Texas's 12th congressional district

Texas's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives is in the north portion of the state of Texas. As of 2017, the 12th district contained 806,551 people and had a median income of $67,703.[2] It consists of the western half of Tarrant County, as well as all of Parker County and an eastern portion of Wise County. Fragments of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex are included in the district. The district is currently represented by Republican Kay Granger, who was first elected in 1996.

"TX-12" redirects here. TX-12 may also refer to Texas State Highway 12.

Texas's 12th congressional district
Texas's 12th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Kay Granger R–Fort Worth
Distribution	86.54% urban[1] 13.46% rural
Population (2017)	806,551[2]
Median income	$67,703[2]
Ethnicity	78.22% white 23.68% Hispanic 9% other 8.72% black 3.32% Asian 0.63% Native American
Cook PVI	R+18[3]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Term	Cong ess	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1893
Thomas M. Paschal	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	[data unknown/missing]
George H. Noonan	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	[data unknown/missing]
James L. Slayden	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	55th 56th 57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 14th district.
Oscar W. Gillespie	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	[data unknown/missing]
Oscar Callaway	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th	[data unknown/missing]
James C. Wilson	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	65th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
Vacant		March 3, 1919 – April 19, 1919
Fritz G. Lanham	Democratic	April 19, 1919 – January 3, 1947	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th	[data unknown/missing]
Wingate H. Lucas	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955	80th 81st 82nd 83rd	[data unknown/missing]
Jim Wright	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – June 30, 1989	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	[data unknown/missing] Resigned amid scandal.
Vacant		June 30, 1989 – September 12, 1989
Pete Geren	Democratic	September 12, 1989 – January 3, 1997	101st 102nd 103rd 104th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Kay Granger	Republican	January 3, 1997 – Present	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 1996.

Election results

General election

US House election, 2018: Texas District 12[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Kay Granger	172,557	64.27	-5.13
	Democratic	Vanessa Adia	90,994	33.89	+7.04
	Libertarian	Jacob Leddy	4,940	1.84	-1.91
Total votes			268,491	100
	Republican hold

US House election, 2016: Texas District 12

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

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

• 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. "TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
4. "Race Summary Report: 2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2019-01-19.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Massachusetts's 8th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker January 6, 1987 – June 6, 1989	Succeeded by Washington's 5th congressional district