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1996 Texas U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 12 Election?

Kay Granger won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 12 Election. Kay Granger received 98,349 popular votes (57.78%). The main challenger was Hugh Parmer (41.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Granger and Parmer

Granger +16.7 pts · won by 28,490 votes
Kay GrangerRepublicanWINNER57.78%
98,349 votes
Hugh ParmerDemocratic41.04%
69,859 votes
Heather Proffernatural law1.17%
1,996 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.