All U.S. House districts, including the 7th Congressional District of Texas, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for May 24, 2022. The filing deadline was December 13, 2021.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 7

Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Johnny Teague in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D)	63.8	115,994
	Johnny Teague (R)	36.2	65,835

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 181,829
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Juan Arias (Independent)
Juan Arra (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7

Johnny Teague defeated Tim Stroud in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Johnny Teague	63.6	9,152
	Tim Stroud	36.4	5,239

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,391
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lizzie Pannill Fletcher	100.0	29,579

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,579
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Centrell Reed (D)
Muhammad Javed (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Johnny Teague	43.0	9,293
✔	Tim Stroud	29.4	6,346
	Tina Blum Cohen	8.3	1,792
	Lance Stewart	8.2	1,764
	Rudy Atencio	4.7	1,024
	Laique Rehman	4.5	977
	Benson Gitau	2.0	422

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,618
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jafar Hajjar (R)

Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

Election information in Texas: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 24, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

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Johnny Teague (R)

National Defense

Balanced Budget eliminating the deficit

Secure the Borders

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Johnny Teague (R)

I am most passionate about the ethics of those in office. We have a nation now run by so many who are not elected and who slowly take our freedoms away. Every day, more laws are written to govern us and take our freedoms. Seldom do we ever see laws taken off of the books. We the people have lost the authority given to us by the Constitution to govern ourselves. We now have a governing class and a governed class. This must change.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Johnny Teague (R)

George Washington - Sacrifice of all things for his nation

John Adams - Scholar and Patriot Abraham Lincoln - Standing for what was right regardless of the cost

Dwight D. Eisenhower - Stood in the gap when the world was on fire, and becoming President to draw our nation back to God.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Johnny Teague (R)

I would suggest - Total Truth by Nancy Pearcy and Our Sacred Honor by William Bennett.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Johnny Teague (R)

Honesty - Elected officials should be held to the highest of standards. If they lie or mislead, they should be removed from office immediately.

Servant-leaders - Elected officials should be servants first. That means term limits and never benefiting from the office financially. They should reject all perks and serve.

Available - Elected officials should work to be available to every constituent, not just the ones they deem important people.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Johnny Teague (R)

This is my believe there are no perfect public officials & there never will be. God, family, & country are still where my priorities & zeal in life reside. Leadership - this has to be in all matters. Leadership requires hard choices. Our nation must be one whose officials give the nation what it needs over what it wants. Cut backs must occur.

People must go back to work, leaning less on the government & more on their industry. God still holds this position as the Giver of all good things. He is the One who says if we don't work, we don't eat. Kennedy said, "Ask what we can do for our country". Reagan said the scariest thing a person can face is to meet a guy at the front door who says, "I am from the government & am here to help you.".

I believe that our government officials should come from the people & return to the people after a period of service. We call this term-limits which should apply to every level, not just the President. Harry Truman left office moderately poor & refused to use that office to make money during or after serving. We call this service, not for our own selfish good, but for the good of the nation.

We don't dictate what is right or wrong. God does that. If someone disagrees with our stand, it is not us they should argue with, but with God. But, as people defy what God says, they soon find that the way they have chosen doesn't work. The reason God makes commands & gives requirements on how to live is that those ways are best for us & best for others. We cannot pick & choose the things God has said & think we will come out alright, or vainly imagine that we know better than God with regard to our time & our generation. God's Word is timeless. Right will always be right. Wrong will always be wrong. Our Constitution's number one source was the Bible.

Too many laws weigh down & too few laws make it dangerous to leave home. Taking something that is wrong & making it legal isn't good administration or enforcement.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Johnny Teague (R)

The Core responsibility of an elected official is to follow the oath they make to the Constitution, to stand against lawlessness, and to treat the money they are in charge of just as they would treat it if it were coming out of their very own personal bank accounts. The United States of America and her citizens should be their primary concern, ignoring special interest and focusing on individual rights.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Johnny Teague (R)

I want to be someone who lived for Christ unapologetically, who followed God's Word without wavering. I want to be a man whose wife and children know he loved them and sacrificed to meet their needs and defend them. I want to be known as one who loved our nation and did all he could to improve it. And I want to be a man who loved life and used every gift God gave for His Glory and the blessing for others.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Johnny Teague (R)

The landing on the moon, - 6 years old

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Johnny Teague (R)

Tarrant Baptist Camp - lifeguard and clean-up - one summer

Level's Food Center - Grocery Sacker - four years while in high school Texas Highway Department - Summer hand - four years while in college

What is your favorite book? Why?

Johnny Teague (R)

The Bible - it is new every day. God speaks through His Word to every situation. John Quincy Adams read five chapters every day of his life, over and over he read it. He said, what I have found, God's Word is applicable and relevant to every day, every generation, and for every situation.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Johnny Teague (R)

I am not too much into fiction. I love true history and true historical figures. I would put Patrick Henry or George Washington or Abraham Lincoln or William McKinley as the figures I most admire.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Johnny Teague (R)

Come thou fount of every blessing.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Johnny Teague (R)

The struggle of all men is that tension to put one first above all others. I do all I can, but self is always knocking at the door. My goal each day is to die to myself, take up my cross, and follow the Lord Jesus Christ.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Johnny Teague (R)

The U.S. House of Representatives has the potential to be the most direct connection with the constituents. As a result of two year elections, this office can be held more readily accountable. In this way, they can best represent their peers in government, but term limits are more necessary now than ever.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Johnny Teague (R)

No. Even George McGovern learned that those who are in the market place and living in the day to day world make the best laws.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Johnny Teague (R)

National Defense, and the Internal Fortitude of every citizen to love our nation and sacrifice for it. The morality of our nation is the weak link. We need a Great Awakening in our nation, a National Revival, and a Return to the Living God, His Word, and our Constitution.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Johnny Teague (R)

Ethics

Budget

Foreign Affairs

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Johnny Teague (R)

Yes.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Johnny Teague (R)

I am completely for term limits - 8 years for members of the U.S. House, 12 years for members of the U.S. Senate

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Johnny Teague (R)

Newt Gingrich, Rand Paul, and Mike Lee

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Johnny Teague (R)

I met a lady in her yard and told her that I was Dr. Johnny Teague, running to be her Congressman. I handed her my card. She asked if I was a Democrat or a Republican. I told her that I was a Republican. She took my card, ripped it in two, and threw it into her trash can. But she missed her trash can and my ripped card fell on the ground. I reached down and picked up the two pieces and threw it in her trash. She stopped me and said, "You just threw your card away!". I said, "Yes. Isn't that what you wanted?" She smiled and said yes, but now I am not sure. We then visited about the issues that were most important to her. She told me at the close that I had her vote.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Johnny Teague (R)

I don't have a favorite. I love jokes, but cannot label one a favorite

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Johnny Teague (R)

Compromise is fine if principles are not compromised. The Constitution should be the compass we follow and it should never be circumvented in the name of "getting along".

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Johnny Teague (R)

I would work to reduce government spending dramatically and cut taxes. We are spending more than we have and it is going to crush our nation's viability and our economy. it is time Congress acts responsibly as good stewards and fiduciaries.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher	Democratic Party	$3,697,116	$2,436,506	$1,321,707	As of December 31, 2022
Rudy Atencio	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Tina Blum Cohen	Republican Party	$50,000	$16,580	$33,420	As of December 31, 2022
Benson Gitau	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Laique Rehman	Republican Party	$35,796	$35,972	$-176	As of July 12, 2022
Lance Stewart	Republican Party	$23,731	$19,571	$0	As of May 23, 2022
Tim Stroud	Republican Party	$18,172	$25,818	$-7,646	As of July 5, 2022
Johnny Teague	Republican Party	$191,714	$200,247	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[1]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Race ratings: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Texas in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Democratic or Republican	2% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	$3,125.00	12/13/2021	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	5% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	N/A	6/23/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

	2024 → ← 2020
Texas' 7th Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; Republican primary runoff; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: December 13, 2021
	Primary: March 1, 2022; Primary runoff: May 24, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Texas
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+13; Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic; Inside Elections: Solid Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
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Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Texas District 7
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 7
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[5] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[6]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Texas
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Texas' 1st	26.5%	72.4%	27.2%	71.6%
Texas' 2nd	37.9%	60.7%	48.6%	49.9%
Texas' 3rd	42.0%	56.4%	48.7%	49.8%
Texas' 4th	36.4%	62.4%	24.4%	74.4%
Texas' 5th	38.2%	60.6%	37.9%	60.9%
Texas' 6th	37.4%	61.3%	47.8%	50.8%
Texas' 7th	64.2%	34.5%	53.6%	45.1%
Texas' 8th	35.8%	63.0%	28.1%	70.6%
Texas' 9th	76.2%	22.8%	75.7%	23.3%
Texas' 10th	39.8%	58.6%	48.4%	50.0%
Texas' 11th	29.1%	69.5%	19.7%	79.1%
Texas' 12th	40.1%	58.3%	37.9%	60.5%
Texas' 13th	26.5%	72.0%	19.4%	79.2%
Texas' 14th	35.0%	63.6%	39.6%	59.0%
Texas' 15th	48.1%	51.0%	TX-15: 50.4% TX-34: 51.5%	TX-15: 48.5% TX-34: 47.5%
Texas' 16th	67.0%	31.5%	66.4%	32.0%
Texas' 17th	38.0%	60.5%	43.6%	54.6%
Texas' 18th	73.6%	25.1%	75.7%	23.0%
Texas' 19th	26.2%	72.4%	26.3%	72.2%
Texas' 20th	65.8%	32.7%	63.7%	34.7%
Texas' 21st	39.4%	59.1%	47.9%	50.6%
Texas' 22nd	41.3%	57.4%	48.9%	49.8%
Texas' 23rd	45.8%	52.9%	48.5%	50.3%
Texas' 24th	43.0%	55.4%	51.9%	46.5%
Texas' 25th	33.8%	64.9%	44.4%	54.0%
Texas' 26th	40.0%	58.6%	42.1%	56.3%
Texas' 27th	38.1%	60.6%	37.5%	61.2%
Texas' 28th	52.9%	45.9%	51.6%	47.2%
Texas' 29th	67.8%	31.0%	65.9%	32.9%
Texas' 30th	77.8%	21.0%	79.8%	18.9%
Texas' 31st	39.0%	59.2%	47.6%	50.4%
Texas' 32nd	65.7%	32.7%	54.4%	44.0%
Texas' 33rd	74.2%	24.4%	73.0%	25.6%
Texas' 34th	57.3%	41.8%	TX-15: 50.4% TX-34: 51.5%	TX-15: 48.5% TX-34: 47.5%
Texas' 35th	71.7%	26.5%	---	---
Texas' 36th	33.6%	65.2%	26.9%	71.9%
Texas' 37th	75.5%	22.7%	67.7%	30.5%
Texas' 38th	40.2%	58.4%	---	---

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Texas.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2022. Information below was calculated on Jan. 27, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 223 candidates filed to run for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts, including 143 Republicans, 79 Democrats, and one independent candidate. That’s 5.9 candidates per district, less than the 6.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 5.9 in 2018.

Texas gained two U.S. House districts following the 2020 census. Two members of the U.S. House filed to run for re-election in a different district than the one represented before redistricting: Lloyd Doggett (D) filed in the new 37th District, while Vicente Gonzalez (D) filed in the 34th District seat held by retiring Rep. Filemon Vela (D).

Six districts were open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. In addition to Gonzalez’s and Doggett’s districts, these included the newly-created 38th District and the 1st, 8th, and 30th districts. 1st District incumbent Louie Gohmert (R) filed to run for state attorney general, while incumbents Kevin Brady (R) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) did not file for re-election.

This was the same number as 2012, the previous post-redistricting cycle, and 2020. There were seven open seats in 2018.

There were 13 incumbents who filed to run in districts without any primary challengers.

Three districts were likely to be won by Republicans because no Democrats filed. There were no districts where the same is true of Democratic candidates.

Fifteen candidates each filed to run in the 15th and 30th Districts, more than any other. Six Democrats and nine Republicans filed in the 15th. Nine Democrats and six Republicans filed in the 30th. Both districts were open.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 7th the 107th most Democratic district nationally.^[7]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Texas' 7th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
64.2%	34.5%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2020

Texas presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Texas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Texas
	Texas	United States
Population	25,145,561	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	261,266	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	74%	72.5%
Black/African American	12.1%	12.7%
Asian	4.8%	5.5%
Native American	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	5.8%	4.9%
Multiple	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	39.3%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	83.7%	88%
College graduation rate	29.9%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$61,874	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	14.7%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	12	12
Republican	2	24	26
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	36	38

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Texas, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor	Dan Patrick
Secretary of State	John Scott
Attorney General	Ken Paxton

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Texas State Legislature as of November 2022.

Texas State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	13
	Republican Party	18
	Vacancies	0
Total		31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	65
	Republican Party	83
	Vacancies	2
Total		150

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Texas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2022
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

2020

Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 7

Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Wesley Hunt and Shawn Kelly in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D)	50.8	159,529
	Wesley Hunt (R)	47.5	149,054
	Shawn Kelly (L)	1.8	5,542

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,125
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lizzie Pannill Fletcher	100.0	55,243

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,243
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Christopher Sandles (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Hunt	61.0	28,060
		Cindy Siegel	27.2	12,497
		Maria Espinoza	5.9	2,716
		Kyle Preston	3.0	1,363
	Submit photo	Jim Noteware	2.0	937
		Laique Rehman	0.9	424

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,997
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Kenny Lim (R)
Thomas Devor (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 7

Shawn Kelly advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Shawn Kelly (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 7

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated incumbent John Culberson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D)	52.5	127,959
	John Culberson (R)	47.5	115,642

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 243,601
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ronald Kimmons (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Laura Moser in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7 on May 22, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lizzie Pannill Fletcher	67.9	9,888
	Laura Moser	32.1	4,666

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 14,554
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lizzie Pannill Fletcher	29.4	9,768
✔		Laura Moser	24.3	8,099
		Jason Westin	19.2	6,375
		Alex Triantaphyllis	15.7	5,234
		Ivan Sanchez	5.7	1,895
	Submit photo	Joshua Butler	3.8	1,253
		James Cargas	2.0	651

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,275
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

Incumbent John Culberson defeated Edward Ziegler in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Culberson	76.1	28,944
	Edward Ziegler	23.9	9,088

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,032
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2016

See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Culberson (R) defeated James Cargas (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Culberson defeated Maria Espinoza and James Lloyd in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Cargas faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.^[8]^[9]

**U.S. House, Texas District 7 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Culberson Incumbent	56.2%	143,542
	Democratic	James Cargas	43.8%	111,991
Total Votes				255,533
Source: Texas Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Texas District 7 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Culberson Incumbent	57.3%	44,290
James Lloyd	24.9%	19,217
Maria Espinoza	17.8%	13,793
Total Votes		77,300
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 7th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Culberson (R) defeated James Cargas (D) and Gerald Fowler (L) in the general election.

**U.S. House, Texas District 7 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Culberson Incumbent	63.3%	90,606
	Democratic	James Cargas	34.5%	49,478
	Libertarian	Gerald Fowler	2.2%	3,135
Total Votes				143,219
Source: Texas Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Texas District 7 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James Cargas	62.2%	4,098
Lissa Squiers	37.8%	2,491
Total Votes		6,589
Source: Texas Secretary of State

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Footnotes

↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Christian Menefee (D)

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (13)

[1] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[2] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[3] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[4] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[5] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[6] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

[7] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[8] Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015

[primaryresults16-9] The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016

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