2012Final results
2012 election for Texas's 15th District
U.S. House · Texas
Rubén Hinojosa (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Dale A. Brueggemann (R) by 24.0 points.
Rubén HinojosaDemocrat · winner
60.9%89,296
Dale A. BrueggemannRepublican
36.9%54,056
Ron FinchLibertarian
2.3%3,309
146,661 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 2012
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.
Rubén HinojosaDale A. Brueggemann
$592K
Raised by the campaign
$33.6K
$849.9K
Spent by the campaign
$32K
$176.7K
Cash on hand
$1.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012; FEC, through Oct 17, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012