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2012Final results

2012 election for Texas House District 59

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

J. D. Sheffield (R) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Norris (D) by 56.5 points.

J. D. SheffieldRepublican · winner
78.2%36,706
Bill NorrisDemocrat
21.8%10,212
46,918 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

EvenR+27.82004R+11.12006R+25.82008R+56.52012R+61.32024R+49.42026

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