2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Texas House District 117
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Philip Cortez (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating John V. Garza (R) by 7.6 points.
Philip CortezDemocrat · winner
53.8%22,397
John V. GarzaRepublican · incumbent
46.2%19,214
41,611 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET