2012 Texas Senate election

2012 Texas Senate election

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All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Last election 19 seats, 70.65%[1] 12 seats, 22.71%[1] 0 seats, 6.61%[1]
Seats before 19 12 0
Seats won 19 12 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 4,327,863 2,272,085 355,249
Percentage 62.65% 32.76% 5.12%
Swing Decrease 8.00% Increase 10.05% Decrease 1.49%

Election results
     Republican hold
     Democratic hold

President Pro Tempore before election


Republican

Elected President Pro Tempore


Republican

The 2012 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 31 State Senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 83rd Texas Legislature, with seats apportioned among the 2010 United States census.

  1. ^ a b c "Race Summary Report - 2010 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.