2002Final results
2002 election for Texas Senate District 12
Texas State Senate · Texas
Jane Nelson (R) won with 89.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Rushton (Lib) by 79.7 points.
Jane NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
89.8%121,991
Steve RushtonLibertarian
10.2%13,818
135,809 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET