By the numbers: Comparing Texas' 23rd congressional district candidates
October 15, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas: The 23rd Congressional District election in Texas is the only competitive congressional race in Texas in 2012 according to race projections published by The New York Times and The Cook Political Report, which rated it as leaning Republican, and Republican toss-up, respectively.[1][2] First elected in 2010, incumbent Francisco Canseco (R) will face three challengers in the general election: Pete Gallego (D), Jeffrey Blunt (L) and Ed Scharf (G). The swing district was re-drawn after the 2010 Census in a fashion that redistricting analysis indicates will help Canseco with re-election in November.[3][4]
Gallego has served in the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 74, since 1991. He won the Democratic party's nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in a primary runoff election on July 31st, while Canseco ran unopposed in his party's primary. Republican Party operatives had concerns early on about Canseco's lackluster fundraising record, however Gallego's expensive primary battles left his campaign coffer in poor shape in comparison with Canesco's as of the last campaign finance report deadline.[5]
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. The charts below offer a breakdown of the two major party candidate's finances as of July and will be updated to reflect the latest report, due October 15th, as the forms become available to the public online.
| Francisco Canseco (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[6] | April 15, 2012 | $559,497.92 | $385,038.37 | $(143,123.19) | $801,413.10 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[7] | May 17, 2012 | $801,413.10 | $112,810.62 | $(143,554.88) | $770,668.84 | ||||
| July Quarterly[8] | July 15, 2012 | $770,668.84 | $316,136.00 | $(53,549.07) | $1,033,255.77 | ||||
| October Quarterly[9] | October 15, 2012 | $1,033,258.81 | $546,628.84 | $(484,808.46) | $1,095,079.19 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,360,613.83 | $(825,035.6) | ||||||||
| Pete Gallego Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[10] | October 15, 2012 | $127,117.27 | $302,172.50 | $(147,906.19) | $281,383.58 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[11] | May 17, 2012 | $281,383.58 | $65,526.58 | $(263,523.04) | $83,387.12 | ||||
| July Quarterly[12] | July 15, 2012 | $83,387.12 | $183,566.82 | $(153,287.80) | $113,666.14 | ||||
| Pre-Run-Off[13] | July 19, 2012 | $113,666.14 | $4,846.00 | $(111,461.22) | $7,050.92 | ||||
| October Quarterly[14] | October 15, 2012 | $7,050.92 | $503,064.78 | $(395,239.47) | $114,876.23 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,059,176.68 | $(1,071,417.72) | ||||||||
See also
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District elections, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012
- Pete Gallego
- Francisco Canseco
Footnotes
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- ↑ Cook Political Report, "House:Race Ratings," October 11, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed August 10, 2012
- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer, "Texas's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists, "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ Texas Watchdog, "Compelling runoffs in Texas Congressional primaries, but will the voters come?" July 23, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Francisco Canseco April Quarterly," accessed July 17, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Francisco Canseco Pre-Primary," accessed July 17, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Francisco Caseco July Quarterly," accessed October 15, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Fracisco Canseco October Quarterly," accessed October 17, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pete Gallego April Quarterly," accessed October 15, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pete Gallego Pre-Primary," accessed October 15, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pete Gallego July Quarterly," accessed October 15, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pete Gallego Pre-Run-Off," accessed October 17, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pete Gallego October Quarterly," accessed October 17, 2012
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