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2012 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 187,015 popular votes (60.55%). The main challenger was Candace E. Duval (35.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Duval

Smith +25.1 pts · won by 77,689 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER60.55%
187,015 votes
Candace E. DuvalDemocratic35.4%
109,326 votes
John-Henry LibertyLibertarian4.05%
12,524 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.