2012Final results
2012 election for Texas House District 47
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Paul D. Workman (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Chris Frandsen (D) by 21.2 points.
Paul D. WorkmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%49,220
Chris FrandsenDemocrat
36.9%31,294
Nick TannerLibertarian
5.0%4,216
84,730 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