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2012 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election?

Ted Poe won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election. Ted Poe received 159,664 popular votes (64.82%). The main challenger was Jim Dougherty (32.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Poe and Dougherty

Poe +32.1 pts · won by 79,152 votes
Ted PoeRepublicanWINNER64.82%
159,664 votes
Jim DoughertyDemocratic32.68%
80,512 votes
Kenneth DuncanLibertarian1.68%
4,140 votes
Mark A. RobertsGreen0.82%
2,012 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.