2012 United States House of Representatives elections
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Turnout | 52.0%[1] 11.1 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2012. It coincided with the reelection of President Barack Obama. Elections were held for all 435 seats representing the 50 U.S. states and also for the delegates from the District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories. The winners of this election cycle served in the 113th United States Congress. This was the first congressional election using districts drawn up based on the 2010 United States census.
Although Democratic candidates received a nationwide plurality of more than 1.4 million votes (1.1%) in the aggregated vote totals from all House elections,[3] the Republican Party won a 33-seat advantage in seats, thus retaining its House majority by 17 seats. Democrats picked up 27 previously Republican-held seats, but most of these gains were canceled out due to Republican pick-ups of Democratic-held seats, and reapportionment gains that benefited Republicans, leaving the Democrats with a net gain of just eight seats.[4]
This disparity — common in close elections involving single-member district (especially plurality) voting[5] — has sometimes been attributed to targeted Republican gerrymandering in the congressional redistricting process following the 2010 United States Census.[6][7][8][9][10] "Unintentional gerrymandering," — the high concentration of Democrats in urban centers—leading to "wasted votes" in districts that easily elected Democratic candidates, has also been cited as causing some of the efficiency gap.[11][9][12] The GOP also benefited from having a greater number of incumbents, who tend to have an advantage in elections[9] which may have helped Republicans win close elections for individual seats.
This marked the last of five House elections in which the party that won the popular vote was unable to receive a majority in the House. The previous four times were in 1914, 1942, 1952, and 1996; in the former two elections, Democrats won the House majority without winning the popular vote, whereas in the latter two, the Republicans did so.[8][13]
As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats won a House seat in West Virginia. With the Democrats' simultaneous victories in both of New Hampshire's congressional districts, this was also the last time either party flipped control of an entire House delegation.
Results summary
[edit]Federal
[edit]234 | 201 |
Republican | Democratic |
Parties | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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2010 | 2012 | Net change |
Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
Republican Party | 242 | 234 | 8 | 53.8% | 58,283,314 | 47.7% | −4.0% | |
Democratic Party | 193 | 201 | 8 | 46.2% | 59,645,531 | 48.8% | +3.9% | |
Libertarian Party | – | – | – | – | 1,360,925 | 1.1% | −0.1% | |
Independent | – | – | – | – | 1,240,672 | 1.0% | +0.4% | |
Green Party | – | – | – | – | 373,455 | 0.3% | – | |
Constitution Party | – | – | – | – | 111,576 | 0.1% | −0.1% | |
Reform Party | – | – | – | – | 70,682 | 0.1% | +0.1% | |
Others | - | - | - | - | 1,205,344 | 1.0% | +0.1% | |
Totals | 435 | 435 | 0 | 100.0% | 122,291,499 | 100.0% | - | |
Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk (does not include blank or over/under votes) |
Per state
[edit]State | Total seats |
Democratic | Republican | ||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||
Alabama | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||
Alaska | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Arizona | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
California | 53 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
Colorado | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
Connecticut | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Florida | 27 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
Georgia | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |
Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Idaho | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Illinois | 18 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Indiana | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Iowa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Kansas | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
Kentucky | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Louisiana | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Maine | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Maryland | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Massachusetts | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Michigan | 14 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
Minnesota | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
Missouri | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Montana | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Nevada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
New Hampshire | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
New Jersey | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
New York | 27 | 21 | 6 | 2 | |
North Carolina | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
North Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Ohio | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Oregon | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
Pennsylvania | 18 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
South Carolina | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 7 | ||
Texas | 36 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
Utah | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Vermont | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Virginia | 11 | 3 | 8 | ||
Washington | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
Wisconsin | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||
Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 435 | 201 | 8 | 234 | 8 |
Maps
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Results shaded by winners share of vote
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Popular vote by states
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House seats by party holding plurality in state
Retiring incumbents
[edit]Forty-one Representatives retired. Thirty-four of those seats were held by the same party, six seats changed party.
Democrats
[edit]Twenty-two Democrats retired. Fourteen of those seats were held by Democrats, five were won by Republicans, and three seats were eliminated in redistricting.
Democratic held
[edit]- California 6: Lynn Woolsey,[14] was succeeded by Jared Huffman (with district being renumbered as California 2).
- California 51: Bob Filner, to run for mayor of San Diego,[15] was succeeded by Juan Vargas.
- Connecticut 5: Chris Murphy, to run for U.S. Senate,[16] was succeeded by Elizabeth Esty.
- Hawaii 2: Mazie Hirono, to run for U.S. Senate,[17] was succeeded by Tulsi Gabbard.
- Illinois 12: Jerry Costello,[18] was succeeded by William Enyart.
- Massachusetts 4: Barney Frank,[19] was succeeded by Joseph P. Kennedy III.
- Michigan 5: Dale Kildee,[20] was succeeded by Dan Kildee.
- Nevada 1: Shelley Berkley, to run for U.S. Senate,[21] was succeeded by Dina Titus.
- New Mexico 1: Martin Heinrich, to run for U.S. Senate,[22] was succeeded by Michelle Lujan Grisham.
- New York 5: Gary Ackerman,[23] was succeeded by Grace Meng (with district being renumbered as New York 6).
- New York 10: Edolphus Towns,[24] was succeeded by Hakeem Jeffries (with district being renumbered as New York 8).
- Texas 20: Charlie Gonzalez,[25] was succeeded by Joaquín Castro.
- Washington 6: Norm Dicks,[26] was succeeded by Derek Kilmer.
- Wisconsin 2: Tammy Baldwin, to run for U.S. Senate,[27] was succeeded by Mark Pocan.
Republican gain
[edit]- Arkansas 4: Mike Ross, was succeeded by Tom Cotton.
- Indiana 2: Joe Donnelly, to run for U.S. Senate, was succeeded by Jackie Walorski.
- North Carolina 11: Heath Shuler, was succeeded by Mark Meadows.
- North Carolina 13: Brad Miller, was succeeded by George Holding.
- Oklahoma 2: Dan Boren, was succeeded by Markwayne Mullin.
Seats eliminated in redistricting
[edit]- California 18: Dennis Cardoza.[28]
- Massachusetts 1: John Olver.[29]
- New York 22: Maurice Hinchey.[30]
Republicans
[edit]Nineteen Republicans retired. Fifteen of those seats were held by Republicans, one was won by a Democrat, and three seats were eliminated in redistricting.
Republican held
[edit]- Arizona 6: Jeff Flake, to run for U.S. Senate,[31] was succeeded by Matt Salmon (with district being renumbered as Arizona 5).
- California 2: Wally Herger,[32] was succeeded by Doug LaMalfa (with district being renumbered as California 1).
- California 41: Jerry Lewis,[33] was succeeded by Paul Cook (with district being renumbered as California 8).
- Florida 14: Connie Mack IV, to run for U.S. Senate,[34] was succeeded by Trey Radel (with district being renumbered as Florida 19).
- Illinois 15: Tim Johnson,[35] was succeeded by Rodney L. Davis (with district being renumbered as Illinois 13).
- Indiana 5: Dan Burton,[36] was succeeded by Susan Brooks.
- Indiana 6: Mike Pence, to run for Governor of Indiana,[37] was succeeded by Luke Messer.
- Missouri 2: Todd Akin, to run for U.S. Senate,[38] was succeeded by Ann Wagner.
- Michigan 11: Thaddeus McCotter: failed to make the ballot for renomination due to fraudulent signatures,[39] was succeeded by Kerry Bentivolio.
- Montana at-large: Denny Rehberg, to run for U.S. Senate,[40] was succeeded by Steve Daines.
- North Carolina 9: Sue Myrick,[41] was succeeded by Robert Pittenger.
- North Dakota at-large: Rick Berg, to run for U.S. Senate,[42] was succeeded by Kevin Cramer.
- Ohio 14: Steve LaTourette,[43] was succeeded by David Joyce.
- Pennsylvania 19: Todd Russell Platts,[44] was succeeded by Scott Perry (with district being renumbered as Pennsylvania 4).
- Texas 14: Ron Paul, to run for U.S. President,[45] was succeeded by Randy Weber.
Democratic gain
[edit]- California 24: Elton Gallegly,[46] was succeeded by Julia Brownley (with district being renumbered as California 26).
Seats eliminated in redistricting
[edit]- California 26: David Dreier.
- New York 9: Bob Turner, who ran for U.S. Senate.[47]
- Ohio 7: Steve Austria.[48]
Incumbents defeated
[edit]As a result of redistricting, many incumbents were forced to compete against each other in the same district, which resulted in a larger number of incumbents being defeated in primaries.
In primary elections
[edit]Thirteen representatives lost renomination: Eight were lost in redistricting battles pitting incumbents against each other, and five incumbents lost nomination to non-incumbent challengers.
Democrats
[edit]Seven Democrats lost renomination: five in redistricting and two to a non-incumbent challenger.
Seat held by a Democrat
[edit]These primary winners later won the general election.
- Michigan 14: Hansen Clarke lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Gary Peters
- Missouri 1: Russ Carnahan lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Lacy Clay
- New Jersey 9: Steve Rothman lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Bill Pascrell
- Ohio 9: Dennis Kucinich lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Marcy Kaptur
- Pennsylvania 17: Tim Holden lost to challenger Matt Cartwright[49]
- Texas 16: Silvestre Reyes lost to challenger Beto O'Rourke[50]
Seat lost to a Republican
[edit]- Pennsylvania 12: Jason Altmire lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Mark Critz,[49] who later lost the general election
Republicans
[edit]Six Republicans lost renomination: three in redistricting races and three to a non-incumbent challenger. All the seats were held by Republicans.
- Arizona 6: Ben Quayle lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent David Schweikert
- Florida 3: Cliff Stearns lost to challenger Ted Yoho
- Florida 7: Sandy Adams lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent John Mica
- Illinois 16: Don Manzullo lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Adam Kinzinger
- Ohio 2: Jean Schmidt lost to challenger Brad Wenstrup
- Oklahoma 1: John Sullivan lost to challenger Jim Bridenstine
In general elections
[edit]Democrats
[edit]Ten incumbent Democrats lost re-election; four to fellow Democrats and six to Republicans. Four losses were in California: two due to redistricting putting two incumbents together (resulting in a net loss of two for the Democrats) and two due to the state's top two primary. Two incumbents outside of California lost to Republican incumbents after being redistricted to the same district.
Seat held by a Democrat
[edit]- California 15: Pete Stark lost to Eric Swalwell
- California 30: Howard Berman lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Brad Sherman
- California 35: Joe Baca lost to Gloria Negrete McLeod
- California 44: Laura Richardson lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Janice Hahn
Seat lost to a Republican incumbent
[edit]- Iowa 3: Leonard Boswell lost a redistricting race to Tom Latham
- Ohio 16: Betty Sutton lost a redistricting race to Jim Renacci
Seat lost to a Republican challenger
[edit]- Kentucky 6: Ben Chandler lost to Andy Barr.
- New York 27: Kathy Hochul lost to Chris Collins.
- North Carolina 8: Larry Kissell lost to Richard Hudson.
- Pennsylvania 12: Mark Critz lost to Keith Rothfus.
Republicans
[edit]Seventeen incumbent Republicans lost re-election.
Seat held by a Republican
[edit]One incumbent Republican lost re-election to a fellow incumbent Republican.
- Louisiana 3: Jeff Landry lost to Charles Boustany
Seat lost to a Democratic challenger
[edit]Sixteen incumbent Republicans, ten of whom were first elected in 2010, lost re-election to Democrats.
- California 7: Dan Lungren lost to Ami Bera.
- California 36: Mary Bono Mack lost to Raul Ruiz.
- California 52: Brian Bilbray lost to Scott Peters.
- Florida 18: Allen West lost to Patrick Murphy.
- Florida 26: David Rivera lost to Joe Garcia.
- Illinois 8: Joe Walsh lost to Tammy Duckworth.
- Illinois 10: Robert Dold lost to Brad Schneider.
- Illinois 11: Judy Biggert lost to Bill Foster.
- Illinois 17: Bobby Schilling lost to Cheri Bustos.
- Maryland 6: Roscoe Bartlett lost to John K. Delaney.
- Minnesota 8: Chip Cravaack lost to Rick Nolan.
- New Hampshire 1: Frank Guinta lost to Carol Shea-Porter.
- New Hampshire 2: Charles Bass lost to Ann Kuster.
- New York 18: Nan Hayworth lost to Sean Patrick Maloney.
- New York 24: Ann Marie Buerkle lost to Dan Maffei.
- Texas 23: Quico Canseco lost to Pete Gallego.
Reapportionment
[edit]The 2010 United States census determined how many of the 435 congressional districts each state receives for the 2010 redistricting cycle. Due to population shifts, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania each lost one seat; and New York and Ohio each lost two seats. Conversely, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington each gained one seat; Florida gained two seats; and Texas gained four seats.[51]
New seats[edit]Twelve new districts were created after the 2010 redistricting process: |
Seats eliminated[edit]The following districts were eliminated and became obsolete:
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Newly created seats
[edit]Of the 435 districts created in the 2010 redistricting, nineteen had no incumbent representative.
Democratic gain[edit]Twelve Democrats were elected in newly created seats.
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Republican gain[edit]Seven Republicans were elected in newly created seats.
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Closest races
[edit]Sixty-four races were decided by 10% or lower.
District | Winner | Margin |
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North Carolina 7th | Democratic | 0.19% |
Utah 4th | Democratic | 0.31% |
Illinois 13th | Republican | 0.34% |
Michigan 1st | Republican | 0.54% |
Florida 18th | Democratic (flip) | 0.58% |
Arizona 2nd | Democratic | 0.84% |
Massachusetts 6th | Democratic | 1.15% |
Minnesota 6th | Republican | 1.21% |
Illinois 10th | Democratic (flip) | 1.26% |
Puerto Rico at-large | Democratic | 1.28% |
Indiana 2nd | Republican (flip) | 1.43% |
New York 27th | Republican (flip) | 1.57% |
Nebraska 2nd | Republican | 1.59% |
New York 21st | Democratic | 1.97% |
Colorado 6th | Republican | 2.04% |
California 52nd | Democratic (flip) | 2.35% |
Connecticut 5th | Democratic | 2.62% |
California 7th | Democratic (flip) | 3.36% |
Pennsylvania 12th | Republican (flip) | 3.47% |
Florida 10th | Republican | 3.48% |
Arizona 1st | Democratic | 3.65% |
New Hampshire 1st | Democratic (flip) | 3.76% |
New York 23rd | Republican | 3.82% |
Kentucky 6th | Republican (flip) | 3.89% |
New York 18th | Democratic (flip) | 3.90% |
Ohio 16th | Republican | 4.09% |
Arizona 9th | Democratic | 4.10% |
California 15th | Democratic | 4.22%[b] |
Texas 23rd | Democratic (flip) | 4.75% |
New Hampshire 2nd | Democratic (flip) | 4.83% |
New York 1st | Democratic | 4.98% |
California 26th | Democratic (flip) | 5.38% |
New York 11th | Republican | 5.41% |
California 10th | Republican | 5.42% |
Florida 2nd | Republican | 5.46% |
New York 24th | Democratic (flip) | 5.46% |
New York 19th | Republican | 5.60% |
California 36th | Democratic (flip) | 5.88% |
North Carolina 9th | Republican | 6.13% [c] |
Michigan 11th | Republican (flip) | 6.40% |
Ohio 6th | Republican | 6.50% |
Illinois 17th | Democratic (flip) | 6.56% |
Florida 16th | Republican | 7.22% |
Georgia 12th | Democratic | 7.40% |
Nevada 3rd | Republican | 7.49% |
Virginia 2nd | Republican | 7.66% |
North Carolina 8th | Republican (flip) | 7.79% |
Washington 1st | Democratic | 7.87% |
California 33rd | Democratic | 7.91% |
West Virginia 3rd | Democratic | 7.96% |
Nevada 4th | Democratic | 8.00% |
Iowa 4th | Republican | 8.10% |
Minnesota 2nd | Republican | 8.16% |
Illinois 8th | Democratic (flip) | 8.37% |
Michigan 3rd | Republican | 8.45% |
California 3rd | Democratic | 8.46% |
Iowa 3rd | Republican (flip) | 8.63% |
Texas 14th | Republican | 8.85% |
New Jersey 3rd | Republican | 8.86% |
Minnesota 8th | Democratic (flip) | 8.89% |
Illinois 12th | Democratic | 8.91% |
Hawaii 1st | Democratic | 9.23% |
Florida 22nd | Democratic (flip) | 9.25% |
California 25th | Republican | 9.56% |
Election ratings
[edit]Special elections
[edit]There were six special elections in 2012. Winners would have a seniority advantage over other freshmen. Two elections were held separate from the November elections and four elections were held concurrent with the November elections.
District | Incumbent | Result | Candidates | ||
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Member | Party | First elected | |||
Oregon 1 | David Wu | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent resigned August 3, 2011. New member elected January 31, 2012. Democratic hold. The winner was subsequently re-elected in November, see below. |
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Arizona 8 | Gabby Giffords | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent resigned January 25, 2012. New member elected June 12, 2012. Democratic hold. The winner was subsequently re-elected in November, see below. |
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Kentucky 4 | Geoff Davis | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent resigned July 31, 2012 for family health reason. New member elected November 6, 2012. Republican hold. Winner was also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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Michigan 11 | Thad McCotter | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent resigned July 6, 2012 after failing to qualify for renomination. New member elected November 6, 2012. Democratic gain. Winner was not elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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New Jersey 10 | Donald M. Payne | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent died March 6, 2012. New member elected November 6, 2012 to finish his father's term. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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Washington 1 | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent resigned March 20, 2012 to run for Governor of Washington. New member elected November 6, 2012. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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Alabama
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Alabama 1 | R+14 | Jo Bonner | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 2 | R+18 | Martha Roby | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 3 | R+15 | Mike D. Rogers | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 4 | R+23 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 5 | R+14 | Mo Brooks | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 6 | R+28 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama 7 | D+17 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alaska
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Alaska at-large | R+13 | Don Young | Republican | 1973 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona
[edit]Arizona gained one seat in reapportionment. A second open seat was created when a pair of Republicans were redistricted into the same district.[55] Primary elections were August 28, 2012.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Arizona 1 | R+3 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Arizona 2 | R+2 | Ron Barber Renumbered from the 8th district |
Democratic | 2012 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 3 | D+7 | Raúl Grijalva Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 4 | R+16 | Paul Gosar Redistricted from the 1st district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 5 | R+16 | Jeff Flake Redistricted from the 6th district |
Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold. |
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Arizona 6 | R+10 | Ben Quayle Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. |
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David Schweikert Redistricted from the 5th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. | |||
Arizona 7 | D+12 | Ed Pastor Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic | 1991 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 8 | R+13 | Trent Franks Renumbered from the 2th district |
Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona 9 | R+1 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Arkansas
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Arkansas 1 | R+7 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 2 | R+5 | Timothy Griffin | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 3 | R+16 | Steve Womack | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas 4 | R+9 | Mike Ross | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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California
[edit]California retained its fifty-three seats: four new seats were created when four pairs of Representatives were redistricted to run against each other. An additional Republican incumbent, Gary Miller, won re-election in an entirely different district from the one he had previously represented.[56] The election featured the first use of the top-two primary system in which primary elections list candidates from all parties on one ballot, and the top two vote-getters advance to the general election. Two elections (30th and 44th districts) featured two Democratic incumbents running against each other.[57]
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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California 1 | R+10 | Wally Herger Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Republican | 1986 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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California 2 | D+19 | Lynn Woolsey Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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California 3 | D+1 | John Garamendi Redistricted from the 10th district |
Democratic | 2009 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 4 | R+10 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 5 | D+18 | Mike Thompson Redistricted from the 1st district |
Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 6 | D+13 | Doris Matsui Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic | 2005 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 7 | R+3 | Dan Lungren Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Republican | 1978 1988 (retired) 2004 |
Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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California 8 | R+12 | Jerry Lewis Redistricted from the 41st district |
Republican | 1978 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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California 9 | D+2 | Jerry McNerney Redistricted from the 11th district |
Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 10 | R+5 | Jeff Denham Redistricted from the 19th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Dennis Cardoza Redistricted from the 18th district |
Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | |||
California 11 | D+17 | George Miller Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 12 | D+35 | Nancy Pelosi Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic | 1987 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 13 | D+37 | Barbara Lee Redistricted from the 9th district |
Democratic | 1998 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 14 | D+23 | Jackie Speier Redistricted from the 12th district |
Democratic | 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 15 | D+15 | Pete Stark Redistricted from the 13th district |
Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic hold. |
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California 16 | D+2 | Jim Costa Redistricted from the 20th district |
Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 17 | D+18 | Mike Honda Redistricted from the 15th district |
Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 18 | D+18 | Anna Eshoo Redistricted from the 14th district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 19 | D+16 | Zoe Lofgren Redistricted from the 16th district |
Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 20 | D+19 | Sam Farr Redistricted from the 17th district |
Democratic | 1993 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 21 | R+3 | None (New seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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California 22 | R+12 | Devin Nunes Redistricted from the 21st district |
Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 23 | R+18 | Kevin McCarthy Redistricted from the 22nd district |
Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 24 | D+3 | Lois Capps Redistricted from the 23rd district |
Democratic | 1998 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 25 | R+6 | Howard McKeon | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 26 | D+2 | Elton Gallegly Redistricted from the 24th district |
Republican | 1986 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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California 27 | D+9 | Judy Chu Redistricted from the 32nd district |
Democratic | 2009 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 28 | D+19 | Adam Schiff Redistricted from the 29th district |
Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 29 | D+21 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 30 | D+13 | Brad Sherman Redistricted from the 27th district |
Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Howard Berman Redistricted from the 28th district |
Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. | |||
California 31 | D+12 | David Dreier Redistricted from the 26th district |
Republican | 1980 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. |
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Gary Miller Redistricted from the 42nd district |
Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. | |||
California 32 | D+9 | Grace Napolitano Redistricted from the 38th district |
Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 33 | D+12 | Henry Waxman Redistricted from the 30th district |
Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 34 | D+28 | Xavier Becerra Redistricted from the 31st district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 35 | D+10 | Joe Baca Redistricted from the 43rd district |
Democratic | 1999 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic hold. |
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California 36 | R+3 | Mary Bono Redistricted from the 45th district |
Republican | 1998 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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California 37 | D+33 | Karen Bass Redistricted from the 33rd district |
Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 38 | D+9 | Linda Sánchez Redistricted from the 39th district |
Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 39 | R+7 | Ed Royce Redistricted from the 40th district |
Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 40 | D+25 | Lucille Roybal-Allard Redistricted from the 34th district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 41 | D+3 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 42 | R+12 | Ken Calvert Redistricted from the 44th district |
Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 43 | D+23 | Maxine Waters Redistricted from the 35th district |
Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 44 | D+29 | Janice Hahn Redistricted from the 36th district |
Democratic | 2011 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Laura Richardson Redistricted from the 37th district |
Democratic | 2007 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. | |||
California 45 | R+8 | John B. T. Campbell III Redistricted from the 48th district |
Republican | 2005 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 46 | D+3 | Loretta Sanchez Redistricted from the 47th district |
Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 47 | D+5 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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California 48 | R+8 | Dana Rohrabacher Redistricted from the 46th district |
Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 49 | R+5 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 50 | R+14 | Duncan D. Hunter Redistricted from the 52nd district |
Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 51 | D+11 | Bob Filner | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent retired to run for mayor of San Diego. Democratic hold. |
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California 52 | D+1 | Brian Bilbray Redistricted from the 50th district |
Republican | 1994 2000 (defeated) 2006 (Special) |
Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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California 53 | D+7 | Susan Davis | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado 1 | D+17 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 2 | D+8 | Jared Polis | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 3 | R+4 | Scott Tipton | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 4 | R+12 | Cory Gardner | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 5 | R+15 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 6 | R+1 | Mike Coffman | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado 7 | D+3 | Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
[edit]Primary elections were held August 14, 2012.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connecticut 1 | D+12 | John B. Larson | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 2 | D+6 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 3 | D+9 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 4 | D+5 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 5 | D+2 | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Delaware
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delaware at-large | D+7 | John Carney | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida
[edit]Florida gained two seats in reapportionment. As a result of the Fair Districts Amendment, approved by voters via referendum in 2010, the legislature could not take incumbency into account in drawing the lines.[58] As a result, two incumbent Republicans, John Mica and Sandy Adams, were drawn into the same district, creating a third new seat.[59]
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florida 1 | R+21 | Jeff Miller | Republican | 2001 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 2 | R+3 | Steve Southerland | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 3 | R+12 | Cliff Stearns Redistricted from the 6th district |
Republican | 1988 | Incumbent lost renomination Republican hold. |
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Florida 4 | R+19 | Ander Crenshaw | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 5 | D+17 | Corrine Brown Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 6 | R+6 | None (New seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Florida 7 | R+5 | John Mica | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Sandy Adams Redistricted from the 24th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. | |||
Florida 8 | R+8 | Bill Posey Redistricted from the 15th district |
Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 9 | D+4 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Florida 10 | R+7 | Daniel Webster Redistricted from the 8th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 11 | R+8 | Rich Nugent Redistricted from the 5th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 12 | R+6 | Gus Bilirakis Redistricted from the 9th district |
Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 13 | R+1 | Bill Young Redistricted from the 10th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 14 | D+11 | Kathy Castor Redistricted from the 11th district |
Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 15 | R+8 | Dennis A. Ross Redistricted from the 12th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 16 | R+5 | Vern Buchanan Redistricted from the 13th district |
Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 17 | R+10 | Tom Rooney Redistricted from the 16th district |
Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 18 | R+1 | Allen West Redistricted from the 22nd district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election . Democratic gain. |
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Florida 19 | R+11 | Connie Mack IV Redistricted from the 14th district |
Republican | 2004 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold. |
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Florida 20 | D+28 | Alcee Hastings Redistricted from the 23rd district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 21 | D+12 | Ted Deutch Redistricted from the 19th district |
Democratic | 2010 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 22 | D+5 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Florida 23 | D+10 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz Redistricted from the 20th district |
Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 24 | D+33 | Frederica Wilson Redistricted from the 17th district |
Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 25 | R+8 | Mario Díaz-Balart Redistricted from the 21st district |
Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida 26 | R+3 | David Rivera Redistricted from the 25th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Florida 27 | R+5 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Redistricted from the 18th district |
Republican | 1989 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
[edit]Georgia gained one seat in reapportionment.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia 1 | R+9 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 2 | D+4 | Sanford Bishop | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 3 | R+19 | Lynn Westmoreland | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 4 | D+17 | Hank Johnson | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 5 | D+31 | John Lewis | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 6 | R+14 | Tom Price | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 7 | R+16 | Rob Woodall | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 8 | R+15 | Austin Scott | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 9 | R+27 | None (New seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Georgia 10 | R+13 | Paul Broun | Republican | 2007 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 11 | R+19 | Phil Gingrey | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 12 | R+9 | John Barrow | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 13 | D+10 | David Scott | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia 14 | R+23 | Tom Graves Redistricted from the 9th district |
Republican | 2010 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii 1 | D+11 | Colleen Hanabusa | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii 2 | D+14 | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Idaho
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idaho 1 | R+18 | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho 2 | R+17 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois
[edit]Illinois lost one seat in reapportionment, forcing a pair of incumbent Republicans into the same district.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois 1 | D+28 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 2 | D+27 | Jesse Jackson Jr. | Democratic | 1995 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 3 | D+5 | Dan Lipinski | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 4 | D+26 | Luis Gutiérrez | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 5 | D+16 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 2009 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 6 | R+5 | Peter Roskam | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 7 | D+37 | Danny K. Davis | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 8 | D+6 | Joe Walsh | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 9 | D+15 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 10 | D+8 | Robert Dold | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 11 | D+6 | Judy Biggert Redistricted from the 13th district |
Republican | 1998 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 12 | D+2 | Jerry Costello | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois 13 | D+1 | Tim Johnson Redistricted from the 15th district |
Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Illinois 14 | R+6 | Randy Hultgren | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 15 | R+11 | John Shimkus Redistricted from the 19th district |
Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 16 | R+4 | Don Manzullo | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican loss. |
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Adam Kinzinger Redistricted from the 11th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. | |||
Illinois 17 | D+6 | Bobby Schilling | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Illinois 18 | R+10 | Aaron Schock | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana 1 | D+9 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 2 | R+7 | Joe Donnelly | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican gain. |
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Indiana 3 | R+13 | Marlin Stutzman | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 4 | R+13 | Todd Rokita | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 5 | R+11 | Dan Burton | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Indiana 6 | R+12 | Mike Pence | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Indiana. Republican hold. |
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Indiana 7 | D+9 | André Carson | Democratic | 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 8 | R+8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 9 | R+9 | Todd Young | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa
[edit]Iowa lost one seat in reapportionment, forcing a pair of incumbents, a Democrat and a Republican, into the same district.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa 1 | D+5 | Bruce Braley | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 2 | D+4 | David Loebsack | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 3 | R+1 | Leonard Boswell | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. |
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Tom Latham Redistricted from the 4th district |
Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. | |||
Iowa 4 | R+4 | Steve King Redistricted from the 5th district |
Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas
[edit]Primary elections were held August 7, 2012.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas 1 | R+22 | Tim Huelskamp | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 2 | R+7 | Lynn Jenkins | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 3 | R+5 | Kevin Yoder | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas 4 | R+14 | Mike Pompeo | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kentucky 1 | R+14 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | R+15 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 3 | D+3 | John Yarmuth | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 4 | R+15 | Vacant | Incumbent Geoff Davis (R) resigned July 31, 2012 Republican hold. Winner also elected to fill unexpired term, see above. |
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Kentucky 5 | R+16 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 6 | R+7 | Ben Chandler | Democratic | 2004 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Louisiana
[edit]Louisiana lost one seat in reapportionment, forcing a pair of incumbent Republicans into the same district.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louisiana 1 | R+23 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 2 | D+22 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 3 | R+15 | Jeff Landry | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election Republican loss. |
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Charles Boustany Redistricted from the 7th district |
Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. | |||
Louisiana 4 | R+11 | John Fleming | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 5 | R+14 | Rodney Alexander | Republican | 2002[d] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana 6 | R+19 | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maine 1 | D+8 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine 2 | D+3 | Mike Michaud | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maryland 1 | R+14 | Andy Harris | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 2 | D+7 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 3 | D+7 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 4 | D+23 | Donna Edwards | Democratic | 2008 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 5 | D+11 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 1981 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 6 | D+2 | Roscoe Bartlett | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Maryland 7 | D+23 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 8 | D+10 | Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts
[edit]Massachusetts lost one seat in reapportionment, forcing a pair of incumbent Democrats into the same district, although one, John Olver, retired in advance of the legislature's approval of new maps. Primary elections were held September 6, 2012.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts 1 | D+13 | Richard Neal Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | D+10 | John Olver Redistricted from the 1st district |
Democratic | 1991 (Special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
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Jim McGovern Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. | |||
Massachusetts 3 | D+8 | Niki Tsongas Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic | 2007 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 | D+10 | Barney Frank | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Massachusetts 5 | D+16 | Ed Markey Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | D+7 | John F. Tierney | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | D+30 | Mike Capuano Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | D+9 | Stephen Lynch Redistricted from the 9th district |
Democratic | 2001 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | D+8 | Bill Keating Redistricted from the 10th district |
Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
[edit]Michigan lost one seat in reapportionment, forcing a pair of Democrats into the same district. Primary elections were held August 7, 2012.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan 1 | R+4 | Dan Benishek | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 2 | R+7 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 3 | R+5 | Justin Amash | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 4 | R+4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 5 | D+10 | Dale E. Kildee | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Michigan 6 | R+1 | Fred Upton | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 7 | R+3 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 2006 2008 (defeated) 2010 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 8 | R+2 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 9 | D+5 | Sander Levin Redistricted from the 12th district |
Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 10 | R+5 | Candice Miller | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 11 | R+4 | Vacant | Thad McCotter (R) resigned July 6, 2012, after failing to qualify for renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. Winner was not elected the same day to finish the current term, see above. |
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Michigan 12 | D+14 | John Dingell Redistricted from the 15th district |
Democratic | 1955 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 13 | D+34 | John Conyers Jr. Redistricted from the 14th district |
Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 14 | D+27 | Gary Peters Redistricted from the 9th district |
Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hansen Clarke Redistricted from the 13th district |
Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. |
Minnesota
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota 1 | R+1 | Tim Walz | DFL | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 2 | R+2 | John Kline | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 3 | R+2 | Erik Paulsen | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 4 | D+11 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 5 | D+22 | Keith Ellison | DFL | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 6 | R+8 | Michele Bachmann | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 7 | R+5 | Collin Peterson | DFL | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 8 | D+3 | Chip Cravaack | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. DFL gain. |
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Mississippi
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mississippi 1 | R+14 | Alan Nunnelee | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Mississippi 2 | D+10 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 3 | R+15 | Gregg Harper | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi 4 | R+20 | Steven Palazzo | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri
[edit]Missouri lost one seat in reapportionment; two Democrats were drawn into the same district as a result. Primary elections were held August 7, 2012.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Missouri 1 | D+27 | Lacy Clay | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Russ Carnahan Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | |||
Missouri 2 | R+7 | Todd Akin | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold. |
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Missouri 3 | R+9 | Blaine Luetkemeyer Redistricted from the 9th district |
Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 4 | R+11 | Vicky Hartzler | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 5 | D+10 | Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 6 | R+9 | Sam Graves | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 7 | R+17 | Billy Long | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 8 | R+13 | Jo Ann Emerson | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montana at-large | R+7 | Denny Rehberg | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold. |
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Nebraska
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nebraska 1 | R+11 | Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 2 | R+6 | Lee Terry | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska 3 | R+23 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada
[edit]Nevada gained one seat in reapportionment.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nevada 1 | D+11 | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Nevada 2 | R+5 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 2011 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada 3 | EVEN | Joe Heck | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada 4 | D+2 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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New Hampshire
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Hampshire 1 | EVEN | Frank Guinta | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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New Hampshire 2 | D+3 | Charles Bass | Republican | 1994 2006 (defeated) 2010 |
Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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New Jersey
[edit]New Jersey lost one seat in reapportionment, forcing two incumbent Democrats into the same district.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey 1 | D+12 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 2 | EVEN | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 3 | R+2 | Jon Runyan | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 4 | R+7 | Chris Smith | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 5 | R+4 | Scott Garrett | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 6 | D+6 | Frank Pallone | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Jersey 7 | R+6 | Leonard Lance | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 8 | D+20 | Albio Sires Redistricted from the 13th district |
Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 9 | D+11 | Steve Rothman | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. |
|
Bill Pascrell Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. | |||
New Jersey 10 | D+31 | Vacant | Donald M. Payne (D) died March 6, 2012. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected the same day to finish the current term, see above. |
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New Jersey 11 | R+5 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey 12 | D+12 | Rush Holt Jr. | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Mexico 1 | D+5 | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
|
New Mexico 2 | R+6 | Steve Pearce | Republican | 2002 2008 (retired) 2010 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico 3 | D+7 | Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York
[edit]New York lost two seats in reapportionment. After the legislature failed to reach agreement, New York conducted its 2012 congressional elections under a map drawn by a federal magistrate judge. Two incumbent Representatives saw their districts eliminated; one, Maurice Hinchey, chose to retire, while the other, Bob Turner, chose to run for the U.S. Senate.[62] A third incumbent impacted by redistricting, Gary Ackerman, chose to retire, creating an open seat.[63]
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York 1 | EVEN | Tim Bishop | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 2 | R+1 | Peter T. King Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 3 | D+3 | Steve Israel Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 4 | D+4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 5 | D+33 | Gregory W. Meeks Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic | 1998 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Bob Turner Redistricted from the 9th district |
Republican | 2011 (Special) | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican loss. | |||
New York 6 | D+12 | Gary Ackerman Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic | 1983 (Special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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New York 7 | D+31 | Nydia Velázquez Redistricted from the 12th district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 8 | D+33 | Edolphus Towns Redistricted from the 10th district |
Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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New York 9 | D+31 | Yvette Clarke Redistricted from the 11th district |
Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 10 | D+24 | Jerry Nadler Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 11 | R+4 | Michael Grimm Redistricted from the 13th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 12 | D+38 | Carolyn Maloney Redistricted from the 14th district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 13 | D+41 | Charles Rangel Redistricted from the 15th district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 14 | D+23 | Joe Crowley Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 15 | D+41 | José E. Serrano Redistricted from the 16th district |
Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 16 | D+19 | Eliot Engel Redistricted from the 17th district |
Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 17 | D+5 | Nita Lowey Redistricted from the 18th district |
Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 18 | R+2 | Nan Hayworth Redistricted from the 19th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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New York 19 | EVEN | Chris Gibson Redistricted from the 20th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maurice Hinchey Redistricted from the 22nd district |
Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. | |||
New York 20 | D+7 | Paul Tonko Redistricted from the 21st district |
Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 21 | R+2 | Bill Owens Redistricted from the 23rd district |
Democratic | 2009 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 22 | R+3 | Richard L. Hanna Redistricted from the 24th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 23 | R+3 | Tom Reed Redistricted from the 29th district |
Republican | 2010 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 24 | D+3 | Ann Marie Buerkle Redistricted from the 25th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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New York 25 | D+5 | Louise Slaughter Redistricted from the 28th district |
Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 26 | D+13 | Brian Higgins Redistricted from the 27th district |
Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 27 | R+7 | Kathy Hochul Redistricted from the 26th district |
Democratic | 2011 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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North Carolina
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina 1 | D+17 | G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 2 | R+11 | Renee Ellmers | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 3 | R+10 | Walter B. Jones Jr. | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 4 | D+17 | David Price | Democratic | 1986 1994 (defeated) 1996 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 5 | R+12 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 6 | R+11 | Howard Coble | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 7 | R+11 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 8 | R+12 | Larry Kissell | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 9 | R+10 | Sue Myrick | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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North Carolina 10 | R+11 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 11 | R+12 | Heath Shuler | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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North Carolina 12 | D+23 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 13 | R+9 | Brad Miller | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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North Dakota
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Dakota at-large | R+10 | Rick Berg | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Republican hold. |
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Ohio
[edit]Ohio lost two seats in reapportionment. Three pairs of incumbents were redistricted together, and one new seat was created.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ohio 1 | R+6 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 1994 2008 (defeated) 2010 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 2 | R+9 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 2005 (Special) | Incumbent lost renomination Republican hold. |
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Ohio 3 | D+14 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Ohio 4 | R+9 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 5 | R+8 | Bob Latta | Republican | 2007 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 6 | R+5 | Bill Johnson | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 7 | R+5 | Bob Gibbs Redistricted from the 18th district |
Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 8 | R+14 | John Boehner | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 9 | D+15 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Dennis Kucinich Redistricted from the 10th district |
Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | |||
Ohio 10 | R+2 | Mike Turner Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Steve Austria Redistricted from the 7th district |
Republican | 2008 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | |||
Ohio 11 | D+30 | Marcia Fudge | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 12 | R+8 | Pat Tiberi | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 13 | D+12 | Tim Ryan Redistricted from the 17th district |
Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 14 | R+3 | Steve LaTourette | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Ohio 15 | R+6 | Steve Stivers | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 16 | R+5 | Jim Renacci | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Betty Sutton Redistricted from the 13th district |
Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. |
Oklahoma
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma 1 | R+16 | John Sullivan | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent lost renomination Republican hold. |
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Oklahoma 2 | R+14 | Dan Boren | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Oklahoma 3 | R+24 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oklahoma 4 | R+18 | Tom Cole | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oklahoma 5 | R+13 | James Lankford | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oregon 1 | D+6 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 2012 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon 2 | R+10 | Greg Walden | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon 3 | D+21 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon 4 | D+2 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon 5 | EVEN | Kurt Schrader | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania
[edit]Pennsylvania lost one seat in reapportionment, forcing two incumbent Democrats to run against each other, with the seat ultimately being won by a Republican challenger in November.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pennsylvania 1 | D+25 | Bob Brady | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 2 | D+39 | Chaka Fattah | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 3 | R+5 | Mike Kelly | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 4 | R+9 | Todd Platts Redistricted from the 19th district |
Republican | 2000 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 5 | R+6 | Glenn Thompson | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 6 | R+1 | Jim Gerlach | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 7 | EVEN | Pat Meehan | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 8 | D+1 | Mike Fitzpatrick | Republican | 2004 2006 (defeated) 2010 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 9 | R+10 | Bill Shuster | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 10 | R+12 | Tom Marino | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 11 | R+6 | Lou Barletta | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 12 | R+6 | Mark Critz | Democratic | 2010 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Jason Altmire Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | |||
Pennsylvania 13 | D+12 | Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 14 | D+16 | Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 15 | R+2 | Charlie Dent | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 16 | R+6 | Joe Pitts | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 17 | D+4 | Tim Holden | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Pennsylvania 18 | R+6 | Timothy F. Murphy | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island
[edit]The primary election was held September 11, 2012.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhode Island 1 | D+14 | David Cicilline | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island 2 | D+8 | Jim Langevin | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina
[edit]South Carolina gained one seat in reapportionment.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Carolina 1 | R+11 | Tim Scott | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 2 | R+15 | Joe Wilson | Republican | 2001 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 3 | R+16 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 4 | R+15 | Trey Gowdy | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 5 | R+9 | Mick Mulvaney | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 6 | D+18 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 7 | R+7 | None (New seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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South Dakota
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Dakota at-large | R+9 | Kristi Noem | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tennessee 1 | R+21 | Phil Roe | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 | R+16 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1988 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 | R+12 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 4 | R+13 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 5 | D+5 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 1982 1994 (retired) 2002 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 6 | R+15 | Diane Black | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 7 | R+13 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 8 | R+15 | Stephen Fincher | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 9 | D+22 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Texas
[edit]Texas gained four seats in reapportionment. After the initial redistricting map drawn by the Texas Legislature was denied pre-clearance by a federal district court under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Texas conducted its 2012 congressional elections under a court-ordered interim map.[65]
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas 1 | R+21 | Louie Gohmert | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 2 | R+16 | Ted Poe | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 3 | R+18 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 1991 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 4 | R+21 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 1980[e] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 5 | R+15 | Jeb Hensarling | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 6 | R+15 | Joe Barton | Republican | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 7 | R+14 | John Culberson | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 8 | R+26 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 9 | D+21 | Al Green | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 10 | R+11 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 11 | R+29 | Mike Conaway | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 12 | R+17 | Kay Granger | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 13 | R+29 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 14 | R+8 | Ron Paul | Republican | 1976 (special) 1976 (defeated) 1978 1984 (retired) 1996 |
Incumbent retired to run for U.S. President Republican hold. |
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Texas 15 | D+1 | Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 16 | D+9 | Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Texas 17 | R+12 | Bill Flores | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 18 | D+22 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 19 | R+26 | Randy Neugebauer | Republican | 2003 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 20 | D+3 | Charlie González | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Texas 21 | R+11 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 22 | R+15 | Pete Olson | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 23 | R+5 | Quico Canseco | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Texas 24 | R+14 | Kenny Marchant | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 25 | R+10 | None (New seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Texas 26 | R+20 | Michael C. Burgess | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 27 | R+13 | Blake Farenthold | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 28 | D+2 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 29 | D+8 | Gene Green | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 30 | D+23 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 31 | R+13 | John Carter | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 32 | R+10 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 33 | D+14 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Texas 34 | D+3 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Texas 35 | D+9 | Lloyd Doggett Redistricted from the 25th district |
Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas 36 | R+20 | None (New seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Utah
[edit]Utah gained one seat in reapportionment.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Utah 1 | R+25 | Rob Bishop | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Utah 2 | R+16 | None (New seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
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Utah 3 | R+25 | Jason Chaffetz | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Utah 4 | R+14 | Jim Matheson Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vermont at-large | D+13 | Peter Welch | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginia 1 | R+8 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 2007 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 2 | R+5 | Scott Rigell | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 3 | D+23 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 4 | R+6 | Randy Forbes | Republican | 2001 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 5 | R+6 | Robert Hurt | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 6 | R+12 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 7 | R+11 | Eric Cantor | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 8 | D+15 | Jim Moran | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 9 | R+11 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 10 | R+4 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 11 | D+7 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington
[edit]Washington gained one seat in reapportionment. Primary elections were held August 7, 2012.
District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington 1 | D+3 | Vacant | Jay Inslee (D) resigned March 20, 2012 to run for Governor of Washington. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected the same day to finish the current term, see above. |
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Washington 2 | D+8 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Washington 3 | R+2 | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 4 | R+14 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 5 | R+6 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 6 | D+5 | Norman D. Dicks | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Washington 7 | D+28 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 8 | R+2 | Dave Reichert | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 9 | D+15 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington 10 | D+4 | None (New seat) | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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West Virginia
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia 1 | R+9 | David McKinley | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 2 | R+8 | Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia 3 | R+6 | Nick Rahall | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wisconsin 1 | R+3 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 2 | D+16 | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator. Democratic hold. |
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Wisconsin 3 | D+6 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 4 | D+21 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 5 | R+12 | Jim Sensenbrenner | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 6 | R+5 | Tom Petri | Republican | 1979 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 7 | EVEN | Sean Duffy | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 8 | R+2 | Reid Ribble | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wyoming
[edit]District | PVI | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wyoming at-large | R+20 | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates
[edit]Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner is elected to a four-year term during U.S. presidential election years. It is the only seat in the House elected for a four-year term.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
American Samoa at-large | Eni Faleomavaega | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District of Columbia at-large | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Guam at-large | Madeleine Bordallo | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Northern Mariana Islands at-large | Gregorio Sablan | Independent | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Puerto Rico at-large | Pedro Pierluisi | New Progressive/ Democratic |
2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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U.S. Virgin Islands at-large | Donna Christian-Christensen | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ As well as the 6 non-voting delegates.
- ^ Under California's "jungle primary" system, the general election was between two Democrats.
- ^ "tipping-point state"
- ^ Alexander was first elected as a Democrat. He became a Republican in August 2004.
- ^ Hall was first elected as a Democrat. He became a Republican in January 2004.
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Further reading
[edit]- Foreman, Sean D., and Robert Dewhirst, eds. Roads to Congress, 2012 (Lexington Books; 2013) 326 pages; covers the 2012 Congressional races, as well as campaign finance, redistricting, and "voter suppression" laws.
External links
[edit]- Candidates for U.S. Congress Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Project Vote Smart
- U.S. House of Representatives from OurCampaigns.com
- Congressional Races in 2012 from Open Secrets (campaign contributions)
- "Casualty List: 112th Congress (2011–2012)". Roll Call. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- U.S. House of Representatives Elections in 2012 from Ballotpedia
- The Cook Political Report PVI Scores
- Race ratings
- Ratings from The Cook Political Report
- Ratings at The New York Times
- Ratings from Real Clear Politics
- Ratings from Roll Call
- Ratings at Sabato