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United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Texas took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected 36 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Texas has an open primary system, in which any registered voter can choose which party's primary to vote in, without having to be a member of that party. Texas also scheduled a primary runoff for July 31, 2012.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by April 30.[1] For the runoff election on July 31, 2012, the vote registration deadline was July 2. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 9.[2]
- See also: Texas elections, 2012
- Redistricting note: Due to legal turmoil in the redistricting process, filing deadlines were changed twice and the primary was changed once. The original filing deadline was December 12th.[3] That deadline was first moved to December 15th and then December 19th by a federal court due to delays caused by redistricting legal challenges. When a final map was issued, the December 19th deadline was once again moved to March 9 to allow candidates more time to file in light of the delays and map ambiguities. The primary date was first moved from March 6 to April 3, 2012, before finally settling on May 29.[4]
According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, one of the 36 districts was considered to be in play, District 23.[5]
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democrats would win 10 districts while Republicans would win 24 seats. It did not make a projection for the remaining two districts.[6]
Primary competitiveness
Texas tied with Tennessee and Illinois for having the 19th most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 55.56% of major party primaries having been contested (40 out of 72). The national average was 54.31%.
Thirty U.S. House incumbents sought re-election in Texas in 2012. Of those 30, 20 (66.67%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held 23 of the 32 Congressional seats from Texas. However, the state gained four seats after the 2010 census and elected 36 representatives.
| Members of the U.S. House from Texas -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 9 | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | 24 | |
| Total | 32 | 36 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the 32 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 36 seats up for election in 2012 in Texas. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Texas, District 10 |  Michael McCaul |
24.3% | 264,019 | Tawana W. Cadien |
| Texas, District 11 | Mike Conaway (Texas) |
60.1% | 226,023 | Jim Riley |
| Texas, District 12 | Kay Granger |
44.2% | 247,712 | Dave Robinson |
| Texas, District 13 | Mac Thornberry |
84.8% | 206,388 | John Robert Deek |
| Texas, District 14 | Randy Weber |
8.9% | 245,839 | Nick Lampson |
| Texas, District 15 |  Ruben Hinojosa Sr. |
24% | 146,661 | Dale A. Brueggemann |
| Texas, District 16 | Beto O'Rourke |
32.5% | 155,005 | Barbara Carrasco |
| Texas, District 17 | Bill Flores |
59.9% | 179,262 | Ben Easton |
| Texas, District 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee |
52.4% | 194,932 | Sean Seibert |
| Texas, District 19 | Randy Neugebauer |
70% | 192,063 | Richard Peterson |
| Texas, District 1 | Louie Gohmert |
44.5% | 249,658 | Shirley J. McKellar |
| Texas, District 20 | Joaquin Castro |
30.4% | 186,177 | David Rosa |
| Texas, District 21 | Lamar Smith |
25.2% | 308,865 | Candace E. Duval |
| Texas, District 22 | Pete Olson |
32.1% | 250,911 | Kesha Rogers |
| Texas, District 23 | Pete Gallego |
4.8% | 192,169 | Francisco Canseco |
| Texas, District 24 | Kenny Marchant |
25% | 243,489 | Tim Rusk |
| Texas, District 25 | Roger Williams |
21% | 263,932 | Elaine M. Henderson |
| Texas, District 26 | Michael Burgess |
39.6% | 258,723 | David Sanchez |
| Texas, District 27 | Blake Farenthold |
17.5% | 212,651 | Rose Meza Harrison |
| Texas, District 28 | Henry Cuellar |
38.1% | 165,645 | William R. Hayward |
| Texas, District 29 | Gene Green |
84.8% | 95,611 | James Stanczak |
| Texas, District 2 | Ted Poe |
32.1% | 246,328 | Jim Dougherty |
| Texas, District 30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson |
59.8% | 217,014 | Travis Washington, Jr. |
| Texas, District 31 | John R. Carter |
26.3% | 237,187 | Stephen M. Wyman |
| Texas, District 32 | Pete Sessions |
18.8% | 251,636 | Katherine Savers McGovern |
| Texas, District 33 | Marc Veasey |
46.7% | 117,375 | Chuck Bradley |
| Texas, District 34 | Filemon Vela |
25.7% | 144,778 | Jessica Puente Bradshaw |
| Texas, District 35 | Lloyd Doggett |
31.9% | 165,179 | Susan Narvaiz |
| Texas, District 36 | Steve Stockman |
44.2% | 233,832 | Max Martin |
| Texas, District 3 | Sam Johnson |
100% | 187,180 | Unopposed |
| Texas, District 4 | Ralph M. Hall |
48.9% | 250,343 | VaLinda Hathcox |
| Texas, District 5 | Jeb Hensarling |
31.2% | 208,230 | Linda S. Mrosko |
| Texas, District 6 | Joe Barton |
18.8% | 249,936 | Kenneth Sanders |
| Texas, District 7 | John Culberson |
24.4% | 234,837 | James Cargas |
| Texas, District 8 | Kevin Brady |
57% | 251,052 | Neil Burns |
| Texas, District 9 | Al Green |
58.8% | 183,566 | Steve Mueller |
General election candidates
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1st Congressional District
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2nd Congressional District
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3rd Congressional District
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4th Congressional District
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5th Congressional District
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6th Congressional District
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7th Congressional District
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8th Congressional District
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9th Congressional District
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10th Congressional District
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11th Congressional District
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12th Congressional District
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13th Congressional District
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14th Congressional District
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15th Congressional District
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16th Congressional District
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17th Congressional District
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18th Congressional District
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19th Congressional District
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20th Congressional District
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21st Congressional District
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22nd Congressional District
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23rd Congressional District
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24th Congressional District
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25th Congressional District
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26th Congressional District
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27th Congressional District
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28th Congressional District
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29th Congressional District
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30th Congressional District
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31st Congressional District
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32nd Congressional District
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33rd Congressional District
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34th Congressional District
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35th Congressional District
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36th Congressional District
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "You Must Register By...," accessed July 27, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2012 Election Dates," accessed July 15, 2011
- ↑ Washington Post, "Federal court orders May 29 primary date for Texas in redistricting case
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Texas," September 2012
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- ↑ The New American "Sheriff Mack Announces Lawsuit Against SPLC, Run or Congress," December 14, 2011
- ↑ The New York Times, "Time in House Could Be Short for Republican Newcomers", July 4, 2011
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