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2012Final results

2012 election for Texas House District 144

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Mary Ann Perez (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating David Pineda (R) by 6.5 points.

Mary Ann PerezDemocrat · winner
52.1%12,446
David PinedaRepublican
45.5%10,885
Robb RourkeLibertarian
2.4%573
23,904 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

EvenR+15.72006R+2.32008R+21.22010D+6.52012R+1.32014D+20.52016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Mary Ann Perez (D)David Pineda (R)

Also on the ballot: Robb Rourke (Libertarian), 2.4%