Texas Senate, District 12
District 12 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 12 is Jane Nelson.
Election history
Election history of District 12 from 1992.[1]
Most recent election
2006
Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 12[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Jane Nelson (Incumbent) |
109,513 |
63.98 |
-25.84 |
|
Democratic |
Dwight B. Fullingham |
55,380 |
32.35 |
+32.35 |
|
Libertarian |
Morgan Ware |
6,273 |
3.66 |
-6.51 |
Majority |
54,133 |
31.63 |
-48.02 |
Turnout |
171,166 |
|
+26.03 |
|
Republican hold |
Previous elections
2002
Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 12[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Jane Nelson (Incumbent)[4] |
121,991 |
89.83 |
+53.49 |
|
Libertarian |
Steve Rushton |
13,818 |
10.17 |
+10.17 |
Majority |
108,173 |
79.65 |
+52.33 |
Turnout |
135,809 |
|
-20.20 |
|
Republican gain from Democratic |
2000
Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 12[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
George Host |
61,846 |
36.34 |
+36.34 |
|
Democratic |
Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) |
108,349 |
63.66 |
-36.34 |
Majority |
46,503 |
27.32 |
-72.68 |
Turnout |
170,195 |
|
+50.97 |
|
Democratic hold |
1996
Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 12[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) |
112,733 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
Majority |
112,733 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
Turnout |
112,733 |
|
+19.03 |
|
Democratic hold |
1994
Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 12[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) |
94,707 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
Majority |
94,707 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
Turnout |
94,707 |
|
-6.99 |
|
Democratic hold |
1992
District officeholders
Legislature |
Senator, District 12 |
Counties in District |
1 |
John Greenville McNeill |
Brazoria, Matagorda. |
2 |
Stephen W. Perkins |
3 |
Isaac W. Brashear |
Harris. |
4 |
James A. Truitt |
Panola, Shelby. |
5 |
William G. W. Jowers |
Anderson, Houston. |
6 |
William M. Taylor |
7 |
8 |
Alexis T. Rainey Steward Alexander Miller |
9 |
Benjamin T. Selman |
Smith, Van Zandt, Wood. |
10 |
11 |
12 |
George Thompson Ruby |
Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda. |
13 |
14 |
Benjamin Cromwell Franklin Thomas Miller Joseph |
15 |
Finis E. Piner |
Collin, Denton. |
16 |
William D. Lair |
17 |
18 |
Alvah Chesley |
Austin, Burleson, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington. |
19 |
Hermann Knittel |
20 |
21 |
Ernst Gustav Maetze |
22 |
Ernst Gustav Maetze William W. Searcy |
23 |
Robert E. Steele |
Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson. |
24 |
25 |
John A. Wayland |
26 |
27 |
28 |
Alfred J. Harper |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
Alfred J. Harper James R. Astin |
33 |
James R. Astin |
34 |
35 |
Edmond A. Decherd, Jr. |
36 |
Robert L. Williford |
37 |
D. Leon Harp William E. Doyle |
38 |
William E. Doyle |
39 |
Pierce B. Ward |
Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell. |
40 |
41 |
Will M. Martin |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
Vernon Lemens |
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
A. B. Crawford |
50 |
51 |
Crawford Martin |
52 |
53 |
Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell. |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
J. P. Word |
59 |
60 |
Bandera, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Somervell. |
61 |
62 |
62 |
Betty Andujar |
62 |
65 |
Portion of Tarrant. |
66 |
67 |
68 |
Hugh Q. Parmer |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
Mike Moncrief |
73 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
Jane Nelson |
Portions of Denton, Tarrant. |
79 |
80 |
81 |
References
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