2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 12
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jim McReynolds (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Van Brookshire (R) by 14.1 points.
Jim McReynoldsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%28,760
Van BrookshireRepublican
42.9%21,647
50,407 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET