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Texas 2012 legislative election results
The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Texas.
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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 | |||
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| 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 displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 6
- 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 were up for election in 2012.
Incumbents
Incumbents who ran on November 6
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:
Primary election
Challengers who beat an incumbent
The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:
General election
Results will display after the election on November 6.
New State Senators and General Election Winners
Newly elected senators
The following list displays newly-elected members of the Texas State Senate:
Republican
Results will display after the election on November 6.
Open Seat Winners
The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:
Republican
Results will display after the election on November 6.
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Texas State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
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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 | |||
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| 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 displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 6
- Newly elected representatives
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State House Overview
- All 150 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.
Incumbency Analysis
Incumbents who ran on November 6
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:
- Debbie Riddle
- Todd Hunter
- Connie Scott
- Paul Workman
- Donald Margo
- John Smithee
- Yvonne Davis
- John Garza
- José Menéndez
- Wayne Smith (Texas)
- Dwayne Bohac
- Armando Walle
- Sylvester Turner
- Mark Strama
- Sergio Munoz Jr.
- Armando Martinez (Texas)
- Richard Raymond
- Donna Howard
- Rafael Anchia
- Trey Martinez Fischer
- Senfronia Thompson
- Harold Dutton Jr.
- Ana Hernandez (Texas)
- Hubert Vo
- Ryan Guillen
- J.M. Lozano
- Drew Darby
- Tom Craddick
- Charlie Geren
- Angie Chen Button
- Ron Reynolds
- Alma Allen
- Michael Villarreal (San Antonio Independent School District, Texas)
New Representatives and General Election Winners
Newly elected representatives
The following lists the newly-elected members of the Texas House of Representatives:
Democratic
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following lists all candidates elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2012:
Democratic
- Mark Strama
- Yvonne Davis
- José Menéndez
- Sylvester Turner
- Armando Walle
- Oscar Longoria
- Sergio Munoz Jr.
- Armando Martinez (Texas)
- Terry Canales
- Richard Raymond
- Donna Howard
- Mary Gonzalez
- Joseph Moody
- Nicole Collier
- Chris Turner (Texas)
- Rafael Anchia
- Toni Rose
- Trey Martinez Fischer
- Philip Cortez
- Gene Wu
- Senfronia Thompson
- Harold Dutton Jr.
- Ana Hernandez (Texas)
- Mary Ann Perez
- Hubert Vo
- Ryan Guillen
- J.M. Lozano
- Ron Reynolds
- Alma Allen
- Michael Villarreal (San Antonio Independent School District, Texas)
Republican
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
- Mike Hennefer
- Joshua Baker
- Tim Eason
- Richard Johnson (2012 Texas legislative candidate)
- John Henry Petter, IV
- Michael Carrasco
- Neill Snider
- Nancy Mishou
- Lillian Simmons
- Richard Brown (Texas)
- Rex Black
- Rod Wingo
- Jim Duke (Texas)
- Andy Fernandez (Texas)
- Robb Rourke
- Nick Tanner
- Joe Edgar
- Kent Phillips (Austin, Texas)
- Arthur DiBianca
- Bruce Hermann
- Ian Kull
- Sean Fatzinger
- Bruce Beckman
- David Eyerly
- Max Koch, III
- Michael Goolsby
- Dan Hawkins (Texas)
- Rodney Caston
- Carl Nulsen
- Jarrett Rab Woods
- Dexter Jackson
- Alfred Montestruc
- Phil Kurtz
- Gerald LaFleur
- Matthew Whittington
- Lee Coughran
- Charles Parkes, III
- Gregory Fox
- Chuck Robinson
- Herb Gonzales, Jr.
- Timothy Giddens
- Deb Shafto
- Angela Sarlay
- Henry Cooper
- Alfred Molison Jr.
- Leann Lamb-Vines
- Yvonne Valdez
- Saul Arechar
- Sterling Russell
- John McIntyre (Texas)
- Preston Poulter
- Patricia Carlson
- Arthur Thomas IV
National Partisan Trends
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National Partisan Trends
The following tables 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 incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:
| Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| State senates | 19 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 36 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
