Across the country, when elected officials leave office, it is often to seek election to a different political position. This page compiled elected officials who ran for a different office in 2012.
There were five different categories of incumbent offices tracked.
Some examples would be a state representative who ran for state senate, or a state executive official who ran for election to the U.S. House.
If a current member in one of those offices declared a candidacy for another political office, that official appears in one of the corresponding tabs below.
Ballotpedia staff counted 387 total incumbents that ran for a different office in the 2012 elections.
U.S. Representatives
Ran for U.S. Senate
| Name
|
Party
|
Prior Office
|
| Bob Turner |
 Republican |
U.S. House, New York
|
| Christopher S. Murphy |
 Democratic |
U.S. House, Connecticut
|
| Connie Mack |
Republican |
U.S. House, Florida
|
| Denny Rehberg |
Republican |
U.S. House, Montana
|
| Jeff Flake |
Republican |
U.S. House, Arizona
|
| Joe Donnelly |
Democratic |
U.S. House, Indiana
|
| Martin Heinrich |
Democratic |
U.S. House, New Mexico
|
| Mazie K. Hirono |
Democratic |
U.S. House, Hawaii
|
| Rick Berg |
Republican |
U.S. House, North Dakota
|
| Shelley Berkley |
Democratic |
U.S. House, Nevada
|
| Tammy Baldwin |
Democratic |
U.S. House, Wisconsin
|
| W. Todd Akin |
Republican |
U.S. House, Missouri
|
Ran for State Executive Office
| Name
|
Party
|
Prior Office
|
| Jay Inslee |
Democratic |
U.S. House, Washington
|
| Mike Pence |
Republican |
U.S. House, Indiana
|
U.S. Senators
Ran for State Executive Office
No officials met this criteria in 2012.
Ran for Other
No officials met this criteria in 2012.
State Executives
Ran for U.S. Senate
Ran for U.S. House
Ran for State Senate
No officials met this criteria in 2012.
Ran for State House
No officials met this criteria in 2012.
Ran for different state executive position
Ran for Other
No officials met this criteria in 2012.
State Senators
Ran for U.S. Senate
Ran for U.S. House
| Name
|
Party
|
Prior Office
|
| Alan Lowenthal |
Democratic |
State Senate, California
|
| Andrew Roraback |
Republican |
State Senate, Connecticut
|
| Brandon Shaffer |
Democratic |
State Senate, Colorado
|
| Christopher Shank |
Republican |
State Senate, Maryland
|
| Cynthia Dill |
Democratic |
State Senate, Maine
|
| David Brinkley |
Republican |
State Senate, Maryland
|
| David Rouzer |
Republican |
State Senate, North Carolina
|
| David Schapira |
Democratic |
State Senate, Arizona
|
| Doug LaMalfa |
Republican |
State Senate, California
|
| Eric Griego |
Democratic |
State Senate, New Mexico
|
| Eric Stewart |
Democratic |
State Senate, Tennessee
|
| Gene Jeffress |
Democratic |
State Senate, Arkansas
|
| Glenn Anderson |
Democratic |
State Senate, Michigan
|
| Gwen Howard |
Nonpartisan |
State Senate, Nebraska
|
| Jonathan Courtney |
Republican |
State Senate, Maine
|
| Kevin Lundberg |
Republican |
State Senate, Colorado
|
| Kevin Raye |
Republican |
State Senate, Maine
|
| Kim Gillan |
Democratic |
State Senate, Montana
|
| Michael S. Bennett |
Republican |
State Senate, Florida
|
| Mike Jackson |
Republican |
State Senate, Texas
|
| Nancy Jacobs |
Republican |
State Senate, Maryland
|
| Nicole LeFavour |
Democratic |
State Senate, Idaho
|
| Robert Dutton |
Republican |
State Senate, California
|
| Robert Garagiola |
Democratic |
State Senate, Maryland
|
| Ron Gould |
Republican |
State Senate, Arizona
|
| Scott Beason |
Republican |
State Senate, Alabama
|
| Steven Horsford |
Democratic |
State Senate, Nevada
|
| Tony Strickland |
Republican |
State Senate, California
|
Ran for State Executive Office
| Name
|
Party
|
Prior Office
|
| Bill Stouffer |
Republican |
State Senate, Missouri
|
| Bob Lake |
Republican |
State Senate, Montana
|
| Brad Lager |
Republican |
State Senate, Missouri
|
| Bruce Starr |
Republican |
State Senate, Oregon
|
| Craig Pridemore |
Democratic |
State Senate, Washington
|
| Eric Mansfield |
Democratic |
State Senate, North Carolina
|
| Jim Kastama |
Democratic |
State Senate, Washington
|
| Jim Shockley |
Republican |
State Senate, Montana
|
| John Rafferty |
Republican |
State Senate, Pennsylvania
|
| Jon Sonju |
Republican |
State Senate, Montana
|
| Lynda Moss |
Democratic |
State Senate, Montana
|
| Mike Hall (West Virginia) |
Republican |
State Senate, West Virginia
|
| Randel Christmann |
Republican |
State Senate, North Dakota
|
| Randolph Brock |
Republican |
State Senate, Vermont
|
| Ryan Taylor |
Democratic |
State Senate, North Dakota
|
| Ryan Zinke |
Republican |
State Senate, Montana
|
| Scott Rupp |
Republican |
State Senate, Missouri
|
| Vincent Illuzzi |
Republican |
State Senate, Vermont
|
| Walt Helmick |
Democratic |
State Senate, West Virginia
|
Ran for State House
| Name
|
Party
|
Prior Office
|
| Barry Hobbins |
Democratic |
State Senate, Maine
|
| J.E. Putnam |
Republican |
State Senate, South Dakota
|
| Kevin Engler |
Republican |
State Senate, Missouri
|
| Lori Klein |
Republican |
State Senate, Arizona
|
| Mike Fasano |
Republican |
State Senate, Florida
|
| Nancy Sullivan |
Democratic |
State Senate, Maine
|
| Ray Merrick |
Republican |
State Senate, Kansas
|
| Robert Bacon |
Republican |
State Senate, Iowa
|
| Ron Sandack |
Republican |
State Senate, Illinois
|
| Steve Oelrich |
Republican |
State Senate, Florida
|
| Steve Smith |
Republican |
State Senate, Arizona
|
Ran for Other
State Representatives
Ran for U.S. Senate
Ran for U.S. House
| Name
|
Party
|
Prior Office
|
| Alecia Webb-Edgington |
Republican |
State House, Kentucky
|
| Anthony O'Donnell |
Republican |
State House, Maryland
|
| Barbara Mallory-Caraway |
Democratic |
State House, Texas
|
| Bette Grande |
Republican |
State House, North Dakota
|
| Christopher Donovan |
Democratic |
State House, Connecticut
|
| Clark Hall |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Daniel H. Boman |
Democratic |
State House, Alabama
|
| David G. Valadao |
Republican |
State House, California
|
| Doug Collins |
Republican |
State House, Georgia
|
| Franke Wilmer |
Democratic |
State House, Montana
|
| Fred Costello |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| Gary Aubuchon |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| George Faught |
Republican |
State House, Oklahoma
|
| Grace Meng |
Democratic |
State House, New York
|
| Hakeem Jeffries |
Democratic |
State House, New York
|
| Jared Huffman |
Democratic |
State House, California
|
| Jerry Nolte |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Joaquin Castro |
Democratic |
State House, Texas
|
| Joe Miklosi |
Democratic |
State House, Colorado
|
| John Oceguera |
Democratic |
State House, Nevada
|
| Jonathan Miller |
Republican |
State House, West Virginia
|
| Julia Brownley |
Democratic |
State House, California
|
| Kathy Afzali |
Republican |
State House, Maryland
|
| Kelda Roys |
Democratic |
State House, Wisconsin
|
| Kim Koppelman |
Republican |
State House, North Dakota
|
| Kurt Bills |
Republican |
State House, Minnesota
|
| Lee Anderson |
Republican |
State House, Georgia
|
| Leonard Bembry |
Democratic |
State House, Florida
|
| Marc Veasey |
Democratic |
State House, Texas
|
| Mark Pocan |
Democratic |
State House, Wisconsin
|
| Matt Heinz |
Democratic |
State House, Arizona
|
| Paige Kreegel |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| Patricia Keever |
Democratic |
State House, North Carolina
|
| Patrick McDonough |
Republican |
State House, Maryland
|
| Paul Cook |
Republican |
State House, California
|
| Pete Gallego |
Democratic |
State House, Texas
|
| Randy Weber |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
| Ric Killian |
Republican |
State House, North Carolina
|
| Richard Impallaria |
Republican |
State House, Maryland
|
| Rick Snuffer |
Republican |
State House, West Virginia
|
| Rory Lancman |
Democratic |
State House, New York
|
| Sal Pace |
Democratic |
State House, Colorado
|
| Scott Perry |
Republican |
State House, Pennsylvania
|
| Scott Reske |
Democratic |
State House, Indiana
|
| Shanelle Jackson |
Democratic |
State House, Michigan
|
| Sharon Cissna |
Democratic |
State House, Alaska
|
| Ted Celeste |
Democratic |
State House, Ohio
|
Ran for State Executive Office
| Name
|
Party
|
Prior Office
|
| Al Park |
Democratic |
State House, New Mexico
|
| Bill Faison |
Democratic |
State House, North Carolina
|
| Brian Savilla |
Republican |
State House, West Virginia
|
| Cole McNary |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Dale Folwell |
Republican |
State House, North Carolina
|
| David Monson |
Republican |
State House, North Dakota
|
| Derek Skees |
Republican |
State House, Montana
|
| Erich Ponti |
Republican |
State House, Louisiana
|
| Eugene Depasquale |
Democratic |
State House, Pennsylvania
|
| Glenn Anderson |
Republican |
State House, Washington
|
| Grey Mills, Jr. |
Republican |
State House, North Carolina
|
| Jason Kander |
Democratic |
State House, Missouri
|
| John Dougall |
Republican |
State House, Utah
|
| John Maher |
Republican |
State House, Pennsylvania
|
| Kenneth Sumsion |
Republican |
State House, Utah
|
| Mark Miloscia |
Democratic |
State House, Washington
|
| Michael More |
Republican |
State House, Montana
|
| Sara Lampe |
Democratic |
State House, Missouri
|
| Scot Kelsh |
Democratic |
State House, North Dakota
|
| Shane Schoeller |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Tim Cullen |
Democratic |
State House, Wisconsin
|
| Troy Kelley |
Democratic |
State House, Washington
|
| Warren Chisum |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
Ran for State Senate
| Name
|
Party
|
Prior Office
|
| Andres Ayala, Jr. |
Democratic |
State House, Connecticut
|
| Andrew Kerr |
Democratic |
State House, Colorado
|
| Andy Billig |
Democratic |
State House, Washington
|
| Anna Fairclough |
Republican |
State House, Alaska
|
| Anna Tovar |
Democratic |
State House, Arizona
|
| Anne Haskell |
Democratic |
State House, Maine
|
| Anthony Brown |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Arnie Roblan |
Democratic |
State House, Oregon
|
| Barbara Bailey |
Republican |
State House, Washington
|
| Barry Hyde |
Democratic |
State House, Oregon
|
| Bernadine Craft |
Democratic |
State House, Wyoming
|
| Berta Gardner |
Democratic |
State House, Alaska
|
| Bill Berryhill |
Republican |
State House, California
|
| Bill Cunningham |
Democratic |
State House, Illinois
|
| Bill Galvano |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| Bill Monning |
Democratic |
State House, California
|
| Bob Brechtel |
Republican |
State House, Wyoming
|
| Bob Hasegawa |
Democratic |
State House, Washington
|
| Bobby Pierce |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Branden Petersen |
Republican |
State House, Minnesota
|
| Bruce Anderson |
Republican |
State House, Minnesota
|
| Bruce Dammeier |
Republican |
State House, Washington
|
| Bryan Kaenrath |
Democratic |
State House, Maine
|
| Bryan King |
Republican |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Caryn Tyson |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Cathleen Galgiani |
Democratic |
State House, California
|
| Chapin Rose |
Republican |
State House, Illinois
|
| Charles Schwertner |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
| Charlotte O'Hara |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Cherie Buckner-Webb |
Democratic |
State House, Idaho
|
| Chester Crandell |
Republican |
State House, Arizona
|
| Chris Nybo |
Republican |
State House, Illinois
|
| Christopher Coutu |
Republican |
State House, Connecticut
|
| Clark Chapin |
Republican |
State House, Connecticut
|
| Clifford Bayer |
Republican |
State House, Idaho
|
| Connie Doepke |
Republican |
State House, Minnesota
|
| Craig Frank |
Republican |
State House, Utah
|
| Dan Kerschen |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Daniel Hall |
Democratic |
State House, West Virginia
|
| Daniel K. Biss |
Democratic |
State House, Illinois
|
| Darren Soto |
Democratic |
State House, Florida
|
| David Balmer |
Republican |
State House, Colorado
|
| David C. Burns |
Republican |
State House, Maine
|
| David Chavez |
Republican |
State House, New Mexico
|
| David Doyle |
Republican |
State House, New Mexico
|
| David J. Sanders |
Republican |
State House, Arkansas
|
| David Sater |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Debbie Smith |
Democratic |
State House, Nevada
|
| Denise Grimsley |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| Dick Barrett |
Democratic |
State House, Montana
|
| Don Wells |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Donald Pilon |
Democratic |
State House, Maine
|
| Dorothy Hukill |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| Dustin Degree |
Republican |
State House, Vermont
|
| Dwight Bullard |
Democratic |
State House, Florida
|
| Earline Parmon |
Democratic |
State House, North Carolina
|
| Ed Ableser |
Democratic |
State House, Arizona
|
| Ed Garner |
Republican |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Eddie Cheatham |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Edward Mazurek |
Democratic |
State House, Maine
|
| Efrem Elliott |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Elaine Bowers |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Eleanor Chavez |
Democratic |
State House, New Mexico
|
| Elizabeth Coggs |
Democratic |
State House, Wisconsin
|
| Ellen Brandom |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Elsie Arntzen |
Republican |
State House, Montana
|
| Evan Vickers |
Republican |
State House, Utah
|
| Forrest Knox |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Frank Niceley |
Republican |
State House, Tennessee
|
| Frank Smith |
Democratic |
State House, Montana
|
| Fred Allen |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Garry Smith |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Gary MacLaren |
Republican |
State House, Montana
|
| Gary Plummer |
Republican |
State House, Maine
|
| Gary Stubblefield |
Republican |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Gene Abdallah |
Republican |
State House, South Dakota
|
| George Amedore |
Republican |
State House, New York
|
| Gerald Hill |
Democratic |
State House, California
|
| Gerald Hocker |
Republican |
State House, Delaware
|
| Geraldine Thompson |
Democratic |
State House, Florida
|
| Glen Bradley |
Republican |
State House, North Carolina
|
| Glenn Vaad |
Republican |
State House, Colorado
|
| Greg Smith |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Gregory Lavelle |
Republican |
State House, Delaware
|
| Guillermo Linares |
Democratic |
State House, New York
|
| H. Paul Dennert |
Democratic |
State House, South Dakota
|
| Harry R. Ramey, Jr. |
Republican |
State House, Illinois
|
| Herbert Clark |
Democratic |
State House, Maine
|
| Jabar Shumate |
Democratic |
State House, Oklahoma
|
| James Beall Jr. |
Democratic |
State House, California
|
| James Crawford |
Democratic |
State House, Connecticut
|
| James Frishe |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| James P. Fawcett |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| James Patrick |
Republican |
State House, Idaho
|
| Jamilah Nasheed |
Democratic |
State House, Missouri
|
| Jane English |
Republican |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Janet Petersen |
Democratic |
State House, Iowa
|
| Janna Taylor |
Republican |
State House, Montana
|
| Jason Barickman |
Republican |
State House, Illinois
|
| Jason Holsman |
Democratic |
State House, Missouri
|
| Jeanette Mott Oxford |
Democratic |
State House, Missouri
|
| Jeannie Darneille |
Democratic |
State House, Washington
|
| Jeff Brandes |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| Jeff Clemens |
Democratic |
State House, Florida
|
| Jeff Miller |
Republican |
State House, California
|
| Jeff Nesset |
Republican |
State House, Idaho
|
| Jerry Brown |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Jim Denning |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Jim Guthrie |
Republican |
State House, Idaho
|
| Jim White |
Republican |
State House, South Dakota
|
| Joe Patton |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Joe Uecker |
Republican |
State House, Ohio
|
| Joey Hensley |
Republican |
State House, Tennessee
|
| John Fillmore |
Republican |
State House, Arizona
|
| John Grange |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| John Kefalas |
Democratic |
State House, Colorado
|
| John Legg |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| Jon Sesso |
Democratic |
State House, Montana
|
| Jon Woods |
Republican |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Joseph Abruzzo |
Democratic |
State House, Florida
|
| Joseph Cervantes |
Democratic |
State House, New Mexico
|
| Joseph Fallert, Jr. |
Democratic |
State House, Missouri
|
| Karl Allen |
Democratic |
State House, South Carolina
|
| Katie Hobbs |
Democratic |
State House, Arizona
|
| Kay Wolf |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Keith Ingram |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| [[Kelli Stargel |
|
State House, Florida
|
| Kelly Hancock |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
| Kelvin Atkinson |
Democratic |
State House, Nevada
|
| Ken Paxton |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
| Kenneth Summers |
Republican |
State House, Colorado
|
| Kimberly Yee |
Republican |
State House, Arizona
|
| Kirk Pearson |
Republican |
State House, Washington
|
| Larry Cowling |
Democratic |
State House, Arizona
|
| Larry Liston |
Republican |
State House, Colorado
|
| Larry Powell |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Larry Taylor |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
| Leslie Fossel |
Republican |
State House, Maine
|
| Linda Collins-Smith |
Republican |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Linda Tyler |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Linda Valentino |
Democratic |
State House, Maine
|
| Lora Hubbel |
Republican |
State House, South Dakota
|
| Lynne Pancrazi |
Democratic |
State House, Arizona
|
| Mack Bernard |
Democratic |
State House, Florida
|
| Mark Hatfield |
Republican |
State House, Georgia
|
| Mark Kirkeby |
Republican |
State House, South Dakota
|
| Mark Shelton |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
| Martin Block |
Democratic |
State House, California
|
| Marv Hagedorn |
Republican |
State House, Idaho
|
| Mary Ann Sullivan |
Democratic |
State House, Indiana
|
| Mary Kiffmeyer |
Republican |
State House, Minnesota
|
| Matt Jones |
Democratic |
State House, Colorado
|
| Michael Connelly |
Republican |
State House, Illinois
|
| Mike McGhee |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Mike Phillips |
Democratic |
State House, Montana
|
| Mitch Carmichael |
Republican |
State House, West Virginia
|
| Mitch Holmes |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Nancy G. McLain |
Republican |
State House, Arizona
|
| Nancy Todd |
Democratic |
State House, Colorado
|
| Nate Willems |
Democratic |
State House, Iowa
|
| Norman McAllister |
Republican |
State House, Vermont
|
| Norman Sanderson |
Republican |
State House, North Carolina
|
| Pat Colloton |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Patrick Flood |
Republican |
State House, Maine
|
| Patrick Painter |
Republican |
State House, Utah
|
| Paul Adams |
Republican |
State House, Massachusetts
|
| Peter Edgecomb |
Republican |
State House, Maine
|
| Peter Goicoechea |
Republican |
State House, Nevada
|
| Phil Greazzo |
Republican |
State House, New Hampshire
|
| Phil Jensen |
Republican |
State House, South Dakota
|
| Philip Boyle |
Republican |
State House, New York
|
| Rachel Burgin |
Republican |
State House, Florida
|
| Randy Baumgardner |
Republican |
State House, Colorado
|
| Randy Gardner |
Republican |
State House, Ohio
|
| Raul Torres |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
| Ricardo Lara |
Democratic |
State House, California
|
| Richard "Tick" Segerblom |
Democratic |
State House, Nevada
|
| Richard McArthur |
Republican |
State House, Nevada
|
| Robert Herkes |
Democratic |
State House, Hawaii
|
| Robert Lewis |
Republican |
State House, Vermont
|
| Robert Nonini |
Republican |
State House, Idaho
|
| Robert Schaefer |
Republican |
State House, Idaho
|
| Roberto DaSilva |
Democratic |
State House, Rhode Island
|
| Robyn Driscoll |
Democratic |
State House, Montana
|
| Ron Saunders |
Democratic |
State House, Florida
|
| Roy Lacey |
Democratic |
State House, Idaho
|
| Ryan Silvey |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Scott Hammond |
Republican |
State House, Nevada
|
| Scott Hutchinson |
Republican |
State House, Pennsylvania
|
| Scott Largent |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Scott Sifton |
Democratic |
State House, Missouri
|
| Sean Hanna |
Republican |
State House, New York
|
| Stephen Knight |
Republican |
State House California
|
| Steve Farley |
Democratic |
State House, Arizona
|
| Steve Street |
Democratic |
State House, South Dakota
|
| Steven Thayn |
Republican |
State House, Idaho
|
| Sue Malek |
Democratic |
State House, Montana
|
| Tad Perry |
Republican |
State House, South Dakota
|
| Terry Swinger |
Democratic |
State House, Missouri
|
| Thomas Garcia |
Democratic |
State House, New Mexico
|
| Tiffany Rogers |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Tim Probst |
Democratic |
State House, Washington
|
| Tim Summers |
Republican |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Timothy Driscoll |
Democratic |
State House, Maine
|
| Todd Smith |
Republican |
State House, Texas
|
| Tom Arpke |
Republican |
State House, Kansas
|
| Tom Chabin |
Democratic |
State House, Arizona
|
| Tom Reynolds |
Democratic |
State House, Connecticut
|
| Tom Tiffany |
Republican |
State House, Wisconsin
|
| Tom Young |
Republican |
State House, South Carolina
|
| Tracy Pennartz |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Uvalde Lindsey |
Democratic |
State House, Arkansas
|
| Valentine Rausch |
Republican |
State House, South Dakota
|
| Ward Franz |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| Wayne Harper |
Republican |
State House, Utah
|
| Wayne Wallingford |
Republican |
State House, Missouri
|
| William Beck, Sr. |
Republican |
State House, Montana
|
| William Cook |
Republican |
State House, North Carolina
|
| William O'Neill |
Democratic |
State House, New Mexico
|
Ran for Other
See also
Republican
Democratic
