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Texas, House of Representatives, District 12

Texas House of Representatives District 12
Current incumbentKyle Kacal Republican Party
Population160,573
Race55.2% White, 43.1% Black/Hispanic, 1.7% Other
Ethnicity76.6% Not Hispanic, 23.4% Hispanic
Voting age74.5% age 18 and over

Texas' twelfth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Kyle Kacal.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 160,573 civilians reside within Texas' twelfth state house district. Texas state representatives represent an average of 167,637 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 139,012 residents.

About the office

Members of the Texas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session (January).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 21 years old before the general election
  • A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$7,200/year$190/day. Set by the ethics commission.

Pension

When calculating a legislators' pension, their normal salary is artificially inflated to $125,000. This goes back to 1981, when lawmakers linked their salaries to those of state judges. Since then, they raised judges' salaries while removing the caps on their own pensions, pushing the maximum benefit up to 100% of a judge's salary.

In 2011, this resulted in an average state employee pension of $17,526 annually. The maximum pension a legislator can earn is $125,000, of which Rep. Tom Craddick (R) will be the first to qualify for when he retires. .

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat. A Governor's proclamation to a special election must be delivered to local elections authorities representing the vacant seat no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.

The Secretary of State can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for May 26, 2020. The filing deadline was December 9, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Kyle Kacal (R) defeated Marianne Arnold (D) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kyle Kacal (R)
67.6
33,063

Marianne Arnold (D)
32.4
15,855

Total votes: 48,918
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Marianne Arnold defeated Chris Miller in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Marianne Arnold (D)
59.7
2,180

Chris Miller (D)
40.3
1,472

Total votes: 3,652
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Kyle Kacal advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kyle Kacal (R)
100
12,067

Total votes: 12,067

2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.

Incumbent Kyle Kacal ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 12 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kyle Kacal Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 38,826
Total Votes 38,826
Source: Texas Secretary of State
Incumbent Kyle Kacal defeated Michael Stanford and Timothy Delasandro in the Texas House of Representatives District 12 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kyle Kacal Incumbent 70.41% 14,115
Republican Michael Stanford 19.05% 3,819
Republican Timothy Delasandro 10.54% 2,113
Total Votes 20,047

2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Kyle Kacal defeated Timothy Delasandro in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Kyle Kacal (R) defeated Robert Stem (D) in the general election. Tucker Anderson defeated Kacal, Chris Scotti, Timothy Delasandro, and Josh Tetens in the Republican primary election. Kacal defeated Anderson in the July 31 Republican primary runoff. Stem was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Kacal 56.9% 28,762
Democratic Robert Stem 43.1% 21,793
Total Votes 50,555

Texas House of Representatives District 12 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTucker Anderson (advanced to runoff) 29.5% 3,524
Green check mark transparent.pngKyle J. Kacal (advanced to runoff) 23.8% 2,834
Chris Scotti 23.3% 2,775
Timothy Delasandro 12.3% 1,462
Josh Tetens 11.2% 1,334
Total Votes 11,929

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 12 raised a total of $3,553,094. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $169,195 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 12

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $303,109 2 $151,555
2012 $584,035 6 $97,339
2010 $615,037 2 $307,519
2008 $283,070 2 $141,535
2006 $703,456 2 $351,728
2004 $649,767 3 $216,589
2002 $182,383 2 $91,192
2000 $232,237 2 $116,119
Total $3,553,094 21 $169,195