2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas explained

Election Name:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Country:	Texas
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Next Year:	2014
Seats For Election:	All 36 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:	November 6, 2012
Turnout:	7,993,851 - 58%
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Seats Before1:	23
Seats1:	24
Seat Change1:	1
Popular Vote1:	4,429,270
Percentage1:	57.8%
Swing1:	6.6%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Seats Before2:	9
Seats2:	12
Seat Change2:	3
Popular Vote2:	2,949,900
Percentage2:	38.5%
Swing2:	7.9%

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas—an increase of four seats in reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election for the U.S. Senate. The primary election had been scheduled to be held on March 6, 2012, with a runoff election on May 22; because of problems arising from redistricting, the primary was postponed to May 29, and the run-off to July 31.^[1]

With 58% of voting age people turning out, all existing seats were held by their respective parties with one exception, the Democrats picking up the 23rd District. Of the four new seats, two were won by the Republican Party for a total of 24 seats, and two were won by the Democratic Party for a total of 12 seats.

Redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Texas. In March 2011, The Texas Tribune conducted a poll of Texas "insiders" which found 54 per cent to believe three of the state's four new congressional districts would be drawn to favor the Republican Party, with one district drawn to favor the Democratic Party; while 37 per cent of those polled felt two districts would favor Republicans while two would favor Democrats.^[2] In April, Republican U.S. Representative Lamar Smith argued that the seats should be evenly split between the parties in order to reflect Texas's growing Hispanic population and abide by the Voting Rights Act. Joe Barton, also a Republican U.S. Representative, disagreed, arguing that three or four of the districts should favor Republicans.^[3]

Also in April, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus filed a lawsuit against Governor Rick Perry and the state of Texas, seeking to halt redistricting based on census data which allegedly failed to count up to 250,000 Hispanic residents of colonias.^[4] Later in April, Democratic U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett released a map which he alleged had been submitted by Republican members of Congress to leaders of the Texas Legislature. The map would divide Travis County between four districts, three of which would favor Republicans and one of which would favor Democrats.^[5]

In May, state representative Burt Solomons, a Republican, expressed concern that the legislature would not produce a congressional redistricting map by May 30, when it was scheduled to adjourn, and that a special session would be necessary.^[6] State senator Kel Seliger, the chair of the Senate's Select Committee on Redistricting, also downplayed the likelihood that redistricting legislation would be passed but emphasized the importance of creating a "credible instrument for the court to consider."^[7] Joe Barton later filed a lawsuit in response to perceived "inaction" by the legislature on redistricting.^[8] On May 25, Seliger confirmed that the legislature would not pass redistricting legislation, and that a congressional map would be drawn either by a federal court or in a special session.^[9] The same day, Rick Perry reiterated his position that the Legislature rather than the courts should draw the map,^[10] and three days later said he would call a special session on the condition that legislators decide on a map in advance.^[11]

On May 30, Perry called a special session.^[12] On May 31, the first day of the special session, redistricting was added to the list of matters to be addressed and Seliger and Solomons released a proposed congressional map. In Seliger and Solomons' map, African Americans and Hispanic Americans form majorities in two of the new districts, while the other two new districts gave Perry more than 56 per cent of their vote in the 2010 gubernatorial election. The districts represented by Doggett and Republicans Quico Canseco and Blake Farenthold would be made more favorable to Republicans. Democratic state representative Marc Veasey and Nina Perales of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund criticized the plan, which they said failed to increase the number of minority opportunity districts.^[13] Democratic U.S. Representative Gene Green filed a lawsuit against the map, alleging that it would neglect Hispanic population growth primarily in Harris County.^[14] On June 2, Solomons acknowledged that the map was likely to undergo significant changes.^[15]

A new map was proposed by Seliger on June 2, under which Republican U.S. Representative Ron Paul's district would be significantly modified and a district which linked urban Houston to rural East Texas counties would be redrawn. The map was passed by the State Senate's redistricting committee,^[16] and by the full Senate on party lines on June 6.^[17] A slightly different map from that passed by the Senate was passed by the House of Representatives' Redistricting Committee. The House map would lower the Hispanic population of Canseco's district by concentrating Hispanics in Democrat Charlie Gonzalez's district.^[18] The map was passed by the full House of Representatives on June 14.^[19] On June 20, the Senate voted to accept the House's amendments.^[20] The map was signed into law by Perry on July 18.^[21]

On September 13, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice said that, based on a preliminary investigation, the map appeared to have been "adopted, at least in part, for the purpose of diminishing the ability of citizens of the United States, on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, to elect their preferred candidates of choice to Congress" and would have a discriminatory effect.^[22]

On November 8, a federal court refused to approve the Legislature's proposed map, thereby necessitating lengthy legal proceedings and the implementation of an interim map for the 2012 elections, to be drawn by a panel of federal judges.^[23] On November 23, a panel of three federal judges drew a map in which three of the four new districts would favor Democrats.^[24] However, three days later, Greg Abbott, the Texas Attorney General, announced that the state would file for an emergency stay from the U.S. Supreme Court.^[25] On December 9, the Supreme Court blocked the use of the map drawn by federal judges. This was expected to necessitate delaying the state's filing deadline and primary elections.^[26]

On January 20, 2012, the Supreme Court rejected the map drawn by the federal court, holding that the court had not paid enough attention to the maps drawn by the legislature, and sent the case back to the lower court.^[27]

Overview

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas^[28]
Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	4,429,270	57.79%	23	24	+1
	Democratic	2,949,900	38.49%	9	12	+3
	Libertarian	246,587	3.22%	0	0	-
	Green	32,872	0.43%	0	0	-
	Independent	5,354	0.07%	0	0	-
	Write-In	255	0.00%	0	0	-
Totals		7,664,208	100.00%	32	36	+4

District 1

Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented since 2005, ran for re-election.^[29]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dr. Shirley McKellar, Army veteran and non-profit businesswoman^[30]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Clark Patterson, photographer

General election

Results

District 2

Republican Ted Poe, who had represented since 2005, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Dougherty, attorney and CPA

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kenneth Duncan

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Roberts, teacher

General election

Results

District 3

Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented since 1991, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sam Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Josh Caesar, software engineer
• Harry Pierce, Air Force veteran

Results

General election

Results

District 4

Republican Ralph Hall, who had represented since 1981 (as a Democrat from 1981 to 2004), sought re-election.

Republican primary

There was speculation that Hall might retire due to his age - he was 89 years old - and a closer than usual primary in 2010 (though he still won with 57% of the vote).^[31] Hall faced two opponents in his party's May primary: businessman and 2010 primary candidate Steve Clark,^[32] and businessman Lou Gigliotti.^[33]

Candidates

Nominee

• Ralph Hall, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Clark, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010
• Lou Gigliotti, businessman

Withdrawn

• John Cooper

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• VaLinda Hathcox, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Griffing

General election

Results

District 5

Republican Jeb Hensarling, who had represented since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Linda Mrosko, legal assistant^[34]

Eliminated in primary

• Tom Berry, U.S. Navy veteran, retired train conductor, nominee for Illinois 6th in 1994 & 2002 and nominee for this seat in 2010
• Pat Wallace

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Ashby, teacher, engineer and nominee for this seat in 2010

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2012 Texas's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 6
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 6
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Joe Barton 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Joe Barton
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	145,019
Percentage1:	58.0%
Nominee2:	Kenneth Sanders
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	98,053
Percentage2:	39.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Joe Barton
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Joe Barton
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

Republican Joe Barton, who had represented Texas's 6th congressional district since 1985, ran for re-election.^[35]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Barton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Chow, former mayor of Addison^[36]
• Itamar Gelbman, Israeli-American security consultant^[36]
• Frank Kuchar, accountant^[37]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kenneth Sanders, manufacturing consultant

Eliminated in primary

• Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, attorney
• Don Jaquess, businessman

Withdrawn

• David Alameel, dentist and horse racing advocate^[38] (running in the 33rd)

Declined

• Chet Edwards, former U.S. Representative
• Chris Turner, former state representative
• Allen Vaught, former state representative

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hugh Chavin, construction manager and former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brandon Parmer

General election

Results

District 7

Republican John Culberson, who had represented Texas's 7th congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Culberson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Tofte

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Cargas, energy lawyer for the City of Houston

Eliminated in primary

• Phillip Andrews, accountant and nominee for the State House in 2010
• Lissa Squiers, activist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Drew Parks

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lance Findley

General election

Results

District 8

Republican Kevin Brady, who had represented Texas's 8th congressional district since 1997, ran for re-election.^[39]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Larry Youngblood, computer consultant^[40]

Withdrawn

• Chris Irish, health care consultant for Pfizer and founder of the North Houston Tea Party Patriots^[41]

Declined

• Scott Baker, businessman^[42]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Neil Burns, former executive at the Shell Oil Company^[43]

Declined

• James Wright, retiree from New Caney and nominee for this seat in 2004 and 2006^[44]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Roy Hall

General election

Results

District 9

Democrat Al Green, who had represented since 2005, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Al Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Mueller, business analyst, activist and nominee for this seat in 2010

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Wieder, clergy member

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vanessa Foster

General election

Results

District 10

Republican Michael McCaul, who had represented Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election. He did not seek the open U.S. Senate seat.^[45]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael McCaul, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Eddie Traylor, pilot

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA surgery supervisor and quality assurance director

Eliminated in primary

• William Miller Jr.

Withdrawn

• Dan Grant, foreign policy expert and candidate for this seat in 2008^[46]

Declined

• Larry Joe Doherty, attorney, TV show host and nominee for this seat in 2008^[47]
• Michael Peter Skelly, entrepreneur and nominee for the 7th district in 2008

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Priest

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[48]		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg^[49]		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call^[50]		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[51]		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times^[52]		November 4, 2012
RCP^[53]		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill^[54]		November 4, 2012

Results

District 11

Republican Mike Conaway, who had represented Texas's 11th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Conaway, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Wade Brown, real estate investor^[55]
• Chris Younts, insurance agent and co-founder of the San Angelo Tea Party^[56]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Riley, businessman^[57]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Ballard

General election

Results

District 12

Republican Kay Granger, who had represented since 1997, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kay Granger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Lawrence, former mayor of Highland Village

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Robinson, retired schoolteacher and veteran

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matthew Solodow, senior project manager

General election

Results

District 13

Republican Mac Thornberry, who had represented Texas's 13th congressional district since 1995, sought re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mac Thornberry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Pam Barlow, veterinarian^[58]

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Deek

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keith Houston

General election

Results

District 14

Election Name:	2012 Texas's 14th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 14
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 14
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Randy K. Weber 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Randy Weber
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	131,460
Percentage1:	53.5%
Nominee2:	Nick Lampson
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	109,697
Percentage2:	44.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ron Paul
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Randy Weber
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

Republican Ron Paul, who had represented Texas's 14th congressional district since 1997 and ran for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination, did not seek re-election to the House of Representatives.^[59]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Weber, state representative^{[60] [61]}

Eliminated in primary

• Tim Day, retired businessman and filmmaker^[60]
• John Gay, former Spring Independent School District administrator^[60]
• Robert Gonzalez, chair of the Clear Lake Tea Party^{[60] [62]}
• George Harper, Tea Party activist and civil designer in the petro-chemical industry^[60]
• Felicia Harris, Pearland City Councilmember^{[60] [63]}
• Mark Mansius, engineer
• Jay Old, attorney^[60]
• Michael J. Truncale, attorney and regent of the Texas State University System^{[60] [64]}

Withdrawn

• John Faulk^[60]
• Paul Hawes

Declined

• Dennis Bonnen, state representative^[65]
• John Manlove, former mayor of Pasadena^{[60] [66]}
• Debra Medina, political activist and candidate for Governor in 2010^[67]
• Steve Stockman, former U.S. Representative (running in the 36th)^{[60] [68]}
• Larry Taylor, state representative^[69]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nick Lampson, former U.S. Representative^[70]

Eliminated in primary

• Linda Dailey, veteran

Declined

• Joe Jaworski, Mayor of Galveston^[67]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Zach Grady^{[60] [71]}

Eliminated in primary

• Eugene Flynn, lawyer
• Amy Jacobellis, real estate agent
• Bob Smither, engineering consultant

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rhett Rosenquest Smith^[72]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Randy Weber (R)	Nick Lampson (D)	Undecided
Anzalone-Liszt (D-Lampson)^[73]	August 14–19, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	align=center	46%	43%	11%
Anzalone-Liszt (D-Lampson)^[74]	May 14–17, 2012	502 (LV)	± 4.4%	40%	align=center	44%	16%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 15

Democrat Rubén Hinojosa, who had represented Texas's 15th congressional district since 1997, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rubén Hinojosa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• David Cantu, farmer and rancher
• Jane Cross, businesswoman
• Johnny Partain
• Ruben Ramirez, attorney and educator

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dale Brueggemann, businessman^[75]

Eliminated in primary

• Rebecca Cervera
• Jim Kuiken, Marine Corps veteran
• Eddie Zamora, sales consultant

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Finch

General election

Results

District 16

Democrat Silvestre Reyes, who had represented Texas's 16th congressional district since 1997, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Beto O'Rourke, former El Paso city council member^[77]

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Johnson Jr.
• Ben Mendoza
• Silvestre Reyes, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Jerome Tilghman

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Barbara Carrasco, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Corey Dean Roen, Army lieutenant colonel and business owner

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Junart Sodoy

General election

Results

District 17

Election Name:	2012 Texas's 17th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Bill Flores 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Bill Flores
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	143,284
Percentage1:	79.9%
Nominee2:	Ben Easton
Party2:	Libertarian Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	35,978
Percentage2:	20.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Bill Flores
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Bill Flores
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

Republican Bill Flores, who was elected to represent Texas's 17th congressional district in 2011, ran for reelection.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Flores, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• George Hindman, business owner

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ben Easton, former teacher and freelance author

General election

Results

District 18

Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee, who had represented Texas's 18th congressional district since 1995, ran for reelection.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sheila Jackson Lee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Seibert, Afghanistan veteran

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christopher Barber

General election

Results

District 19

Republican Randy Neugebauer, who had represented Texas's 19th congressional district since 2003, ran for reelection.

Republican primary

Neugebauer, considered perhaps the most conservative of all House members, faced opposition in his primary from Chris Winn, the former Lubbock County GOP chairman.^[78]

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Neugebauer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Winn, former chair of Lubbock County Republican Party

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Peterson, professor emeritus at Texas Tech University

General election

Results

District 20

Democrat Charlie Gonzalez, who had represented Texas's 20th congressional district since 1999, retired rather than run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joaquín Castro, state representative^[79]

Withdrawn

• Ezra Johnson, attorney

Declined

• Charlie Gonzalez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Rosa, independent insurance agent

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• A. E. Potts

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Antonio Diaz, small business owner

General election

Results

District 21

Republican Lamar Smith, who had represented Texas's 21st congressional district since 1987, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lamar Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Mack, former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona
• Richard Morgan, software developer^[80]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Candace Duvál, business owner^[81]

Eliminated in primary

• Daniel Boone, small business owner

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John-Henry Liberty

Green primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

• Fidel Castillo
• Bill Stout

General election

Results

District 22

Republican incumbent Pete Olson, who had represented Texas's 22nd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pete Olson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Barbara Carlson, conservative newspaper columnist^[82]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kesha Rogers, LaRouche movement activist and nominee for this seat in 2010^[83]

Eliminated in primary

• KP George, financial planner

Withdrawn

• Doug Blatt, candidate for this seat in 2010

Results

Libertarian primary

• Steven Susman

Green primary

• Don Cook

General election

Campaign

Rogers was disavowed by some local Democrats for her controversial platform,^[84] which included impeaching President Obama and colonizing outer space.^[85] She was frequently seen on the campaign trail singing, "Twenty-fifth Amendment now--he is nuts! Obama is nuts!"^[86] referring to LaRouche's call to have Obama removed from office on the grounds of insanity.^[87]

Results

District 23

Election Name:	2012 Texas's 23rd congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 23
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 23
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Pete P. Gallego 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Pete Gallego
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	96,676
Percentage1:	50.3%
Nominee2:	Quico Canseco
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	87,547
Percentage2:	45.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Quico Canseco
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Pete Gallego
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

Republican Quico Canseco, who had represented Texas's 23rd congressional district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Quico Canseco, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Former U.S. Representative Ciro Rodriguez, who represented the 23rd district from 2007 until 2011, had initially planned to seek the Democratic nomination in the 23rd district; however, in November 2011, he announced he would instead run in the new 35th district,^[88] and later said he would run in whichever district contained his home (which transpired to be the 22nd).^[89]

Candidates

Nominee

• Pete Gallego, state representative^[90]

Eliminated in primary

• John Bustamante, lawyer and the son of former U.S. Representative Albert Bustamante^[91]
• Ciro Rodriguez, former U.S. Representative

Declined

• Manny Pelaez, employment law attorney and trustee of VIA Metropolitan Transit^[90]

Results

Gallego won the primary run-off against Rodriguez.^[92]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeffrey Blunt, engineer

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Scharf, retired federal employee^[72]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Quico Canseco (R)	Pete Gallego (D)	Other	Undecided
OnMessage (R-Canseco)^[93]	September 23–25, 2012	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	align=center	47%	37%	8%	8%
Anzalone-Liszt (D-LCV/Sierra Club)^[94]	September 12–17, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	38%	align=center	43%	–	19%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 24

Republican Kenny Marchant, who had represented Texas's 24th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kenny Marchant, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Grant Stinchfield, former television reporter for KXAS-TV^[95]

Results

Democratic primary

On March 5, 2012, Patrick McGehearty, a computer scientist, dropped out of the Democratic primary to support his wife through a medical problem. McGehearty endorsed Tim Rusk, an attorney from Euless.^[96]

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Rusk, attorney

Withdrawn

• Patrick McGehearty, computer scientist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Stathas

General election

Results

District 25

Election Name:	2012 Texas's 25th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Roger Williams 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Roger Williams
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	154,245
Percentage1:	58.4%
Nominee2:	Elaine Henderson
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	98,827
Percentage2:	37.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	None (new district)
After Election:	Roger Williams
After Party:	Republican Party (US)
Map Size:	250px

Democrat Lloyd Doggett, who had represented Texas's 25th congressional district since 2005, had intended to seek re-election in the new 35th district;^[97] however, the November 2011 interim map would allow him to instead run in the 25th district. In the event, he ran in the 35th district, as the final version of the 25th was almost entirely a new, and much more Republican leaning seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Roger Williams, former Secretary of State of Texas

Eliminated in primary

• Ernie Beltz Jr., former federal agency program manager, former business owner, and ex-marine^[98]
• Bill Burch, thead of the Grass Roots Institute of Texas^[99]
• Dianne Costa, former mayor of Highland Village^[100]
• James Dillon
• Dave Garrison, former Halliburton and USAA executive^[101]
• Justin Hewlett, Mayor of Cleburne^[102]
• Charles Holcomb, U.S. Air Force reservist
• Brian Matthews, businessman^[95]
• Wes Riddle, businessman^[103]
• Chad Wilbanks, former executive director of the Texas Republican Party;^[95]
• Michael Williams, former Railroad Commissioner^[101]

Withdrawn

• Ralph Pruyn, businessman^[95]

Declined

• Donna Campbell, ophthalmologist and nominee for this seat in 2010^[104]
• Jason Isaac, state representative^[105]
• Sid Miller, state representative^[95]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elaine Henderson, retired airport operations supervisor

Declined

• Lloyd Doggett, incumbent U.S. Representative (running in the 35th)

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Betsy Dewey

General election

Results

District 26

Republican Michael Burgess, who had represented Texas's 26th congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Burgess, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Sanchez, former Diversity Chair of the Denton County Democratic Party

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Boler, computer scientist

General election

Results

District 27

Republican Blake Farenthold, who had represented Texas's 27th congressional district since 2011, ran for re-election in the redrawn 27th district, having considered running in the new 34th district.^[106]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Blake Farenthold, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• John Grunwald, accountant
• Don Al Middlebrook, business owner
• Trey Roberts, attorney

Declined

• Todd Hunter, state representatives^[107]
• Raul Torres, state representatives

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rose Meza Harrison, former chair of the Nueces County Democratic Party^[108]

Eliminated in primary

• Murphy Alade Junaid
• Ronnie McDonald, former judge for the Bastrop County Court^[109]
• Jerry Trevino, attorney and business owner

Declined

• Solomon Ortiz, former U.S. Representative^[110]
• Filemon Vela Jr., attorney (running in the 34th)^[111]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Corrie Byrd, assistant manager at Walmart

Independents

Businessman Bret Baldwin, a conservative Republican from Victoria, ran as an independent.

General election

Results

District 28

Democrat Henry Cuellar, who had represented Texas's 28th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Guadalupe County, a Republican stronghold, was removed from the reconfigured District 28.^[112] Cuellar lost four counties and was held to 56 percent of the general election vote in 2010, when he defeated the Republican Bryan Keith Underwood.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Henry Cuellar, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Hayward, ostrich rancher

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patrick Hisel, physician,^[113] nominee for the 12th District in 2010

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael D. Cary

General election

Results

District 29

Democrat Gene Green, who had represented Texas's 29th congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gene Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Stanczak

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Maria Selva

General election

Results

District 30

Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, who had represented Texas's 30th congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eddie Bernice Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Barbara Mallory Caraway, state representative^[114]
• Taj Clayton, lawyer^[115]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Travis Washington Jr., U.S. Air Force veteran

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Rankin, leadership development consultant

General election

Results

District 31

Republican John Carter, who had represented Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Carter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Eric Klingemann, small business owner

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephen Wyman, technician

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ethan Garofolo

General election

Results

District 32

Republican Pete Sessions had represented Texas's 32nd congressional district since 2002, and had represented District 5 from 1996 to 2002. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pete Sessions, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Katherine Savers McGovern, former Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division^[116]

Eliminated in primary

• Walter Hofheinz, attorney

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Seth Hollist, political columnist^[117]

General election

Results

District 33

The new Texas's 33rd Congressional District includes parts of Dallas County and Tarrant County. In Dallas County, the district covers parts of Dallas, Irving, and Grand Prairie, and all of Cockrell Hill. In Tarrant County, the district includes parts of Arlington, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Saginaw and Sansom Park, and all of Everman. It was expected to be a safe seat for the Democrats.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marc Veasey, state representative^{[118] [119]}

Eliminated in primary

• David Alameel, dentist and businessman^[120]
• Chrysta Castañeda, attorney
• Domingo García, former state representative^[121]
• Kathleen Hicks, Fort Worth City Council member^[118]
• J.R. Molina, attorney
• Carlos Quintanilla, business owner and activist
• Jason Roberts, founder of the National Better Block^[122]
• Steve Salazar, former Dallas City Council member^[123]
• Kyev Tatum, community activist and head of the Tarrant County chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• Manuel Valdez, justice of the peace

Withdrawn

• David De La Paz, businessman

Declined

• Art Brender, attorney and former chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party^[118]

Results

Republican primary

Though his hometown of Arlington is contained entirely within the 33rd district, Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the 6th district since 1985, ran again in the 6th district. During redistricting, Republicans Bill Lawrence, former mayor of Highland Village, former Secretary of State Roger Williams and former Railroad Commissioner Michael L. Williams had all at one point considered running in a district numbered the 33rd. After the district map was finalized, Lawrence ran for the 12th district, and Roger Williams and Michael Williams both switched to the 25th.^[124]

Candidates

Nominee

• Chuck Bradley, retired businessman^{[95] [125]}

Eliminated in primary

• Charles King, SMU graduate and car wash manager

Withdrawn

• Al Lee, retired systems consultant^[125]
• Monte Mitchell

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Lindsay

General election

Results

District 34

The 34th is a newly numbered district. Half of the voters came from the 27th district once held by both Solomon Ortiz and Blake Farenthold, and most of the remainder came from the 15th. It contains all of Cameron, Willacy, Kleberg, Kenedy, Jim Wells, Bee, Goliad and DeWitt counties, and parts of Gonzales, San Patricio and Hidalgo counties. It is 73.1% Hispanic by citizen voting population, and voted for President Obama 60–39 in 2008.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Filemon Vela Jr., attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Elmo Aycock, U.S. Marine
• Denise Saenz Blanchard, former Chief of Staff to Solomon Ortiz
• Ramiro Garza Jr., former Edinburg City Manager
• Juan Angel Guerra, attorney
• Salomon Torres, former district director for Rubén Hinojosa
• Anthony Troiani, Brownsville City Commissioner
• Armando Villalobos, Cameron County District Attorney

Results

Vela and Blanchard advanced to the July 31 runoff, with Vela easily winning.^[126]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jessica Bradshaw, political news commentator

Eliminated in primary

• Adela Garza, small business owner
• Paul Harding, attorney

Withdrawn

• Marc Young

Results

Garza and Bradshaw advanced to the July 31 runoff.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steven Shanklin

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
align=left	Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
align=left	Roll Call		November 4, 2012
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
align=left	NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
align=left	The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 35

Election Name:	2012 Texas's 35th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35
Next Year:	2014
Image1:	File:Lloyd Doggett, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Lloyd Doggett
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	105,626
Percentage1:	64.0%
Nominee2:	Susan Narvaiz
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	52,894
Percentage2:	32.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Lloyd Doggett
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Lloyd Doggett
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

Texas's 35th Congressional District includes parts of the San Antonio metropolitan area, including portions of Bexar County, thin strips of Comal and Hays, and all of Caldwell and Atascosa counties, as well as portions of southern and eastern Austin in Travis County largely from the 25th.^[127]

Democratic U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, who had represented Texas's 25th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election in the 35th district.^[128]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lloyd Doggett, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Maria Luisa Alvarado, retired United States Air Force master sergeant and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006^[129]
• Sylvia Romo, Bexar County tax collector^[89]

Withdrawn

• Patrick Shearer

Declined

• Joaquín Castro, state representative^[128] (running in the 20th district)^[79]
• Richard Perez, former San Antonio City Council member^[130]
• Ciro Rodriguez, former U.S. Representative ^{[88] [89]}

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos^[131]

Eliminated in primary

• Rob Roark, conservative activist
• John Yoggerst^[132]

Results

In the Republican primary, conducted May 29, 2012, Narvaiz won and avoided a runoff by obtaining 51.78% of the votes cast.^[133]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ross Leone

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Meghan Owen, activist, musician, engineer, former military contractor and HVAC technician

General election

Results

District 36

Texas's 36th congressional district is one of four new districts, including all or part of Chambers County, Hardin County, Harris County, Jasper County, Liberty County, Newton County, Orange County, Polk County and Tyler County.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Stockman, former U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Keith Casey
• Jerry Doyle
• Jim Engstrand, U.S. Army Reserve colonel and small business owner^[134]
• Ky Griffin, funeral director and small business owner^[135]
• Mike Jackson, state senator^[136]
• Charles Meyer, attorney
• Kim Morrell, former Seabrook City Council member and small business owner^[137]
• Lois Dickson Myers, real estate broker
• Stephen Takach, financial advisor
• Daniel Whitton
• Tim Wintill

Declined

• Brian Babin, dentist and nominee for the 2nd district in 1996 and 1998^[138]
• Travis Bryan, precinct chair and former Texas State Guard soldier^[139]
• John Manlove, Mayor of Pasadena^{[65] [140]}
• James White, state representative^[65]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Max Martin, businessman and pilot

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Cole, educator

General election

Results

External links

• Elections Division at the Texas Secretary of State
  • Official candidate list
• United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Texas U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Texas from OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Important 2012 Election Dates. April 11, 2012. Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade.
2. Web site: Insiders' poll: Will Texas Republicans draw new House districts to reflect Latino population gains?. March 29, 2011. December 12, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Richard. Dunham.
3. Web site: Lamar Smith, Joe Barton in Texas map dust-up. April 4, 2011. December 12, 2011. Politico. John. Bresnahan.
4. Web site: Hispanic lawmakers sue Perry, state over redistricting. April 5, 2011. December 12, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Lynn. Brezosky.
5. Web site: UPDATED: Doggett says GOP plan splits Travis County into four congressional seats. April 28, 2011. December 12, 2011. Austin American-Statesman. Jason. Embry.
6. Web site: Fears mount in Texas Legislature of special session on redistricting. May 18, 2011. December 12, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Dave. Montgomery. Aman. Batheja.
7. Web site: Congressional redistricting is going nowhere in the Texas legislature. May 23, 2011. December 12, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Joe. Holley.
8. Web site: Barton files lawsuit over Lege inaction on redistricting. May 23, 2011. December 12, 2011. Austin American-Statesman. Mike. Ward.
9. Web site: Redistricting comes up short. May 24, 2011. December 12, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Joe. Holley.
10. Web site: Perry says lawmakers should draw congressional districts, even though they clearly don't want to. May 25, 2011. December 12, 2011. Austin American-Statesman. Jason. Embry.
11. Web site: Perry: Session on Congressional Maps Possible. May 28, 2011. December 12, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Jay. Root.
12. Web site: Updated: Democrats Say Bring on the Special Session. May 30, 2011. December 12, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Brandi. Grissom. Morgan. Smith.
13. Web site: Updated: Perry Adds Redistricting to Agenda. May 31, 2011. December 12, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Ross. Ramsey.
14. Web site: Green files redistricting suit. May 31, 2011. December 12, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Joe. Holley.
15. Web site: Congressional redistricting plan is sure to change — '100 percent sure' — House leader says. June 2, 2011. December 12, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Jay. Root.
16. Web site: Updated: Senate Panel Approves Map. June 3, 2011. December 12, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Jay. Root.
17. Web site: Texas Senate Approves GOP-Drawn Congressional Map. June 6, 2011. December 12, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Jay. Root.
18. Web site: Redistricting Map On Its Way to Texas House. June 9, 2011. December 12, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Jay. Root.
19. Web site: Congressional redistricting plan gets OK. June 14, 2011. December 12, 2011. Austin American-Statesman. Mike. Ward.
20. Web site: Texas congressional redistricting plan gets final approval. June 20, 2011. December 12, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Dave. Montgomery. https://web.archive.org/web/20111116214358/http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/20/3166760/texas-congressional-redistricting.html. November 16, 2011. dead.
21. Web site: 82(1) Actions for SB 4. December 12, 2011. Texas Legislature.
22. Web site: DOJ: Rick Perry's Texas Redistricting Plan Purposefully Discriminated Against Minorities. September 23, 2011. December 12, 2011. Talking Points Memo. Ryan J.. Reilly.
23. News: Court will draw Texas map in boon to Democrats. November 8, 2011. December 13, 2011. The Washington Post. Aaron. Blake.
24. Web site: Court-Drawn Texas Map Boosts Democrats. November 23, 2011. December 13, 2011. Roll Call. Abby. Livingston.
25. Web site: Texas Attorney General to File Emergency Stay With U.S. Supreme Court Challenging Redistricting Maps. November 26, 2011. December 13, 2011. FoxNews.com.
26. Web site: High court halts new Texas electoral maps. December 9, 2011. December 13, 2011. abc13.com.
27. News: Justices' Texas Redistricting Ruling Likely to Help G.O.P.. January 20, 2012. January 22, 2012. The New York Times. Adam. Liptak.
28. Web site: Election Statistics US House of Representatives - 2012. Karen Haas, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. February 28, 2013. March 31, 2013.
29. Web site: Candidates for United States Representative . May 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111203103733/http://candidates.texasgop.org/offices/united-states-representative . December 3, 2011 . dead.
30. Web site: 2012 Democratic Candidate Filings . November 19, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130911112917/http://www.txdemocrats.org/2012/ . September 11, 2013 . dead . mdy-all.
31. Web site: The Retirement Season. November 16, 2011. December 15, 2011. National Journal. Reid. Wilson. https://web.archive.org/web/20111220113021/http://www.nationaljournal.com/columns/on-the-trail/the-retirement-season-20111116. December 20, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
32. Web site: Steve Clark campaign site . May 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609131712/http://www.votesteveclark.com/ . June 9, 2012 . dead.
33. Web site: Lou Gigliotti campaign site . May 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516033537/http://louforcongress.hatinthering.info/ . May 16, 2012 . dead.
34. Web site: Linda Mrosko campaign site . May 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016211055/http://lindaforcongress2012.com/ . October 16, 2012 . dead.
35. Web site: Barton sticking with redrawn 6th Congressional District. June 23, 2011. July 7, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Anna M.. Tinsley. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706155616/http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/23/3176096/barton-sticking-with-redrawn-6th.html. July 6, 2011. dead.
36. Web site: A crowded District 6 race. September 14, 2011. September 26, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Anna M.. Tinsley. https://web.archive.org/web/20111218160332/http://blogs.star-telegram.com/politex/2011/09/a-crowded-district-6-race.html. December 18, 2011. dead.
37. Web site: 2012: Joe Barton Draws Primary Opponent (Frank Kuchar). March 17, 2011. July 8, 2011. The Ellis County Observer. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007115041/http://www.elliscountyobserver.com/2011/03/17/2012-joe-barton-draws-primary-opponent-frank-kuchar/. October 7, 2011. dead.
38. Web site: Campaign Roundup for the Week of 12/7. December 7, 2011. December 14, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Ross. Ramsey. Julian. Aguilar.
39. Web site: Brady runs for reelection in crowded District 8 race. November 2, 2011. November 3, 2011. The Woodlands Villager. Matt. Stephens.
40. Web site: Cypress man joins crowded District 8 race against Brady. October 25, 2011. November 3, 2011. The Woodlands Villager. Matt. Stephens.
41. Web site: Irish sets sights on Brady's seat in 2012 election. October 1, 2011. October 4, 2011. The Courier of Montgomery County. Nancy. Flake.
42. Web site: Willis man considers running for Brady's seat in Congress. October 16, 2011. November 3, 2011. The Magnolia Potpourri. Matt. Stephens.
43. Web site: Burns throws hat in ring for District 8 rep. October 15, 2011. November 3, 2011. The Courier of Montgomery County. Matt. Stephens. March 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160329082949/http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/burns-throws-hat-in-ring-for-district-rep/article_78e03e27-a21e-5456-ba52-26617802bf59.html. dead.
44. Web site: New Caney man running for District 8 Representative. October 4, 2011. October 4, 2011. The Courier of Montgomery County. Matt. Stephens.
45. Web site: McCaul won't run for Hutchison's Senate post. October 26, 2011. October 27, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Stewart M.. Powell.
46. Web site: Field for Congressional District 10 gets crowded. December 15, 2011. December 16, 2011. Austin American-Statesman. Tim. Eaton.
47. Web site: Court's maps could be route to Dem successes. November 30, 2011. December 14, 2011. San Antonio Express-News. Richard. Dunham. Nolan. Hicks.
48. Web site: The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races . Cookpolitical.com . November 5, 2012 . November 6, 2012.
49. Web site: House Ratings . Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com . November 2, 2012 . November 4, 2012.
50. http://www.rollcall.com/politics/race-ratings-chart-2012-house-elections.html
51. http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ Crystal Ball
52. http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/house House Race Ratings
53. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/house/2012_elections_house_map.html
54. Web site: House Ratings . The Hill . November 4, 2012. November 3, 2012.
55. Web site: May man eyes Conaway seat. September 7, 2011. October 8, 2011. Abilene Reporter-News. Sarah. Kleiner Varble. March 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120329235510/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/sep/07/may-man-eyes-conaway-seat/. dead.
56. Web site: Younts will make run for House seat. October 13, 2011. October 14, 2011. San Angelo Standard-Times. Kiah. Collier. December 16, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111216201510/http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2011/oct/13/younts-mounts-second-challenge-to-conaway-for/. dead.
57. Web site: Dems told to try harder. October 4, 2011. October 8, 2011. San Angelo Standard-Times. Kiah. Collier. October 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111019154435/http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2011/oct/04/dems-told-to-try-harder/. dead.
58. Web site: Party races take shape. October 20, 2011. November 15, 2011. Times Record News. Barbara. Green. April 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405230624/http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2011/oct/20/party-races-take-shape/. dead.
59. Web site: Ron Paul won't seek congressional term in 2012. July 12, 2011. July 12, 2011. The Facts. John. Tompkins.
60. Web site: field grows for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's seat. November 1, 2011. November 15, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Annette. Baird.
61. Web site: Weber announces candidacy for Congress. September 15, 2011. September 16, 2011. The Pearland Journal.
62. Web site: Gonzalez declares candidacy for Ron Paul's seat. October 11, 2011. October 12, 2011. The Friendswood Journal. November 14, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111114092538/http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/friendswood/news/gonzalez-declares-candidacy-for-ron-paul-s-seat/article_eba6f627-6075-5e3a-8ff3-87eea806b94f.html. dead.
63. Web site: Pearland's Harris says she's seeking Ron Paul's seat in Congress. September 14, 2011. September 16, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Michael. Wright.
64. Web site: Beaumont attorney Truncale announces candidacy for Congress. August 3, 2011. August 4, 2011. The Beaumont Enterprise. Joanne. Liou.
65. Web site: Between the Lines: Everything's Bigger in Texas, Even the Opportunities. July 14, 2011. Roll Call. Shira. Toeplitz. Kyle. Trygstad. July 15, 2011. July 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718054220/http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_7/Ron-Paul-Retirement-Opens-Opportunity-in-Texas-207294-1.html. dead.
66. Web site: Lampson Coy About Which Texas Seat He May Seek. July 29, 2011. July 29, 2011. Roll Call. Shira. Toeplitz. November 26, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111126010352/http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_16/lampson_coy_about_which_texas_seat_he_may_seek-207817-1.html. dead.
67. Web site: Former Rep. Nick Lampson, state Rep. Larry Taylor mull bids for Ron Paul's House seat. July 13, 2011. July 14, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Joe. Holley.
68. Web site: Stockman looking at Ron Paul's seat. July 13, 2011. July 14, 2011. Politico. David. Catanese.
69. Web site: Taylor: Never Mind on That Congressional Race. July 20, 2011. July 29, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Ross. Ramsey.
70. Web site: Nick Lampson seeks return to office. December 19, 2011. December 19, 2011. KCEN TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20120517035908/http://www.kcentv.com/story/16354809/nick-lampson-seeks-return-to-office. May 17, 2012. dead.
71. Web site: The Ron Paul Rumpus. July 14, 2011. September 30, 2011. Texas Weekly. Reeve. Hamilton.
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75. Web site: Local businessman making a run for 15th Congressional District. July 24, 2011. July 29, 2011. Seguin Gazette. Bob. Thaxton.
76. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6XrbjLN444 YouTube
77. Web site: Beto O'Rourke to challenge Reyes for Congress. September 1, 2011. November 15, 2011. El Paso Times. Marty. Schladen. December 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111218165104/http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_18799601. dead.
78. Web site: Chris Winn's candidacy against Neugebauer surprises some; expect a reason this week. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, March 10, 2012. March 11, 2012.
79. Web site: Rep. Gonzalez will not run again. November 26, 2011. December 14, 2011. San Antonio Express-News. Gary. Martin.
80. Web site: 2012 Texas House Race for District 21 - Candidates, Debates and Primary Results . October 7, 2013 . June 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130604142047/http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Elections/2012/House/Texas/21/ . dead .
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82. Web site: Barbara J. Carlson - Welcome . Barbaracarlsonforuscongress.com . 2012-08-23 . November 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170315031923/http://www.barbaracarlsonforuscongress.com/ . March 15, 2017 . dead . mdy-all.
83. Web site: Kesha Rogers for Congress | Save NASA Dump Obama . Kesharogers.com . November 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121027024012/https://kesharogers.com/ . October 27, 2012 . dead.
84. Web site: Anti-Obama Democrat on campaign trail for Congress . . 2012-10-05 . November 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008232537/http://www.khou.com/news/local/Anti-Obama-Democrat-on-campaign-trail-for-Congress-172921931.html . October 8, 2012 . dead . mdy-all.
85. Web site: Kesha Rogers for Congress | Save NASA Dump Obama . Kesharogers.com . November 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121027024547/https://kesharogers.com/node/54 . October 27, 2012 . dead.
86. Web site: Anti-Obama Democrat on campaign trail for Congress . . 2012-10-05 . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008232537/http://www.khou.com/news/local/Anti-Obama-Democrat-on-campaign-trail-for-Congress-172921931.html . October 8, 2012.
87. http://archive.larouchepac.com/node/16021 LaRouche Calls For Application of 25th Amendment to Remove Obama Now
88. Web site: Ex-Congressman Ciro Rodriguez announces bid for new district. November 29, 2011. December 14, 2011. kens5.com. https://archive.today/20130103113514/http://www.kens5.com/home/Ex-Congressman-Ciro-Rodriguez-says-hes-running-for-35th-District-134690228.html. January 3, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
89. Web site: U.S. Supreme Court redistricting orders create political 'nightmare' in Texas. December 13, 2011. December 14, 2011. Houston Chronicle. Brian. Chasnoff. Nolan. Hicks.
90. Web site: Gallego Will Challenge Canseco for Congressional Seat. September 1, 2011. September 2, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Ross. Ramsey.
91. Web site: District 23 contest now has a familiar name . August 12, 2011 . San Antonio Express-News. Gary. Martin. Brian. Chasnoff . October 7, 2013.
92. Web site: 2012 Democratic Party Primary Runoff . mdy-all.
93. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411215248/http://www.rollcall.com/politics/texas-francisco-canseco-internal-poll-had-10-point-lead-over-pete-gallego/ OnMessage (R-Canseco)
94. https://web.archive.org/web/20140516075234/http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2012/09/gallego-narrowly-leads-canseco-in-texas-s-23rd-district-19 Anzalone-Liszt (D-LCV/Sierra Club)
95. Web site: Former TV reporter eyes Marchant's House District 24 seat. September 7, 2011. September 15, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Anna M.. Tinsley. https://web.archive.org/web/20111218153330/http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/09/07/3345209/former-tv-reporter-eyes-marchants.html. December 18, 2011. dead.
96. Web site: Withdrawing From Candidacy. March 8, 2012. March 18, 2012. Patrick McGehearty for Congress. Patrick. McGehearty. November 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106232424/http://patrickforcongress.org/withdrawing-from-candidacy/. dead.
97. Web site: Castro To Take On Doggett for New Congressional Seat. June 24, 2011. July 8, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Emily. Ramshaw.
98. Web site: Ernie Beltz Jr. Announces Run in Congressional District 25. February 9, 2012. Ernie Beltz Jr. for Congress. Viviana. Zarraga.
99. Web site: Williams versus Williams race not in the cards. August 5, 2011. August 12, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Anna M.. Tinsley. https://web.archive.org/web/20111218122826/http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/08/05/3272714/williams-versus-williams-race.html. December 18, 2011. dead.
100. Web site: Costa to run for Congress in District 25. July 29, 2011. August 1, 2011. Flower Mound Leader. Dan. Eakin.
101. Web site: Michael Williams changes congressional races. July 29, 2011. August 10, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Ross. Ramsey. https://web.archive.org/web/20111218145147/http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/07/29/3257218/michael-williams-jumps-into-his.html. December 18, 2011. dead.
102. Web site: Hewlett hopes to bring fresh ideas, local representation to Congress. September 23, 2011. September 30, 2011. Cleburne Times-Review. Matt. Smith.
103. Web site: Central Texas businessman Wes Riddle to challenge Lloyd Doggett. July 26, 2011. July 29, 2011. KVUE. https://web.archive.org/web/20111218151035/http://www.kvue.com/news/Central-Texas-businessman-Wes-Riddle-to-challenge-Lloyd-Doggett-126212868.html. December 18, 2011. dead.
104. Web site: Texas Senate turnover comes at crucial time. October 9, 2011. October 31, 2011. Austin American-Statesman. Mike. Ward.
105. Web site: Isaac Discusses First Session, Future of Higher Education. October 4, 2011. October 31, 2011. University Star. Kolten. Parker. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401124502/http://star.txstate.edu/node/4711. April 1, 2012. dead.
106. Web site: Farenthold running, just not sure where. December 10, 2011. December 13, 2011. Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Rick. Spruill.
107. News: Time in House Could Be Short for Republican Newcomers. July 4, 2011. July 8, 2011. The New York Times. Jennifer. Steinhauer.
108. Web site: Life, liberty and what's that other thing?. September 1, 2011. October 27, 2011. Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Rick. Spruill. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425163743/http://blogs.caller.com/political_pulse/archives/2011/10/life_liberty_an.html. April 25, 2012. dead.
109. Web site: Jazmine Ulloa . Bastrop County judge to resign, possibly run for Congress . statesman.com . Austin American-Statesman . 3 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128153819/http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/bastrop-county-judge-to-resign-possibly-run-for--1/nRkzB/ . 28 November 2015 . 4 March 2012.
110. Web site: Ortiz won't run for his old District 27 seat. December 9, 2011. December 13, 2011. San Antonio Express-News. Gary. Martin.
111. Web site: Vela announces candidacy for U.S. Congress. February 22, 2012. February 23, 2012. The Brownsville Herald. Emma. Perez-Trevino. May 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120516070034/http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/vela-137228-candidacy-works.html. dead.
112. News: ON THE BALLOT: Filing finally closes for upcoming primary, March 10, 2012. Seguin Gazette. March 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315174045/http://seguingazette.com/news/article_ff39ae6c-6aea-11e1-8157-001871e3ce6c.html. March 15, 2012. dead.
113. Web site: Texas. politics1.com. March 11, 2012.
114. Web site: It's official: Barbara Mallory Caraway to run against Eddie Bernice Johnson for Congress. September 12, 2011. September 29, 2011. The Dallas Morning News. Gromer. Jeffers Jr.. October 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004131204/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/09/its-offical-barbara-mallory-ca.html. dead.
115. Web site: Taj Clayton creates three-way race for District 30 Congressional seat. December 7, 2011. December 14, 2011. The Dallas Morning News. Gromer. Jeffers Jr.. February 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219193658/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/12/taj-clayton-creates-three-way.html. dead.
116. Web site: Democratic party of Texas 2012 Candidate Listings. May 14, 2012. Texas Democratic Party. Texas Democratic Party. https://web.archive.org/web/20130911112917/http://www.txdemocrats.org/2012/. September 11, 2013. November 19, 2015. dead.
117. Web site: Libertarian party of Texas 2012 Candidate Listings. June 9, 2012. August 8, 2012. Libertarian Party of Texas. Texas. Libertarian Party. https://web.archive.org/web/20120507082508/http://lptexas.org/node/59. May 7, 2012. dead.
118. Web site: Brender and Tatum may join race for new Tarrant congressional district. November 25, 2011. December 15, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Anna. Tinsley. Aman. Batheja. https://web.archive.org/web/20111228095217/http://blogs.star-telegram.com/politex/2011/11/smith-out-tatums-a-maybe-for-new-tarrant-congressional-district.html. December 28, 2011. dead.
119. Web site: Editorial: We recommend Veasey for the 33rd District . dallasnews.com . The Dallas Morning News . 3 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606053450/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20120502-editorial-we-recommend-veasey-for-the-33rd-district.ece . 6 June 2012 . 2 May 2012.
120. News: Tinsley. Anna. Crowd of Democrats touts credentials, ideas for new congressional district. https://archive.today/20120910095327/http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/04/09/3871441/crowd-of-democrats-touts-credentials.html. dead. September 10, 2012. 18 April 2012. Star-Telegram. April 9, 2012.
121. Web site: Domingo Garcia to announce his candidacy for Congress Thursday | Trail Blazers Blog . Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com . 2012-03-06 . November 8, 2012 . March 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309211340/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2012/03/domingo-garcia-to-announce-his.html . dead.
122. http://www.betterblock.org Better Block
123. Web site: dallasnews Administrator . Steve Salazar looks for upset in Congressional District 33 . dallasnews.com . The Dallas Morning News . 3 April 2023 . 25 May 2012.
124. Web site: Michael Williams switches to run in Texas's 25th. July 29, 2011. July 31, 2011. Politico. Dan. Hirschhorn.
125. Web site: Huckabee endorses Roger Williams for U.S. House. November 14, 2011. November 15, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Anna M.. Tinsley.
126. http://www.valleymorningstar.com/articles/square-100010-vela-blanchard.html Vela, Blanchard to square off in District 34 runoff
127. Web site: DistrictViewer . Texas Legislative Council . 2013-01-31.
128. Web site: New Texas map: No Doggett vs. Castro. November 23, 2011. December 14, 2011. Politico. David. Catanese.
129. Web site: MICHAEL KING . CD 35: Doggett, Romo, Alvarado . austinchronicle.com . 4 April 2023 . 11 May 2012.
130. Web site: Pressing Perez for 35?. November 30, 2011. December 14, 2011. Plaza de Armas.
131. Web site: Former San Marcos mayor Susan Narvaiz to run for Congress. November 11, 2011. November 15, 2011. Austin American-Statesman. Tim. Eaton.
132. Web site: Roark. Rob. Supreme Court freezes elections. https://archive.today/20120710083821/http://haysfreepress.com/2011/12/10/supreme-court-freezes-texas-elections/. dead. July 10, 2012. March 2, 2012.
133. Web site: Election 2012: The Morning After cheat sheet. https://archive.today/20130202165718/http://smmercury.com/2012/05/30/election-2012-the-morning-after-cheat-sheet/. usurped. February 2, 2013. May 30, 2012.
134. Web site: Seabrook resident to run against Jackson for District 36. November 22, 2011. November 28, 2011. The Deer Park Broadcaster. March 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160330073851/http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/deer_park/news/seabrook-resident-to-run-against-jackson-for-district/article_454bff10-9558-563b-a0fc-eddcbb558537.html/. dead.
135. Web site: Texans for Ky Griffin/. March 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415005359/http://www.kygriffin.com/. April 15, 2012. dead.
136. Web site: Jackson Chooses Congress Over State Senate. August 18, 2011. August 22, 2011. The Texas Tribune. Ross. Ramsey.
137. Web site: Editorial: For U.S. House District 36 . chron.com . Houston Chronicle . 4 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031201/http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/For-U-S-House-District-36-3544001.php . 29 November 2014 . 8 May 2012.
138. Web site: GOP Dentist Looks at New Houston-Area Seat. September 6, 2011. September 6, 2011. Roll Call. Shira. Toeplitz. January 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120105120402/http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_23/gop_dentist_looks_at_houston_area_seat-208467-1.html. dead.
139. Web site: Precinct Chair Travis Bryan to explore Congressional bid. August 8, 2011. August 22, 2011. The Pasadena Citizen.
140. Web site: Two state legislators eye bids for Congress. July 12, 2011. July 14, 2011. Austin American-Statesman. Jason. Embry.