2012Final results
2012 election for Texas Senate District 4
Texas State Senate · Texas
Thomas D. Williams (R) won with 86.3% of the vote, defeating Bob Townsend (Lib) by 72.5 points.
Thomas D. WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.3%216,076
Bob TownsendLibertarian
13.7%34,445
250,521 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