2012Final results
2012 election for Texas Senate District 23
Texas State Senate · Texas
Royce West (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating John Lawson (R) by 63.8 points.
Royce WestDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%187,407
John LawsonRepublican
18.1%41,429
228,836 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