united states house of representatives elections, 2012
texas
Table:
District

Incumbent

Party

First
elected

Result

Candidates

Texas 1

Louie Gohmert

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Louie Gohmert (R) 71.7%
Shirley McKellar (D) 26.6%
Clark Patterson (L) 1.6%

Texas 2

Ted Poe

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Ted Poe (R) 64.8%
Jim Dougherty (D) 32.7%
Kenneth Duncan (L) 1.7%
Mark A. Roberts (G) 0.8%

Texas 3

Sam Johnson

Republican

1991

Re-elected

Sam Johnson (R)
Ramon Francis Phillips (I)

Texas 4

Ralph Hall

Republican

1980

Re-elected

Ralph Hall (R) 73.0%
VaLinda Hathcox (D) 24.1%
Thomas Griffing (L) 2.9%

Texas 5

Jeb Hensarling

Republican

2002

Re-elected

Jeb Hensarling (R) 64.4%
Linda S. Mrosko (D) 33.2%
Ken Ashby (L) 2.4%

Texas 6

Joe Barton

Republican

1984

Re-elected

Joe Barton (R) 58.0%
Kenneth Sanders (D) 39.2%
Hugh Chauvin (L) 1.9%
Brandon Parmer (G) 0.8%

Texas 7

John Culberson

Republican

2000

Re-elected

John Culberson (R) 60.8%
James Cargas (D) 36.4%
Drew Parks (L) 2.0%
Lance Findley (G) 0.8%

Texas 8

Kevin Brady

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Kevin Brady (R) 77.4%
Neil Burns (D) 20.3%
Roy Hall (L) 2.4%

Texas 9

Al Green

Democratic

2004

Re-elected

Al Green (D) 78.5%
Steve Mueller (R) 19.7%
Vanessa Foster (G) 0.9%
John Weider (L) 0.9%

Texas 10

Michael McCaul

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Michael McCaul (R) 60.6%
Tawana Cadien (D) 36.2%
Richard Priest (L) 3.2%

Texas 11

Mike Conaway

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Mike Conaway (R) 78.6%
Jim Riley (D) 18.6%
Scott Ballard (L) 2.8%

Texas 12

Kay Granger

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Kay Granger (R) 70.9%
Dave Robinson (D) 26.7%
Matthew Solodow (L) 2.4%

Texas 13

Mac Thornberry

Republican

1994

Re-elected

Mac Thornberry (R) 91.0%
John Robert Deek (L) 6.2%
Keith F. Houston (G) 2.9%

Texas 14

Ron Paul

Republican

1996

Retired to run for U.S. President
Republican hold

Randy Weber (R) 53.5%
Nick Lampson (D) 44.6%
Zach Grady (L) 1.5%
Rhett Rosenquest Smith (G) 0.4%

Texas 15

Ruben Hinojosa

Democratic

1997

Re-elected

Ruben Hinojosa (D) 60.9%
Dale Brueggemann (R) 36.8%
Ronald Finch (L) 2.3%
Benjamin Perez (I)

Texas 16

Silvestre Reyes

Democratic

1996

Lost renomination
Democratic hold

Beto O'Rourke (D) 65.5%
Barbara Carrasco (R) 32.8%
Junart Sodoy (L) 1.6%

Texas 17

Bill Flores

Republican

2010

Re-elected

Bill Flores (R) 79.9%
Ben Easton (L) 20.1%

Texas 18

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic

1994

Re-elected

Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 75.0%
Sean Seibert (R) 22.6%
Christopher Barber (L) 2.4%

Texas 19

Randy Neugebauer

Republican

2003

Re-elected

Randy Neugebauer (R) 85.0%
Chip Peterson (L) 15.0%

Texas 20

Charlie Gonzalez

Democratic

1998

Retired
Democratic hold

Joaquin Castro (D) 64.0%
David Rosa (R) 33.4%
Tracy Potts (L) 1.7%
Antonio Diaz (G) 0.9%

Texas 21

Lamar Smith

Republican

1986

Re-elected

Lamar Smith (R) 60.6%
Candace Duval (D) 35.4%
John-Henry Liberty (L) 4.1%
Bill Stout (G)

Texas 22

Pete Olson

Republican

2008

Re-elected

Pete Olson (R) 64.1%
Kesha Rogers (D) 31.9%
Steve Susman (L) 2.4%
Don Cook (G) 1.6%

Texas 23

Francisco Canseco

Republican

2010

Lost re-election
Democratic gain

Pete Gallego (D) 50.3%
Francisco Canseco (R) 45.5%
Jeffrey Blunt (L) 3.0%
Ed Scharf (G) 1.1%

Texas 24

Kenny Marchant

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Kenny Marchant (R) 61.0%
Tim Rusk (D) 36.0%
John Stathas (L) 3.0%

Texas 25

None (New seat)

New seat
Republican gain

Roger Williams (R) 58.5%
Elaine Henderson (D) 37.4%
Betsy Dewey (L) 4.1%
Roger Quannah Settler (G)

Texas 26

Michael Burgess

Republican

2002

Re-elected

Michael Burgess (R) 68.3%
David Sanchez (D) 28.6%
Mark Boler (L) 3.0%

Texas 27

Blake Farenthold

Republican

2010

Re-elected

Blake Farenthold (R) 56.7%
Rose Meza Harrison (D) 39.2%
William Bret Baldwin (I) 2.5%
Corrie Byrd (L) 1.5%

Texas 28

Henry Cuellar

Democratic

2004

Re-elected

Henry Cuellar (D) 67.9%
William Hayward (R) 29.7%
Patrick Hisel (L) 1.5%
Michael D. Cary (G) 0.8%

Texas 29

Gene Green

Democratic

1992

Re-elected

Gene Green (D) 90.0%
James Stanczack (L) 5.2%
Maria Selva (G) 4.8%

Texas 30

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Democratic

1992

Re-elected

Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 78.9%
Travis Washington Jr. (R) 19.0%
Ed Rankin (L) 2.2%

Texas 31

John Carter

Republican

2002

Re-elected

John Carter (R) 61.3%
Stephen Wyman (D) 35.0%
Ethan Garofolo (L) 3.7%

Texas 32

Pete Sessions

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Pete Sessions (R) 58.3%
Katherine Savers McGovern (D) 39.4%
Seth Hollist (L) 2.3%

Texas 33

None (New seat)

New seat
Democratic gain

Marc Veasey (D) 72.5%
Chuck Bradley (R) 25.7%
Ed Lindsay (G) 1.7%

Texas 34

None (New seat)

New seat
Democratic gain

Filemon Vela, Jr. (D) 62.2%
Jessica Puente Bradshaw (R) 35.9%
Steven Shanklin (L) 1.9%

Texas 35

Lloyd Doggett
Redistricted from the 25th district

Democratic

1994

Re-elected

Lloyd Doggett (D) 64.0%
Susan Narvaiz (R) 32.0%
Ross Lynn Leone (L) 2.5%
Meghan Owen (G) 1.5%

Texas 36

None (New seat)

New seat
Republican gain

Steve Stockman (R) 70.8%
Max Martin (D) 26.6%
Michael Cole (L) 2.7%

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