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Texas Senate

These brackets — which we lifted shamelessly from college basketball's March Madness brackets — offer a guide to, and a quick history of, the 2012 elections, beginning with candidate filings, and documenting the step-by-step journey to the general election. Now that the general election has arrived, we’ll do the final updates on races as they become available.

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Texas Senate District 1 (SD-1)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Kevin P. Eltife		R ★ Kevin P. Eltife VOTES: 214,474 71.7%	R Kevin P. Eltife
D Stephen Russell		D Stephen Russell VOTES: 84,841 28.3%	R Kevin P. Eltife

Texas Senate District 2 (SD-2)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Robert "Bob" Deuell		R ★ Robert "Bob" Deuell	R Robert "Bob" Deuell

Texas Senate District 3 (SD-3)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Robert Nichols VOTES: 57,337 74.6% R Tammy Blair VOTES: 19,486 25.4%		R ★ Robert Nichols	R Robert Nichols
L Joseph Dauben		L Joseph Dauben	R Robert Nichols

Texas Senate District 4 (SD-4)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Tommy Williams VOTES: 36,588 62.5% R Michael Galloway VOTES: 21,944 37.5%		R ★ Tommy Williams VOTES: 215,826 86.3%	R Tommy Williams
L Bob Townsend		L Bob Townsend VOTES: 34,391 13.7%	R Tommy Williams

Texas Senate District 5 (SD-5)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R Ben Bius VOTES: 14,767 25.3% R Charles Schwertner VOTES: 43,643 74.7%		R Charles Schwertner VOTES: 179,902 77.1%	R Charles Schwertner
L Jeffrey Fox		L Jeffrey Fox VOTES: 53,478 22.9%	R Charles Schwertner

Texas Senate District 6 (SD-6)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Mario V. Gallegos Jr.		D ★ Mario V. Gallegos Jr. VOTES: 93,136 70.9%	D Mario V. Gallegos Jr.
R R.W. Bray		R R.W. Bray VOTES: 38,144 29.1%	D Mario V. Gallegos Jr.

Texas Senate District 7 (SD-7)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Dan Patrick		R ★ Dan Patrick VOTES: 196,233 68.4%	R Dan Patrick
D Sam "Tejas" Texas		D Sam "Tejas" Texas VOTES: 90,606 31.6%	R Dan Patrick

Texas Senate District 8 (SD-8)

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R Ken Paxton	R Ken Paxton VOTES: 177,352 62.3%	R Ken Paxton
D Jack G.B. Ternan Jr.	D Jack G.B. Ternan Jr. VOTES: 98,353 34.6%
L Ed Kless	L Ed Kless VOTES: 8,858 3.1%

Texas Senate District 9 (SD-9)

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R Kelly Hancock VOTES: 22,407 65.0% R Todd Smith VOTES: 12,083 35.0%	R Kelly Hancock VOTES: 136,084 58.4%	R Kelly Hancock
D Pete Martinez	D Pete Martinez VOTES: 89,012 38.2%
L Dave McElwee	L Dave McElwee VOTES: 8,018 3.4%

Texas Senate District 10 (SD-10)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Wendy Davis		D ★ Wendy Davis VOTES: 147,005 51.1%	D Wendy Davis
R Derek Cooper VOTES: 6,709 19.2% R Mark Shelton VOTES: 28,246 80.8%		R Mark Shelton VOTES: 140,603 48.9%	D Wendy Davis

Texas Senate District 11 (SD-11)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R Daniel McCool VOTES: 8,439 16.5% R Dave Norman VOTES: 12,883 25.2% R Larry Taylor VOTES: 29,711 58.2%		R Larry Taylor VOTES: 180,456 66.0%	R Larry Taylor
D Jacqueline Acquistapace		D Jacqueline Acquistapace VOTES: 92,783 34.0%	R Larry Taylor

Texas Senate District 12 (SD-12)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Jane Nelson		R ★ Jane Nelson VOTES: 203,086 83.4%	R Jane Nelson
L John A Betz Jr.		L John A Betz Jr. VOTES: 40,359 16.6%	R Jane Nelson

Texas Senate District 13 (SD-13)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Rodney Ellis		D ★ Rodney Ellis	D Rodney Ellis

Texas Senate District 14 (SD-14)

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
D ★ Kirk Watson	D ★ Kirk Watson VOTES: 211,634 80.3%	D Kirk Watson
R Guy Fielder *
L Ryan M. Dixon	L Ryan M. Dixon VOTES: 52,009 19.7%

Texas Senate District 15 (SD-15)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ John Whitmire		D ★ John Whitmire VOTES: 135,595 62.3%	D John Whitmire
R Bill Walker		R Bill Walker VOTES: 81,907 37.7%	D John Whitmire

Texas Senate District 16 (SD-16)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ John Carona		R ★ John Carona	R John Carona
L Jared Leiman		L Jared Leiman	R John Carona

Texas Senate District 17 (SD-17)

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Joan Huffman	R ★ Joan Huffman VOTES: 185,102 77.7%	R Joan Huffman
L Austin Page	L Austin Page VOTES: 31,946 13.4%
G David Courtney	G David Courtney VOTES: 21,211 8.9%

Texas Senate District 18 (SD-18)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Glenn Hegar		R ★ Glenn Hegar	R Glenn Hegar

Texas Senate District 19 (SD-19)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Carlos Uresti		D ★ Carlos Uresti VOTES: 121,958 59.4%	D Carlos Uresti
R Michael Berlanga		R Michael Berlanga VOTES: 83,194 40.6%	D Carlos Uresti

Texas Senate District 20 (SD-20)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa		D ★ Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa VOTES: 112,472 61.6%	D Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
R Raul Torres		R Raul Torres VOTES: 70,241 38.4%	D Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa

Texas Senate District 21 (SD-21)

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
D ★ Judith Zaffirini	D ★ Judith Zaffirini VOTES: 129,681 67.6%	D Judith Zaffirini
R Grant Rostig	R Grant Rostig VOTES: 55,933 29.2%
L Joseph Morse	L Joseph Morse VOTES: 6,128 3.2%

Texas Senate District 22 (SD-22)

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Brian Birdwell	R ★ Brian Birdwell VOTES: 188,340 85.6%	R Brian Birdwell
R Lyndon Laird *
L Tom Kilbride	L Tom Kilbride VOTES: 31,759 14.4%

Texas Senate District 23 (SD-23)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Royce West		D ★ Royce West VOTES: 186,286 81.9%	D Royce West
R John Lawson		R John Lawson VOTES: 41,100 18.1%	D Royce West

Texas Senate District 24 (SD-24)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Troy Fraser		R ★ Troy Fraser	R Troy Fraser

Texas Senate District 25 (SD-25)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Jeff Wentworth VOTES: 27,040 35.8% R Elizabeth Ames Jones VOTES: 23,075 30.5% R Donna Campbell VOTES: 25,458 33.7%	R ★ Jeff Wentworth VOTES: 23,168 33.8% R Donna Campbell VOTES: 45,292 66.2%	R Donna Campbell VOTES: 231,699 65.6%	R Donna Campbell
D John Courage		D John Courage VOTES: 121,544 34.4%	R Donna Campbell

Texas Senate District 26 (SD-26)

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
D ★ Leticia Van de Putte	D ★ Leticia Van de Putte VOTES: 140,757 80.4%	D Leticia Van de Putte
L Nazirite R. Flores Perez	L Nazirite R. Flores Perez VOTES: 22,904 13.1%
G Chris Christal	G Chris Christal VOTES: 10,557 6.0%

Texas Senate District 27 (SD-27)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Eddie Lucio Jr.		D ★ Eddie Lucio Jr.	D Eddie Lucio Jr.

Texas Senate District 28 (SD-28)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Robert Duncan VOTES: 52,916 85.4% R E.M. Garza VOTES: 9,062 14.6%		R ★ Robert Duncan VOTES: 182,995 86.4%	R Robert Duncan
L M.J. "Smitty" Smith		L M.J. "Smitty" Smith VOTES: 28,800 13.6%	R Robert Duncan

Texas Senate District 29 (SD-29)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ José R. Rodríguez		D ★ José R. Rodríguez VOTES: 115,618 68.7%	D José R. Rodríguez
R Daniel "Dan" Chavez		R Daniel "Dan" Chavez VOTES: 52,638 31.3%	D José R. Rodríguez

Texas Senate District 30 (SD-30)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Craig L. Estes VOTES: 42,396 65.3% R Jim Herblin VOTES: 22,566 34.7%		R Craig L. Estes VOTES: 217,310 86.1%	R Craig L. Estes
L Richard Wells Forsythe, Jr.		L Richard Wells Forsythe, Jr. VOTES: 35,020 13.9%	R Craig L. Estes

Texas Senate District 31 (SD-31)

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Kel Seliger VOTES: 49,954 75.9% R Randy Rives VOTES: 15,856 24.1%		R ★ Kel Seliger	R Kel Seliger