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2012Final results

2012 election for Texas House District 65

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ron Simmons (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Gary E. Brown (D) by 20.5 points.

Ron SimmonsRepublican · winner
59.1%31,386
38.6%20,481
2.3%1,224
53,091 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+23.51986R+26.31992R+35.31994R+20.52012R+28.62014R+12.52016

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

The candidates

Ron Simmons (R)Gary E. Brown (D)

Also on the ballot: Alex Mendoza (Green), 2.3%