Texas — 2012 Election Results

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Certified returns for every federal race in Texas in 2012, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 37 of 37 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

President

Presidential electors — votes by party line

Party line	Votes	Share
Republican	4,569,843	57.2%
Democratic	3,308,124	41.4%
Libertarian	88,580	1.1%
Green	24,657	0.3%
Write-in	2,647	0.0%
Total	7,993,851

The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2012 election page.

U.S. Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ted Cruz	Republican	4,440,137	56.5%
Paul Sadler	Democrat	3,194,927	40.6%
John Jay Myers	Libertarian	162,354	2.1%
David B. Collins	Green	67,404	0.9%
Total		7,864,822

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louie Gohmert	Republican	178,322	71.4%
Shirley J. McKellar	Democrat	67,222	26.9%
Clark Patterson	Libertarian	4,114	1.6%
Total		249,658

District 2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ted Poe	Republican	159,664	64.8%
Jim Dougherty	Democrat	80,512	32.7%
Kenneth Duncan	Libertarian	4,140	1.7%
Mark A. Roberts	Green	2,012	0.8%
Total		246,328

District 3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Johnson	Republican	187,180	100.0%
Total		187,180

District 4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ralph M. Hall	Republican	182,679	73.0%
VaLinda Hathcox	Democrat	60,214	24.1%
Thomas Griffing	Libertarian	7,262	2.9%
Fred Rostek	Write-in	188	0.1%
Total		250,343

District 5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeb Hensarling	Republican	134,091	64.4%
Linda S. Mrosko	Democrat	69,178	33.2%
Ken Ashby	Libertarian	4,961	2.4%
Total		208,230

District 6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Barton	Republican	145,019	58.0%
Kenneth Sanders	Democrat	98,053	39.2%
Hugh Chauvin	Libertarian	4,847	1.9%
Brandon Parmer	Green	2,017	0.8%
Total		249,936

District 7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Abney Culberson	Republican	142,793	60.8%
James Cargas	Democrat	85,553	36.4%
Drew Parks	Libertarian	4,669	2.0%
Lance Findley	Green	1,822	0.8%
Total		234,837

District 8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Brady	Republican	194,043	77.3%
Neil Burns	Democrat	51,051	20.3%
Roy Hall	Libertarian	5,958	2.4%
Total		251,052

District 9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Al Green	Democrat	144,075	78.5%
Steve Mueller	Republican	36,139	19.7%
Vanessa Foster	Green	1,743	0.9%
John Wieder	Libertarian	1,609	0.9%
Total		183,566

District 10

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael T. McCaul	Republican	159,783	60.5%
Tawana W. Cadien	Democrat	95,710	36.3%
Richard Priest	Libertarian	8,526	3.2%
Total		264,019

District 11

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
K. Michael Conaway	Republican	177,742	78.6%
Jim Riley	Democrat	41,970	18.6%
Scott J. Ballard	Libertarian	6,311	2.8%
Total		226,023

District 12

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kay Granger	Republican	175,649	70.9%
Dave Robinson	Democrat	66,080	26.7%
Matthew Solodow	Libertarian	5,983	2.4%
Total		247,712

District 13

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mac Thornberry	Republican	187,775	91.0%
John Robert Deek	Libertarian	12,701	6.2%
Keith F. Houston	Green	5,912	2.9%
Total		206,388

District 14

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Randy Weber	Republican	131,460	53.5%
Nick Lampson	Democrat	109,697	44.6%
Zach Grady	Libertarian	3,619	1.5%
Rhett Rosenquest Smith	Green	1,063	0.4%
Total		245,839

District 15

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rubén Hinojosa	Democrat	89,296	60.9%
Dale A. Brueggemann	Republican	54,056	36.9%
Ron Finch	Libertarian	3,309	2.3%
Total		146,661

District 16

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Beto O’Rourke	Democrat	101,403	65.4%
Barbara Carrasco	Republican	51,043	32.9%
Junart Sodoy	Libertarian	2,559	1.7%
Total		155,005

District 17

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Flores	Republican	143,284	79.9%
Ben Easton	Libertarian	35,978	20.1%
Total		179,262

District 18

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sheila Jackson Lee	Democrat	146,223	75.0%
Sean Seibert	Republican	44,015	22.6%
Christopher Barber	Libertarian	4,694	2.4%
Total		194,932

District 19

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Randy Neugebauer	Republican	163,239	85.0%
Richard ‘‘Chip’’ Peterson	Libertarian	28,824	15.0%
Total		192,063

District 20

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joaquin Castro	Democrat	119,032	63.9%
David Rosa	Republican	62,376	33.5%
A. E. ‘‘Tracy’’ Potts	Libertarian	3,143	1.7%
Antonio Diaz	Green	1,626	0.9%
Total		186,177

District 21

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lamar Smith	Republican	187,015	60.5%
Candace E. Duval	Democrat	109,326	35.4%
John-Henry Liberty	Libertarian	12,524	4.1%
Total		308,865

District 22

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pete Olson	Republican	160,668	64.0%
Kesha Rogers	Democrat	80,203	32.0%
Steven Susman	Libertarian	5,986	2.4%
Don Cook	Green	4,054	1.6%
Total		250,911

District 23

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pete P. Gallego	Democrat	96,676	50.3%
Francisco ‘‘Quico’’ Canseco	Republican	87,547	45.6%
Jeffrey C. Blunt	Libertarian	5,841	3.0%
Ed Scharf	Green	2,105	1.1%
Total		192,169

District 24

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kenny Marchant	Republican	148,586	61.0%
Tim Rusk	Democrat	87,645	36.0%
John Stathas	Libertarian	7,258	3.0%
Total		243,489

District 25

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roger Williams	Republican	154,245	58.4%
Elaine M. Henderson	Democrat	98,827	37.4%
Betsy Dewey	Libertarian	10,860	4.1%
Total		263,932

District 26

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael C. Burgess	Republican	176,642	68.3%
David Sanchez	Democrat	74,237	28.7%
Mark Boler	Libertarian	7,844	3.0%
Total		258,723

District 27

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Blake Farenthold	Republican	120,684	56.8%
Rose Meza Harrison	Democrat	83,395	39.2%
Bret Baldwin	Independent	5,354	2.5%
Corrie Byrd	Libertarian	3,218	1.5%
Total		212,651

District 28

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry Cuellar	Democrat	112,456	67.9%
William R. Hayward	Republican	49,309	29.8%
Patrick Hisel	Libertarian	2,473	1.5%
Michael D. Cary	Green	1,407	0.8%
Total		165,645

District 29

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gene Green	Democrat	86,053	90.0%
James Stanczak	Libertarian	4,996	5.2%
Maria Selva	Green	4,562	4.8%
Total		95,611

District 30

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eddie Bernice Johnson	Democrat	171,059	78.8%
Travis Washington, Jr.	Republican	41,222	19.0%
Ed Rankin	Libertarian	4,733	2.2%
Total		217,014

District 31

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John R. Carter	Republican	145,348	61.3%
Stephen M. Wyman	Democrat	82,977	35.0%
Ethan Garofolo	Libertarian	8,862	3.7%
Total		237,187

District 32

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pete Sessions	Republican	146,653	58.3%
Katherine Savers McGovern	Democrat	99,288	39.5%
Seth Hollist	Libertarian	5,695	2.3%
Total		251,636

District 33

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Marc Veasey	Democrat	85,114	72.5%
Chuck Bradley	Republican	30,252	25.8%
Ed Lindsay	Green	2,009	1.7%
Total		117,375

District 34

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Filemon Vela	Democrat	89,606	61.9%
Jessica Puente Bradshaw	Republican	52,448	36.2%
Steven ‘‘Ziggy’’ Shanklin	Libertarian	2,724	1.9%
Total		144,778

District 35

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lloyd Doggett	Democrat	105,626	63.9%
Susan Narvaiz	Republican	52,894	32.0%
Ross Lynn Leone	Libertarian	4,082	2.5%
Meghan Owen	Green	2,540	1.5%
Simon Alvarado	Write-in	37	0.0%
Total		165,179

District 36

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Stockman	Republican	165,405	70.7%
Max Martin	Democrat	62,143	26.6%
Michael K. Cole	Libertarian	6,284	2.7%
Total		233,832

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2012 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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