1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Texas's 12th District
U.S. House · Texas
Kay Granger (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Hugh Parmer (D) by 16.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kay GrangerRepublican · winner
57.8%98,349
Hugh ParmerDemocrat
41.0%69,859
Heather ProfferNatural Law
1.2%1,996
170,204 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Hugh ParmerKay Granger
$456.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$455.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$1K
Cash on hand
$15.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996