2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 4
Democrat David Price, who has represented North Carolina's 4th congressional district since 1997 and previously served from 1987 until 1995, ran for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 4, Democratic primary
Brad Miller, who has represented the 13th district since 2003, considered challenging Price in the 4th district primary after having his home drawn into it, but announced in January 2012 that he would not seek either seat and would instead retire. Price was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 5
Republican Virginia Foxx, who has represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election. The 5th district was made slightly more favorable to Democrats in redistricting, but continued to strongly favor Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 6
Republican Howard Coble, who has represented North Carolina's 6th congressional district since 1985, ran for re-election. The 6th district was expected to continue to strongly favor Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 6, Democratic primary
Former two-term State senator Tony Foriest was the only Democrat to file against Coble.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 7
The home of Democrat Mike McIntyre, who has represented North Carolina's 7th congressional district since 1997, was drawn into the 8th district in redistricting. McIntyre, who had briefly considered running for governor following Bev Perdue's announcement that she would not seek re-election, decided to seek re-election in the newly redrawn 7th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 7
McIntyre was endorsed by the National Rifle Association, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the National Right to Life Committee. In this election cycle, he was the lone Democratic federal candidate endorsed by NRLC.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 7
The district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting: 58% of its residents voted for Republican nominee John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 7
The election outcome left McIntyre the winner by 655 votes. A recount requested by Rouzer began on November 26, 2012; two days later, Rouzer conceded the race to McIntyre.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 8
Democrat Larry Kissell, who had represented North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election. The home of Kissell's fellow Democrat Mike McIntyre, who has represented the 7th district since 1997, was drawn into the 8th district in redistricting, but McIntyre sought re-election in the 7th district. The 8th district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting: only 42% of its residents voted for Democratic nominee Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 9
Republican Sue Myrick, who had represented North Carolina's 9th congressional district since 1995, did not seek another term. Curtis Campbell ran as the Libertarian nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 9, Democratic primary
Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jennifer Roberts was the only candidate seeking the Democratic nomination. Patrick Cannon, the mayor pro tem of Charlotte, did not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 10
Republican Patrick McHenry, who has represented North Carolina's 10th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election. Though the 10th district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting, it was expected to continue to strongly favor Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 11
Democrat Heath Shuler, who had represented North Carolina's 11th congressional district since 2007, chose not to run for re-election. The 11th district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting: more than three-quarters of voters in Asheville were removed from the district, while Avery, Burke, Caldwell and Mitchell counties, all of which favor Republicans, were added to it.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 12
Democrat Mel Watt, who has represented North Carolina's 12th congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election. The 12th district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 12
Watt faced Republican Jack Brosch  and Libertarian Lon Cecil in the general election in November.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, District 13
Democrat Brad Miller, who had represented North Carolina's 13th congressional district since 2003, did not seek re-election. The 13th district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the 16 U.S. Representatives from the state of Ohio, a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, Redistricting
The redistricting process was formally begun by a legislative panel on June 16, 2011. A proposal released in September 2011 would create 12 districts favoring Republicans and four which favored Democrats. In the proposal, one district which favored Republicans would be effectively eliminated, and the homes of six of the state's incumbents would be drawn into districts also containing the homes of other incumbents. The map was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives on September 15 and by the Ohio Senate on September 21. The bill passed by the Senate included an appropriations provision intended to prevent the bill from being placed on the 2012 ballot by petition and was passed again by the House the same day. Governor John Kasich signed the bill into law on September 26.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, Redistricting
On September 28, the Ohio Democratic Party  had filed suit in the Ohio Supreme Court, seeking a ruling on the legality of the Senate's addition of an appropriations provision. On October 14, the Supreme Court ruled that a referendum on the map could go ahead. Ohioans for Fair Districts, the group calling for a referendum, asked the court to restart the 90-day time limit for the collection of signatures; a request the court declined, meaning the 90-day period would begin on September 26 rather than October 14. Chris Redfern, the chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, vowed to collect enough signatures to place the map on the ballot.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, Redistricting
If the map had received 66 votes in the House of Representatives, an emergency clause preventing a referendum from being held would have been invoked. As a result, in October 2011 Republicans sought the support of African American Democrats for an alternative map.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, Redistricting
Later that month members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus met with Redfern, indicating they would not immediately seek to compromise with Republicans; however on October 31 Bob Bennett, the former chair of the Ohio Republican Party appointed by House Speaker William G. Batchelder to negotiate an alternative map, said he thought the two parties were close to reaching an agreement.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, Redistricting
On November 3, Batchelder brought a slightly modified map to the floor of the House of Representatives. However, the House fell eight votes short of the 66 needed to bring the map up for a vote without a committee hearing having been held.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, Redistricting
Later in November, Ohio Democratic Party communications director Seth Bringman said the referendum effort had surpassed 100,000 signatures and aimed to have collected the over 230,000 signatures necessary by December 23. However, a lack of funds prevented Ohioans for Fair Districts from hiring professional signature gatherers and necessitated the exclusive use of volunteers. Redfern said in December 2011 that Democrats might return to the Supreme Court to request that it reconsider its decision on the 90-day time limit. If the signature-gathering effort had failed, an amendment to the Ohio Constitution requiring compact and competitive districts could have been sought. If the Democratic Party failed to collect enough signatures, the original map would have taken effect on Christmas Day 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, Redistricting
On December 14, 2011, the House of Representatives and Senate both passed a new map, effectively resolving the situation.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 1
Ohio's 1st congressional district has been represented by Republican Steve Chabot, who previously served from 1995 until 2009, since January 2011. Chabot sought and won re-election in 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 1
Jeff Sinnard defeated Malcolm Kantzler by a scant 56 votes for the Democratic nomination (the reference footnote 19 provides only the unofficial, election night final tally). This was Kantzler's first run for public office, while Sinnard unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in the 2nd district in 2005 and 2006. State representative Connie Pillich, who had considered seeking the Democratic nomination in either the 1st or 2nd district, did not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 1
Rich Stevenson ran as the Green Party nominee. Jim Berns defeated Queen Noble for the Libertarian Party nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 2
Republican Jean Schmidt represented Ohio's 2nd congressional district from 2005 until January 3, 2013. Brad Wenstrup, a podiatrist and U.S. Army veteran who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Cincinnati in 2009; Tony Brush; Joe Green, who ran as a write-in candidate; Fred Kundrata; and Schmidt sought the Republican nomination. Wenstrup upset Schmidt to win the nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 2
William R. Smith won the Democratic primary against David Krikorian, who challenged Schmidt in 2008 and 2010. Krikorian said in October 2011 that if he did not receive the support of the Democratic Party he would run as an independent candidate but did not. State representative Connie Pillich, who had considered seeking the Democratic nomination in either the 1st or 2nd district, did not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 3
The new 3rd district is based in Columbus. Joyce Beatty, a vice president of the Ohio State University and former minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives, won the Democratic nomination. She defeated state representative Ted Celeste; former U.S. Representative Mary Jo Kilroy, who represented the 15th district from 2009 until January 2011; and Columbus city council member Priscilla R. Tyson Michael Coleman, the mayor of Columbus, did not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 3
Chris Long, a member of the Reynoldsburg city council, won the Republican nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 4
Republican Jim Jordan has represented Ohio's 4th congressional district since 2007. Jordan sought re-election in 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 4
Jim Slone, a former General Motors employee, won the Democratic nomination without opposition.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 5
Republican Bob Latta, who has represented Ohio's 5th congressional district since 2007, sought re-election in 2012. He defeated Robert Wallis in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 6
Republican Bill Johnson, who has represented Ohio's 6th congressional district since January 2011, sought re-election in 2012. He defeated Victor Smith in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 6
Former U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson won the Democratic nomination. He previously represented the 6th district from 2007 until 2011. Wilson defeated Cas Adulewicz. John Boccieri, who represented the 16th district from 2009 until 2011, did not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 7
Republican Bob Gibbs, who has represented Ohio's 18th congressional district since January 2011, won the Republican nomination in the new 7th district. He defeated pastor Hombre Liggett.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 7
Joyce R. Healy-Abrams, the sister of Canton mayor William J. Healy II, won the Democratic nomination. Joseph Liolios had also planned to run, but failed to refile after the Ohio General Assembly modified some districts' boundaries and moved the date of the primary. John Boccieri, who represented the 16th district from 2009 until 2011, will not run. Political consultant Bill Burges suggested in September 2011 that Democratic U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, who has represented the 13th district since 2007, may seek re-election in the 7th district; however in December 2011 she announced plans to run in the 16th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 8
Ohio's 8th congressional district has been represented by Republican John Boehner, the Speaker of the House, since 1991. Boehner sought re-election in 2012. David Lewis, a pro-life and Tea Party activist, unsuccessfully challenged Boehner in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 9
Democratic U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur, who has represented Ohio's 9th congressional district since 1983; and Dennis Kucinich, who represented Ohio's 10th congressional district from 1997 until January 3, 2013 and had considered seeking re-election in Washington or in the 11th district, sought re-election in the 9th district. Graham Veysey, who runs a video production company, also sought the Democratic nomination. Kaptur defeated Kucinich and Veysey in the primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 9
Steven Kraus, an auctioneer, and Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher both sought the Republican nomination; Wurzelbacher won. Both Democratic and Republican primaries were held on March 6, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 10
Republican U.S. Representative Mike Turner, who has represented Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2003, sought re-election in the new 10th district in 2012. John D. Anderson and Edward Breen also unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination. Steve Austria, who is also a Republican and has represented the 7th district since 2009, had also been expected to run, but announced in December 2011 that he would retire rather than seek re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 10
Six candidates qualified for the ballot in the Democratic primary. Sharen Neuhardt won the March primary with a plurality of 36% of the vote. She is an attorney and was the 2008 nominee for congress in Ohio's 7th congressional district, held by Republican Steve Austria. He defeated her 58%-42% in a district McCain won 54%-45%. She underperformed Obama three points. However, this district McCain won 50%-49%.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 11
Ohio's 11th congressional district has been represented by Democrat Marcia Fudge since 2008. Fudge sought re-election in 2012. Gerald Henley, a former member of the Cleveland school board who unsuccessfully ran for the Cuyahoga County Council as an independent in 2010; Marie Jefferson; and Isaac Powell, who unsuccessfully challenged Fudge in the 2008 and 2010 Democratic primaries, unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 11
U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich, who has represented the 10th district since 1997 and had considered seeking re-election in the 11th district, instead ran in the 9th district; while state senator Nina Turner, who had planned to challenge Fudge in the Democratic primary, announced in December 2011 that she would not run. Turner considered run as an independent candidate, but instead elected to remain in the State Senate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 12
Ohio's 12th congressional district has been represented by Republican Pat Tiberi since 2001. Tiberi sought re-election in 2012. He defeated William Yarbrough to win the Republican nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 12
Doug Litt, who is employed by Spherion Staffing at Gorman-Rupp and unsuccessfully ran for Congress in the 4th district in 2010; and James Reese sought the Democratic nomination. Reese won the nomination with nearly 70% of the vote.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13
Democrat Betty Sutton, who has represented Ohio's 13th congressional district since 2007, sought re-election in the new 16th district in 2012. Tim Ryan, who has represented the now-defunct 17th district since 2003, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the new 13th district. John Stephen Luchansky and Lisa Regula Meyer had also filed to seek the Democratic nomination, however both failed to refile after the Ohio General Assembly modified some districts' boundaries and moved the date of the primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 14
Republican Steve LaTourette, who had represented Ohio's 14th congressional district since 1995, was expected to seek re-election (and ran unopposed in the party primary), but announced on July 31, 2012 that he was retiring at the end of the term. He officially withdrew from the ballot on August 8, allowing the party chairmen from the seven counties in the district to select a replacement nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 14
Geauga County Prosecutor David Joyce was chosen as the Republican nominee. Other possible replacements that had been mentioned include Willoughby-Eastlake School Board member Paul Brickner; former state Senator Kevin Coughlin; Lake County Judge Vince Culotta; former state Representative Matt Dolan; former state Senator Tim Grendell;  state Senator Frank LaRose; Cuyahoga County Councilman Jack Schron; and, state Representative Ron Young.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 14
Dale Virgil Blanchard, an accountant and perennial candidate, received the Democratic nomination unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 14
Elaine Mastromatteo ran as the Green Party nominee. David Macko ran as the Libertarian Party nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 15
Republican Steve Stivers, who has represented Ohio's 15th congressional district since January 2011, sought re-election in 2012. Ralph Applegate and Charles Chope also unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 15
Pat Lang, the Athens city law director, defeated Scott Wharton, a farmer and pilot to win the Democratic nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 16
Ohio's 16th congressional district has been represented by Republican Jim Renacci since January 2011. Renacci sought re-election 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 16
Democratic U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, who had represented the 13th district since 2007, ran in the new 16th district in 2012. Former U.S. Representative John Boccieri, a Democrat who represented the district from 2009 until 2011, did not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 16
Jeffrey Blevins, a restaurant manager who unsuccessfully ran as the Libertarian Party nominee in 2010, ran again but withdrew on August 23, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
The 2012 congressional elections in Oklahoma were held on November 6, 2012, to determine who would represent the state of Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma has five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2010 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 3, 2013, until January 3, 2015.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, Redistricting
A redistricting bill which made only minor alterations to the state's congressional districts was signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin on May 10, 2011. The new map was approved by every member of the congressional delegation.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, District 1
In redistricting, parts of Rogers County, including suburbs east of Tulsa, were moved from the 1st district to the 2nd. Republican John Sullivan, who has represented the 1st district since 2002, will seek re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, District 1
John Olson, a businessman and Army reservist, won the Democratic nomination unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, District 2
In redistricting, the 2nd district acquired conservative parts of Rogers County and Democratic-leaning parts of Marshall County. Democrat Dan Boren, who represented the 2nd district since 2005, did not seek re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, District 3
In redistricting, the 3rd district expanded to include parts of Canadian County and Creek County. Republican Frank Lucas has represented the 3rd district since 1994.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, District 4
Over the decade leading up to the 2010 Census, the 4th district had grown in population more than any other district in Oklahoma. As a result, parts of Canadian County, Cleveland County and Marshall County were moved out of the 4th district in redistricting. Republican Tom Cole has represented the 4th district since 2003.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, District 5
Republican James Lankford, who has represented the 5th district since January 2011, is running for re-election. Tom Guild, a former political science professor at the University of Central Oklahoma and unsuccessful Democratic primary candidate for the 5th district in 2010, is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Lankford. There was no primary for either party as both Lankford and Guild ran unopposed for the Republican and Democratic nomination respectively and faced Modern Whig Party candidate Pat Martin and Libertarian Robert T. Murphy in the general election, both of whom were under the Independent label.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the five U.S. Representatives from the state of Oregon, apportioned according to the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, were re-elected to another term.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
Primary elections for Democrats and Republicans were held on May 15, 2012; other parties had other nominating procedures. Several candidates received nominations for multiple parties, as permitted by Oregon law.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, Redistricting
On June 29, 2011, members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly reached an agreement on redistricting all five of Oregon's congressional districts, as required by population changes from the 2010 Census. Among other changes, Downtown Portland was moved from District 1 to District 3; District 2 ceded more of the Grants Pass area to District 4; and District 5 was changed to include more of Clackamas County and only small parts of Multnomah County.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, District 1
Oregon's 1st congressional district is represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, the winner of a January 2012 special election with 53.8% of the vote. The district has a PVI of D+6.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, District 2
Republican Greg Walden has represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 1998 and is seeking re-election. The district has a PVI of R+10.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, District 3
Democrat Earl Blumenauer has represented Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1996 and is seeking re-election. The district is the most Democratic-leaning district in the state, with a PVI of D+21.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, District 4
Oregon's 4th congressional district has been represented by Democrat Peter DeFazio since 1987 and he is seeking re-election. The district has a PVI of D+2.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, District 5
Democratic incumbent Kurt Schrader has represented Oregon's 5th congressional district since 2008 and is running for re-election in what is often considered to be the most competitive district in the state. In fact, the district has an even PVI.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state of Pennsylvania, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held Tuesday, April 24.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, Redistricting
Republicans control redistricting in Pennsylvania, which lost one seat in reapportionment. A map released on December 13, 2011, effectively merged the 4th and 12th congressional districts, represented by Democrats Jason Altmire and Mark Critz. The map was passed by the Pennsylvania Senate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 1
Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district has been represented by Democrat Bob Brady since 1998.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 2
Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district has been represented by Democrat Chaka Fattah since 1995. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Robert Allen Mansfield, Jr. ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Independent candidate James Foster also ran creating a three-way race.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 3
Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district has been represented by Republican Mike Kelly since January 2011. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 4
Republican Todd Platts, who has represented Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district since 2001 and had been expected to seek re-election in the new 4th district, did not seek re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 5
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is currently represented by Republican Glenn Thompson, who was first elected in 2008.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 6
Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district has been represented by Republican Jim Gerlach since 2003, and he is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 7
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district has been represented by Republican Pat Meehan since January 2011. He is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 8
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district has been represented by Republican Mike Fitzpatrick since January 2011. Fitzpatrick previously represented the district from 2005 until 2007. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 9
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district has been represented by Republican Bill Shuster since 2001.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 9, Democratic primary
Karen Ramsburg, a nurse from Mercersburg, had been running as an Independent, but after no Democrat filed to run, she mounted a write-in campaign for the April primary. She was successful, receiving enough write-in votes to receive the Democratic nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 10
Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district has been represented by Republican Tom Marino since January 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 11
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district has been represented by Republican Lou Barletta since January 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 12
Democrats Mark Critz, who has represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2010; and Jason Altmire, who has represented Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district since 2007, both sought re-election in the new 12th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 13
Democrat Allyson Schwartz, who has represented Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district since 2005, sought re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 14
Incumbent Democrat Mike Doyle defeated challenger Janis C. Brooks in the Democratic primary. He faced Republican Hans Lessmann in the general election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 15
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district has been represented by Republican Charlie Dent since 2005.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 16
Incumbent Republican Joe Pitts will face Democrat Aryanna C. Strader. They each ran unopposed in their respective primaries.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 17
Democrat Tim Holden, who has represented Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election. Pennsylvania Republicans, who controlled the redistricting process after the 2010 United States Census, drew this district to be much more Democratic, taking in parts of Scranton and Wilkes Barre. Holden, a Blue Dog Democrat who had represented a very Republican district for 10 years, was considered vulnerable to a primary challenge due to the bluer hue of the new district. Holden was defeated in the Democratic primary by attorney Matt Cartwright, 57–43. Holden's opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and climate change legislation are believed to have contributed to his defeat by a more liberal opponent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, District 18
Republican Tim Murphy, who has represented Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district since 2003, successfully sought re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of Rhode Island, apportioned according to the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on September 11, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, District 1
The redrawn 1st district represents Barrington, Bristol, Central Falls, Cumberland, East Providence, Jamestown, Lincoln, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, North Providence, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Tiverton, Warren, Woonsocket, and parts of Providence.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, District 1
Democrat David Cicilline, who has represented the 1st district since January 2011, ran for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, District 2
The redrawn 2nd district will represent Burrillville, Charlestown, Coventry, Cranston, East Greenwich, Exeter, Foster, Glocester, Hopkinton, Johnston, Narragansett, New Shoreham, North Kingstown, Richmond, Scituate, South Kingstown, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick, Westerly, and parts of Providence.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, District 2
Democrat James Langevin, who has represented Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district since 2001, will run for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, District 2
Abel Collins, an environmental activist, will mount an independent campaign in the general election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the seven U.S. Representatives from the state of South Carolina, an increase of one seat as a result of reapportionment thanks to the continued strong growth found in South Carolina as reported in the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. The people of South Carolina elected six Republicans and one Democrat to represent the state in the 113th United States Congress.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, Redistricting
On July 26, 2011, the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate passed a compromise redistricting bill which would place the new 7th district in the Pee Dee region. The bill was signed into law by Governor Nikki Haley on August 1.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, Redistricting
Under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, South Carolina's congressional redistricting had to be pre-cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia before it could be enacted. The Department of Justice precleared the map in October 2011; a subsequent lawsuit brought by six voters for discrimination under the new lines was dismissed by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in March 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, District 1
In redistricting, the 1st district was moved south along the coast to include Hilton Head and parts of Charleston County, and is expected to remain favorable to Republicans. Republican Tim Scott, who has represented the 1st district since January 2011, sought re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, District 1
Bobbie Rose, a former teacher and realtor, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, District 2
In redistricting, Hilton Head and its surrounding areas, and counties on the state's southern border were removed from the 2nd district, which now includes all of Aiken County. Republican Joe Wilson, who has represented the 2nd district since 2001, sought re-election. No candidate filed to run on the Democratic side.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, District 3
Redistricting added parts of Newberry and Greenville counties to the 3rd district; parts of Aiken County were removed. The district was expected to continue to favor Republicans. Republican Jeff Duncan, who has represented the 3rd district since January 2011, sought re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, District 4
The redrawn 4th district maintains a balance between Greenville and Spartanburg counties, and is expected to continue to favor Republicans. Republican Trey Gowdy, who has represented the 4th district since January 2011, sought re-election. Greenville artist Jeff Sumerel is the nominee of the South Carolina Green Party.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, District 5
The 5th district, which extends from the North Carolina border to the outskirts of Sumter, was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting. Republican Mick Mulvaney, who has represented the 5th district since January 2011, sought re-election. Joyce Knott, a businesswoman, sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Mulvaney.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, District 6
The 6th district is expected to continue to strongly favor Democrats. Democrat Jim Clyburn, the Assistant Democratic Leader of the U.S. House who has represented the 6th district since 1993, faced Green Party nominee Nammu Muhammad.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, District 7
The new 7th district will represent most of the Pee Dee region, including Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, and Marlboro counties, along with a part of Florence County, and is expected to favor Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the nine U.S. Representatives from the state of Tennessee, apportioned according to the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 1
The redrawn 1st district will represent Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties, and parts of Jefferson County. The most populous city in the district is Johnson City, and the district will continue to be anchored by the Tri-Cities area. Republican Phil Roe, who has represented the 1st district since 2009, will run for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 1
Alan Woodruff, an attorney, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Roe.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 2
The redrawn 2nd district will represent Blount, Claiborne, Grainger, Knox, and Loudon counties, and parts of Campbell and Jefferson counties. The most populous city in the district is Knoxville; as before, the district is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. Republican Jimmy Duncan has represented the 2nd district since 1988.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 3
The redrawn 3rd district will represent Anderson, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Roane, Scott, and Union counties, and parts of Bradley and Campbell counties. The most populous city in the district is Chattanooga. Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who has represented the 3rd district since January 2011, will run for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 3
Ron Bhalla, a businessman; Jean Howard-Hill, a former professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and unsuccessful Republican primary candidate for the seat in 2008 and 2010; Scottie Mayfield, the president of Mayfield Dairy; and Weston Wamp, the founder of a public relations firm and son of former U.S. Representative Zach Wamp, will challenge Fleischmann in the Republican primary. Tres Wittum, a policy and research analyst for state senator Bo Watson, may also seek the Republican nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 3
Savas Kyriakidis, a businessman and Command Judge in the U.S. Army who ran as an independent in 2010, may run again as an independent or a Republican. J.B. Bennett, an attorney, and Robin Smith, a health care consultant and former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party who also unsuccessfully ran for the seat in 2010, will not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 3
Mary Headrick, an emergency room and acute care physician, and Bill Taylor, a businessman, will seek the Democratic nomination. Brenda Freeman Short, an unsuccessful Democratic primary candidate for the seat in 2010, may run again. Matthew Deniston, an Army Veteran and former Ranger, is running as an independent. Topher Kersting, a Web designer, will run as an Independent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4
The redrawn 4th district will represent Bedford, Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion, Marshall, Meigs, Moore, Rhea, Rutherford, Sequatchie, and Warren counties, and parts of Bradley, Maury, and Van Buren counties. The most populous city in the district is Murfreesboro, which had previously anchored the 6th District. Republican Scott DesJarlais has represented the 4th district since January 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Potential candidates and primaries
State senator Bill Ketron, a Murfreesboro resident, had been rumored to be considering a run for the 4th; he was chairman of the redistricting committee and reportedly drew Murfreesboro into the district to facilitate a run. However, on January 22, 2012 he announced he would not run. State Senator Jim Tracy had also been rumored to be considering a bid, but decided against it earlier in January.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Potential candidates and primaries
State senator Eric Stewart announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge DesJarlais in late 2011. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee made his candidacy their top priority in the South in early 2012. Phil Bredesen, a former Governor of Tennessee, endorsed Stewart.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Potential candidates and primaries
DesJarlais won the Republican Party primary on August 2, 2012, with about 76% of the vote, besting his opponent, Shannon Kelley, by 35,057 votes to 10,779 in a preliminary count. Stewart won the Democratic party endorsement.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, General election campaign
The general election has been characterized by controversies involving the incumbent. Stewart agreed to three debates, but DesJarlais confirmed to the media that he would not participate. The incumbent was "open to revisiting the question later in the campaign", accusing Stewart of "lack of clarity on the issues" as a reason to avoid debating him. Stewart responded that DesJarlais was avoiding the voters. The local media were critical of the congressman's stance on the debate issue: the Chattanoogan asked, "Why Won't Desjarlais Debate?" and the Times Free Press called it "No good reason to avoid debates".


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, General election campaign
In October 2012, DesJarlais silenced two Democratic representatives on the floor of Congress. DesJarlais was Speaker of the House pro tempore, in a pro forma session to prevent "President Barack Obama from making recess appointments without congressional consent". Stewart accused DesJarlais of neglecting the district's farmers by not passing the Farm Bill.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, General election campaign
The media reported in mid-October 2012 on DesJarlais divorce of his first wife, Susan, from 2001. During their divorce proceedings, Susan DesJarlais alleged that her ex-husband engaged in "violent and threatening behavior". Court filings revealed that he had an affair with a female patient, and pressured her to have an abortion after she became pregnant. In response to the news, Stewart called him a "pro-life hypocrite", contending that "DesJarlais can't be trusted". The DesJarlais campaign did not challenge the truth of the allegations, but replied that "This is old news...."  Stewart parried in a news conference that:


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, General election campaign
Congressman DesJarlais has ... continued to hold himself out to the public as someone who is pro-life and pro-family, and today doesn’t deny that as a medical doctor he had an affair with a patient, got that patient pregnant and then begged and pleaded with her to terminate the pregnancy.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, General election campaign
After all that, DesJarlais "lashed out at Stewart", stating "there was no pregnancy, and no abortion", blaming his opponents and ex-wife for "dredging up details from his past".


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Analyses
After the primary elections, the race had been rated "Likely GOP" by RealClearPolitics. By July 13 FEC filings, DesJarlais had raised twice as much as Stewart, and had "$591,976 in the bank to Stewart's $152,712". Stewart's aim was to "blanket" the local airways with ads attacking his opponent's vote in favor of Paul Ryan's budget, while the incumbent would tie him to President Barack Obama, who is unpopular in the district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Analyses
As of October 7, The Tennessean noted that comparing "money and recent history, DesJarlais has the advantage", due to incumbency, raising twice the funds as Stewart, and the GOP tilt of the district; however, "DesJarlais’ edge is not as large as the ones held by his Republican peers in Tennessee, ... DesJarlais entered the election with low name recognition, and he cannot count on the wave of conservative voters that swept Republican candidates into Congress two years ago." Both candidates were running as "outsiders".


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Analyses
As of October 12, the Romney/Ryan campaign had removed DesJarlais's endorsement from their website as reported by the Associated Press. Local political analyst Pat Nolan said that, as of October 10, this probably would be in the news for only a few days, "but it may take longer than that for it to really sink in and for people to understand it". When it breaks and how much money they have to get their messages across are "key" for them. By October 14, it had become the "State's most contentious U.S. House battle [that] has everyone talking". As of October 13, analysts stated that Stewart still had an uphill battle finding enough voters to back him.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Analyses
On the eve of the election, November 5, the Associated Press called for Tennessee's 11 electoral votes to go to "Romney with ease." It also predicted an easy re-election for Senator Bob Corker. However, it noted "Tougher times for GOP Rep. Scott DesJarlais after revelations he once discussed abortion with mistress."


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Results
DesJarlais won the election 126,751 to Stewart's 99,823, with 95% of the precincts in.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 4, Results
DailyKos noted that the race was one of the "few outliers" in 2012: "No Democratic challenger did quite so well in quite so red a district." Using regression analysis, Stewart's 44.24% tally was the second best of all Democratic candidates, compared to the 30.92% predicted share he would have gotten, all things being equal.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 5
The redrawn 5th district will represent Davidson and Dickson counties, and most of Cheatham County. It is based around Nashville, all of which was restored to the district. Previously, a sliver of southwestern Nashville had been in the 7th District. Democrat Jim Cooper has represented the 5th district since 2003, and previously represented the 4th district from 1983 until 1995.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 5
Beth Harwell, the speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, may seek the Republican nomination to challenge Cooper.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 6
The redrawn 6th district will represent Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, White, and Wilson counties, and small northern parts of Cheatham and Van Buren counties. The most populous city in the district is Cookeville. Republican Diane Black has represented the 6th district since January 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 7
The redrawn 7th district will represent Chester, Decatur, Giles, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, McNairy, Montgomery, Perry, Stewart, Wayne, and Williamson counties, and parts of Benton and Maury counties. The most populous city in the district is Clarksville. It is significantly  more compact than its predecessor, which stretched for 200 miles from east to west but was only two miles wide in some areas of the eastern portion. Republican Marsha Blackburn has represented the 7th district since 2003.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 7
Credo Amouzouvik, the founder and CEO of the Homeffa Foundation, a humanitarian organization for Togo, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Blackburn.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 8
The redrawn 8th district will represent Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, Obion, Tipton, and Weakley counties, and parts of Benton and Shelby counties. The most populous city in the district is Jackson. The new district is significantly more Republican than its predecessor; the legislature pushed it further into the heavily Republican Memphis suburbs.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 8
Republican Stephen Fincher, who has represented the 8th district since January 2011, will seek re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 8
State Senator Roy Herron, who unsuccessfully challenged Fincher as the Democratic nominee in 2010, will not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 9
The redrawn 9th district will represent most of Shelby County, and is based around Memphis. Democrat Steve Cohen, who has represented the 9th district since 2007, is expected to seek re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 9
Tomeka Hart, a Memphis City Schools board member; and Thomas Long, the Memphis City Court Clerk, challenged Cohen in the Democratic primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, District 9
Charlotte Bergmann, who unsuccessfully challenged Cohen as the Republican nominee in 2010, and George Flinn, a radiologist and radio magnate who ran in the Republican primary in the 8th district in 2010, will seek the Republican nomination.


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


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
With 58% of voting age people turning out, all existing seats were held by their respective parties with one exception, the Democrats picking up the 23rd District. Of the four new seats, two were won by the Republican Party for a total of 24 seats, and two were won by the Democratic Party for a total of 12 seats.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
In March 2011, The Texas Tribune conducted a poll of Texas "insiders" which found 54 per cent to believe three of the state's four new congressional districts would be drawn to favor the Republican Party, with one district drawn to favor the Democratic Party; while 37 per cent of those polled felt two districts would favor Republicans while two would favor Democrats. In April, Republican U.S. Representative Lamar Smith argued that the seats should be evenly split between the parties in order to reflect Texas's growing Hispanic population and abide by the Voting Rights Act. Joe Barton, also a Republican U.S. Representative, disagreed, arguing that three or four of the districts should favor Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
Also in April, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus filed a lawsuit against Governor Rick Perry and the state of Texas, seeking to halt redistricting based on Census data which allegedly failed to count up to 250,000 Hispanic residents of colonias. Later in April, Democratic U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett released a map which he alleged had been submitted by Republican members of Congress to leaders of the Texas Legislature. The map would divide Travis County between four districts, three of which would favor Republicans and one of which would favor Democrats.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
In May, state representative Burt Solomons, a Republican, expressed concern that the legislature would not produce a congressional redistricting map by May 30, when it was scheduled to adjourn, and that a special session would be necessary. State senator Kel Seliger, the chair of the Senate's Select Committee on Redistricting, also downplayed the likelihood that redistricting legislation would be passed but emphasized the importance of creating a "credible instrument for the court to consider." Joe Barton later filed a lawsuit in response to perceived "inaction" by the legislature on redistricting.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
On May 25, Seliger confirmed that the legislature would not pass redistricting legislation, and that a congressional map would be drawn either by a federal court or in a special session. The same day, Rick Perry reiterated his position that the Legislature rather than the courts should draw the map, and three days later said he would call a special session on the condition that legislators decide on a map in advance.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
On May 30, Perry called a special session. On May 31, the first day of the special session, redistricting was added to the list of matters to be addressed and Seliger and Solomons released a proposed congressional map. In Seliger and Solomons' map, African Americans and Hispanic Americans form majorities in two of the new districts, while the other two new districts gave Perry more than 56 per cent of their vote in the 2010 gubernatorial election. The districts represented by Doggett and Republicans Quico Canseco and Blake Farenthold would be made more favorable to Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
Democratic state representative Marc Veasey and Nina Perales of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund criticized the plan, which they said failed to increase the number of minority opportunity districts. Democratic U.S. Representative Gene Green filed a lawsuit against the map, alleging that it would neglect Hispanic population growth primarily in Harris County. On June 2, Solomons acknowledged that the map was likely to undergo significant changes.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
A new map was proposed by Seliger on June 2, under which Republican U.S. Representative Ron Paul's district would be significantly modified and a district which linked urban Houston to rural East Texas counties would be redrawn. The map was passed by the State Senate's redistricting committee, and by the full Senate on party lines on June 6. A slightly different map from that passed by the Senate was passed by the House of Representatives' Redistricting Committee. The House map would lower the Hispanic population of Canseco's district by concentrating Hispanics in Democrat Charlie Gonzalez's district. The map was passed by the full House of Representatives on June 14. On June 20, the Senate voted to accept the House's amendments. The map was signed into law by Perry on July 18.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
On September 13, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice said that, based on a preliminary investigation, the map appeared to have been "adopted, at least in part, for the purpose of diminishing the ability of citizens of the United States, on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, to elect their preferred candidates of choice to Congress" and would have a discriminatory effect.


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


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, Redistricting
On January 20, 2012, the Supreme Court rejected the map drawn by the federal court, holding that the court had not paid enough attention to the maps drawn by the legislature, and sent the case back to the lower court.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 1
Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented Texas's 1st congressional district since 2005, filed for re-election. He was unopposed in the primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 1
Dr. Shirley McKellar, an Army veteran and non-profit businesswoman, was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. ()


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 2
Republican Ted Poe, who had represented Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election. He had no challengers in the May Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 2
Attorney and CPA Jim Dougherty was the Democratic candidate. () There were no other contenders in the primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 3
Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented Texas's 3rd congressional district since 1991, ran for re-election He was challenged in the Republican primary by Air Force veteran Harry Pierce () and by Josh Caesar.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 4
Republican Ralph Hall, who had represented Texas's 4th congressional district since 1981 (as a Democrat from 1981 to 2004), sought re-election. There was speculation that he might retire due to his age - Hall was 89 years old - and a closer than usual primary in 2010 (though he still won with 57% of the vote). Hall faced two opponents in his party's May primary: businessman and 2010 primary candidate Steve Clark, and businessman Lou Gigliotti. Hall won renomination with 58 percent of the vote; Clark and Gigliotti each received 21 percent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 4
Attorney VaLinda Hathcox was the Democratic candidate. She had run against Hall in 2010. She was unopposed in the primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 5
Republican Jeb Hensarling, who had represented Texas's 5th congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election and drew no primary opponents.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 5
Legal assistant Linda Mrosko was the Democratic candidate after winning a three-way primary and runoff.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 6
Republican Joe Barton, who had represented Texas's 6th congressional district since 1985, ran for re-election in the redrawn 6th district. He was challenged in the Republican primary by former Addison mayor Joe Chow, Israeli-American security consultant Itamar Gelbman, and accountant Frank Kuchar,.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 6
Manufacturing consultant Kenneth Sanders defeated attorney Brianna Hinojosa-Flores and businessman Don Jaquess to be the Democratic nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 7
Democrat James Cargas, an energy lawyer for the City of Houston, ran against Republican incumbent John Culberson


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 8
Republican Kevin Brady, who had represented Texas's 8th congressional district since 1997, ran for re-election. Chris Irish, a health care consultant for Pfizer and founder of the North Houston Tea Party Patriots, and Larry Youngblood, a computer consultant, challenged Brady in the Republican primary. Scott Baker, a businessman, formed an exploratory committee to seek the Republican nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 8
Neil Burns, a former executive at the Shell Oil Company, sought the Democratic nomination. James Wright, a retiree from New Caney who unsuccessfully challenged Brady as the Democratic nominee in 2004 and 2006, planned to run either as a Democrat or as an independent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 9
Democrat Al Green, who had represented Texas's 9th congressional district since 2005, sought a fifth term.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 9
Steve Mueller was the Republican candidate. () Neither he nor Green were opposed in their respective primaries.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 10
Republican Michael McCaul, who had represented Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election. He did not seek the open U.S. Senate seat.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 10
Dan Grant, a foreign policy expert, sought the Democratic nomination. Former congressional candidates Larry Joe Doherty and Michael Skelly may also run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 11
Republican Mike Conaway had represented Texas's 11th congressional district since 2005. Wade Brown, a real estate investor, and Chris Younts, an insurance agent and co-founder of the San Angelo Tea Party, challenged Conaway in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 12
Republican Kay Granger, who had represented Texas's 12th congressional district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was challenged in the Republican primary by former Highland Village mayor Bill Lawrence. ()


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 12
Retired schoolteacher and veteran Dave Robinson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. ()


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 13
Republican Mac Thornberry, who had represented Texas's 13th congressional district since 1995, sought re-election. Pam Barlow, a veterinarian, also ran.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 13
No Democrats filed; Keith F. Houston ran as the Green Party candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 14
Republican Ron Paul, who had represented Texas's 14th congressional district since 1997 and ran for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination, did not seek re-election to the House of Representatives.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 14
State representative Randy Weber won the Republican party nomination over Tim Day, a retired businessman and film-maker; George Harper, a Tea Party activist and civil designer in the petro-chemical industry; John Faulk; John Gay, a former Spring Independent School District administrator; Robert Gonzalez, the chair of the Clear Lake Tea Party; Pearland City Councilmember Felicia Harris; Jay Old, an attorney; and Michael J. Truncale, an attorney and regent of the Texas State University System. Other potential Republican candidates included state representative Dennis Bonnen, former Mayor of Pasadena John Manlove, and former U.S. Representative Steve Stockman. Debra Medina, who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Texas in 2010, decided not to run. State representative Larry Taylor ruled out a bid.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 14
Former U.S. Representative Nick Lampson was the Democratic nominee. He defeated veteran Linda Dailey in the Democratic primary with 83% of the vote.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 14
Zach Grady won the Libertarian party nomination over Eugene Flynn, a lawyer; Amy Jacobellis, a real estate agent; and Bob Smither, an engineering consultant.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 15
Democrat Rubén Hinojosa had represented Texas's 15th congressional district since 1997. Businessman Dale Brueggemann and Marine Corps veteran Jim Kuiken contested the Republican nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 16
Democrat Silvestre Reyes had represented Texas's 16th congressional district since 1997. Former El Paso city council member Beto O'Rourke beat Reyes in the Democratic primary. Barbara Carrasco was the Republican nominee, and Junart Sodoy the Libertarian nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 17
Republican Bill Flores was elected to represent Texas's 17th congressional district in 2011. He ran for reelection, challenged by Libertarian nominee Ben Easton.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 18
Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee had represented Texas's 18th congressional district since 1995. She ran for reelection, challenged by Republican nominee Sean Seibert and Libertarian nominee Ben Easton.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 19
Republican Representative Randy Neugebauer, considered "the most conservative" of all House members, faces opposition in his primary from Chris Winn, the former Lubbock County GOP chairman.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 20
Democrat Charlie Gonzalez, who had represented Texas's 20th congressional district since 1999, retired rather than seek re-election. State representative Joaquín Castro ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
Republican Lamar S. Smith, represented Texas's 21st congressional district since 1987. Richard Mack, the former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, and Richard Morgan, a software developer, were defeated in the Republican primary with Smith capturing 77% of the vote . In the election, Smith faced Candace Duval (Dem), John-Henry Liberty (Lib), Fidel Castillo (Grn), Bill Stout (Grn), and Carlos Pena (Ind).


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 22
Two-term Republican incumbent Pete Olson sought re-election. He was challenged in the primary by conservative newspaper columnist Barbara Carlson, ultimately winning 76 percent of the vote.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 22
Kesha Rogers, a political activist with ties to the Lyndon LaRouche movement, won the Democratic Party's nomination by 103 votes. Rogers was the party's candidate in 2010 as well, and was disavowed by some local Democrats for her controversial platform, which included impeaching President Obama and colonizing outer space.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 23
Republican Quico Canseco was elected to represent Texas's 23rd congressional district in January 2011. John Bustamante, a lawyer and the son of former U.S. Representative Albert Bustamante; and state representative Pete Gallego stood for the Democratic nomination. Engineer Jeffrey C. Blunt filed to run as the Libertarian Party candidate in District 23.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 23
Former U.S. Representative Ciro Rodriguez, who represented the 23rd district from 2007 until 2011, had planned to seek the Democratic nomination in the 23rd district; however in November 2011 he announced he would instead run in the new 35th district and later said he would run in whichever district contained his home. Manny Pelaez, an employment law attorney and trustee of VIA Metropolitan Transit who had been considering a bid, did not run. Gallego won the primary run-off against Rodriguez.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 24
Republican Kenny Marchant, who had represented Texas's 24th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 24
Grant Stinchfield, a former television reporter for KXAS-TV, challenged Marchant in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 24
On March 5, 2012, Patrick McGehearty, a computer scientist, dropped out of the Democratic primary to support his wife through a medical problem. McGehearty endorsed Tim Rusk, an attorney from Euless. Rusk ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 25
Democrat Lloyd Doggett, who had represented Texas's 25th congressional district since 2005, had intended to seek re-election in the new 35th district; however the November 2011 interim map would allow him to instead run in the 25th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 25
Ernie Beltz Jr., former federal agency program manager, former business owner, and ex-marine, Bill Burch, the head of the Grass Roots Institute of Texas; Dianne Costa, a former mayor of Highland Village; Dave Garrison, a former Halliburton and USAA executive; Justin Hewlett, the mayor of Cleburne; businessman Brian Matthews; businessman Ralph Pruyn; businessman Wes Riddle; Chad Wilbanks, a former executive director of the Texas Republican Party; and former Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams sought the Republican nomination in the 25th district. Donna Campbell, an ophthalmologist who unsuccessfully challenged Doggett as the Republican nominee in 2010, and state representatives Jason Isaac and Sid Miller, all of whom had been considering bids, did not run. Betsy Dewey ran as the Libertarian Party candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 26
Republican incumbent Michael Burgess ran unopposed in his party's primary to seek re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 26
He faced Democratic candidate David Sanchez and Libertarian candidate Mark Boler.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 27
Republican Blake Farenthold, who was elected to represent Texas's 27th congressional district in January 2011, was to seek re-election in the 27th district or the new 34th district. there was speculation that State representatives Todd Hunter and Raul Torres would challenge Farenthold in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 27
Rose Meza Harrison, the former chairwoman of the Nueces County Democratic Party, was the Democratic nominee. Filemon Vela, an attorney, ran for a seat to be based in Brownsville, which had been part of the 34th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 27
Independent Bret Baldwin and Libertarian Corrie Byrd rounded out the four-candidate field. Baldwin is a conservative Republican from Victoria. He is an international businessman who supports many conservative views. His website showed that he supports limited government, health savings accounts, a balanced budget amendment and restoration of the line-item veto. Byrd was an assistant manager at a Walmart store and likened his positions to those of retiring representative Ron Paul.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 27
Former U.S. Representative Solomon Ortiz, who represented the 27th district from 1983 until 2011 and lost re-election in 2010, did not run again.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 28
Democrat Henry Cuellar was opposed in the November 6 general election by Republican William R. Hayward, an ostrich rancher from San Marcos, and the Libertarian Patrick Hisel, a physician. Hisel ran unsuccessfully as a Libertarian in 2010 against the Republican U.S. Representative Kay Granger of  the Tarrant County-based 12th District. Dr. Hisel's website was not updated and did not list his current city of residence.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 28
Guadalupe County, a Republican stronghold that usually opposed Cuellar for reelection, had been removed from the reconfigured District 28. Cuellar lost four counties and was held to 56 percent of the general election vote in 2010, when he defeated the Republican Bryan Keith Underwood, a carpenter from Seguin, Texas.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 30
Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson had represented Texas's 30th congressional district since 1993. State representative Barbara Mallory Caraway and Taj Clayton, a lawyer, challenged Johnson in the Democratic primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 31
Republican John R. Carter has represented Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003. Technician Stephen M. Wyman ran as the Democratic candidate. Carter won reelection with 61.28% of votes against Wyman's 34.98%.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 32
Republican Pete Sessions had represented Texas's 32nd congressional district since 2002, and had represented district 5 from 1996 to 2002. He sought election to his 13th term in the United States House of Representatives. Democrat  challenged Rep. SessionsLibertarian  was also a candidate, creating a three-way race.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 33
Dallas dentist and businessman David Alameel sought the Democratic nomination for the newly created district. Founder of the National  movement Jason Roberts, David De La Paz, businessman Domingo García, Fort Worth City Council member Kathleen Hicks, and state representative Marc Veasey also sought the Democratic nomination in the new 33rd district. Art Brender, an attorney and former chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party; and the Rev. Kyev Tatum, a community activist and head of the Tarrant County chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also considered a run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 33
Chuck Bradley, a retiree, and Al Lee, a retired systems consultant, ran for the Republican nomination. Though his hometown of Arlington is contained entirely within the 33rd district, Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the 6th district since 1985, ran again in the 6th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 33
During redistricting, Republicans Bill Lawrence, former mayor of Highland Village, former Secretary of State Roger Williams and former Railroad Commissioner Michael L. Williams had all at one point considered running in a district numbered the 33rd. After the district map was finalized, Lawrence ran for the 12th district, and both Williams switched to the 25th.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 34
The 34th is a newly numbered district, but most of the pieces came from the district once held by both Solomon Ortiz and Blake Farenthold. It contains all of Cameron, Willacy, Kleberg, Kenedy, Jim Wells, Bee, Goliad and DeWitt Counties, and parts of Gonzales, San Patricio and Hidalgo Counties. It is 73.1% Hispanic by Citizen Voting Population, and voted for President Obama 60-39 in 2008.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 34
Elmo Aycock, former Ortiz Chief of Staff Denise Saenz Blanchard, Former Edinburg City Manager Ramiro Garza Jr., former Rubén Hinojosa district director Salomon Torres, Brownsville City Commissioner Anthony Troiani, businessman and activist Filemon Vela Jr., Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos and attorney Juan Angel Guerra all ran for the Democratic nomination. Vela and Blanchard advanced to the July 31 runoff.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 34
Small business owner Adela Garza, political news commentator Jessica Bradshaw and Paul Harding ran for the Republican nomination. Garza and Bradshaw advanced to the July 31 runoff.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 35
Bexar County tax collector Sylvia Romo sought the Democratic nomination in the 35th district. Former U.S. Representative Ciro Rodriguez, who represented the 23rd district from 2007 until 2011, announced in November 2011 that he would seek re-election in the 35th district; however he later said he would run in whichever district contained his home. Richard Perez, a former member of the San Antonio City Council, may also run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 35
State representative Joaquín Castro had been expected to run in the 35th district; however following Charlie Gonzalez's announcement that he would not seek re-election, Castro announced plans to run in the 20th district. Democratic U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, who had represented Texas's 25th congressional district since 2005, had planned to run in the 35th district; however the November 2011 interim map allowed him to instead run in the 25th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 35
On the Republican side, Hays County conservative activist Rob Roark and John Yoggerst entered the fray. Susan Narvaiz, the former mayor of San Marcos, also sought the Republican nomination. In the Republican primary election, conducted May 29, 2012, Narvaiz won the primary election and avoided a runoff by obtaining 51.78% of the votes cast.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 36
Texas's 36th congressional district is one of four new districts, including all or part of Chambers County, Hardin County, Harris County, Jasper County, Liberty County, Newton County, Orange County, Polk County and Tyler County. Ky Griffin, a native of south east Texas, funeral director, and small business owner, Jim Engstrand, a U.S. Army Reserve colonel and small business owner, State senator Mike Jackson contested the Republican nomination. Brian Babin, a dentist who unsuccessfully challenged Jim Turner in 1996 and 1998; Travis Bryan, a precinct chair and former Texas State Guard soldier; and Pasadena mayor John Manlove considered seeking the Republican nomination. State representative James White, also a Republican, had expressed interest, but did not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Utah, an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 26, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, Redistricting
In Utah, the redistricting process was controlled by members of the Republican Party, who formed a majority on the State Legislature's redistricting committee. The plan passed October 2011 divides Salt Lake County among three districts, which Republicans argued would require Utah's U.S. Representatives focus on both urban and rural issues. Jim Dabakis, the chair of the Utah Democratic Party, argued that the map constituted a gerrymander designed to benefit the Republican Party.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 1
Republican incumbent Rob Bishop, who has represented Utah's 1st congressional district since 2003, is running for re-election, having decided against running for governor this year. Bishop's opponents for the Republican nomination were  Michael Miller, a veteran of the Iraq War, and homemaker and Tea Party activist Jacqueline Smith.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 1
Rob Bishop became the official Republican Candidate April 21, 2012 at the State Republican Convention.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 2
Democratic incumbent Jim Matheson, who has represented Utah's 2nd congressional district since 2001, will seek re-election in the new 4th district. Democratic candidate is Jay Seegmiller beating out Dean Collinwood and Mike Small at the convention.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 2
Robert Fuehr, former telecommunications executive and Harvard University MBA alumnus; Jason Buck, a former American football player at Brigham Young University and later in the National Football League; Dave Clark, the former speaker of the Utah House of Representatives; Cherilyn Eagar, a business owner who sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2010; Chris Stewart, an author, former U.S. Air Force pilot, and president of an energy consulting firm; Howard Wallack; Chuck Williams, a former Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment and retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel; and John Willoughby, an airline pilot, will run for the Republican nomination. State senator Dan Liljenquist may also run. Morgan Philpot, a former state representative and unsuccessful candidate for the 2nd district in 2010, had planned to seek the Republican nomination; however he will instead run for Governor.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 3
Three Republicans have announced candidacies for the District: Jason Chaffetz, who is seeking a third term in representing Utah's 3rd congressional district; Leonard "Joe" Fabiano, business entrepreneur and former 2010 U.S. Senate Candidate; and Kurt Bradburn. Soren Simonsen was selected as the Democratic candidate at the party's state convention.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 4
Democratic U.S. Representative Jim Matheson, who has represented Utah's 2nd congressional district since 2001 and had considered running for governor or for the U.S. Senate, sought re-election to the House in Utah's new 4th congressional district. He narrowly defeated the Republican candidate, Saratoga Springs mayor Mia Love, in the general election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 4
If Love had won the seat, she would have become the first African-American Republican woman to sit in the House.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 4, Republican primary
Love, attorney Jay Cobb, and state Representative Stephen Sandstrom, and state Rep. Carl Wimmer competed for the Republican nomination. Jason Buck, a former American football player at Brigham Young University and later in the National Football League, had considered running for the Republican nomination in the 4th district; however he announced in January 2012 that he would instead run in the 2nd district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 4, Republican primary
In the Republican convention, held on April 21, 2012, Love received 70.4% of the vote (she needed more than 60% to avoid a primary).


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, District 4, Polling
An early poll published by the Deseret News on Dec 25, 2011 showed Jim Matheson leading all potential opponents.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the 11 U.S. Representatives from Virginia, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 1
Republican Rob Wittman, who has represented the 1st District since December 2007, won re-election. Adam Cook, a lawyer and Air Force reservist, won the Democratic nomination unopposed to challenge Wittman. Gail Parker is the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 2
Republican Scott Rigell, who represented the 2nd District since January 2011, ran  for re-election. Paul Hirschbiel, a businessman, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Democrat Glenn Nye, who represented the district from January 2009 until January 2011, losing his seat to Rigell in the 2010 election, decided not to run again.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 3
Democrat Bobby Scott, who has represented the 3rd District since 1993, won re-election. Dean Longo, a businessman and retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Scott.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 4
Republican Randy Forbes, who has represented the 4th District since 2001, won re-election. Bonnie Girard, a businesswoman, challenged Forbes in the Republican primary and was defeated overwhelmingly.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 4
Ella Ward, a member of the Chesapeake City Council, won the Democratic primary against Joe Elliott, a minister from Surry.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 5
Republican Robert Hurt, who has represented the 5th District since January 2011, won re-election. John Douglass, a retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy defeated Peyton Williams, a defense systems engineer and retired Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel in a series of caucuses for the Democratic nomination. Democrat Tom Perriello, who represented the district from 2009 until 2011 and lost his seat to Hurt in 2010, said in June 2011 that he had no plans to run again.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 5
Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 6
Republican Bob Goodlatte, who has represented the 6th District since 1993, was again the Republican nominee. Karen Kwiatkowski, a farmer and retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, lost to Goodlatte in the primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 7
Republican Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader who has represented the 7th District since 2001, won re-election. He was unsuccessfully challenged in the Republican primary by Floyd Bayne, who ran as the Independent Green candidate in 2010.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 7
Wayne Powell, a lawyer and former Army officer, ran as the Democratic nominee. David Hunsicker, a real estate businessman and Vietnam War veteran, had also been seeking the nomination, but dropped his bid in April 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 7
Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the Occupy movement, is running as an Independent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 8
Democrat Jim Moran, who has represented the 8th District since 1991, won re-election. Bruce Shuttleworth, a business consultant and former Navy pilot, challenged Moran in the Democratic primary. A controversy erupted when the Democratic Party of Virginia disqualified Shuttleworth, saying he had fallen 17 signatures short of the 1,000 threshold required. Shuttleworth cried foul and filed a federal lawsuit; the party then changed course without explanation and allowed Shuttleworth on the ballot. Will Radle, a financial advisor, had planned to run in the Democratic primary, but dropped his bid in April 2012. Moran won the primary against Shuttleworth by a sizable margin.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 8
Patrick Murray, a retired army colonel who unsuccessfully challenged Moran as the Republican nominee in 2010, is running again. Jason Howell, an accountant and author, will run as an Independent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 9
Republican Morgan Griffith, who has represented the 9th District since January 2011, won re-election. Anthony Flaccavento, a farmer and sustainability consultant and the Democratic nominee, challenged Griffith. Jim Werth, a psychology professor at Radford University, had planned to seek the Democratic nomination but dropped his bid in March 2012. Jeremiah Heaton, an Independent candidate in the 2010 House race, withdrew his candidacy on May 1, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 10
Republican Frank Wolf, who has represented the 10th District since 1981, won re-election. Kristin Cabral, an attorney, won the Democratic nomination unopposed to challenge Wolf. Kevin Chisholm, an independent and practicing engineer, has also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate. John Douglass, a retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, had planned to seek the Democratic nomination, but is now running in the 5th district. Jeff Barnett, a retired Air Force colonel who unsuccessfully challenged Wolf as the Democratic nominee in 2010, will not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, District 11
Democrat Gerry Connolly, who has represented the 11th District since 2009, won re-election. Connolly won the 2010 election by just 981 votes (0.4%). Christopher Perkins, a retired army colonel, and Ken Vaughn, a traffic engineer, will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Connolly. Keith Fimian, the founder of a property inspection company who unsuccessfully challenged Connolly as the Republican nominee in 2008 and 2010, will not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday, 6 November 2012, to elect the ten U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's ten congressional districts, a gain of one seat following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. The state certified the returns on 6 December 2012. Primary elections were held on 7 August 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 1
Democrat Jay Inslee, who represented the 1st district starting in 1999, resigned 20 March 2012, to focus on his run for Governor of Washington. Republican John Koster and Democrat Suzan DelBene received the most votes in the nonpartisan blanket primary on 7 August for both the brief period of office remaining in the old 1st district and the redistricted 1st district, and faced each other in two separate ballot positions, with different boundaries, in the special election on 6 November. DelBene won both races and was sworn in to serve the remainder of Inslee's term on 13 November 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 1
Running as Democrats in the primary were Darcy Burner, a former manager at Microsoft and unsuccessful candidate for the 8th district in 2006 and 2008; DelBene, a former director at the Washington State Department of Revenue, who unsuccessfully ran in the 8th district in 2010; state Senator Steve Hobbs; Darshan Rauniyar, a businessman and political activist; and former state Representative Laura Ruderman,.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 1
Democratic state Representative Roger Goodman had also planned to run, but dropped out of the race in April 2012. Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat who represented Ohio's 10th congressional district since 1997, had considered running in this district; however, he decided to seek re-election in Ohio following the passage of the redistricting plan in that state in September 2011. Tax attorney Andrew Hughes and state representative Marko Liias had planned to run in the 1st district; however, both ended their campaigns due to redistricting. Brian Baird, who represented Washington's 3rd congressional district from 1999 until 2011, said in June 2011 he had no plans to run in the 1st district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 1
The only Republican candidate in the two primaries was Koster, a member of the Snohomish County Council who unsuccessfully ran in the 2nd district in 2010. Greg Anders, the executive director of the Bellingham Heritage Flight Museum, and James Watkins, who unsuccessfully ran in the 1st district in 2010, had planned to run as Republicans, but ended their campaigns in January 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 1
Larry Ishmael, a former member of the Issaquah School Board who unsuccessfully challenged Inslee as the Republican nominee in 2006 and as a Republican in 2008, ran as an independent candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 1, General Election, Results
On 20 March 2012, then Representative Jay Inslee resigned his seat in the House of Representatives to run for Governor. A Special Election was held at the same time as the General Election for a Representative to serve out the remainder of Inslee's term in the 112th Congress. The winner of the Special Election, Suzan DelBene, assumed the seat on 13 November 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 2
Democrat Rick Larsen, who represented the 2nd district since 2001, ran for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 2
John C. W. Shoop, a United States Marine, combat veteran and survival instructor; Eli Olson; and Dan Matthews, an Air Force veteran and pilot ran as Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 2
Republicans Greg Anders, the director of the Bellingham Heritage Flight Museum; and John Koster, a member of the Snohomish County Council and unsuccessful candidate for the 2nd district in 2010, had both planned to run in the 2nd district; however, as a result of redistricting, both instead ran in the 1st district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 2
Other candidates included independent Glen S. Johnson and Mike Lapointe of the 99% Party.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, District 2
In the December 2011 redistricting proposal, the 2nd district was made more favorable to Democrats.