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
Democratic primary, 1996: Senate District 12[7]
Candidate Votes % ±%
✓ Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) 16,932 83.40
Nancy Ward 3,369 16.60
Majority 13,563 66.81
Turnout 20,301

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

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 12[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) 101,823 100.00
Majority 101,823 100.00
Turnout 101,823
Democratic hold

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
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8 Alexis T. Rainey
Steward Alexander Miller
9 Benjamin T. Selman Smith, Van Zandt, Wood.
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12 George Thompson Ruby Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda.
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14 Benjamin Cromwell Franklin
Thomas Miller Joseph
15 Finis E. Piner Collin, Denton.
16 William D. Lair
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18 Alvah Chesley Austin, Burleson, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington.
19 Hermann Knittel
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21 Ernst Gustav Maetze
22 Ernst Gustav Maetze
William W. Searcy
23 Robert E. Steele Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson.
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25 John A. Wayland
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27
28 Alfred J. Harper
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30
31
32 Alfred J. Harper
James R. Astin
33 James R. Astin
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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.
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41 Will M. Martin
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43
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45 Vernon Lemens
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47
48
49 A. B. Crawford
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51 Crawford Martin
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53 Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell.
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55
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58 J. P. Word
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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.
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62 Betty Andujar
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65 Portion of Tarrant.
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68 Hugh Q. Parmer
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72 Mike Moncrief
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78 Jane Nelson Portions of Denton, Tarrant.
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References

  1. ↑ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  2. ↑ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  3. ↑ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  4. ↑ Nelson was the District 9 incumbent prior to the 2002 Senate redistricting.
  5. ↑ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  6. ↑ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  7. ↑ "1996 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  8. ↑ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  9. ↑ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
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