| Election Name: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All 32 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Turnout: | 4,745,613 - 25% |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 20 |
| Seats1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,058,228 |
| Percentage1: | 64.4% |
| Swing1: | 8.6% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,450,197 |
| Percentage2: | 30.6% |
| Swing2: | 9.0% |
The 2010 U.S. congressional elections in Texas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
With 27% of the voting age public turning out, the Republican Party won 23 seats and the Democratic Party won 9 seats. Three house seats changed parties this election, with the 17th, 23rd, and 27th districts all flipping from Democratic to Republican seats.
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:[1]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 129,398 | 89.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,811 | 10.27% | 144,209 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 130,020 | 88.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 16,711 | 11.39% | 146,731 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 101,180 | 66.28% | 47,848 | 31.34% | 3,624 | 2.37% | 152,652 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 136,338 | 73.19% | 40,975 | 22.00% | 8,973 | 4.82% | 186,286 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 106,742 | 70.53% | 41,649 | 27.52% | 2,958 | 1.95% | 151,349 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 107,140 | 65.91% | 50,717 | 31.20% | 4,700 | 2.89% | 162,557 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 143,655 | 81.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 32,723 | 18.55% | 176,378 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 161,417 | 80.27% | 34,694 | 17.25% | 4,988 | 2.48% | 201,099 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 24,201 | 22.88% | 80,107 | 75.74% | 1,459 | 1.38% | 105,767 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 144,980 | 64.67% | 74,086 | 33.05% | 5,105 | 2.28% | 224,171 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 125,581 | 80.84% | 23,989 | 15.44% | 5,770 | 3.71% | 155,340 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 109,882 | 71.86% | 38,434 | 25.13% | 4,601 | 3.01% | 152,917 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 113,201 | 87.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 16,842 | 12.95% | 130,043 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 140,623 | 75.99% | 44,431 | 24.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 185,054 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 39,964 | 41.59% | 53,546 | 55.73% | 2,570 | 2.67% | 96,080 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 31,051 | 36.58% | 49,301 | 58.07% | 4,540 | 5.35% | 84,892 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| District 17 | 106,696 | 61.80% | 63,138 | 36.57% | 2,808 | 1.63% | 172,642 | 100% | Republican gain | ||||||
| 33,067 | 27.26% | 85,108 | 70.15% | 3,146 | 2.59% | 121,321 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 106,059 | 77.78% | 25,984 | 19.06% | 4,315 | 3.16% | 136,358 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 31,757 | 34.45% | 58,645 | 63.62% | 1,783 | 1.93% | 92,185 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 162,924 | 68.88% | 65,927 | 27.87% | 7,694 | 3.25% | 236,545 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 140,537 | 67.49% | 62,082 | 29.82% | 5,604 | 2.69% | 208,223 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| District 23 | 74,853 | 49.40% | 67,348 | 44.44% | 9,333 | 6.16% | 151,534 | 100% | Republican gain | ||||||
| 100,078 | 81.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 22,609 | 18.43% | 122,687 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 84,849 | 44.84% | 99,967 | 52.82% | 4,431 | 2.34% | 189,247 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 120,984 | 67.05% | 55,385 | 30.70% | 4,062 | 2.25% | 180,431 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| District 27 | 50,976 | 47.85% | 50,179 | 47.10% | 5,376 | 5.05% | 106,531 | 100% | Republican gain | ||||||
| 46,740 | 41.96% | 62,773 | 56.35% | 1,889 | 1.70% | 111,402 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 22,825 | 34.09% | 43,257 | 64.61% | 866 | 1.29% | 66,948 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 24,668 | 21.64% | 86,322 | 75.74% | 2,988 | 2.62% | 113,978 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 126,384 | 82.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 26,735 | 17.46% | 153,119 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 79,433 | 62.61% | 44,258 | 34.88% | 3,178 | 2.50% | 126,869 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| Total | 3,058,203 | 64.44% | 1,450,150 | 30.56% | 237,192 | 5.00% | 4,745,545 | 100% |
See also: Texas's 1st congressional district. Republican incumbent Louie Gohmert ran for reelection.
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See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district. Republican incumbent Ted Poe ran for reelection.
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See also: Texas's 3rd congressional district. Republican candidate Sam Johnson had been the incumbent since 1991. In 2010, Johnson faced Independent Emma Berry, Democrat John Lingenfelder and Libertarian Christopher J. Claytor.
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See also: Texas's 4th congressional district. Republican Ralph Hall, at the time the oldest living member of the House of Representatives, had represented the district since 1980. In 2008, Hall won re-election with 68.8%. In 2010, he won the primary with 57% of the vote, and faced a re-election campaign against Democrat attorney VaLinda Hathcox.[2]
General election results
See also: Texas's 5th congressional district. Republican Jeb Hensarling was first elected in 2002 to a heavily Republican district. A favorite among fiscal conservatives in Texas, Hensarling was considered a potential challenger for the U.S. Senate in 2012 when the incumbent Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison retired. In 2008, Hensarling was re-elected with 83.6% of the vote. In 2010, he went unopposed in the primary and faced Democrat activist Tom Berry in the general election.[3]
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See also: Texas's 6th congressional district. Twelve-term Republican Joe Barton was the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee until Democrats took over the House in 2006. In 2008, Barton won re-election with 62.0%. He faced Democratic activist David Cozad in the general election.[4]
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See also: Texas's 7th congressional district. Republican John Culberson was unopposed in the general election.
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See also: Texas's 8th congressional district. Republican Kevin Brady represented a strongly GOP district. He won re-election in 2008 with 72.6%. In 2010, he faced Libertarian Bruce West, a design engineer and 2-time Democratic congressional candidate Kent Hargett in the general election.
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See also: Texas's 9th congressional district. Democrat Al Green was re-elected with 94% in 2008. Republican activist Steve Mueller faced Green in the general election.[5]
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See also: Texas's 10th congressional district. Republican Michael McCaul ran for reelection in 2010.[6] He defeated Democratic nominee, war veteran Ted Ankrum in the general election.[7]
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See also: Texas's 11th congressional district. Republican Mike Conaway represented George W. Bush’s strongest district in the 2004 election. He won 77% of the vote in 2004 and was one of only a handful of Republicans who ran unopposed in 2006. In 2008, he won re-election with 88.3%. In 2010, he faced Democrat activist James Quillian in the general election.[8]
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See also: Texas's 12th congressional district. Republican Kay Granger won re-election in 2008 with 67.6%. In 2010, she won the primary with 70%, and faced Democrat activist Tracey Smith in the general election.[9]
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See also: Texas's 13th congressional district. Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.
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See also: Texas's 14th congressional district. Republican Ron Paul is best known for his strong libertarian views. In 2010, he won the primary with 80% of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Robert Pruett won the run off election with just 52% of the vote, and faced Paul in the general election.[10]
General election resultsCampaign finance report
| Candidate (party)[11] | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Paul (R) | $851,353 | $1,154,112 | $2,197,619 | $0 | ||
| Robert Pruett (D) | $19,421 | $18,255 | $1,166 | $4,531 | ||
| Eugene Flynn (L) | Unreported | |||||
See also: Texas's 15th congressional district. Democrat Rubén Hinojosa was re-elected with 62% in 2004 and 66% in 2008. In 2010, the Republican primary had a run off between Eddie Zamora and Paul Haring. Zamora won the run off with 57% of the vote and faced Hinojosa in the general election.[12]
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See also: Texas's 16th congressional district. Democrat Silvestre Reyes was the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Reyes won re-election in 2008 with 82%. In 2010, he faced Republican navy veteran Tim Besco.[13]
General election results
| Election Name: | 2010 Texas's 17th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District_17 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Bill Flores, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Flores |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 106,696 |
| Percentage1: | 61.8% |
| Nominee2: | Chet Edwards |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 63,138 |
| Percentage2: | 36.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Chet Edwards |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Pete Flores |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 17th congressional district. Democratic incumbent Chet Edwards was challenged by Republican nominee Bill Flores and Libertarian nominee Richard B. Kelly.
In 2008, Edwards was reelected with 53% to Republican small business owner Rob Curnock, who was overwhelmingly outspent. Edwards was a moderate Democrat, who represented one of the most conservative districts in the nation. In 2010, he went uncontested in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Curnock qualified for a run off election against Flores.[14] Flores won the run off with 64% of the vote.[15]
Endorsements
The Dallas Morning News[16] and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram[17] both endorsed Edwards prior to the 2010 general election.
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Chet Edwards (D) | Bill Flores (R) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnMessage, Inc. | May, 2010[18] | 41% | align=center | 53% | |
| Bennett, Petts & Normington | October 4–5, 2010[19] | 42% | align=center | 46% | |
| Penn, Schoen & Berland | October 19–21, 2010[20] | 40% | align=center | 52% |
General election results
Edwards's loss was the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent Democrat in the 2010 cycle.
See also: Texas's 18th congressional district. Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee represented one of the most heavily Democratic areas in the state. In 2008, she won re-election with 77% of the vote. Jackson Lee faced a challenge in the Democratic primary from Houston city councilor Jarvis Johnson, whom she defeated with 67% of the vote.[21]
General election results
See also: Texas's 19th congressional district. Republican Randy Neugebauer won re-election in 2006 with 68% and in 2008 with 72.5%. In 2010, he faced Democrat Andy Wilson and Libertarian Chip Peterson in the general election.[22]
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See also: Texas's 20th congressional district. Democrat Joaquin Castro represented much of heavily Democratic, largely Hispanic inner San Antonio.
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See also: Texas's 21st congressional district. Longtime Republican Lamar S. Smith won re-election with 60% in 2006 and 80% in 2008. In 2010, he won the primary with 80% and faced Democratic real estate broker Lainey Melnick in the general election.[23]
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| Election Name: | 2010 Texas's 22nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 22 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 22 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Pete Olson, official 111th Congress photo portrait.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Pete Olson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 140,537 |
| Percentage1: | 67.5% |
| Nominee2: | Kesha Rogers |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,082 |
| Percentage2: | 29.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Pete Olson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Pete Olson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district. Freshman Pete Olson won the 2008 election with 53% in a heavily Republican district. In 2010, he faced Democrat Kesha Rogers, a LaRouche Movement supporter, and Libertarian Steve Susman, a small business owner in the general election.[24]
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| Election Name: | 2010 Texas's 23rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 23 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 23 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Quico Canseco, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Quico Canseco |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 74,853 |
| Percentage1: | 49.4% |
| Nominee2: | Ciro Rodriguez |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 67,348 |
| Percentage2: | 44.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ciro Rodriguez |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Quico Canseco |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district.
Democratic incumbent Ciro Rodriguez was challenged by Republican nominee Quico Canseco, Libertarian nominee Martin Nitschke campaign site,[25] [26] Green Party nominee Ed Scharf campaign site,[27] [28] and Independent Craig T. Stephens campaign site.[29] [30]
In the 2010 Republican primary, Canseco won the run off election against former CIA officer Will Hurd with 56% of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Rodriguez won with 83% against Iraq war veteran Miguel Ortiz.[31]
In 2008, Rodriguez was re-elected with 56% of the vote. Obama carried the district with 51% of the vote. The district is 55% Hispanic, but has a Republican tilt as George Bush carried the district by a 15% margin.
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See also: Texas's 24th congressional district. Republican Kenny Marchant faced write-in Democratic candidate Alex Dunaj in the general election.
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| Election Name: | 2010 Texas's 25th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Lloyd Doggett, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lloyd Doggett |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 99,967 |
| Percentage1: | 52.8% |
| Nominee2: | Donna Campbell |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 84,849 |
| Percentage2: | 44.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Lloyd Doggett |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lloyd Doggett |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Elected Members: | 2012 (35th) |
See also: Texas's 25th congressional district. Democrat Lloyd Doggett faced Republican physician Donna Campbell in the general election.
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See also: Texas's 26th congressional district. Republican Michael Burgess won re-election in 2008 with 60.2%. In 2010, he faced Democrat attorney Neil Durrance and Libertarian Mark Boler. Except for the district's first election, the 26th District has been held by the GOP and is considered one of its safe seats.
General election results
See also: Texas's 27th congressional district.
| Election Name: | 2010 Texas's 27th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 27 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Blake Farenthold 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Blake Farenthold |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 51,001 |
| Percentage1: | 47.8% |
| Nominee2: | Solomon Ortiz |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 50,226 |
| Percentage2: | 47.1% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Solomon Ortiz |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Blake Farenthold |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Elected Members: | 2012 (34th) |
Democratic incumbent Solomon Ortiz was challenged by Republican nominee attorney Blake Farenthold and Libertarian nominee Ed Mishou.
The Republican primary ended in a run off which Farenthold won with 51.3% against conservative activist James Duerr.[32] [33] Mishou, of Cameron County, was the 2010 Libertarian Party nominee and came in a close second to Farenthold in a 2010 27th District Tea Party poll.[34]
Ortiz was re-elected in 2008 with 58% of the vote, although Barack Obama carried the district with just 53% of the vote. The district is nearly 70% Hispanic.
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See also: Texas's 28th congressional district. Democrat Henry Cuellar was re-elected in 2008 with 69% of the vote, but Barack Obama only carried the district with 56% of the vote. In 2010, he faced Republican businessman Bryan Underwood in the general election.[35]
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See also: Texas's 29th congressional district. Democrat Gene Green won re-election with 75% in 2008. In 2010, he faced Republican air force veteran Roy Morales.[36]
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See also: Texas's 30th congressional district. Incumbent Democratic nominee Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election in 2008 with 83%. In the Republican primary Stephen Broden almost avoided a runoff in the first round,[37] but he won the second round with 67.5% of the vote.[38]
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See also: Texas's 31st congressional district. John Carter was opposed by Libertarian Bill Oliver in the general election.
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See also: Texas's 32nd congressional district. Six-term incumbent Pete Sessions held a Republican-leaning district. In 2010, he faced Democrat Grier Raggio in the general election.[39]
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