Elections
2012 Election

News App: The 2012 Election Brackets

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.

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
D ★ Barack Obama VOTES: 518,138 88.2% D Bob Ely VOTES: 14,295 2.4% D Darcy Richardson VOTES: 25,296 4.3% D John Wolfe VOTES: 29,736 5.1%	D ★ Barack Obama VOTES: 3,294,440 41.4%	R Mitt Romney
R Michele Bachmann VOTES: 12,327 0.9% R John E. Davis VOTES: 4,684 0.3% R Newt Gingrich VOTES: 67,888 4.7% R Jon Huntsman VOTES: 9,507 0.7% R Ron Paul VOTES: 172,466 11.9% R Charles "Buddy" Roemer VOTES: 4,704 0.3% R Mitt Romney VOTES: 995,946 69.0% R Rick Santorum VOTES: 114,973 8.0%	R Mitt Romney VOTES: 4,555,799 57.2%
G Roseanna Barr G Star Locke G Kent Mesplay G Rhett Smith G Jill Stein	G Jill Stein VOTES: 24,450 0.3%
L Gary E. Johnson	L Gary E. Johnson VOTES: 88,110 1.1%

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Nathan Hecht VOTES: 989,626 100%	R ★ Nathan Hecht VOTES: 4,116,056 53.7%	R Nathan Hecht
D Michele Petty VOTES: 437,561 100%	D Michele Petty VOTES: 3,208,434 41.9%
L Mark Ash	L Mark Ash VOTES: 233,121 3.0%
G Jim Chisholm	G Jim Chisholm VOTES: 101,994 1.3%

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Sharon Keller VOTES: 997,076 100%		R ★ Sharon Keller VOTES: 4,245,102 55.5%	R Sharon Keller
D Keith Hampton VOTES: 430,005 100%		D Keith Hampton VOTES: 3,152,467 41.2%	R Sharon Keller

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Byron Cook VOTES: 9,130 61.9% R Bobby Vickery VOTES: 5,610 38.1%		R ★ Byron Cook VOTES: 35,965 73.0%	R Byron Cook
D Charles E. Morgan		D Charles E. Morgan VOTES: 13,318 27.0%	R Byron Cook

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ John Raney VOTES: 6,687 81.5% R Hal Hawkins VOTES: 1,519 18.5%	R ★ John Raney VOTES: 24,233 60.2%	R John Raney
D Judy Le Unes	D Judy Le Unes VOTES: 14,584 36.2%
L Joshua Baker	L Joshua Baker VOTES: 1,461 3.6%

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Tim Kleinschmidt		R ★ Tim Kleinschmidt VOTES: 31,032 62.2%	R Tim Kleinschmidt
D Colin Guerra		D Colin Guerra VOTES: 18,828 37.8%	R Tim Kleinschmidt

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
D ★ Ron Reynolds	D ★ Ron Reynolds VOTES: 42,279 69.0%	D Ron Reynolds
R Kris Allfrey	R Kris Allfrey VOTES: 18,102 29.5%
L John Henry Petter IV	L John Henry Petter IV VOTES: 920 1.5%

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R Debra Rosenthal-Ritter VOTES: 3,696 32.9% R Ed Thompson VOTES: 7,523 67.1%		R Ed Thompson VOTES: 40,550 65.5%	R Ed Thompson
D Doug Blatt		D Doug Blatt VOTES: 21,333 34.5%	R Ed Thompson

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Geanie W. Morrison		R Geanie W. Morrison VOTES: 38,287 68.3%	R Geanie W. Morrison
D Alex Hernandez Jr.		D Alex Hernandez Jr. VOTES: 17,740 31.7%	R Geanie W. Morrison

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Ryan Guillen		D ★ Ryan Guillen VOTES: 27,831 66.3%	D Ryan Guillen
R Ann Matthews		R Ann Matthews VOTES: 14,148 33.7%	D Ryan Guillen

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R Jim Pruitt VOTES: 4,873 41.6% R Scott Turner VOTES: 6,828 58.4%		R Scott Turner VOTES: 50,501 85.3%	R Scott Turner
L Michael A. Carrasco		L Michael A. Carrasco VOTES: 8,675 14.7%	R Scott Turner

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Connie Scott		R ★ Connie Scott VOTES: 19,048 42.8%	D Abel Herrero
D Abel Herrero		D Abel Herrero VOTES: 25,437 57.2%	D Abel Herrero

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Armando "Mando" Martinez VOTES: 11,559 83.9% D Joseph Campos VOTES: 2,220 16.1%		D ★ Armando "Mando" Martinez VOTES: 23,899 77.6%	D Armando "Mando" Martinez
R Joel De Los Santos		R Joel De Los Santos VOTES: 6,879 22.4%	D Armando "Mando" Martinez

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D Robert "Bobby" Guerra		D ★ Robert "Bobby" Guerra VOTES: 20,941 61.7%	D Robert "Bobby" Guerra
R Miriam Martinez VOTES: 1,210 54.1% R Armando Vera VOTES: 1,026 45.9%		R Miriam Martinez VOTES: 12,976 38.3%	D Robert "Bobby" Guerra

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Jason A. Isaac	R ★ Jason A. Isaac VOTES: 33,519 53.6%	R Jason A. Isaac
D John Adams	D John Adams VOTES: 26,482 42.4%
L Jim Duke	L Jim Duke VOTES: 2,487 4.0%

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Paul Workman VOTES: 9,644 66.9% R Ryan Downton VOTES: 4,782 33.1%		R ★ Paul Workman VOTES: 49,025 58.1%	R Paul Workman
D Chris Frandsen		D Chris Frandsen VOTES: 31,175 36.9%	R Paul Workman

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
D ★ Donna Howard	D ★ Donna Howard VOTES: 46,311 59.2%	D Donna Howard
R Robert Thomas	R Robert Thomas VOTES: 27,805 35.5%
L Joe Edgar	L Joe Edgar VOTES: 4,119 5.3%

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Jimmie Don Aycock		R ★ Jimmie Don Aycock VOTES: 26,805 57.5%	R Jimmie Don Aycock
D Claudia Brown		D Claudia Brown VOTES: 19,783 42.5%	R Jimmie Don Aycock

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Larry Phillips		R ★ Larry Phillips VOTES: 40,179 75.7%	R Larry Phillips
D Eristeo Perez		D Eristeo Perez VOTES: 12,922 24.3%	R Larry Phillips

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Myra Crownover VOTES: 6,442 69.4% R Mike Brucia VOTES: 2,847 30.6%	R ★ Myra Crownover VOTES: 34,033 61.1%	R Myra Crownover
D Mary Brown	D Mary Brown VOTES: 19,145 34.4%
L Ian Kull	L Ian Kull VOTES: 2,510 4.5%

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R Mike Hennefer VOTES: 1,251 16.0% R David Loerwald VOTES: 1,753 22.4% R Ron Simmons VOTES: 4,820 61.6%	R Ron Simmons VOTES: 31,210 59.1%	R Ron Simmons
D Gary Brown	D Gary Brown VOTES: 20,347 38.6%
G Alex Mendoza	G Alex Mendoza VOTES: 1,213 2.3%

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D Robert Garza VOTES: 4,377 28.3% D Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez VOTES: 8,322 53.8% D Efrain Valdez VOTES: 2,775 17.9%		D Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez VOTES: 22,839 60.6%	D Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez
R Dora Alcala VOTES: 806 33.4% R Thomas Kinkaid VOTES: 1,607 66.6%		R Thomas Kinkaid VOTES: 14,846 39.4%	D Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Donald R. Dee Margo		R ★ Donald R. Dee Margo VOTES: 19,211 46.1%	D Joseph "Joe" Moody
D Joseph "Joe" Moody		D Joseph "Joe" Moody VOTES: 22,490 53.9%	D Joseph "Joe" Moody

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ John Frullo		R ★ John Frullo VOTES: 32,994 82.6%	R John Frullo
G Leann Lamb-Vines		G Leann Lamb-Vines VOTES: 6,956 17.4%	R John Frullo

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R Lee Duggan VOTES: 5,208 46.7% R Phil Stephenson VOTES: 5,944 53.3%		R Phil Stephenson VOTES: 28,621 58.4%	R Phil Stephenson
D Dora Olivo		D Dora Olivo VOTES: 20,421 41.6%	R Phil Stephenson

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R ★ Walter T. "Four" Price		R ★ Walter T. "Four" Price VOTES: 32,549 77.3%	R Walter T. "Four" Price
D Abel G. Bosquez		D Abel G. Bosquez VOTES: 9,559 22.7%	R Walter T. "Four" Price

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Barbara Nash VOTES: 2,298 37.6% R Patricia "Pat" Carlson VOTES: 715 11.7% R Matt Krause VOTES: 3,098 50.7%	R Matt Krause VOTES: 29,508 59.0%	R Matt Krause
L Bruce Beckman	L Bruce Beckman VOTES: 1,766 3.5%
D Shane Hardin	D Shane Hardin VOTES: 18,780 37.5%

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R Craig Goldman VOTES: 6,332 54.7% R Chris Hatch VOTES: 1,105 9.5% R Susan Todd VOTES: 4,143 35.8%	R Craig Goldman VOTES: 38,126 59.4%	R Craig Goldman
D Gary Grassia	D Gary Grassia VOTES: 24,145 37.6%
L Rod Wingo	L Rod Wingo VOTES: 1,871 2.9%

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Charlie Geren	R ★ Charlie Geren VOTES: 36,690 66.2%	R Charlie Geren
L Dan Hawkins	L Dan Hawkins VOTES: 2,008 3.6%
D Michael McClure	D Michael McClure VOTES: 16,744 30.2%

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D Vickie Barnett VOTES: 461 13.1% D Paula Hightower Pierson VOTES: 1,190 33.8% D Chris Turner VOTES: 1,868 53.1%		D Chris Turner VOTES: 28,899 87.9%	D Chris Turner
L Carl Nulsen		L Carl Nulsen VOTES: 3,983 12.1%	D Chris Turner

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Stefani Carter	R ★ Stefani Carter VOTES: 30,197 57.2%	R Stefani Carter
D Rich Hancock	D Rich Hancock VOTES: 22,639 42.8%
G Michael Joseph Spanos *

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Linda Harper-Brown	R ★ Linda Harper-Brown VOTES: 21,603 50.1%	R Linda Harper-Brown
D Rosemary Robbins	D Rosemary Robbins VOTES: 20,823 48.3%
G Saul Arechar	G Saul Arechar VOTES: 721 1.7%

Primary Election	General Election	Winner
R ★ Kenneth Sheets	R ★ Kenneth Sheets VOTES: 25,784 50.9%	R Kenneth Sheets
D Robert Miklos	D Robert Miklos VOTES: 24,883 49.1%
L Patrick Spreng *

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
D ★ Helen Giddings		D ★ Helen Giddings VOTES: 53,349 93.6%	D Helen Giddings
L Dexter Jackson		L Dexter Jackson VOTES: 3,619 6.4%	D Helen Giddings