Texas State House District 7
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jay Dean Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Fantasha AllenDemocraticJay DeanRepublican · Incumbent
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Dean (R) 74.2, Cooper (D) 25.8
- Last election
- Dean (Republican) won by 48.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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- Fantasha AllenDemocratic
- Jay DeanIncumbentRepublican
Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (26 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 79,576
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDeanWon Republican 59,05674.2% DemocraticCooper Democratic 20,52025.8% - Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJay DeanWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,726
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJay DeanWon(incumbent) Republican 54,726100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,588
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJay DeanWon(incumbent) Republican 39,588100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,026
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJay DeanWon Republican 45,026100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,342
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDavid SimpsonWon(incumbent) Republican 25,342100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,727
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDavid SimpsonWon(incumbent) Republican 41,727100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,658
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDavid SimpsonWon Republican 27,06991.3% LibertarianEric M. Brandt Libertarian 2,5898.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,039
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy MerrittWon(incumbent) Republican 40,67188.3% LibertarianJoey R. Stroman Libertarian 5,36811.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,408
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy MerrittWon(incumbent) Republican 20,81068.4% DemocraticPatrick Franklin Democratic 8,70128.6% LibertarianJonathan A. Rasco Libertarian 8973.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,787
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy MerrittWon(incumbent) Republican 40,787100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,265
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy MerrittWon(incumbent) Republican 26,265100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,574
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy MerrittWon(incumbent) Republican 29,574100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,395
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy MerrittWon(incumbent) Republican 18,395100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,351
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTommy MerrittWon Republican 26,351100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,764
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry YostWon(incumbent) Republican 23,764100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,855
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry YostWon Republican 29,855100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,611
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry VostWon Republican 16,20260.9% DemocraticDavid McBride Democratic 10,40939.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,196
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry YostWon(incumbent) Republican 22,97163.5% DemocraticDaryl Atkinson Democratic 13,22536.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,713
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry YostWon(incumbent) Republican 14,713100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,965
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry YostWon Republican 19,01151.4% DemocraticC. Dowell Democratic 17,95448.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,952
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJimmy MankinsWon Democratic 12,14452.9% RepublicanMike Fetter Republican 10,80847.1% - No results on file 1975 to 1981
- Votes for listed candidates
- 85,958
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticC. L. Slay Jr.Won Democratic 22,30278.0% DemocraticPike PowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,01076.2% DemocraticCarl ParkerWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,38171.5% RepublicanBarbour Republican 8,11628.5% RepublicanJerry Clifton Republican 6,87023.8% RepublicanEmma Nelson Republican 6,27922.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 148,521
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry DoyleWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,43873.8% DemocraticPike PowersWon Democratic 44,314100.0% DemocraticCarl ParkerWon(incumbent) Democratic 42,631100.0% RepublicanAdrienne Glynn Republican 16,13826.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,471
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDon AdamsWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,468100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 30.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,769
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDon AdamsWon Democratic 15,762100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 70.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Texas State House District 7, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tx/house/7. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tx/sldl:7
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026