2012Final results
2012 election for Texas House District 147
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Garnet F. Coleman (D) won with 92.2% of the vote, defeating Deb Shafto (Grn) by 84.4 points.
Garnet F. ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.2%43,589
Deb ShaftoGreen
7.8%3,683
47,272 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