2012 Texas elections

2012 Texas elections

← 2011 November 6, 2012 2013  →

The 2012 Texas elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections took place on May 29, 2012. Runoff elections took place on July 31, 2012. ^[1]

Federal offices

President of the United States

Main article: 2012 United States presidential election in Texas

See also: 2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary and 2012 Texas Republican presidential primary

Texas had 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College, which went to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. ^[2]

United States Class I Senate Seat

Main article: 2012 United States Senate election in Texas

Incumbent Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison retired and did not seek re-election for a fourth full term. ^[3] Republican Ted Cruz won the seat, defeating Democrat Paul Sadler. ^[4]

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

There were 36 U.S. Representative seats up for election in Texas; four more seats than in the 2010 election. The Republican Party won 24 seats, while the Democrats won 12. ^[5]

Executive

Railroad commissioner

2012 Texas Railroad Commissioner election

←  2006 November 6, 2012 2018  →

Nominee Christi Craddick Dale Henry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,336,499 3,057,733 Percentage 56.17% 39.60%

Congressional district results Craddick:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Henry:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Railroad Commissioner before election Buddy Garcia Republican Elected Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick Republican

Incumbent Buddy Garcia, who was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to fill the vacancy left by Elizabeth Ames Jones, did not seek re-election. ^[6] Republican Christi Craddick won the election for a six-year term. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Becky Berger, geologist ^[8]
• Beryl Burgess, retired industrial lab technician ^[9]
• Warren Chisum, state representative from the 88th District ^[8]
• Joe Cotten, financial adviser ^[9]
• Christi Craddick, oil and gas attorney ^[8]
• Roland Sledge, oil and gas attorney ^[8]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christi Craddick	421,610	35.87%
	Republican	Warren Chisum	320,052	27.23%
	Republican	Becky Berger	140,752	11.98%
	Republican	Joe Cotten	123,137	10.48%
	Republican	Roland Sledge	116,122	9.88%
	Republican	Beryl Burgess	53,553	4.56%
Total votes			1,175,226	100.00%

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christi Craddick	592,860	59.81%
	Republican	Warren Chisum	398,421	40.19%
Total votes			991,281	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dale Henry, petroleum engineer ^[12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dale Henry	446,160	100.00%
Total votes			446,160	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Texas Railroad Commissioner election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christi Craddick	4,336,499	56.17%
	Democratic	Dale Henry	3,057,733	39.60%
	Libertarian	Vivekananda Wall	173,001	2.24%
	Green	Chris Kennedy	153,664	1.99%
Total votes			7,720,897	100.00%
	Republican hold

Railroad commissioner (unexpired term)

2012 Texas Railroad Commissioner (unexpired term) election

← 2008 November 6, 2012 2014  →

Nominee Barry T. Smitherman Jaime O. Perez Josh Wendel Party Republican Libertarian Green Popular vote 4,537,625 1,127,074 486,485 Percentage 73.77% 18.32% 7.91%

County results Smitherman:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Perez:     50–60%

Railroad Commissioner before election Barry T. Smitherman Republican Elected Railroad Commissioner Barry T. Smitherman Republican

Incumbent Barry T. Smitherman was elected to the remaining two years of a six-year term following his appointment to fill the vacancy left by Michael L. Williams, who resigned to contest for the United States House of Representatives. ^[15]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Al Lee, retired systems consultant ^[9]
• Elizabeth Murray-Kolb, attorney ^[9]
• Greg Parker, Comal County commissioner ^[9]
• Barry T. Smitherman, incumbent railroad commissioner ^[9]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry T. Smitherman (incumbent)	497,100	44.24%
	Republican	Greg Parker	311,903	27.76%
	Republican	Elizabeth Murray-Kolb	241,784	21.52%
	Republican	Al Lee	72,867	6.48%
Total votes			1,123,654	100.00%

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry T. Smitherman (incumbent)	583,506	62.14%
	Republican	Greg Parker	355,480	37.86%
Total votes			938,986	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Texas Railroad Commissioner (Unexpired Term) election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry T. Smitherman (incumbent)	4,537,625	73.77%
	Libertarian	Jaime O. Perez	1,127,074	18.32%
	Green	Josh Wendel	486,485	7.91%
Total votes			6,151,184	100.00%
	Republican hold

Judicial

Supreme Court

Place 2

2012 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election

←  2006 November 6, 2012 2018  →

Nominee Don Willett RS Roberto Koelsch Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 4,771,916 1,285,794 Percentage 78.77% 21.23%

Justice before election Don Willett Republican Elected Justice Don Willett Republican

Incumbent Justice Don Willett was re-elected to a second six-year term.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Steven Wayne Smith, former justice of the Supreme Court of Texas ^[16]
• Don Willett, incumbent associate justice ^[16]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Willett (incumbent)	644,807	56.82%
	Republican	Steven Wayne Smith	490,089	43.18%
Total votes			1,134,896	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Willett (incumbent)	4,771,916	78.77%
	Libertarian	RS Roberto Koelsch	1,285,794	21.23%
Total votes			6,057,710	100.00%
	Republican hold

Place 4

2012 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election

←  2006 November 6, 2012 2018  →

Nominee John P. Devine Tom Oxford Charles E. Waterbury Party Republican Libertarian Green Popular vote 4,599,483 1,034,945 493,208 Percentage 75.06% 16.89% 8.05%

Justice before election David M. Medina Republican Elected Justice John P. Devine Republican

Incumbent Justice David M. Medina lost renomination in the Republican primary to John P. Devine, who would go on to win the election and a six-year-term. ^[17]

Republican primary

Candidates

• John P. Devine, former Texas District Court judge ^[17]
• David M. Medina, incumbent associate justice ^[17]
• Joe Pool Jr., lawyer ^[18]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David M. Medina (incumbent)	432,598	38.96%
	Republican	John P. Devine	357,837	32.22%
	Republican	Joe Pool Jr.	320,052	28.82%
Total votes			1,110,487	100.00%

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John P. Devine	499,334	53.27%
	Republican	David M. Medina (incumbent)	438,029	46.73%
Total votes			937,363	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John P. Devine	4,599,483	75.06%
	Libertarian	Tom Oxford	1,034,945	16.89%
	Green	Charles E. Waterbury	493,208	8.05%
Total votes			6,127,636	100.00%
	Republican hold

Place 6

2012 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election

←  2006 November 6, 2012 2018  →

Nominee Nathan Hecht Michele Petty Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,127,493 3,219,948 Percentage 53.72% 41.91%

Justice before election Nathan Hecht Republican Elected Justice Nathan Hecht Republican

Incumbent Justice Nathan Hecht was re-elected to a fifth six-year term.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Nathan Hecht, incumbent associate justice ^[19]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Hecht (incumbent)	994,715	100.00%
Total votes			994,715	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Michele Petty, attorney ^[19]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michele Petty	439,302	100.00%
Total votes			439,302	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Hecht (incumbent)	4,127,493	53.72%
	Democratic	Michele Petty	3,219,948	41.91%
	Libertarian	Mark Ash	234,164	3.05%
	Green	Jim Chisholm	101,458	1.32%
Total votes			7,683,063	100.00%
	Republican hold

Court of Criminal Appeals

Presiding judge

2012 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals presiding judge election

←  2006 November 6, 2012 2018  →

Nominee Sharon Keller Keith Hampton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,257,024 3,163,825 Percentage 55.49% 41.24%

Justice before election Sharon Keller Republican Elected Justice Sharon Keller Republican

Incumbent Presiding Judge Sharon Keller was re-elected to a fourth six-year-term.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Sharon Keller, incumbent presiding judge ^[20]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Keller (incumbent)	1,002,418	100.00%
Total votes			1,002,418	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Keith Hampton, defense lawyer ^[20]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Keith Hampton	432,111	100.00%
Total votes			432,111	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Keller (incumbent)	4,257,024	55.49%
	Democratic	Keith Hampton	3,163,825	41.24%
	Libertarian	Lance Stott	250,457	3.26%
Total votes			7,671,306	100.00%
	Republican hold

Place 7

2012 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election

←  2006 November 6, 2012 2018  →

Nominee Barbara Parker Hervey Mark W. Bennett Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 4,687,370 1,331,364 Percentage 77.88% 22.12%

Justice before election Barbara Parker Hervey Republican Elected Justice Barbara Parker Hervey Republican

Incumbent Judge Barbara Parker Hervey was re-elected for a third six-year-term.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Barbara Parker Hervey, incumbent judge

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Parker Hervey (incumbent)	981,815	100.00%
Total votes			981,815	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Parker Hervey (incumbent)	4,687,370	77.88%
	Libertarian	Mark W. Bennett	1,331,364	22.12%
Total votes			6,018,734	100.00%
	Republican hold

Place 8

2012 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election

←  2006 November 6, 2012 2018  →

Nominee Elsa Alcala William Bryan Strange III Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 4,692,420 1,318,734 Percentage 78.06% 21.94%

Justice before election Elsa Alcala Republican Elected Justice Elsa Alcala Republican

Incumbent Judge Elsa Alcala was appointed to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2011, following the stepping-down of Charles Holcomb. Alcala was elected to a six-year-term. ^[21]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Elsa Alcala, incumbent judge ^[21]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsa Alcala (incumbent)	962,469	100.00%
Total votes			962,469	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsa Alcala (incumbent)	4,692,420	78.06%
	Libertarian	William Bryan Strange III	1,318,734	21.94%
Total votes			6,011,154	100.00%
	Republican hold

State Board of Education

All 15 districts of the Texas Board of Education were up for election. ^[22]

District 1

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos Garza (incumbent)	32,461	100.00%
Total votes			32,461	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha M. Dominguez	49,386	56.11%
	Democratic	Sergio Mora	26,434	30.03%
	Democratic	Andres Muro	12,201	13.86%
Total votes			88,021	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 1 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha M. Dominguez	205,906	57.63%
	Republican	Carlos Garza (incumbent)	151,362	42.37%
Total votes			357,268	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laurie J. Turner	32,970	76.93%
	Republican	Veronica Anzaldua	9,886	23.07%
Total votes			42,856	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Celeste Zepeda Sanchez	30,955	44.56%
	Democratic	Ruben Cortez Jr.	24,420	35.15%
	Democratic	Larry E. Garza	14,099	20.29%
Total votes			69,474	100.00%

Democratic primary runoff results ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Cortez Jr.	20,253	50.57%
	Democratic	Celeste Zepeda Sanchez	19,794	49.43%
Total votes			40,047	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 2 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Cortez Jr.	204,208	53.76%
	Republican	Laurie J. Turner	164,497	43.30%
	Libertarian	Lenard Nelson	11,159	2.94%
Total votes			379,864	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David M. Williams	23,016	100.00%
Total votes			23,016	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marisa B. Perez	36,728	65.95%
	Democratic	Michael Soto (incumbent)	18,959	34.05%
Total votes			55,687	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 3 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marisa B. Perez	252,570	65.63%
	Republican	David M. Williams	132,294	34.37%
Total votes			384,864	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 4

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dorothy Olmos	13,208	100.00%
Total votes			13,208	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lawrence Allen Jr. (incumbent)	38,622	100.00%
Total votes			38,622	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 4 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lawrence Allen Jr. (incumbent)	303,071	78.29%
	Republican	Dorothy Olmos	84,029	21.71%
Total votes			387,100	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Mercer (incumbent)	67,594	70.78%
	Republican	Steve Salyer	27,901	29.22%
Total votes			95,495	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca Bell-Metereau	38,419	100.00%
Total votes			38,419	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 5 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Mercer (incumbent)	338,705	51.30%
	Democratic	Rebecca Bell-Metereau	281,445	42.63%
	Libertarian	Mark Loewe	28,407	4.30%
	Green	Irene Meyer Scharf	11,717	1.77%
Total votes			660,274	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 6

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna Bahorich	66,899	100.00%
Total votes			66,899	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Traci Jensen	8,657	51.47%
	Democratic	Patty Quintana-Nilsson	4,995	29.70%
	Democratic	David Scott	3,169	18.84%
Total votes			16,821	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 6 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna Bahorich	304,702	57.12%
	Democratic	Traci Jensen	208,198	39.03%
	Libertarian	Gene Clark	15,189	2.85%
	Green	G C Molison	5,328	1.00%
Total votes			533,417	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 7

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Bradley (incumbent)	59,761	57.88%
	Republican	Rita Ashley	43,482	42.12%
Total votes			103,243	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 7 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Bradley (incumbent)	389,106	82.21%
	Libertarian	Matthew Petre	84,212	17.79%
Total votes			473,318	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 8

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cargill (incumbent)	69,339	68.01%
	Republican	Linda Ellis	32,614	31.99%
Total votes			101,953	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dexter Smith	8,335	58.31%
	Democratic	Rick Soliz	5,960	41.69%
Total votes			14,295	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 8 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cargill (incumbent)	387,927	70.96%
	Democratic	Dexter Smith	158,777	29.04%
Total votes			546,704	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 9

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Ratliff (incumbent)	73,889	52.31%
	Republican	Randy Stevenson	67,351	47.69%
Total votes			141,240	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 9 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Ratliff (incumbent)	427,675	85.66%
	Libertarian	Sherri L. Little	71,602	14.34%
Total votes			499,277	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 10

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Maynard	38,750	42.95%
	Republican	Rebecca Osborne	37,729	41.82%
	Republican	Jeff Fleece	13,743	15.23%
Total votes			90,222	100.00%

Republican primary runoff results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Maynard	36,134	50.69%
	Republican	Rebecca Osborne	35,146	49.31%
Total votes			71,280	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Jennings	26,927	100.00%
Total votes			26,927	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 10 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Maynard	313,025	56.60%
	Democratic	Judy Jennings	239,985	43.40%
Total votes			553,010	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 11

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Hardy (incumbent)	71,039	100.00%
Total votes			71,039	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 11 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Hardy (incumbent)	403,740	82.78%
	Libertarian	Jason Darr	84,014	17.22%
Total votes			487,754	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 12

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geraldine Miller	24,070	34.53%
	Republican	Gail Spurlock	24,070	24.24%
	Republican	George M. Clayton (incumbent)	16,297	23.38%
	Republican	Pam Little	12,452	17.86%
Total votes			69,715	100.00%

Republican primary runoff results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geraldine Miller	44,109	60.34%
	Republican	Gail Spurlock	28,990	39.66%
Total votes			73,099	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Parrott	14,495	100.00%
Total votes			14,495	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 12 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geraldine Miller	358,678	60.73%
	Democratic	Lois Parrott	231,925	39.27%
Total votes			590,603	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 13

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	S.T. Russell	16,726	100.00%
Total votes			16,726	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mavis Best Knight (incumbent)	39,743	100.00%
Total votes			39,743	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 13 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mavis Best Knight (incumbent)	308,486	74.33%
	Republican	S.T. Russell	106,517	25.67%
Total votes			415,003	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Melton	55,469	53.17%
	Republican	Gail Lowe (incumbent)	48,852	46.83%
Total votes			104,321	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 14 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Melton	409,557	83.99%
	Libertarian	Stephen Hawkins	78,068	16.01%
Total votes			487,625	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 15

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Rowley	59,435	50.50%
	Republican	Anette Carlisle	58,262	49.50%
Total votes			117,697	100.00%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven D. Schafersman	12,092	100.00%
Total votes			12,092	100.00%

General election

2012 Texas Board of Education District 15 election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Rowley	390,115	76.37%
	Democratic	Steven D. Schafersman	120,737	23.63%
Total votes			510,852	100.00%
	Republican hold

State legislature

All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate and all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives were up for election. Elected senators and representatives served in the 83rd Texas Legislature.

Texas Senate

Main article: 2012 Texas State Senate election

All 31 seats of the Texas Senate were up for election. No seats changed hands, with the Republican Party retained a 19-seat majority over the Democrat's 12 seats. ^[24]

Texas Senate election results
     Republican hold
     Democratic hold

Texas Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	19	19
	Democratic	12	12
Total		31	31

Texas House of Representatives

Main article: 2012 Texas House of Representatives election

All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives were up for election. The Democratic Party won seven seats, giving them 55 seats to the Republican's majority of 95. ^[25]

Texas House of Representative election results
     Republican hold
     Democratic hold
     Democratic gain

Texas House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Joe Straus	102	95	7
	Democratic	Craig Eiland	48	55	7
Total			150	150

Local elections

• Austin: Incumbent mayor Lee Leffingwell was re-elected to a second term. ^[26]
• Corpus Christi: Nelda Martinez was elected to her first term as mayor. ^[27]
• Lubbock: Glen Robertson was elected to his first term as mayor, defeating two-term incumbent Tom Martin. ^[28]

See also

• 2012 United States elections

References

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