2012Final results
2012 election for Texas Senate District 8
Texas State Senate · Texas
Ken Paxton (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Jack G. B. Ternan Jr. (D) by 27.7 points.
Ken PaxtonRepublican · winner
62.3%178,238
Jack G. B. Ternan Jr.Democrat
34.6%99,010
Ed KlessLibertarian
3.1%8,899
286,147 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