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Texas House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Texas House District 12

A district of about 230,000 people, 23% Hispanic, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+48.1 relative to the nation for president.

Trey Wharton (R)Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 150 seats

Every Texas House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+48.1123rd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican76th seat · the majority lineDistrict 12

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20242026
Texas House of RepresentativesR+53.7R+40.5

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Texas Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 150 seats. Small marks are other seats in Texas. The black marker is District 12.

Adults with a bachelor's degree27% 41st pct · 89th of 150 in TX

Lower than 59% of seats.

White adults without a degree39% 84th pct · 25th of 150 in TX

Higher than 84% of seats.

Hispanic residents23% 26th pct · 112th of 150 in TX

Lower than 74% of seats.

Black residents15% 77th pct · 36th of 150 in TX

Higher than 77% of seats.

Asian residents1% 27th pct · 110th of 150 in TX

Lower than 73% of seats.

People per square mile59 15th pct · 128th of 150 in TX

Less dense than 85% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 7
22% college gradsR+45.0Held RDistrict 13
26% HispanicR+49.6Held RDistrict 71
25% Hispanic · 26% college gradsR+54.8Held RDistrict 4
24% Hispanic · 25% college gradsR+36.5Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Wharton (R)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 53.7, 2026 by 40.5
  2. Kyle Kacal (R)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 unopposed

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)