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2012Final results

2012 election for Texas's 22nd District

U.S. House · Texas

Pete Olson (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Kesha Rogers (D) by 32.1 points.

Pete OlsonRepublican · winner
64.0%160,668
Kesha RogersDemocrat
32.0%80,203
Steven SusmanLibertarian
2.4%5,986
1.6%4,054
250,911 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

EvenR+14.12004R+7.12008R+37.72010R+32.12012R+35.02014R+19.02016

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.

Kesha RogersPete Olson
$40.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$40.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$159
Cash on hand
$147.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012

The candidates

Pete Olson (R)Kesha Rogers (D)

Also on the ballot: Steven Susman (Libertarian), 2.4%; Don Cook (Green), 1.6%