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2018Final results

2018 election for Texas's 12th District

U.S. House · Texas

Kay Granger (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Vanessa Adia (D) by 30.4 points.

Kay GrangerRepublican · winner
64.3%172,557
Vanessa AdiaDemocrat
33.9%90,994
Jacob LeddyLibertarian
1.8%4,940
268,491 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+44.22012R+45.02014R+42.52016R+30.42018R+30.72020R+28.52022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Vanessa AdiaKay Granger
$208.6K
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$198.5K
Spent by the campaign
$2.1M
$10K
Cash on hand
$421.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018

The candidates

Kay Granger (R)Vanessa Adia (D)

Also on the ballot: Jacob Leddy (Libertarian), 1.8%