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% urban, 13.46% rural
Population (2010)	698,488
Median income	$57,652
Ethnicity	66.4% White, 7.7% Black, 3.0% Asian, 20.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 1.8% other
Cook PVI	R+17 (2012)

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.

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. You can help!]
George H. Noonan	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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. You can help!]
Oscar Callaway	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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. You can help!]
Wingate H. Lucas	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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.[1]
Kay Granger	Republican	January 3, 1997 – Present	First elected in 1996

Election results

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		Swing

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		Swing

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		Swing

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		Swing

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		Swing	-23.6

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

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. 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.

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