Texas Senate, District 12

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Texas's 12th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Senator
  Tan Parker
RFlower 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 Tan Parker.

Biggest cities in the district[edit]

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[edit]

Name Party Years Legislature Counties served
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

Election history[edit]

2022[edit]

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[edit]

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[edit]

Texas general election, 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[edit]

Texas general election, 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[edit]

Texas general election, 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[edit]

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 12[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[edit]

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[edit]

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 12[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[edit]

Texas general election, 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  4. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  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 January 3, 2007.
  7. ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  8. ^ "1996 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  9. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  10. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.