2012 Texas House of Representatives election

2012 Texas House of Representatives election

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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joe Straus Craig Eiland
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 13, 2009 January 9, 2007
Leader's seat 121st 23rd
Last election 99 51
Seats before 102 48
Seats won 95 55
Seat change Decrease7 Increase7
Popular vote 4,237,987 2,272,530
Percentage 62.37% 33.45%
Swing Decrease2.19% Increase1.93%

     Republican hold      Democratic hold
     Democratic gain
Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%

The 2012 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 83rd Texas Legislature, with seats apportioned according to the 2010 United States census. State representatives serve for two-year terms.

At the beginning of the Eighty-second Texas Legislature following the 2010 Texas State House of Representatives elections, the Democrats held 49 seats to the Republicans' 101.

As of 2022, this is the last time Democrats won a state house seat in Chambers or Galveston county. This is also the first time a Republican has ever won a state house seat in Jefferson County (although the incumbent was a former Democrat who switched parties after winning re-election in 2010).[1][2]

  1. ^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Texas Legislators: Past & Present". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Ramsey, Ross (December 12, 2010). "TribBlog: Ritter Confirms He's Switching Parties". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2022.