Texas Senate, District 12
American legislative district
Texas's 12th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 59.8% White 10.3% Black 21.1% Hispanic 8.5% Asian | ||
Population | 983,996 |
District 12 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Wise County, and portions of Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]
The current senator from District 12 is Tan Parker.
Biggest cities in the district
District 12 has a population of 818,893 with 588,816 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[2]
Name | County | Pop.[3][a] | |
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1 | Fort Worth | Tarrant | 137,584 |
2 | Lewisville | Denton | 94,449 |
3 | Carrollton | Denton | 69,743 |
4 | Flower Mound | Denton/Tarrant | 64,669 |
5 | Frisco | Denton | 44,500 |
District officeholders
Name | Party | Years | Legislature | Counties served | |
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1 | John McNeel | February 16, 1846 – December 13, 1847 | 1st | Brazoria, Matagorda | |
2 | Stephen W. Perkins | December 13, 1847 – November 5, 1849 | 2nd | ||
3 | Isaac W. Brashear | November 5, 1849 – November 3, 1851 | 3rd | Harris | |
4 | James A. Truitt | November 3, 1851 – November 7, 1853 | 4th | Panola, Shelby | |
5 | William G. W. Jowers | November 7, 1853 – November 5, 1855 | 5th | Anderson, Houston | |
6 | William M. Taylor | November 5, 1855 – November 7, 1859 | 6th 7th | ||
7 | Alexis T. Rainey | November 7, 1859 – February 13, 1860 | 8th | ||
8 | Steward Alexander Miller | January 21, 1861 – November 4, 1861 | |||
9 | Benjamin T. Selman | November 4, 1861 – February 7, 1870 | 9th 10th 11th | Smith, Van Zandt, Wood | |
10 | George Ruby | Republican | February 8, 1870 – January 13, 1874 | 12th 13th | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda |
Benjamin Cromwell Franklin | Democratic | Elected but never sworn | 14th | ||
11 | Thomas Miller Joseph | Democratic | March 19, 1874 – April 18, 1876 | ||
12 | Finis E. Piner | Democratic | April 18, 1876 – January 14, 1879 | 15th | Collin, Denton |
13 | William D. Lair | Democratic | January 14, 1879 – January 9, 1883 | 16th 17th | |
14 | Alvah Chesley | Democratic | January 9, 1883 – January 13, 1885 | 18th | Austin, Burleson, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington |
15 | Hermann Knittel | Democratic | January 13, 1885 – January 8, 1889 | 19th 20th | |
16 | Ernst Gustav Maetze | Democratic | January 8, 1889 – October 12, 1891 | 21st 22nd | |
17 | William W. Searcy | Democratic | March 14, 1892 – January 10, 1893 | 22nd | |
18 | Robert E. Steele | Democratic | January 10, 1893 – January 12, 1897 | 23rd 24th | Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson |
19 | John A. Wayland | Democratic | January 12, 1897 – January 13, 1903 | 25th 26th 27th | |
20 | Alfred J. Harper | Democratic | January 13, 1903 – September 17, 1910 | 28th 29th 30th 31st | |
21 | James R. Astin | Democratic | January 10, 1911 – January 9, 1917 | 32nd 33rd 30th 34th | |
22 | Edmond A. Decherd, Jr. | Democratic | January 9, 1917 – April 16, 1918 | 35th | |
23 | Robert L. Williford | Democratic | January 14, 1919 – January 11, 1921 | 36th | |
24 | D. Leon Harp | Democratic | March 12, 1921 – January 9, 1923 | 37th | |
25 | William E. Doyle | Democratic | July 18, 1921 – January 13, 1925 | 37th 38th | |
26 | Pierce B. Ward | Democratic | January 13, 1925 – January 8, 1929 | 39th 40th | Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell |
27 | Will M. Martin | Democratic | January 8, 1929 – January 12, 1937 | 41st 42nd 43rd 44th | |
28 | Vernon Lemens | Democratic | January 12, 1937 – January 9, 1945 | 45th 46th 47th 48th | |
29 | A. B. Crawford | Democratic | January 9, 1945 – January 11, 1949 | 49th 50th | |
30 | Crawford Martin | Democratic | January 11, 1949 – January 13, 1953 | 51st 52nd | |
Democratic | January 13, 1953 – January 8, 1963 | 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th | Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell | ||
31 | J. P. Word | Democratic | January 8, 1963 – January 10, 1967 | 58th 59th | |
Democratic | January 10, 1967 – January 9, 1973 | 60th 61st 62nd | 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 | ||
32 | Betty Andujar | Republican | January 9, 1973 – January 11, 1983 | 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th | Tarrant |
33 | Hugh Q. Parmer | Democratic | January 11, 1983 – January 8, 1991 | 68th 69th 70th 71st | |
34 | Mike Moncrief | Democratic | January 8, 1991 – January 12, 1993 | 72nd | |
Democratic | January 12, 1993 – January 10, 1995 | 73rd | Dallas, Tarrant | ||
Democratic | January 10, 1995 – January 14, 2003 | 74th 75th 76th 77th | Tarrant | ||
35 | Jane Nelson | Republican | January 14, 2003 – January 3, 2023 | 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Denton, Tarrant |
36 | Tan Parker | Republican | January 10, 2023 – present | 88th | Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Wise |
Election history
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tan Parker | 213,018 | 61.44 | −0.85 | |
Democratic | Fracine Ly | 133,679 | 38.56 | +0.94 | |
Majority | 79,399 | 22.88 | −1.70 | ||
Turnout | 346,697 | −35.86 | |||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jane Nelson (Incumbent) | 293,399 | 62.29 | −20.69 | |
Democratic | Shadi Zitoon | 177,610 | 37.71 | +37.71 | |
Majority | 115,789 | 24.58 | −41.38 | ||
Turnout | 471,009 | +62.03 | |||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jane Nelson (Incumbent) | 241,232 | 82.98 | −0.43 | |
Libertarian | Rod Wingo | 49,465 | 17.02 | +0.43 | |
Majority | 191,767 | 65.96 | −0.86 | ||
Turnout | 290,697 | +18.86 | |||
Republican hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jane Nelson (Incumbent) | 203,988 | 83.41 | −2.74 | |
Libertarian | John A. Betz, Jr. | 40,570 | 16.59 | +2.74 | |
Majority | 163,418 | 66.82 | −5.48 | ||
Turnout | 244,558 | +41.78 | |||
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jane Nelson (Incumbent) | 148,592 | 86.15 | +22.17 | |
Libertarian | Mark F. Frohman | 23,894 | 13.85 | +10.19 | |
Majority | 124,698 | 72.30 | +40.67 | ||
Turnout | 172,486 | +0.77 | |||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jane Nelson (Incumbent)[11] | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) | 112,733 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 112,733 | 100.00 | 0.00 | ||
Turnout | 112,733 | +19.03 | |||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) | 16,932 | 83.40 | |
Nancy Ward | 3,369 | 16.60 | ||
Majority | 13,563 | 66.81 | ||
Turnout | 20,301 |
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) | 101,823 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 101,823 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 101,823 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Notes
- ^ Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city.
References
- ^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ Nelson was the District 9 incumbent prior to the 2002 Senate redistricting.
- ^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "1996 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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