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2012 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election?

Pete P. Gallego won the 2012 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election. Pete P. Gallego received 96,676 popular votes (50.31%). The main challenger was Francisco Quico Canseco (45.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Gallego and Canseco

Gallego +4.8 pts · won by 9,129 votes
Pete P. GallegoDemocraticWINNER50.31%
96,676 votes
Francisco Quico CansecoRepublican45.56%
87,547 votes
Jeffrey Charles BluntLibertarian3.04%
5,841 votes
Ed ScharfGreen1.1%
2,105 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.