Texas's 12th congressional district

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Texas's 12th congressional district
Current Representative		Kay Granger (R–Fort Worth)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$41,735
Ethnicity	77.6% White, 5.7% Black, 2.4% Asian, 23.7% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American, 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+16

Texas District 12 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the western half of Tarrant County as well as all of Parker and Wise counties in the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 12 is Kay Granger.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	District Residence	Note
District created		March 4, 1893
Thomas M. Paschal	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
George H. Noonan	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
James L. Slayden	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903		Redistricted to the 14th district
Oscar W. Gillespie	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911
Oscar Callaway	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917
James C. Wilson	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919		Resigned at end of Congress after being appointed to the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Vacant		March 3, 1919 – April 19, 1919
Fritz G. Lanham	Democratic	April 19, 1919 – January 3, 1947
Wingate H. Lucas	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955
Jim Wright	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – June 30, 1989		Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987-1989, Resigned
Vacant		June 30, 1989 – September 12, 1989
Pete Geren	Democratic	September 12, 1989 – January 3, 1997
Kay Granger	Republican	January 3, 1997 – Present		Incumbent

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kay Granger	127,870	63.76
	Democratic	Tracey Smith	69,148	34.48
Majority			106,906	44.6
Turnout			239,538
	Republican hold		Swing	-23.6

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present