2012Final results
2012 election for Texas's 32nd District
U.S. House · Texas
Pete Sessions (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Katherine Savers McGovern (D) by 18.8 points.
Pete SessionsRepublican · winner
58.3%146,653
Katherine Savers McGovernDemocrat
39.5%99,288
Seth HollistLibertarian
2.3%5,695
251,636 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.
Katherine Savers McGovernPete Sessions
$79.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$79.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$549
Cash on hand
$1.1M
Other candidates' campaigns: Seth Hollist $5.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012