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2012Final results

2012 election for Texas House District 38

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Eddie Lucio III (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Alex Torres (R) by 45.6 points.

Eddie Lucio IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%22,408
Alex TorresRepublican
25.2%7,984
Nancy MishouLibertarian
4.0%1,274
31,666 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

EvenD+0.31992D+28.62000D+36.02002D+35.42006D+45.62012D+50.12026

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

The candidates

Eddie Lucio III (D)Alex Torres (R)

Also on the ballot: Nancy Mishou (Libertarian), 4.0%