2012Final results
2012 election for Texas Senate District 5
Texas State Senate · Texas
Charles Schwertner (R) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Fox (Lib) by 54.3 points.
Charles SchwertnerRepublican · winner
77.1%182,554
Jeffrey FoxLibertarian
22.9%54,107
236,661 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