2012 general · November 6, 2012
2012 Texas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 2012 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 31 seats
After the electionD 12 · R 19
Races31
Changed party0
Unopposed26%8 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 12 · R 19
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Kevin P. Eltife (R) | 42.7 | |
| SD-2 | Bob Deuell (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Robert Nichols (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Thomas D. Williams (R) | 72.5 | |
| SD-5 | Charles Schwertner (R) | 54.3 | |
| SD-6 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | 41.9 | |
| SD-7 | Dan Patrick (R) | 36.8 | |
| SD-8 | Ken Paxton (R) | 27.7 | |
| SD-9 | Kelly Hancock (R) | 20.1 | |
| SD-10 | Wendy R. Davis (D) | 2.2 | |
| SD-11 | Larry Taylor (R) | 32.0 | |
| SD-12 | Jane Nelson (R) | 66.8 | |
| SD-13 | Rodney Ellis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Kirk Watson (D) | 60.6 | |
| SD-15 | John Whitmire (D) | 24.7 | |
| SD-16 | John Carona (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Joan Huffman (R) | 64.3 | |
| SD-18 | Glenn Hegar (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Carlos Uresti (D) | 18.8 | |
| SD-20 | Juan Hinojosa (D) | 23.1 | |
| SD-21 | Judith Zaffirini (D) | 38.5 | |
| SD-22 | Brian Birdwell (R) | 71.1 | |
| SD-23 | Royce West (D) | 63.8 | |
| SD-24 | Troy Fraser (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Donna Campbell (R) | 31.2 | |
| SD-26 | Leticia Vandeputte (D) | 67.2 | |
| SD-27 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Robert L. Duncan (R) | 72.8 | |
| SD-29 | Jose R. Rodriguez (D) | 37.2 | |
| SD-30 | Craig Estes (R) | 72.2 | |
| SD-31 | Kel Seliger (R) | Unopposed |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner