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1990Final results

1990 election for Texas Senate District 12

Texas State Senate · Texas

Mike Moncrief (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating John Lively (R) by 29.7 points.

Mike MoncriefDemocrat · winner
63.4%73,759
John LivelyRepublican
33.8%39,259
J. R. GroverLibertarian
2.8%3,297
116,315 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+6.51978D+10.61982D+17.51986D+29.71990D+27.32000R+31.62006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Mike Moncrief (D)John Lively (R)

Also on the ballot: J. R. Grover (Libertarian), 2.8%