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2012Final results

2012 election for Texas Senate District 21

Texas State Senate · Texas

Judith Zaffirini (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Grant Rostig (R) by 38.5 points.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%129,894
Grant RostigRepublican
29.2%56,032
Joseph MorseLibertarian
3.2%6,147
192,073 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+32.61996D+32.92000D+39.12008D+38.52012D+20.32020D+25.62022

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

The candidates

Judith Zaffirini (D)Grant Rostig (R)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Morse (Libertarian), 3.2%