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.

Most recent election

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 12

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	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

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

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

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

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

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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28	Alfred J. Harper
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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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45	Vernon Lemens
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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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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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