2012 general · November 6, 2012
2012 Texas election results
Every race on Texas's ballot in the 2012 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races219
Changed party0
Unopposed33%73 races
Incumbents defeated3
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Mitt Romney (R) | 15.8 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
U.S. House
D 12 · R 24
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX-1 | Louie Gohmert (R) | 44.5 | |
| TX-2 | Ted Poe (R) | 32.1 | |
| TX-3 | Sam Johnson (R) | Unopposed | |
| TX-4 | Ralph M. Hall (R) | 48.9 | |
| TX-5 | Jeb Hensarling (R) | 31.2 | |
| TX-6 | Joe Barton (R) | 18.8 | |
| TX-7 | John Abney Culberson (R) | 24.4 | |
| TX-8 | Kevin Brady (R) | 57.0 | |
| TX-9 | Al Green (D) | 58.8 | |
| TX-10 | Michael T. McCaul (R) | 24.3 | |
| TX-11 | K. Michael Conaway (R) | 60.1 | |
| TX-12 | Kay Granger (R) | 44.2 | |
| TX-13 | Mac Thornberry (R) | 84.8 | |
| TX-14 | Randy Weber (R) | 8.9 | |
| TX-15 | Rubén Hinojosa (D) | 24.0 | |
| TX-16 | Beto O’Rourke (D) | 32.5 | |
| TX-17 | Bill Flores (R) | 59.9 | |
| TX-18 | Sheila Jackson Lee (D) | 52.4 | |
| TX-19 | Randy Neugebauer (R) | 70.0 | |
| TX-20 | Joaquin Castro (D) | 30.4 | |
| TX-21 | Lamar Smith (R) | 25.2 | |
| TX-22 | Pete Olson (R) | 32.1 | |
| TX-23 | Pete P. Gallego (D) | 4.8 | |
| TX-24 | Kenny Marchant (R) | 25.0 | |
| TX-25 | Roger Williams (R) | 21.0 | |
| TX-26 | Michael C. Burgess (R) | 39.6 | |
| TX-27 | Blake Farenthold (R) | 17.5 | |
| TX-28 | Henry Cuellar (D) | 38.1 | |
| TX-29 | Gene Green (D) | 84.8 | |
| TX-30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | 59.8 | |
| TX-31 | John Carter (R) | 26.3 | |
| TX-32 | Pete Sessions (R) | 18.8 | |
| TX-33 | Marc A. Veasey (D) | 46.7 | |
| TX-34 | Filemon Vela (D) | 25.7 | |
| TX-35 | Lloyd Doggett (D) | 31.9 | |
| TX-36 | Steve Stockman (R) | 44.2 |
Texas State Senate
D 12 · R 19
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Kevin P. Eltife (R) | 42.7 | |
| SD-2 | Bob Deuell (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Robert Nichols (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Thomas D. Williams (R) | 72.5 | |
| SD-5 | Charles Schwertner (R) | 54.3 | |
| SD-6 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | 41.9 | |
| SD-7 | Dan Patrick (R) | 36.8 | |
| SD-8 | Ken Paxton (R) | 27.7 | |
| SD-9 | Kelly Hancock (R) | 20.1 | |
| SD-10 | Wendy R. Davis (D) | 2.2 | |
| SD-11 | Larry Taylor (R) | 32.0 | |
| SD-12 | Jane Nelson (R) | 66.8 | |
| SD-13 | Rodney Ellis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Kirk Watson (D) | 60.6 | |
| SD-15 | John Whitmire (D) | 24.7 | |
| SD-16 | John Carona (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Joan Huffman (R) | 64.3 | |
| SD-18 | Glenn Hegar (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Carlos Uresti (D) | 18.8 | |
| SD-20 | Juan Hinojosa (D) | 23.1 | |
| SD-21 | Judith Zaffirini (D) | 38.5 | |
| SD-22 | Brian Birdwell (R) | 71.1 | |
| SD-23 | Royce West (D) | 63.8 | |
| SD-24 | Troy Fraser (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Donna Campbell (R) | 31.2 | |
| SD-26 | Leticia Vandeputte (D) | 67.2 | |
| SD-27 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Robert L. Duncan (R) | 72.8 | |
| SD-29 | Jose R. Rodriguez (D) | 37.2 | |
| SD-30 | Craig Estes (R) | 72.2 | |
| SD-31 | Kel Seliger (R) | Unopposed |
Texas House of Representatives
D 55 · R 95
Texas
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab