Texas Senate, District 12

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Texas's 12th
State Senate district
Senator
  Jane Nelson
R–Flower Mound
Demographics59.8% White
10.3% Black
21.1% Hispanic
8.5% Asian
Population983,996

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.

Top 5 biggest cities in district[]

District 12 has a population of 818,893 with 588,816 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]

Name County Pop.[2][a]
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
1 February 16, 1846 –
December 13, 1847 		1st Brazoria, Matagorda
2 Stephen W. Perkins December 13, 1847 –
November 5, 1849 		2nd
3 November 5, 1849 –
November 3, 1851 		3rd Harris
4 November 3, 1851 –
November 7, 1853 		4th Panola, Shelby
5 November 7, 1853 –
November 5, 1855 		5th Anderson, Houston
6 William M. Taylor November 5, 1855 –
November 7, 1859 		6th
7th
7 November 7, 1859 –
February 13, 1860 		8th
8 January 21, 1861 –
November 4, 1861
9 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 Democratic March 19, 1874 –
April 18, 1876
12 Democratic April 18, 1876 –
January 14, 1879 		15th Collin, Denton
13 Democratic January 14, 1879 –
January 9, 1883 		16th
17th
14 Democratic January 9, 1883 –
January 13, 1885 		18th Austin, Burleson, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington
15 Democratic January 13, 1885 –
January 8, 1889 		19th
20th
16 Democratic January 8, 1889 –
October 12, 1891 		21st
17 Democratic March 14, 1892 –
January 10, 1893
18 Democratic January 10, 1893 –
January 12, 1897
Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson
19 Democratic January 12, 1897 –
January 13, 1903

20 Democratic January 13, 1903 –
September 17, 1910


21 Democratic January 10, 1911 –
January 9, 1917


22 Democratic January 9, 1917 –
April 16, 1918
23 Democratic January 14, 1919 –
January 11, 1921
24 Democratic March 12, 1921 –
January 9, 1923
25 Democratic July 18, 1921 –
January 13, 1925
26 Democratic January 13, 1925 –
January 8, 1929
Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell
27 Democratic January 8, 1929 –
January 12, 1937


28 Democratic January 12, 1937 –
January 9, 1945 		45th
46th
47th
48th
29 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 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 Democratic January 11, 1983 –
January 8, 1991 		68th
69th
70th
71st
34 Mike Moncrief.jpg
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 –
Present 		78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th 		Denton, Tarrant

Election history[]

2020[]

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[]

: Senate District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[]

: Senate District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[]

: Senate District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[]

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 12[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jane Nelson (Incumbent) 109,513 63.98 -25.84
Democratic 55,380 32.35 +32.35
Libertarian 6,273 3.66 -6.51
Majority 54,133 31.63 -48.02
Turnout 171,166 +26.03
Republican hold

2002[]

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 12[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jane Nelson (Incumbent)[5] 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[]

: Senate District 12[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican 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[]

: Senate District 12[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Moncrief (Incumbent) 101,823 100.00
Majority 101,823 100.00
Turnout 101,823
Democratic hold

Notes[]

  1. ^ Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city.

References[]

  1. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  4. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  5. ^ Nelson was the District 9 incumbent prior to the 2002 Senate redistricting.
  6. ^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  7. ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  8. ^ "1996 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  9. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  10. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
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