2012Final results
2012 election for Texas House District 48
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Donna Howard (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Dartanian Thomas (R) by 23.7 points.
Donna HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%46,512
Robert Dartanian ThomasRepublican
35.5%27,922
Joe EdgarLibertarian
5.3%4,134
78,568 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