2012Final results
2012 election for Texas Senate District 12
Texas State Senate · Texas
Jane Nelson (R) won with 83.4% of the vote, defeating John A. Betz Jr. (Lib) by 66.8 points.
Jane NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
83.4%203,988
John A. Betz Jr.Libertarian
16.6%40,570
244,558 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