2012Final results
2012 election for Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tim Kleinschmidt (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Colin J. Guerra (D) by 24.5 points.
Tim KleinschmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%31,055
Colin J. GuerraDemocrat
37.8%18,837
49,892 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