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 31 seats. Small marks are other seats in Texas. The black marker is District 7.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Higher than 57% of seats.
Higher than 60% of seats.
Higher than 80% of seats.
Denser than 80% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1131% Hispanic · 35% college gradsR+20.2Held RDistrict 9
29% Hispanic · 35% college gradsR+16.5Held DDistrict 12
21% Hispanic · 53% college gradsR+16.6Not up in 2026District 17
29% Hispanic · 47% college gradsR+21.9Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET