Texas 2012 legislative election results

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2012 Legislative Election Results
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Texas State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Texas State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Texas State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Texas State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	12	12
	Republican Party	19	19
Total		31	31

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 31 of the state's Senate seats will be up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Bob Deuell
2. Brian Birdwell
3. Carlos Uresti
4. Craig Estes
5. Dan Patrick
6. Eddie Lucio
7. Glenn Hegar
8. Jane Nelson
9. Joan Huffman
10. John Carona
11. John Whitmire
12. Jose R. Rodriguez
13. Juan Hinojosa
14. Judith Zaffirini
15. Kel Seliger
16. Kevin Eltife
17. Kirk Watson
18. Leticia Van de Putte
19. Robert Duncan
20. Robert Nichols
21. Rodney Ellis
22. Royce West
23. Tommy Williams
24. Troy Fraser
25. Wendy Davis

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Jeff Wentworth	Republican	Texas State Senate, District 25

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Donna Campbell	Republican	Texas State Senate, District 25

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Texas State Senate:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

1. Charles Schwertner
2. Donna Campbell
3. Kelly Hancock
4. Ken Paxton
5. Larry Taylor (Texas)

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

1. Charles Schwertner
2. Kelly Hancock
3. Ken Paxton
4. Larry Taylor (Texas)

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Texas State Senate:

Democratic

1. Carlos Uresti
2. Eddie Lucio
3. John Whitmire
4. Jose R. Rodriguez
5. Juan Hinojosa
6. Judith Zaffirini
7. Kirk Watson
8. Leticia Van de Putte
9. Rodney Ellis
10. Royce West
11. Wendy Davis

Republican

1. Bob Deuell
2. Brian Birdwell
3. Charles Schwertner
4. Craig Estes
5. Dan Patrick
6. Donna Campbell
7. Glenn Hegar
8. Jane Nelson
9. Joan Huffman
10. John Carona
11. Kel Seliger
12. Kelly Hancock
13. Ken Paxton
14. Kevin Eltife
15. Larry Taylor (Texas)
16. Robert Duncan
17. Robert Nichols
18. Tommy Williams
19. Troy Fraser

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Eddie Lucio
2. Kirk Watson
3. Leticia Van de Putte
4. Rodney Ellis

Republican

1. Bob Deuell
2. Brian Birdwell
3. Charles Schwertner
4. Craig Estes
5. Glenn Hegar
6. Jane Nelson
7. Joan Huffman
8. John Carona
9. Kel Seliger
10. Robert Duncan
11. Robert Nichols
12. Tommy Williams
13. Troy Fraser

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Austin Page
2. Bob Townsend
3. Chris Christal
4. Dave McElwee
5. David Courtney
6. Deborah Parrish
7. Ed Kless
8. Elizabeth Ames Jones
9. Jeffrey Fox
10. John Betz, Jr.
11. Joseph Morse
12. M.J. Smith
13. N. Ruben Flores Perez
14. Richard Forsythe
15. Ryan Dixon
16. Tom Kilbride

2012 Legislative Election Results
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Texas State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Texas House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Texas House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	48	55
	Republican Party	100	95
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		150	150

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 150 of the state's House seats will be up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Allan Ritter
2. Allen Fletcher
3. Alma Allen
4. Ana Hernandez Luna
5. Angie Chen Button
6. Armando Martinez
7. Armando Walle
8. Bill Zedler
9. Borris Miles
10. Brandon Creighton
11. Bryan Hughes
12. Byron Cook
13. Carol Alvarado
14. Charles Anderson
15. Charles Perry
16. Charlie Geren
17. Cindy Burkett
18. Connie Scott
19. Craig Eiland
20. Dan Branch
21. Dan Flynn
22. Dan Huberty
23. David Simpson (Texas)
24. Dawnna Dukes
25. Debbie Riddle
26. Dee Margo
27. Dennis Bonnen
28. Diane Patrick
29. Donna Howard
30. Doug Miller
31. Drew Darby
32. Dwayne Bohac
33. Eddie Lucio, III
34. Eddie Rodriguez
35. Elliott Naishtat
36. Eric Johnson, Texas Representative
37. Four Price
38. Garnet Coleman
39. Gary Elkins
40. Geanie Morrison
41. George Lavender
42. Harold Dutton, Jr.
43. Harvey Hilderbran
44. Helen Giddings
45. Hubert Vo
46. J.M. Lozano
47. James White, Texas
48. Jason Isaac
49. Jessica Farrar
50. Jim Keffer
51. Jim Murphy (Texas)
52. Jim Pitts
53. Jimmie Don Aycock
54. Jodie Laubenberg
55. Joe Deshotel
56. Joe Farias
57. Joe Pickett
58. Joe Straus
59. John Davis (Texas)
60. John Frullo
61. John Garza
62. John Kuempel
63. John Otto
64. John Raney
65. John Smithee
66. John Zerwas
67. Jose Menendez
68. Kenneth Sheets
69. Lance Gooden
70. Larry Gonzales
71. Larry Phillips (Texas)
72. Linda Harper-Brown
73. Lois Kolkhorst
74. Lon Burnam
75. Lyle Larson
76. Marisa Marquez
77. Mark Strama
78. Michael Villarreal
79. Myra Crownover
80. Naomi Gonzalez
81. Patricia Harless
82. Paul Workman
83. Phil King
84. Rafael Anchia
85. Ralph Sheffield
86. Rene Oliveira
87. Richard Raymond
88. Rob Orr
89. Robert Guerra
90. Roberto Alonzo
91. Roland Gutierrez
92. Ron Reynolds
93. Ruth Jones McClendon
94. Ryan Guillen
95. Sarah Davis
96. Senfronia Thompson
97. Sergio Munoz, Jr.
98. Stefani Carter
99. Susan King
100. Sylvester Turner
101. Tan Parker
102. Tim Kleinschmidt
103. Todd Hunter
104. Tom Craddick
105. Tracy King
106. Trey Martinez Fischer
107. Tryon Lewis
108. Van Taylor
109. Wayne Smith
110. William Callegari
111. Yvonne Davis

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Connie Scott	Republican	Texas State House, District 34
Dee Margo	Republican	Texas State House, District 78
John Garza	Republican	Texas State House, District 117

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Barbara Nash	Republican	Texas State House, District 93
Chuck Hopson	Republican	Texas State House, District 11
Jim Landtroop	Republican	Texas State House, District 85
Leo Berman	Republican	Texas State House, District 6
Marva Beck	Republican	Texas State House, District 57
Mike Hamilton	Republican	Texas State House, District 19
Rob Eissler	Republican	Texas State House, District 15
Sid Miller	Republican	Texas State House, District 59
Vicki Truitt	Republican	Texas State House, District 98
Wayne Christian	Republican	Texas State House, District 9

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Abel Herrero	Democratic	Texas House of Representatives, District 34
Chris Paddie	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 9
Giovanni Capriglione	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 98
J.D. Sheffield	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 59
Joe Moody	Democratic	Texas House of Representatives, District 78
Ken King	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 88
Matt Krause	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 93
Matt Schaefer	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 6
Philip Cortez	Democratic	Texas House of Representatives, District 117
Steve Toth	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 15
Travis Clardy	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 11
Trent Ashby	Republican	Texas House of Representatives, District 57

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Texas House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Abel Herrero
2. Chris Turner
3. Gene Wu
4. Joe Moody
5. Justin Rodriguez
6. Mary Ann Perez
7. Mary Gonzalez
8. Nicole Collier
9. Oscar Longoria
10. Philip Cortez
11. Poncho Nevarez
12. Terry Canales
13. Toni Rose

Republican

1. Bennett Ratliff
2. Cecil Bell, Jr.
3. Chris Paddie
4. Craig Goldman
5. Drew Springer
6. Ed Thompson (Texas)
7. Giovanni Capriglione
8. Greg Bonnen
9. J.D. Sheffield
10. James Frank
11. Jason Villalba
12. Jeff Leach
13. Jonathan Stickland
14. Ken King
15. Kyle Kacal
16. Marsha Farney
17. Matt Krause
18. Matt Schaefer
19. Pat Fallon
20. Phil Stephenson
21. Rick Miller
22. Ron Simmons
23. Scott Sanford
24. Scott Turner
25. Stephanie Klick
26. Steve Toth
27. Tony Dale
28. Travis Clardy
29. Trent Ashby

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Chris Turner
2. Gene Wu
3. Justin Rodriguez
4. Mary Ann Perez
5. Mary Gonzalez
6. Nicole Collier
7. Oscar Longoria
8. Poncho Nevarez
9. Terry Canales
10. Toni Rose

Republican

1. Bennett Ratliff
2. Cecil Bell, Jr.
3. Craig Goldman
4. Drew Springer
5. Ed Thompson (Texas)
6. Greg Bonnen
7. James Frank
8. Jason Villalba
9. Jeff Leach
10. Jonathan Stickland
11. Kyle Kacal
12. Marsha Farney
13. Pat Fallon
14. Phil Stephenson
15. Rick Miller
16. Ron Simmons
17. Scott Sanford
18. Scott Turner
19. Stephanie Klick
20. Tony Dale

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Abel Herrero
2. Alma Allen
3. Ana Hernandez Luna
4. Armando Martinez
5. Armando Walle
6. Borris Miles
7. Carol Alvarado
8. Chris Turner
9. Craig Eiland
10. Dawnna Dukes
11. Donna Howard
12. Eddie Lucio, III
13. Eddie Rodriguez
14. Elliott Naishtat
15. Eric Johnson, Texas Representative
16. Garnet Coleman
17. Gene Wu
18. Harold Dutton, Jr.
19. Helen Giddings
20. Hubert Vo
21. Jessica Farrar
22. Joe Deshotel
23. Joe Farias
24. Joe Moody
25. Joe Pickett
26. Jose Menendez
27. Justin Rodriguez
28. Lon Burnam
29. Marisa Marquez
30. Mark Strama
31. Mary Ann Perez
32. Mary Gonzalez
33. Michael Villarreal
34. Naomi Gonzalez
35. Nicole Collier
36. Oscar Longoria
37. Philip Cortez
38. Poncho Nevarez
39. Rafael Anchia
40. Rene Oliveira
41. Richard Raymond
42. Robert Guerra
43. Roberto Alonzo
44. Roland Gutierrez
45. Ron Reynolds
46. Ruth Jones McClendon
47. Ryan Guillen
48. Senfronia Thompson
49. Sergio Munoz, Jr.
50. Sylvester Turner
51. Terry Canales
52. Toni Rose
53. Tracy King
54. Trey Martinez Fischer
55. Yvonne Davis

Republican

1. Allan Ritter
2. Allen Fletcher
3. Angie Chen Button
4. Bennett Ratliff
5. Bill Zedler
6. Brandon Creighton
7. Bryan Hughes
8. Byron Cook
9. Cecil Bell, Jr.
10. Charles Anderson
11. Charles Perry
12. Charlie Geren
13. Chris Paddie
14. Cindy Burkett
15. Craig Goldman
16. Dan Branch
17. Dan Flynn
18. Dan Huberty
19. David Simpson (Texas)
20. Debbie Riddle
21. Dennis Bonnen
22. Diane Patrick
23. Doug Miller
24. Drew Darby
25. Drew Springer
26. Dwayne Bohac
27. Ed Thompson (Texas)
28. Four Price
29. Gary Elkins
30. Geanie Morrison
31. George Lavender
32. Giovanni Capriglione
33. Greg Bonnen
34. Harvey Hilderbran
35. J.D. Sheffield
36. J.M. Lozano
37. James Frank
38. James White, Texas
39. Jason Isaac
40. Jason Villalba
41. Jeff Leach
42. Jim Keffer
43. Jim Murphy (Texas)
44. Jim Pitts
45. Jimmie Don Aycock
46. Jodie Laubenberg
47. Joe Straus
48. John Davis (Texas)
49. John Frullo
50. John Kuempel
51. John Otto
52. John Raney
53. John Smithee
54. John Zerwas
55. Jonathan Stickland
56. Ken King
57. Kenneth Sheets
58. Kyle Kacal
59. Lance Gooden
60. Larry Gonzales
61. Larry Phillips (Texas)
62. Linda Harper-Brown
63. Lois Kolkhorst
64. Lyle Larson
65. Marsha Farney
66. Matt Krause
67. Matt Schaefer
68. Myra Crownover
69. Pat Fallon
70. Patricia Harless
71. Paul Workman
72. Phil King
73. Phil Stephenson
74. Ralph Sheffield
75. Rick Miller
76. Rob Orr
77. Ron Simmons
78. Sarah Davis
79. Scott Sanford
80. Scott Turner
81. Stefani Carter
82. Stephanie Klick
83. Steve Toth
84. Susan King
85. Tan Parker
86. Tim Kleinschmidt
87. Todd Hunter
88. Tom Craddick
89. Tony Dale
90. Travis Clardy
91. Trent Ashby
92. Tryon Lewis
93. Van Taylor
94. Wayne Smith
95. William Callegari

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Armando Walle
2. Carol Alvarado
3. Chris Turner
4. Dawnna Dukes
5. Eddie Rodriguez
6. Elliott Naishtat
7. Eric Johnson, Texas Representative
8. Harold Dutton, Jr.
9. Helen Giddings
10. Jessica Farrar
11. Joe Deshotel
12. Joe Pickett
13. Jose Menendez
14. Lon Burnam
15. Marisa Marquez
16. Mark Strama
17. Mary Gonzalez
18. Michael Villarreal
19. Naomi Gonzalez
20. Oscar Longoria
21. Rafael Anchia
22. Rene Oliveira
23. Richard Raymond
24. Roberto Alonzo
25. Ruth Jones McClendon
26. Sergio Munoz, Jr.
27. Terry Canales
28. Toni Rose
29. Tracy King
30. Trey Martinez Fischer
31. Yvonne Davis

Republican

1. Allan Ritter
2. Allen Fletcher
3. Angie Chen Button
4. Bill Zedler
5. Brandon Creighton
6. Bryan Hughes
7. Cecil Bell, Jr.
8. Charles Anderson
9. Charles Perry
10. Chris Paddie
11. Cindy Burkett
12. Dan Branch
13. Dan Flynn
14. David Simpson (Texas)
15. Dennis Bonnen
16. Diane Patrick
17. Doug Miller
18. Drew Darby
19. Drew Springer
20. George Lavender
21. Giovanni Capriglione
22. Harvey Hilderbran
23. James Frank
24. James White, Texas
25. Jeff Leach
26. Jim Keffer
27. Jim Pitts
28. Jodie Laubenberg
29. John Davis (Texas)
30. John Frullo
31. John Kuempel
32. John Otto
33. John Smithee
34. John Zerwas
35. Jonathan Stickland
36. Ken King
37. Lance Gooden
38. Larry Gonzales
39. Lois Kolkhorst
40. Lyle Larson
41. Marsha Farney
42. Matt Schaefer
43. Pat Fallon
44. Patricia Harless
45. Phil King
46. Ralph Sheffield
47. Rob Orr
48. Scott Sanford
49. Scott Turner
50. Stephanie Klick
51. Steve Toth
52. Susan King
53. Tan Parker
54. Todd Hunter
55. Tom Craddick
56. Travis Clardy
57. Trent Ashby
58. Tryon Lewis
59. Van Taylor
60. Wayne Smith

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Alex Mendoza
2. Alfred Molison, Jr.
3. Alfred Montestruc
4. Andy Fernandez
5. Angela Sarlay
6. Art Browning
7. Arthur DiBianca
8. Arthur Thomas, IV
9. Bruce Beckman
10. Bruce Hermann
11. Carl Nulsen
12. Charles Parkes, III
13. Chuck Robinson
14. Dan Hawkins
15. David Eyerly
16. Deb Shafto
17. Dexter Jackson
18. Gerald LaFleur
19. Gregory Fox
20. Henry Cooper
21. Herb Gonzales, Jr.
22. Ian Kull
23. Jarrett Rab Woods
24. Jim Duke
25. Joe Edgar
26. John Henry Petter, IV
27. John McIntyre
28. Joshua Baker
29. Kent Phillips
30. Leann Lamb-Vines
31. Lee Coughran
32. Lillian Martinez Simmons
33. Matthew Britt
34. Matthew Whittington
35. Max Koch, III
36. Michael Carrasco
37. Michael Goolsby
38. Nancy Mishou
39. Neill Snider
40. Nick Tanner
41. Phil Kurtz
42. Preston Poulter
43. Rex Black
44. Richard Brown
45. Richard Johnson (Texas)
46. Robb Rourke
47. Rod Wingo
48. Rodney Caston
49. Saul Arechar
50. Sean Fatzinger
51. Sterling Russell
52. Tim Eason
53. Timothy Giddens
54. Yvonne Valdez

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1