Texas's 12th congressional district

Texas's 12th congressional district
Texas's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Kay Granger (R–Fort Worth)
Distribution
  • 86.54[1]% urban
  • 13.46% rural
Population (2016) 770,350[2]
Median income $62,214
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+18[3]

Texas District 12 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the western half of Tarrant County as well as all of Parker and an eastern portion of Wise Counties in the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 12 is Kay Granger, a Republican. In the 2018 midterm election she will be opposed by Vanessa Adia, the Democratic nominee.

List of representatives

Representative Party Term Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893
Thomas M. Paschal Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 [Data unknown/missing.]
George H. Noonan Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James L. Slayden Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903		 Redistricted to the 14th district
Oscar W. Gillespie Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Oscar Callaway Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1917		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James C. Wilson Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919		 Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
Vacant March 3, 1919 –
April 19, 1919
Fritz G. Lanham Democratic April 19, 1919 –
January 3, 1947		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Wingate H. Lucas Democratic January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1955		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Jim Wright Democratic January 3, 1955 –
June 30, 1989		 Resigned
Vacant June 30, 1989 –
September 12, 1989
Pete Geren Democratic September 12, 1989 –
January 3, 1997		 Was not a candidate for re-election in 1996.[4]
Kay Granger Republican January 3, 1997 –
Present		 First elected in 1996

Election results

General election

US House election, 2016: Texas District 12[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Kay Granger 196,482 69.4 -1.91
Democratic Bill Bradshaw 76,029 26.85 +0.54
Libertarian Ed Colliver 10,604 3.75 +1.36
Total votes 283,115 100
Republican hold
US House election, 2014: Texas District 12[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Kay Granger (Incumbent) 113,186 71.31 +0.41
Democratic Mark Greene 41,757 26.31 +0.04
Libertarian Ed Colliver 3,787 2.39 -0.02
Total votes 158,730 100
Republican hold
US House election, 2012: Texas District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Kay Granger 175,649 70.90 -0.95
Democratic Dave Robinson 66,080 26.27 +1.54
Libertarian Matthew Solodow 5,983 2.41 -0.59
Majority 109,569 44.23 -2.49
Turnout 247,712 +61.99
Republican hold
US House election, 2010: Texas District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Kay Granger 109,882 71.85 +4.26
Democratic Tracey Smith 38,434 25.13 -5.47
Libertarian Matthew Solodow 4,601 3.00 +1.20
Majority 71,448 46.72 +9.73
Turnout 152,917 -43.10
Republican hold
US House election, 2008: Texas District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Kay Granger 181,662 67.59 +0.65
Democratic Tracey Smith 82,250 30.60 -0.48
Libertarian Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh 4,842 1.80 -0.16
Majority 99,412 36.99
Turnout 268,754
Republican hold
US House election, 2006: Texas District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Kay Granger 98,371 66.94 +2.88
Democratic John R. Morris 69,148 31.08 -3.40
Libertarian Gardner Osborne 3,251 1.96 +1.96
Majority 52,695 36.2
Turnout 145,396
Republican hold
US House election, 2004: Texas District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Kay Granger 127,870 63.76
Democratic Tracey Smith 69,148 34.48
Majority 106,906 44.6
Turnout 239,538
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
  1. ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=12
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Office of History and Preservation, Clerk's Office of the United States House of Representatives. "GEREN, Preston M. (Pete) - Biographical Information". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  5. 1 2
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Massachusetts's 8th congressional district		 Home district of the Speaker of the House
January 6, 1987 – June 6, 1989		 Succeeded by
Washington's 5th congressional district

Coordinates: 32°49′16″N 97°39′52″W / 32.82111°N 97.66444°W / 32.82111; -97.66444

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