2012Final results
2012 election for Texas Senate District 9
Texas State Senate · Texas
Kelly Hancock (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Pete Martinez (D) by 20.1 points.
Kelly HancockRepublican · winner
58.3%136,288
Pete MartinezDemocrat
38.2%89,255
Dave McElweeLibertarian
3.4%8,034
233,577 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