Election Day 2012 will be a day to remember for generations to come. This particular election cycle made politicians believe in campaigning again, made constituents remember how much their vote mattered and the results proved that nothing in politics can be left up to chance.
There were many tight and high profiled races during this election. The Houston Sun endorsed 8 Harris County District Judges and this is the list of outcomes for them and some of the races that captured our attention this year.
*These results are the votes for Harris County only.
President of The United States of America
Dem.-Barack Obama – Re-Elected- 585,451 votes 49.38%
Rep.- Mitt Romney- 584,866 votes 49.33% President Obama won Harris County by 585 votes
U.S. Senator
Rep.- Ted Cruz – Won-581,197 votes 49.58% Dem.- Paul Sadler-562,955 votes 48.02% Senator Cruz won Harris County by 18,242 votes
U.S. House of Representatives District 22
Rep.- Pete Olson- Won- 18,294 votes 59.34% Dem.- Kesha Rogers-11,264 votes 36.54% Congressman Olson won Harris County by 7,030 votes
U.S. House of Representatives District 18 Dem.- Sheila Jackson Lee- Won – 145,893 votes 75.01% Rep.- Sean Seibert-43,926 votes 22.58% Congresswoman Lee won Harris County by 101,967 votes
U.S. House of Representatives District 9 Dem.- Al Green- Won- 102,909 votes 79.06% Rep.- Steve Mueller-24,801 votes 19.05% Congressman Green won Harris County by 78,108 votes
U.S. House of Representatives District 29 Dem.- Gene Green- Won- 85,920 votes 90.01% Lib.- James Stanczak- 4,988 votes 5.23% Congressman Green won Harris County by 80,932 votes
U.S. House of Representatives District 2 Rep.- Ted Poe- Won- 159,369 votes 64.85% Dem.- Jim Dougherty- 80,262 votes 32.66% Congressman Poe won Harris County by 79,107 votes
State Senator District 13 Dem.- Rodney Ellis –No Competition- Won Harris County by 147,951 votes 100.00%
State Representative District 146 Dem.- Borris Miles –No Competition- Won Harris County by 40,632 votes 100.00%
State Representative District 147 Dem.- Garnet F. Coleman- Won- 43,503 votes 92.21% Grn.- Deb Shafto- 3,674 votes 7.79% State Representative Coleman won Harris County by 39,829 votes
State Representative District 139 Dem.- Sylvester Turner- Won- 38,961 votes 77.07% Rep.- Sam Brocato- 11,591 votes 22.93% State Representative Turner won Harris County by 27,370 votes
State Representative District 141 Dem.- Senfronia Thompson- Won- 33,136 votes 87.86% Rep.- Michael Bunch- 4,580 votes 12.14% State Representative Thompson won Harris County by 28,556 votes
State Representative District 131 Dem.- Alma Allen- Won- 36,714 votes 94.50% Lib.- Alfred Montestruc 1,315 votes 3.38% State Representative Allen won Harris County by 35,399 votes
District Judge 334th Judicial Court Rep.- Ken Wise –Won- 586,752 votes 50.32% Dem.- Donna Roth- 561,429 votes 49.68% Judge Wise won by 25,323 votes
District Judge 337th Judicial Court Rep.- Renee Magee –Won- 570,035 votes 50.56% Dem.- Herb Ritchie- 557,359 votes 49.44% Judge Ritchie lost by 12,676 votes
District Judge 179th Judicial Court Rep.- Kristin Guiney – Won- 566,089 votes 50.19% Dem.- Randy Roll- 561,737 votes 49.81% Judge Roll lost by 4,352 votes
District Judge 164th Judicial Court Dem.- Alexandra Smoots –Hogan – Won- 580,156 votes 51.37% Rep.- Bud Wiesedeppe- 549,194 votes 48.63% Judge Smoots- Hogan won by 30,962 votes
District Judge 174th Judicial Court Dem.- Ruben Guerrero- Won- 570,037 votes 50.39% Rep.- Robert Summerlin- 561,118 votes 49.61% Judge Guerrero won by 8,919 votes
District Judge 80th Judicial Court Dem.- Larry Weiman- Won- 574,546 votes 50.77% Rep. – Richard Risinger- 557,069 votes 49.23% Judge Weiman won by 17,477 votes
District Judge 125th Judicial Court Dem.- Kyle Carter- Won- 566,817 votes 50.07% Rep.- John Coselli- 565,318 votes 49.93% Judge Carter won by 1,499 votes
District Judge 127th Judicial Court Dem.- R.K. Sandill –Won- 569,154 votes 50.30% Rep. – Russell Lloyd 562,345 votes 49.70% Judge Sandill won by 6,809 votes
District Judge 129th Judicial Court Dem.- Michael Gomez- Won- 568,565 votes 50.17% Rep.- Michael Landrum- 564,674 votes 49.83% Judge Gomez won by 3,891 votes
District Judge 351st Judicial Court Rep.- Mark Kent Ellis- Won- 574,897 votes 50.92% Dem.- Mack McInnis- 554,083 votes 49.08% Judge Ennis won by 20,814 votes
County Attorney Dem. Vince Ryan – Won- 585,962 votes 51.47% Rep.- Robert Tatton- 552,561 votes 48.53% Vince Ryan won Harris County by 33,401 votes
County School Trustees, Position 6, Precinct 1 Dem. Erica Lee – Won- 222,356 votes 77.98% Rep.- JuLuette Bartlett- Pack- 62,792 votes 22.02% Erica Lee won Harris County by 159,564 votes
County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Dem.- El Franco Lee- Won- 223,321 votes 77.75% Rep.- Chuck Maricle- 63,898 votes 22.25% County Commissioner Lee won Harris County by 159,423 votes
County Sherriff Dem.- Adrian Garcia – Won- 611,963 votes 52.95% Rep.- Louis Guthrie- 522,437 votes 45.20% Sherriff Garcia won Harris County by 89,526 votes
Constable, Precinct 7 Dem. May Walker – No Competition- Won Harris County by 89,886 votes
Metropolitan Transit Authority Referendum on Street Improvement Mobility Program
For- 625,130 votes 78.84% Against – 167,731 votes 21.16% Metro won their bond issue by 457,399 votes
Houston Independent School District Proposition For- 216,825 votes Against- 97,604 votes
The breakdown of numbers for the 2012 Election proves without a doubt that every vote counts. Many incumbents lost their seats this year while others finally gained the opportunity and responsibility of becoming an elected official. Win, Lose or draw all politicians rely on the voters to exercise their constitutional right to elect whoever will represent them and the country the best.
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