2012 Candidate Listings

Election night vote totals for our 2012 candidates are posted below. After the official canvass of thr vote is posted will will edit any that need to be changed.

Statewide Candidates

President		Gary Johnson Received 1,139,562 votes nationally and 88,580 votes in Texas
Vice-President		Judge Jim Gray Received 1,139,562 votes nationally and 88,580 votes in Texas
United States Senator (incumbent)		John Jay Myers Received 162,354 votes
Railroad Commissioner, Full Term (incumbent)		Vivekananda (Vik) Wall Received 173,001 votes
Railroad Commissioner, Unexpired Term (incumbent)		Jaime O. Perez Received 1,127,074 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (incumbent)		RS Roberto Koelsch Received 1,285,794 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 (incumbent)		Tom Oxford received 1,034,945 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 (incumbent)		Mark Ash received 234,164 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge (incumbent)		Lance Stott received 250,457 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 (incumbent)		Mark W. Bennett received 1,331,364 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 (incumbent)		William Bryan Strange, III received 1,318,734 votes

Congressional Candidates

Individual District Map links will be posted as they become available. In the interim go to http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/ and select PLANC235 - COURT-ORDERED INTERIM CONGRESSIONAL PLAN
Find your district here: http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/redistricting-find-your-district/

U.S. Representative District 1 Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, part of Upshur and part of Wood (incumbent) Map		Clark Patterson received 4,114 votes
U.S. Representative District 2 Part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Kenneth Duncan received 4,140 votes
U.S. Representative District 4 Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Titus, part of Collin and part of Upshur (incumbent) Map		Thomas Griffing received 7,262 votes
U.S. Representative District 5 Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt, part of Dallas and part of Wood (incumbent) Map		Ken Ashby received 4,961 votes
U.S. Representative District 6 Ellis, Navarro and part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Hugh Chauvin received 4,847 votes
U.S. Representative District 7 Part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Drew Parks received 4,669 votes
U.S. Representative District 9 Part of Fort Bend and part of Harris (incumbent) Map		John Wieder received 1,609 votes
U.S. Representative District 10 Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Waller, Washington, part of Bastrop, part of Harris, part of Lee and part of Travis (incumbent) Map		Richard Priest received 8,526 votes
U.S. Representative District 11 Andrews, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Glasscock, Hood, Irion, Kimble, Llano, McCulloch, Martin, Mason, Menard, Midland, Mills, Mitchell, Palo Pinto, Runnels, San Saba, Sterling, Tom Green, part of Erath and part of Stephens (incumbent) Map		Scott J. Ballard received 6,311 votes
U.S. Representative District 12 Parker, part of Tarrant and part of Wise (incumbent) Map		Matthew Solodow received 5,983 votes
U.S. Representative District 13 Archer, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Foard, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lipscomb, Montague, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, part of Floyd and part of Wise (incumbent) Map		John Robert Deek received 12,701 votes
U.S. Representative District 14 Galveston, Jefferson, part of Brazoria and part of Chambers (incumbent) Map		Zach Grady received 3,619 votes
U.S. Representative District 15 Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Live Oak part of Guadalupe, part of Hidalgo and part of Wilson (incumbent) Map		Ronald Finch received 3,309 votes
U.S. Representative District 16 Part of El Paso (incumbent) Map		Junart Sodoy received 2,559 votes
U.S. Representative District 17 Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Freestone, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Robertson, part of Bastrop, part of Lee, part of Leon and part of Travis. (incumbent) Map		Ben Easton received 35,978 votes
U.S. Representative District 18 Part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Christopher Barber received 4,694 votes
U.S. Representative District 19 Bailey, Borden, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Haskell, Hockley, Howard, Jones, Kent, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Nolan, Parmer, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Yoakum, Young, part of Floyd and part of Stephens (incumbent) Map		Richard "Chip" Peterson received 28,824 votes
U.S. Representative District 20 Part of Bexar (incumbent) Map		A.E. (Tracy) Potts received 3,143 votes
U.S. Representative District 21 Bandera, Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Real, part of Bexar, part of Comal, part of Hays and part of Travis (incumbent) Map		John-Henry Liberty received 12,524 votes
U.S. Representative District 22 Part of Brazoria, part of Fort Bend and part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Steve Susman received 5,986 votes
U.S. Representative District 23 Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Schleicher, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler, Zavala, part of Bexar, part of El Paso and part of La Salle (incumbent) Map		Jeffrey C. Blunt received 5,841 votes
U.S. Representative, District 24 Part of Dallas, part of Denton, part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		John Stathas received 7,258 votes
U.S. Representative District 25 Bosque, Burnet, Coryell, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, Lampasas, Somervell, part of Bell, part of Erath, part of Hays, part of Tarrant and part of Travis (incumbent) Map		Betsy Dewey received 10,860 votes
U.S. Representative District 26 Part of Dallas, part of Denton, and part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Mark Boler received 7,844 votes
U.S. Representative District 27 Aransas, Calhoun, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, Victoria, Wharton part of Bastrop, part of Caldwell, part of Gonzales, and part of San Patricio (incumbent) Map		Corrie Byrd received 3,218 votes
U.S. Representative District 28 Atascosa, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Zapata, part of Bexar, part of Hidalgo, part of La Salle and part of Wilson (incumbent) Map		Patrick Hisel received 2,473 votes
U.S. Representative District 29 Part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Jamey Adam Stanczak received 4,996 votes
U.S. Representative District 30 Part of Dallas (incumbent) Map		Ed Rankin received 4,733 votes
U.S. Representative District 31 Williamson and part of Bell (incumbent) Map		Ethan Garofolo received 8,862 votes
U.S. Representative District 32 Part of Collin and part of Dallas (incumbent) Map		Seth Hollist received 5,695 votes
U.S. Representative District 34 Bee, Cameron, De Witt, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy, part of Gonzales, part of Hidalgo and part of San Patricio (no incumbent) Map		Steven "Ziggy" Shanklin received 2,724 votes
U.S. Representative District 35 Part of Bexar, part of Caldwell, part of Comal, part of Guadalupe, part of Hays and part of Travis (no incumbent) Map		Ross Lynn Leone received 4,082votes
U.S. Representative District 36 Hardin, Jasper, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler, part of Chambers and part of Harris (no incumbent) Map		Michael K. Cole received 6,284 votes

State Board of Education Candidates

Individual District Map links will be posted as they become available. In the interim go to http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/

State Board of Education District 2 (incumbent) Map Aransas, Calhoun, Cameron, Colorado, De Witt, Goliad, Jackson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wharton, Willacy, part of Hidalgo		Lenard Nelson received 11,159 votes
State Board of Education District 5 (incumbent) Map Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Llano, Mason, San Saba, part of Bexar and part of Travis.		Mark Loewe received 28,407 votes
State Board of Education District 6 (incumbent) Map Part of Harris.		Gene Clark received 15,189 votes
State Board of Education District 7 (incumbent) Map Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler part of Fort Bend		Matthew Petre received 84,212 votes
State Board of Education District 9 (incumbent) Map Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood.		Sherri L. Little received 71,602 votes
State Board of Education District 11 (incumbent) Map Parker, part of Dallas and part of Tarrant.		Jason Darr received 84,014 votes
State Board of Education District 14 (incumbent) Map Bosque, Brown, Comanche, Coryell, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Lampasas, McLennan, Mills, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Somervell, Stephens and Wise.		Stephen Hawkins received 78,068 votes

State Senate Candidates

Individual District Map links will be posted as they become available. In the interim go to http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/ and select PLANS172 - COURT-ORDERED INTERIM SENATE PLAN

State Senate District 4 (incumbent) Map Chambers, Jefferson, part of Galveston, part of Harris and part of Montgomery		Bob Townsend received 34,445 votes
State Senate District 5 (incumbent) Map Brazos, Freestone, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Walker and Williamson		Jeffrey Fox received 53,107 votes
State Senate District 8 (incumbent) Map Part of Collin and part of Dallas		Ed Kless received 8,899 votes
State Senate District 9 (incumbent) Map Part of Dallas and part of Tarrant		Dave (Mac) McElwee received 8,034 votes
State Senate District 12 (incumbent) Map Part of Denton and part of Tarrant		John A. Betz, Jr. received 40,570 votes
State Senate District 14 (incumbent) Map Bastrop and part of Travis		Ryan M. Dixon received 52,187 votes
State Senate District 17 (incumbent) Map Part of Brazoria, part of Fort Bend and part of Harris		Austin Page received 32,026 votes
State Senate District 21 (incumbent) Map Bee, Caldwell, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, part of Atascosa, part of Bexar, part of Guadalupe, part of Hays and part of Travis		Joseph Morse received 6,147 votes
State Senate District 22 (incumbent) Map Bosque, Ellis, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Navarro, Somervell and part of Tarrant		Tom Kilbride received 31,786 votes
State Senate District 26 (incumbent) Map Part of Bexar		N. Rubén Florés Peréz received 22,989 votes
State Senate District 28 (incumbent) Map Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger and part of Taylor.		M.J. "Smitty" Smith received 28,932votes
State Senate District 30 (incumbent) Map Archer, Clay, Cooke, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, Young, part of Collin and part of Denton.		Richard Forsythe received 35,127 votes

State House of Representatives Candidates

Individual District Map links will be posted if they become available. In the interim go to http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/and select PLANH309 - COURT-ORDERED INTERIM HOUSE PLAN

State Representative District 1 Bowie, Franklin, Lamar and Red River (incumbent) Map		Tim Eason received 8,839 votes
State Representative District 6 Part of Smith (incumbent) Map		Charles F. Parkes III received 5,380 votes
State Representative District 14 Part of Brazos (incumbent) Map		Joshua Baker received 1,463 votes
State Representative District 15 Part of Montgomery (incumbent) Map		Sterling Russell received 8,872 votes
State Representative District 27 Part of Fort Bend (incumbent) Map		John Henry Petter, IV received 920 votes
State Representative District 33 Rockwall and part of Collin (incumbent) Map		Michael A. Carrasco received 8,701 votes
State Representative District 38 Part of Cameron (incumbent) Map		Nancy Mishou received 1,274 votes
State Representative District 45 Blanco and Hays (incumbent) Map		Jim Duke received 2,487 votes
State Representative District 46 Part of Travis (incumbent) Map		Andy Fernandez received 5,572 votes
State Representative District 47 Part of Travis (incumbent) Map		Nick Tanner received 4,216 votes
State Representative District 48 Part of Travis (incumbent) Map		Joe Edgar received 4,134 votes
State Representative District 49 Part of Travis (incumbent) Map		Kent Phillips received 10,640 votes
State Representative District 51 Part of Travis (incumbent) Map		Arthur DiBianca received 4,411 votes
State Representative District 52 Part of Williamson (incumbent) Map		Lillian Simmons received 13,526 votes
State Representative District 56 Part of McLennan (incumbent) Map		Neill Snider received 9,954 votes
State Representative District 63 Part of Denton (incumbent) Map		Bruce Hermann received 8,865 votes
State Representative District 64 Part of Denton (incumbent) Map		Ian C. Kull received 2,526 votes
State Representative District 69 Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Knox and Wichita (incumbent) Map		Richard Brown received 5,795 votes
State Representative District 73 Comal, Gillespie and Kendall (incumbent) Map		Rex Black received 8,565 votes
State Representative District 92 Part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Sean Fatzinger received 8,884 votes
State Representative District 93 Part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Bruce Beckman received 1,768 votes
State Representative District 94 Part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		David Eyerly received 9,133 votes
State Representative District 96 Part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Max W. Koch III received 8,931 votes
State Representative District 97 Part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Rod WIngo received 1,873 votes
State Representative District 98 Part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Michael Goolsby received 9,694 votes
State Representative District 99 Part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Dan Hawkins received 2,009 votes
State Representative District 101 Part of Tarrant (incumbent) Map		Carl Nulsen received 3,984 votes
State Representative District 106 Part of Denton (incumbent) Map		Rodney Caston received 8,455 votes
State Representative District 108 Part of Dallas (incumbent) Map		Jarrett Rab Woods received 11,133 votes
State Representative District 109 Part of Dallas (incumbent) Map		Dexter Jackson received 3,700 votes
State Representative District 115 Part of Dallas (incumbent) Map		Preston Poulter received 1,711 votes
State Representative District 121 Part of Bexar (incumbent) Map		Arthur M. Thomas IV received 12,444 votes
State Representative District 131 Part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Alfred N. Montestruc received 1,317 votes
State Representative District 132 Part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Phil Kurtz received 8,037 votes
State Representative District 133 Part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Gerald W. (Jerry) LaFleur received 9,210 votes
State Representative District 136 Part of Williamson (incumbent) Map		Matthew W. Whittington received 3,802 votes
State Representative District 138 Part of Harris (incumbent) Map		Lee Coughran received 7,202 votes
State Representative District 144 Part of Harris. (incumbent) Map		Robb Rourke received 573 votes

Local Candidates

Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 3 map		James M. Holland received 23,815 votes
Bexar County Tax Assessor Collector		Bill Grisham received 18,863 votes
Brazoria County Commissioner, Precinct 1		Harold Doty received 856 votes
Cameron County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 1		Marlene A. Dougherty Received 4,333 votes
Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector		John Gomez received 35,024 votes
Harris County Constable, Precinct 1		James Lancaster received 5,090 votes
Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector		Jesse Hopson received 26,947 votes
Hockley County Sheriff		David Kinney Received 2,479 votes
Lubbock County Commissioner, Precinct 1		Jerry R. Russell, Jr. received 3,171 votes
McLennan County Sheriff		Charles C. Hutyra received 2,231 votes
Tarrant County Tax Collector - Assessor		Ken Stanford II received 77,889 votes
Tom Green County Sheriff		David F. Benton received 1,477 votes
Travis County Constable Precinct 2		Raul "Roy" Camacho received 7,962 votes
Travis County Constable Precinct 3		Scott G. McKinlay received 7,338 votes
Travis County Constable Precinct 4		David Hull-Radowski received 4,608 votes
Travis County Constable Precinct 5		Michael M. Holt received 10,671 votes
Travis County Tax Assessor		Mike Burris received 25,468 votes
Travis County Sheriff		Jaclyn L. Finkel received 24,749 votes
Travis County Commissioner Precinct 3		Patrick Dixon received 7,133 votes
Williamson County Commissioner Precinct 3		James Andrews received 8,695 votes
Williamson County Constable, Precinct 2		John Jackson received 10,034 votes
Williamson County Sheriff		Mike Andras received 37,728 votes

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