2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 44
The 44th district is based in south Los Angeles County and includes Carson, Compton, and San Pedro. Democrat Janice Hahn, who represented the 36th district from 2011 to 2013, defeated fellow Democrat Laura Richardson, who represented the 37th district from 2007 to 2013.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 45
The 45th district is based in inland Orange County and includes Irvine and Mission Viejo. Republican John Campbell, who represented the 48th district from 2005 to 2013, won reelection here.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 46
The 46th district is based in central Orange County and includes Anaheim and Santa Ana. Democrat Loretta Sanchez, who represented the 47th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 46th district from 1997 to 2003, won reelection here.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 47
The 47th district includes Long Beach and parts of Orange County. The district had no incumbent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 48
The 48th district is based in coastal Orange County and includes Huntington Beach. Republican Dana Rohrabacher, who represented the 46th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 42nd and 45th districts from 1989 to 1993 and 1993 to 2003 respectively, won reelection here.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 49
The 49th district is based in northern San Diego County and includes Carlsbad and Oceanside. Republican Darrell Issa, who has represented the 49th district since 2003 and the 48th district from 2001 to 2003, won reelection here.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 50
The 50th district is based in inland San Diego County and includes Escondido and Santee. Republican Duncan D. Hunter, who represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2013, won reelection here.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 51
The new 51st district runs along the border with Mexico and includes Imperial County and San Diego. Democrat Bob Filner, who represented the 51st district from 2003 to 2013 and the 50th district from 1993 until 2003, retired to run for mayor of San Diego. State Senator Juan Vargas was predicted to face fellow Democratic State Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny in the general election, but he spent some of his funds on mailers to help Republican Michael Crimmins, who he preferred to face in the general election in this heavily Democratic seat. Vargas spent $40–50,000 helping Crimmins, at least eight times more than Crimmins spent himself. The effort was successful as Crimmins finished 2,909 votes ahead of Ducheny. Vargas then won the general election in a landslide.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 52
The 52nd district is based in coastal San Diego and includes La Jolla and Poway. Republican Brian Bilbray, who represented the 50th district from 2006 to 2013 and previously served from 1995 until 2001, lost reelection here to Democrat Scott Peters.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Districts, District 53
The 53rd district is based in Central San Diego and includes La Mesa and Lemon Grove. Democrat Susan Davis, who has represented the 53rd district since 2003 and previously represented the 49th district from 2001 to 2003, won reelection here.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the seven U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on June 26, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, Redistricting
During the redistricting process, Republicans argued for minimal changes to the existing map while Democrats pushed for more competitive districts. After a committee of ten members of the Colorado General Assembly failed to draw a map, in November 2011 Judge Robert Hyatt ruled in favor of Democrats' proposals. In December 2011, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed Hyatt's ruling.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 1
Colorado's 1st congressional district, which has been represented by Democrat Diana DeGette since 1997, was not significantly modified in redistricting and continues to be based in Denver. The new 1st district includes Ken Caryl and Cherry Hills Village.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 2
In redistricting, Larimer County, home to Fort Collins, was added to Colorado's 2nd congressional district, which has been represented by Democrat Jared Polis since 2009 and is still based in Boulder.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 3
In redistricting, Colorado's 3rd congressional district, which stretches from Pueblo to Grand Junction, was made slightly more favorable to Democrats. Part of Eagle County was added to the district, while Las Animas County was removed from it.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 3
Democrat John Salazar, who represented the district from 2005 until 2011, said in December 2010 that he was considering seeking a rematch against Republican Scott Tipton, to whom he lost his seat in 2010. He commented "We're thinking that we might run again in two years, but who knows? I'm keeping all options open. We've been offered a possibility of serving at many other places, or there's a great possibility of going back to the ranch and raising cattle." In January 2011, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Salazar to serve as Colorado Agriculture Commissioner.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 3
On May 19, 2011, Democratic state representative Sal Pace said he was "likely to put a campaign together", having met with U.S. House minority whip Steny Hoyer. On May 31, Pace declared his intention to challenge Tipton. Hoyer also suggested the name of Perry Haney, a surgeon, as a potential candidate; however Haney later formed an exploratory committee to run in the 6th district but withdrew from the race in February 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 4
After redistricting, Colorado's 4th congressional district continued to strongly favor Republicans. It lost Fort Collins to the 2nd District; as a result, the largest city in the district is now Greeley. Republican incumbent Cory Gardner, who was first elected to represent Colorado's 4th congressional district in 2010, raised over $300,000 in the first quarter of 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 4
Brandon Shaffer, the president of the Colorado Senate, sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Gardner. Betsy Markey, the Democrat who represented the 4th district from 2009 until 2011, is now the assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and said in February 2011 she would not run for Congress again in 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 5
Colorado's 5th congressional district, which has been represented by Republican Doug Lamborn since 2007, was not significantly modified in redistricting and is still centered in Colorado Springs. It is expected to continue to strongly favor Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 5
Lamborn was challenged in the Republican primary by Businessman Robert Blaha and Insurance Agent Doug Bergeron.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 5
The Republican candidate did not see a Democratic challenger, as Democratic candidate Bob Evans suspended his campaign.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 5
However, Jim Pirtle (Libertarian), Kenneth R. Harvell (American Constitution), and Dave Anderson (No Party Affiliation) all challenged the Republican Party nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 6
In redistricting, Colorado's 6th congressional district was made more favorable to Democrats. While the 6th has leaned Republican since its creation in 1983, the new 6th's population will be evenly split between Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters. All of Aurora was added to the district. Republican Mike Coffman has represented the 6th district since 2009.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 6
Democrat Joe Miklosi, a state representative, challenged Coffman. Perry Haney, a chiropractor, who had formed an exploratory committee to seek the Democratic nomination, withdrew from the race in February 2012. State senator Morgan Carroll; John Morse, the majority leader of the state senate; Andrew Romanoff, a former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives; and Brandon Shaffer, the president of the Colorado Senate (who will instead run in the 4th district), all decided against running.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 7
Colorado's 7th congressional district, which has been represented by Democrat Ed Perlmutter since 2007, was modified in redistricting to include the more populated suburbs of Adams County.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, District 7
Joe Coors Jr., the brother of unsuccessful 2004 U.S. Senate candidate Pete Coors, became the Republican nominee to challenge Perlmutter.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the five congressional representatives from the state, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, a U.S. Senate election, and state legislature races.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
Primaries to select Republican and Democratic candidates in some districts were held on Tuesday, August 14, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
The Democratic Party candidate won in each of the five districts on Election Day.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, Overview
The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Connecticut. In addition, the voter turnout and the number of votes not valid will be listed below.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 1
Democratic incumbent John Larson, who has represented the 1st district since 1999, sought re-election John Decker, a financial planner, and Mike McDonald, a member of the Windsor Town Council, sought the Republican nomination to challenge Larson. Decker won the nomination at the Republican state convention on May 18, garnering 69% of available delegates. Decker lost to Larson in the general election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 2
Democratic incumbent Joe Courtney, who has represented the 2nd district since 2007, said in February 2011 that he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Joe Lieberman. Courtney ran for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 2
Doug Dubitsky, a lawyer who ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2nd district in 2010; Paul Formica, the First selectman of the East Lyme Board of Selectmen; and Daria Novak, a business consultant and former State Department employee who also ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary in 2010, all sought the Republican nomination to challenge Courtney. State Representative Christopher Coutu had also planned to run, but dropped out of the race in May 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 2
At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the second district endorsed Formica. Formica and Novak took part in the August 14 primary, which Formica won.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 3
Democratic incumbent Rosa DeLauro, who has represented the 3rd district since 1991 ran for re-election. Motivational speaker Wayne Winsley sought the Republican nomination to challenge DeLauro. Steve Packard also sought the Republican nomination. At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the third district endorsed Winsley. Following the Republican state convention, Steve Packard announced his intention to run for the office as an independent. DeLauro was subsequently re-elected in November, beating Packard and Winsley.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 4
Democratic incumbent Jim Himes, who has represented the 4th district since 2009, said in December 2010 that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Himes ran for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 4
Chris Meek, the founder of START Now!, a non-profit organization; Steve Obsitnik, the chair and chief executive of Quintel Technology; David Orner, an executive with CIT Group; and Richard Wieland, a retired businessman, sought the Republican nomination to challenge Himes. Former state senator Dan Debicella, who unsuccessfully challenged Himes as the Republican nominee in 2010, did not run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 4
At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the fourth district endorsed Obsitnik. Meek met the threshold required to force a primary, but decided not to challenge the endorsed candidate. Obsitnik lost to Himes.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 5
Incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy has represented the 5th district since 2007. Murphy announced that he will not seek re-election for a fourth term. He instead ran for the U.S. Senate to replace Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman, who retired from the Senate. Murphy won election to the Senate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 5, Democratic primary
Prior to the Democratic primary, Donovan received the endorsement of the Connecticut Working Families Party and was granted placement on its ballot line for the general election. On August 30, Donovan withdrew his name from the Working Families line to allow the minor party to endorse Elizabeth Esty, the primary winner.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, District 5, Republican primary
At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the fifth district endorsed Roraback. Roraback, Wilson-Foley, Bernier, and Greenberg took part in the August 14 primary. Roraback lost to Esty.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
The 2012 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the twenty-seven Congressional representatives from the state, one from each of the state's twenty-seven Congressional Districts, a two-seat increase due to 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 primary elections were held August 14, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, Redistricting
In November 2010, Florida voters passed two amendments to the Florida Constitution which would require Congressional and state legislative Districts to be compact and follow geographical boundaries, thereby preventing gerrymandering. Shortly after the amendments were passed U.S. Representatives Corrine Brown and Mario Diaz-Balart filed a lawsuit asking that the amendment concerning Congressional Districts be declared invalid. Brown and Diaz-Balart alleged that the power to change rules for congressional redistricting lies exclusively with the state legislature, and as such cannot be changed through a referendum; however in January 2012 a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected their arguments.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, Redistricting
Redistricting legislation which would create one new district each in North Florida and Central Florida was passed by a committee of the Florida House of Representatives on January 27, by the full House of Representatives on February 3, and by the Florida Senate on February 9. Shortly after, the Florida Democratic Party announced it would file a lawsuit, alleging that the map violated the Fair Districts provision, which requires that maps do not intentionally favor parties or incumbents. Separately, a coalition of groups including Common Cause, the League of Women Voters and the National Council of La Raza announced it would file its own challenge on the legislation's being signed into law.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, Overview
The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Florida. All vote totals come from the Florida Secretary of State's website along with the individual counties' election department websites.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 1
Republican Jeff Miller, who has represented Florida's 1st congressional district since 2001, is running for re-election and has secured the Republican nomination unopposed. James E. Bryan, an army veteran, secured the Democratic nomination unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 1
Calen Fretts, the vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Okaloosa County, will run as the Libertarian Party nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 1
Additionally, William Cleave Drummond, II is running for election as a write-in candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 1
Florida's new 1st district voting age population is 77.6%  White (single race), 12.9% Blacks (includes multirace), 4.3% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 5% other races


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 2
Republican Steve Southerland was first elected to represent Florida's 2nd congressional district in 2010 and secured the Republican nomination unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 2
Southerland defeated Al Lawson for re-election to a second term 53% 175,856 votes to 47% 157,634 votes out of 333,718 ballots cast on November 6, 2012. Florida's new 2nd district voting age population is 68.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 23.5% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 4.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.3% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 3
Florida's new 3rd district voting age population is 75.8% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 12.9% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 6.7% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.3% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 3, Republican primary
Republican Cliff Stearns, who had represented the 6th District since 1989, had his home in Ocala drawn into the neighboring 11th District. However, he opted to seek reelection in the 3rd, which contained more than two-thirds of his former territory. However, he was upset in the primary by Ted Yoho, a large-animal veterinarian from Gainesville.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 4
Republican Ander Crenshaw, who has represented the 4th District since 2001, won the Republican nomination with 71 percent of the vote. No other major party put up a candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 4
Florida's new 4th district voting age population is 74.9% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 12.5% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 6.3% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 5.9% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 5
The new 5th district is the successor to the former 3rd district, which has been represented by Democrat Corrine Brown since 1993.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 5
Prior to redistricting, Mike Yost, who unsuccessfully challenged Brown as the Republican nominee in 2010; and LeAnne Kolb had announced plans to run for the Republican nomination, while Gerald Nyren had announced plans to run as a Libertarian Party candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 5
Florida's new 5th district voting age population is 49% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 36.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 10% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 1.1% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.7% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 6
In redistricting, most of the old 7th district was renumbered as the new 6th district. John Mica, who has represented the 7th District since 1993, had his home drawn into the neighboring 7th District, and opted to seek reelection there.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 6
Florida's new 6th district voting age population is 82.8% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.8% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 5.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.7% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 7
The new 7th District is the successor to the old 24th District, represented by Republican Sandy Adams since 2011. John Mica, who had represented the old 7th District since 1993, had his home drawn into the new 7th. He defeated Adams in the Republican primary with 61 percent of the vote.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 7
Florida's new 7th district voting age population is 70.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.1% non-Hispanic blacks (includes multirace), 8.1 percent Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.9 percent Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace) and 4.7% other races (non-Hispanic).


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 8
The new 8th District is the successor to the 15th District, represented by Republican Bill Posey since 2009. He was unopposed in the Republican primary. Shannon Roberts won the Democratic nomination, also unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 8
Florida's new 8th district voting age population is 80.4% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.7% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 7.3% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.2% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 9
The new 9th district, an open seat located south of Orlando, is expected to favor Democrats.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 9
Alan Grayson, who formerly represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2011, is seeking to return to the House of Representatives as the representative of the new 9th district. The 9th district will contain all of Osceola County, part of Orange County (including the Orlando International Airport), and part of Polk County. The district's inhabitants voted overwhelmingly for President Barack Obama, preferring him to John McCain 60-39%. In addition, the district will contain a plurality of whites, at 43%, followed by Hispanics and blacks, who will make up 41% and 12% of the population, respectively. Grayson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and will face Republican nominee Todd Long.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 9
Florida's new 9th district voting age population is 42.9% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 39.1% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 10.1% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 2.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 5.6% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 10
In redistricting, the 8th district was renumbered as the 10th district. Republican Daniel Webster, who has represented the 8th district since January 2011, was expected to seek re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 10
Val Demings, a former Chief of the Orlando Police Department and wife of the Orange County Sheriff, ran as a Democrat. Democrat Alan Grayson, who represented the district from 2009 until 2011, said in July 2011 he would run either for the 8th district or for a newly created seat in Orlando.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 10
Florida's new 10th district voting age population is 69.9% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 13.5% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 10.4% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.7% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 5.4% other races (non-Hispanic).


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 11
In redistricting, most of the old 5th District became the 11th District. Rich Nugent, who has represented the 5th since 2011, won reelection in the 11th. David Werder won the Democratic nomination unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 11
Florida's new 11th district voting age population is 83.1% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 7.3% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 7% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.2% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 12
In redistricting, most of the old 9th District became the 12th district. Republican Gus Bilirakis, who has represented the 9th District since 2007, will run for reelection in the 12th. Jonathan Snow won the Democratic nomination unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 12
John Russell, an acute care nurse practitioner, had announced prior to redistricting that he would run as an independent in the 11th District. However, after he was drawn into the 12th, he opted to seek election there.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 12
Florida's new 12th district voting age population is 82.6% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 9.6% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 4% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.5% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 13
In redistricting, most of the old 10th District became the 13th District. Bill Young, who has represented the 10th and its predecessors since 1971, will run for reelection.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 13
Jessica Ehrlich, who previously worked for U.S. Representatives Clay Shaw and Stephen Lynch, won the Democratic nomination unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 13
Florida's new 13th district voting age population is 83.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 7% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 5% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.2% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 14
In redistricting, the 11th District was renumbered as the 14th District. Democrat Kathy Castor, who has represented the 11th since 2007, will seek reelection here. E. J. Otero won the Republican nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 14
Florida's new 14th district voting age population is 46.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 24% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 24% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 1.6% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.8% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 15
In redistricting, the 12th district was renumbered as the 15th district. Dennis Ross, who has represented the 12th district since 2011, won the Republican primary unopposed. No other party put up a candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 15
Florida's new 15th district voting age population is 68.6% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 14.2% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 12% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.7% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.5% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 16
In redistricting, the Florida's 13th congressional district was renumbered as the 16th district. Republican Vern Buchanan, who has represented the 13th since 2007, will run for reelection in the 16th after deciding against running for the U.S. Senate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 16
Prior to redistricting, former state representative Keith Fitzgerald had announced he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Buchanan.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 16
Florida's new 16th district voting age population is 83.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.5% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 5.6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.2% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 17
The new 17th district, an open seat for a large district comprising parts of 10 South and Central Florida counties as well as parts of the Everglades watershed, is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Tom Rooney, who has represented the 16th district since 2009, will seek re-election in the new 17th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 17
Rooney, 41, will run in the general election against a 73-year-old retired Delta Air Lines pilot from Lehigh Acres, Florida, Democrat William Bronson (formerly an unsuccessful Republican candidate in Massachusetts and Georgia) as well as 26-year-old Socialist Workers Party write-in candidate Tom Baumann from Miami (who ran unsuccessful campaigns in Minnesota and in the Borough of Manhattan). As of the September FEC financial reporting deadline Rooney had collected $930,248 in campaign contributions and had $564,716 on hand; the FEC had no reports on Bronson or Baumann.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 17
Florida's new 17th district voting age population is 75.4% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 13.9% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 7.9% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.3% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 18
Allen West, who was first elected to represent Florida's 22nd congressional district in 2010, lost his race in the new 18th district. He had won the Republican nomination against Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 18
Patrick Murphy, an environmental services executive, had planned to seek the Democratic nomination in the 22nd district, but announced in February 2012 that he would continue to challenge West in the 18th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 18
Marilyn Davis Holloman qualified to run as a write-in. Everett Wilkinson, the chair of the South Florida Tea Party and registered to vote with no party affiliation, decided not to run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 18
Florida's new 18th district voting age population is 74.7% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 11.6% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 10.6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.7% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 19
In redistricting, the 14th district was renumbered as the 19th district. Connie Mack IV, who has represented the 14th district since 2005, will run for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 19
James Roach of Cape Coral, a retired GM research engineer and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who ran unsuccessfully for the 14th district in 2010, is the Democratic nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 19
Brandon Smith is on the general election ballot as an independent candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 19
Florida's new 19th district voting age population is 77.1% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 14.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.5% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.1% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 20
In redistricting, the 23rd District was renumbered as the 20th District. Democrat Alcee Hastings, who has represented the 23rd since 1993, will run for reelection—in effect, trading district numbers with fellow Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 20
Florida's new 20th district voting age population is 49.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 35.5% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 9.8% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 1.2% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.3% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 21
In redistricting, most of the old 19th District became the 21st District. Ted Deutch, who has represented the 19th district since April 2010, won the Democratic primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 21
Cesar Augusto Henao Cañas (born September 10, 1977) is an independent candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 21
Florida's new 21st district voting age population is 66.6% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 17.6% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 10.6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.6% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.5% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 22
Republican Allen West, who was first elected to represent Florida's 22nd congressional district in 2010, sought re-election in the new 18th district. Adam Hasner, a former majority leader of the Florida House of Representatives, sought the Republican nomination in the new 22nd district. Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca decided not to run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 22
Florida's new 22nd district voting age population is 69.4% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 17.2% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 9.8% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.6% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.1% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 23
In redistricting, the 20th District was renumbered as the 23rd District. DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz who has represented the 20th since 2005, is running for re-election. Florida's new 23rd district voting age population is 48.9% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 29.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 17.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 1.2% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.1% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 24
In redistricting, most of the old 17th District was renumbered as the 24th District. Democrat Frederica Wilson, who had represented the 17th since 2011, sought reelection. Wilson was unopposed in the general election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 24
Florida's new 24th district voting age population was 51.7% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 29.9% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 12.6% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 3.2% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.5% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 25
In redistricting, the 21st district was renumbered as the 25th district. Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, who has represented the 21st district since 2011, is expected to seek re-election. No other party put up a candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 25
Florida's new 25th district voting age population is 68.9% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 21.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 1.7% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.1% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 26
In redistricting, the old 25th District was renumbered as the 26th district. Republican David Rivera, who has represented the 25th since 2011, will seek reelection. He is running unopposed in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 26
Attorney, activist, and former Democratic candidate Joe Garcia will run against Rivera in a re-match of the 2010 election. Due to redistricting and constitutional amendments passed in 2010 restricting gerrymandering, the race is considered a toss-up. While the old 25th leaned Republican, the new district is split narrowly in half between Republicans and Democrats.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 26
Florida's new 26th district voting age population is 67.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 20.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 1.5% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.4% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 27
In redistricting, the old 18th District was renumbered as the 27th District. Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who has represented the 18th since 1989, will seek reelection and was unopposed in the Republican primary. Democrat Manny Yevancey won the Democratic nomination, also unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, District 27
Florida's new 27th district voting age population is 72.8% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 17.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 5.5% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 2.2% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2% other races (non-Hispanic)


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts, an increase 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. The party primary elections were held July 31, 2012, and the run-off on August 21, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
The new congressional map, drawn and passed by the Republican-controlled Georgia General Assembly, was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on September 7, 2011. The new district, numbered the 9th, is based in Hall County. The map also makes the 12th district, currently represented by Democrat John Barrow, much more favorable to Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 1
Republican incumbent Jack Kingston, who has represented Georgia's 1st congressional district since 1993, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 2
Democratic incumbent Sanford Bishop, who has represented Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993, is running for re-election. In redistricting, the 2nd district was made majority-African American and Macon was moved from the 8th district to the 2nd.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 3
Republican incumbent Lynn Westmoreland, who has represented Georgia's 3rd congressional district since 2007, and had previously represented the 8th district from 2005 to 2007, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 4
Democratic incumbent Hank Johnson, who has represented Georgia's 4th congressional district since 2007, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 5
Democratic incumbent John Lewis, who has represented Georgia's 5th congressional district since 1987, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 5, Republican primary
Howard Stopeck, a retired attorney, won the Republican nomination without opposition.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 6
Republican incumbent Tom Price, who has represented Georgia's 6th congressional district since 2005, is running for re-election. In redistricting, the 6th district was made slightly less favorable to Republicans: Cherokee County was removed from the district, while parts of DeKalb County were added to it.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 7
Republican incumbent Rob Woodall, who has represented Georgia's 7th congressional district since January 2011, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 7, Democratic primary
Steve Reilly, an attorney, won the Democratic nomination without opposition.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 8
Republican incumbent Austin Scott, who was first elected to represent Georgia's 8th congressional district in 2010, is running unopposed in the primary as well as the general election. In redistricting, most of Macon—the heart of the 8th and its predecessors for over a century—was shifted to the neighboring 2nd, thereby making the 8th district more favorable to Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 9
In redistricting, the new 9th district is centered around Gainesville and has no incumbent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 10
Republican incumbent Paul Broun, who has represented Georgia's 10th congressional district since 2007, ran for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 10
In a leaked video of a speech given at Liberty Baptist Church Sportsman's Banquet on September 27, Broun is heard telling supporters that, "All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell." Broun also believes that the world is less than 9000 years old and that it was created in six literal days.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 10
In response to this, and as Broun is also on the House Science Committee, libertarian radio talk show host Neil Boortz spearheaded a campaign to run deceased biologist Charles Darwin against Broun as the Democratic candidate, with the intention of drawing attention to these comments from the scientific community and having him removed from his post on the House Science Committee. Darwin received nearly 4,000 write-in votes in the election, which Broun won.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 11
Republican incumbent Phil Gingrey, who has represented Georgia's 11th congressional district since 2003, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 12
In redistricting, Savannah was removed from Georgia's 12th congressional district and replaced with the Augusta area, thereby making the district more favorable to Republicans. The former 12th district gave 55 per cent of its vote in the 2008 presidential election to Democratic nominee, whereas only 40 per cent of the new district's voters voted for Obama. Democratic incumbent John Barrow, who has represented the 12th district since 2005, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 12, Republican primary
Anderson defeated Allen in an August runoff election, winning the Republican nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 13
Democratic incumbent David Scott, who has represented Georgia's 13th congressional district since 2003, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 14
In redistricting, the new 14th district includes almost all of northwestern Georgia. Republican incumbent Tom Graves, who has represented the 9th district since May 2010, lives in this new district and is running for re-election here.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, District 14, Democratic primary
Danny Grant, an electrician, won the Democratic nomination to challenge Graves unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election for the United States Senate. Primary elections were held on August 11, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, District 1
Democrat Colleen Hanabusa, who was first elected to represent the 1st district in 2010, successfully ran for re-election. Roy Wyttenbach II unsuccessfully challenged Hanabusa in the Democratic primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, District 1
Former U.S. Representative Charles Djou, who represented the 1st district from May 2010 until January 2011, sought and received the Republican nomination to challenge Hanabusa again. He defeated C. Kaui Amsterdam and John Giuffre in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, District 2
Democrat Mazie Hirono, who has represented the 2nd district since 2007, announced in May 2011 that she would run for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election to the House.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, District 2, Democratic primary
Gabbard received endorsements from the Sierra Club, Women Under Forty PAC, Emily's List, and MauiTime. Hannemann and Gabbard also differed on the issue of same-sex marriage. Gabbard was opposed to the Defense of Marriage Act and to a proposed Hawaii state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between a woman and a man, while Hannemann supported DOMA. Gabbard had previously opposed same-sex marriage, but during the primary campaign, promised to work to repeal DOMA and co-sponsor the Respect for Marriage act. Voters initially doubted the sincerity of her new views on the issue.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, District 2, Democratic primary
Gabbard filed a 270-page complaint against Hannemann's spending, saying that his campaign broke campaign finance laws by failing to report 2012 travel and polling expenses and improperly dealt with Hanneman's salary from a tourism association.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, District 2, Democratic primary
Candidates Marx, Gabbard, and Kia'aina debated on June 5, and Marx, Gabbard, Kia'aina and Hannemann debated in early July.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, District 2, Democratic primary
Gabbard's ratings in the polls increased steadily and Hannemann's dropped throughout the primary campaign,; as of August 6, she was leading against Hanneman 49% to 29%. On August 11, she defeated Hanneman by twenty points, winning the primary. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser described her win as the "improbable rise from a distant underdog to victory". Gabbard credited grassroots support as the reason for her come-from-behind win in the primary. She decided to resign her seat on the City Council, stating that she wanted to prevent the cost of a separate special election, and resigned on August 16.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected two U.S. Representatives, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with those of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Candidate filing took place between February 27 and March 9, 2012. Primary elections were held on May 15, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, Redistricting
Although Idaho's overall population grew by more than 20 percent during the period between 2000 and 2010, more significant growth elsewhere meant the state did not gain extra representation in the House of Representatives, instead remaining at two seats. The 2010 United States Census found that the population of the 1st district, which previously comprised the state's western and northern counties, as well as parts of Ada County including much of western Boise, had 116,278 more residents than the 2nd district, which included the rest of Boise, the Magic Valley region and the state's eastern counties. This shift in population meant that the 2nd district, currently represented by Republican Mike Simpson, would include more of Ada County beginning in 2012 and up through the 2020 Congressional election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, Redistricting
In October 2011 the Idaho Commission on Redistricting approved by a 4-2 vote a Congressional district map which moved the district boundary in Boise west from Cole Road to Cloverdale Road. This placed almost all of Boise in the 2nd district, with only a few far western neighborhoods remaining in the 1st district. Other Ada County cities including Meridian, Eagle, Star, Kuna and Garden City remained in the 1st district. No changes were made to Congressional district boundaries outside Ada County.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, Redistricting
On January 18, 2012, the Idaho Supreme Court struck down the redistricting plan approved by the Commission on Redistricting in October 2011 on the grounds that it violated the Idaho Constitution. The commission reconvened on January 26, 2012, to make necessary revisions which were approved the following day. The commission's January 2012 changes dealt solely with state legislative districts, leaving the original Congressional redistricting plan intact.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, District 1
Republican Raúl Labrador, who was first elected to represent the 1st district in 2010, will run for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, District 1
Rob Oates, the chairman of the Libertarian Party of Idaho and former member of the Caldwell City Council, ran has a Libertarian.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, District 1
Pro -Life, a perennial candidate formerly known as Marvin Richardson, ran as an Independent.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, District 2
Republican Mike Simpson, who had represented the 2nd district since 1999, was to run for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts, 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. Primary elections were held on March 20, 2012. Republicans struggled after a strong showing in 2010, losing a total of five seats, one via redistricting, and four via loses by incumbents. Joe Walsh, Bob Dold, Judy Biggert, and Bobby Schilling were all defeated in their bids for reelection. Walsh, Dold, and Schilling had all been elected during the wave year of 2010.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, Redistricting
A redistricting bill was introduced to the Illinois General Assembly by members of the Democratic Party in May 2011. Although Representatives are not required to live within their districts, the new map drew the homes of at least five Republican incumbents into districts where they would have to run against other Republicans, and others into districts which strongly favor Democrats.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, Redistricting
After an amendment which modified the 13th and 15th districts was passed with Republican support, the new map was passed by the Illinois House of Representatives on May 30, 2011 and the Senate on May 31. Governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat, signed the map into law on June 24. Republican members of the congressional delegation planned to mount a legal challenge.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 1
The 1st district, which has been represented by Democrat Bobby Rush since 1993, had seen a decline in population and so now extends into the Chicago suburbs and rural areas of Will County.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 2
The new 2nd district stretches from Kankakee County, through Will County and to Chicago. Democrat Jesse Jackson, Jr., who had represented the 2nd district since 1999, sought re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 2
Republican Adam Kinzinger, who was first elected to represent the 11th district in 2010 and now lives in the 2nd district, sought re-election in the 16th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 2
Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigned his seat in the 112th Congress on November 21, 2012, and also resigned his seat in the 113th Congress on the same day. As a result, no one was seated in the 113th Congress for the 2nd congressional District and a Special Election was called for April, 2013, to fill the vacancy.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 3
The 3rd district, which has been represented by Democrat Dan Lipinski since 2005, now extends to Bridgeport, Chicago and Lockport, Will County. Lipinski sought re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 3, Democratic primary
Insurance executive and health care activist John Atkinson was expected to challenge incumbent Lipinski, and raised over $535,000 in the first quarter of 2011, but no longer lives in Lipinski's district. Atkinson had considered instead running in the 11th district, but suspended his campaign on June 14, 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 4
The 4th district, which has been represented by Democrat Luis Gutiérrez since 1993, was extended to incorporate Gutiérrez's new home in Portage Park.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 4, Democratic primary
Gutiérrez secured the Democratic nomination by defeating Jorge Zavala, who has taught with the City Colleges of Chicago and ran as a write-in candidate since he had been removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections in January 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 4, Republican primary
Héctor Concepción, a former director of the Puerto Rican chamber of commerce, had been removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections in January 2012, but since refiled and challenged Gutiérrez as the Republican nominee in the general election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 5
The 5th district, which has been represented by Democrat Mike Quigley since 2009, was redrawn to include Franklin Park, Elmwood Park, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, River Grove, Schiller Park and parts of Melrose Park, Stone Park and the North Side of Chicago. Quigley sought re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 5
Dan Schmitt, who is self-employed, won the Republican nomination with no opposition.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 5
Nancy Wade, a community activist, ran as the Green Party nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 6
The 6th district, which has been represented by Republican Peter Roskam since 2007, is one of two districts which were expected to remain strongly favorable to Republicans, although it has been redrawn to include Algonquin, Barrington, Cary, Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Palatine, South Elgin, West Chicago, Westmont and Wheaton. Roskam ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 7
The 7th district, which has been represented by Democrat Danny K. Davis since 1997, was redrawn to include parts of LaGrange Park and Westchester. Davis sought re-election. Rita Zak challenged Davis as the Republican nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 8
Republican Joe Walsh, who was first elected to represent the 8th district in 2010, ran for re-election despite no longer living within the redrawn boundaries of the district. Walsh had initially decided to run in the redrawn 14th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 8
Walsh and Duckworth scheduled four debates. The first was held on May 12, 2012 on CLTV, the second on September 14 in West Dundee at Heritage Fest, the third on October 9 on WCPT and WIND at the Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows, open to 8th district residents. The fourth was held on October 18 on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 8
The Chicago Tribune endorsed Duckworth over Walsh on October 8, 2012, as did the Daily Herald.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 8, Republican primary
Walsh defeated write-in candidate Robert Canfield, a business owner who had planned to challenge him in the Republican primary before being removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 9
Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who had represented the 9th district since 1999, sought re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 9
Robert Dold, who was first elected to represent the 10th district in 2010, lives in the new 9th district, but sought re-election in the 10th.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 9, Republican primary
Timothy Wolfe, an accountant, sought and received the Republican nomination unopposed. He earned the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 10
Bob Dold, who was first elected to represent the 10th district in 2010, sought re-election. Dold no longer lives in the redrawn district, but would move into the district if he won re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 11
The newly drawn 11th district is the successor to the old 13th District, which has been represented by Republican Judy Biggert since 1999. While the reconfigured district contains half of Biggert's former territory, it was made significantly more Democratic than before. It now includes the Democratic-leaning areas of Joliet and Aurora. Biggert's home in Hinsdale was drawn into the 6th District, but she sought reelection in this district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 11, Republican primary
Biggert won the primary against nominal write-in opposition from Harris.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 12
Democrat Jerry Costello, who had represented the 12th district since 1988, decided to retire rather than run for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 12
Paula Bradshaw, a registered nurse, ran as the Green Party nominee. Retha Daugherty, a small-business owner and resident of Carbondale, had announced her intentions to be on the ballot as an Independent candidate, but had to drop her bid in April 2012 because of a change in state election law.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 12, Democratic primary
Miller ended his campaign in February 2012 and endorsed Harriman (but remained on the primary ballot).


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 12, Democratic primary
In May 2012, however, Harriman dropped out of the race because of an illness; that left the decision of whom to name as a replacement candidate up to a committee that included the 12 Democratic county chairmen in the district and Rep. Costello. The committee unanimously selected Major General (ret.) and Adjutant General of Illinois William Enyart as the replacement nominee on June 23.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 13
The new 13th is the successor to the old 15th District, represented by Republican Tim Johnson since 2001.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 13
John Hartman, a medical technology company CFO, ran as an independent candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 13, Republican convention
Although Johnson won the primary, in April 2012, he chose to retire rather than seek re-election. A convention was held on May 19, 2012, to choose a replacement nominee. The 14 GOP county chairmen in the district unanimously selected Rodney Davis as the party nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 14
The redrawn 14th district includes McHenry County and parts of DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and Will counties. Republican Randy Hultgren, who was first elected to represent the 14th district in 2010, ran for re-election. Fellow Republican Joe Walsh, who was first elected to represent the 8th district in 2010 and had planned to challenge Hultgren in the Republican primary, instead sought re-election in the redrawn 8th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 14, Democratic primary
Bill Foster, a Democrat who represented the 14th district from 2008 until 2011, decided to run in the 11th district in 2012, although some Illinois General Assembly leaders had hoped he would run in the 14th district, where his home is located.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 15
Republican John Shimkus, who had represented the now-obsolete 19th district since 2003 and represented the 20th district (eliminated after redistricting following the 2000 Census) from 1997 until 2003, sought re-election in the new 15th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 15, Democratic primary
Angela Michael, a retired nurse, won the Democratic nomination without opposition.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 16
In redistricting, the 16th district was moved south to incorporate Livingston and Iroquois Counties and parts of Ford County. Republican U.S. Representatives Adam Kinzinger, who had represented the 11th district since January 2011, and Don Manzullo, who had represented the 16th district since 1993, sought re-election in the new 16th district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 16
Wanda Rohl, a social worker, was chosen by the district Democratic leaders on May 8, 2012 to run as the party nominee against Kinzinger.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 16
Bronco Bojovic, a businessman, had planned to run as an Independent candidate but dropped out of the race in February 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 17
The 17th district, based in Rock Island and Moline, was extended to include most of Rockford and the more Democratic areas of Peoria and Tazewell County, thereby making it more favorable to Democrats. Republican Bobby Schilling, who had represented the district since January 2011, ran for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 17
Attorney Eric Reyes, who had announced he would seek the Democratic nomination, ran as an independent candidate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 18
Republican Aaron Schock, who had represented the 18th district since 2009, ran for and won re-election. The district was one of two which were expected to remain strongly favorable to Republicans. Peoria's more Democratic southern portion was shifted to the 17th District, and was replaced by the heavily Republican Bloomington-Normal and Quincy areas.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, District 18, Republican primary
Darrel Miller, a farmer, had planned to challenge Schock in the Republican primary, but was removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections in February 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the nine U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, an election to the U.S. Senate, and a gubernatorial election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Redistricting
A redistricting bill was passed by both houses of the Indiana General Assembly in April 2011 and signed into law by Governor Mitch Daniels on May 10, 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Redistricting
The newly drawn map was designed to produce seven districts which are favorable to the Republican Party and two which favor the Democratic Party. Republicans described the districts as being more compact and more in keeping with existing county boundaries than the previous map, while Democrats argue that the map is intended to protect Republican incumbents and help the Republican Party win the 2nd district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 1
The district, based in the suburbs and exurbs of Chicago, acquired parts of LaPorte County, including Michigan City, in redistricting.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 1
Incumbent Democrat Pete Visclosky faced Republican nominee Joel Phelps, an industrial engineer.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 2
In redistricting, parts of the state which typically favor Republicans, including Elkhart County, Miami County, Wabash County and much of Kosciusko County, were moved into the 2nd district, while Democratic-leaning areas such as Kokomo and part of LaPorte County were removed from the district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 2
Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly, who has represented the 2nd district since 2007, ran for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election to the House of Representatives. Brendan Mullen, an Army veteran and military contractor was the Democratic nominee. Former State Representative Jackie Walorski won the Republican nomination for the second consecutive time. Joe Ruiz was the Libertarian nominee. Andrew Straw, an attorney, switched from the Democratic Party to Green Party and ran for this seat. Straw was an Indiana Supreme Court analyst and an assistant dean at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in charge of the International Program.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 2
Prior to announcing his Senate campaign, Donnelly commented that he was confident that a Democrat would be able to win the district, noting that then-Senator Barack Obama would have received 49% of the vote in the district in the 2008 presidential election had it been held under the newly drawn boundaries.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 3
The 3rd district is expected to remain favorable to Republicans. Among the changes made in redistricting were the removal of Elkhart County from the 4th district to the 2nd, and the addition of areas south of Fort Wayne, which may make Stutzman vulnerable to a primary challenge.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 3
Incumbent Republican Marlin Stutzman ran for re-election and faced Democratic nominee Kevin Boyd, the pastor of Fort Wayne's Trinity Presbyterian Church.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 4
Republican incumbent Todd Rokita ran for re-election in 2012. He faced Democratic nominee Tara Nelson, an information technology project manager and Libertarian nominee Benjamin Gehlhausen, an economics and professional flight technology major at Purdue University.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 4
Rokita's home lies "about 500 yards" outside the boundaries of the newly drawn 4th district, a phenomenon he attributed in May 2011 to "a kind of comeuppance thing" on the part of members of the Indiana General Assembly in return for his having supported a nonpartisan redistricting process during his tenure as Secretary of State of Indiana. Sue Landske, a Republican member of the Indiana Senate, denied that this was the case. The 4th district is expected to remain favorable to Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 5
The 5th district continues to include Hamilton County and the north side of Indianapolis, but received Democratic-leaning areas in northern Marion and Madison, and lost rural areas near Fort Wayne. The district is expected to continue to favor Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 5
Republican incumbent Dan Burton, who had represented the 5th district since 2003 and previously represented the 6th district from 1983, retired rather than seeking re-election in 2012. The Republican nominee was former U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks. She faced Democratic nominee Scott Reske, a State Representative, and Libertarian nominee Chard Reid, an economics and finance teacher at Plainfield High School.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 6
The 6th district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting, and now stretches from Muncie to the Ohio River.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 6
Republican incumbent Mike Pence announced in May 2011 that he would run for Governor of Indiana rather than for re-election to the House of Representatives. The Republican nominee in 2012 was Luke Messer, an attorney. The Democratic nominee was Brad Bookout, a Delaware County Councilman. The Libertarian nominee was Rex Bell, owner of a contracting business in the New Castle area.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 7
The 7th district lost Democratic-leaning areas in northern Marion County in redistricting, while acquiring more Republican areas in the south of the county. Nonetheless, the district is expected to remain favorable to Democrats.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 7
Incumbent André Carson faced Republican nominee Carlos May, a former aide for Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 8
The 8th district was made slightly more favorable to Democrats in redistricting, as a result of the removal of Fountain County, Putnam County and Warren County, all of which favor Republicans, and the addition of Dubois County, Perry County, Spencer County and part of Crawford County, all of which strongly favor neither party.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 8
Republican incumbent Larry Bucshon faced former State Representative Dave Crooks, the Democratic nominee, and Bart Gadau, the Libertarian nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 8, Democratic primary
The 8th district's Democratic candidates agreed to participate in a caucus in which the chairs and vice chairs of 38 counties would vote to decide the party's nominee; after which the candidates not selected would support the winner. Former state representative Dave Crooks was endorsed as the Democratic nominee by party leaders on December 10, 2011. C


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 9
The 9th district previously consisted mostly of rural areas in southeastern Indiana but was made more favorable to Republicans when the legislature extended it northwards to include Johnson County and Morgan County while also incorporating suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, District 9
Republican incumbent Todd Young ran for re-election and faced Democratic nominee Shelli Yoder. Jason Sharp was nominated by the Libertarian Party but later dropped out. Young ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the state's four U.S. Representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
The new congressional map, drawn by the state's Legislative Services Agency and passed with bipartisan support in the state House of Representatives and Senate, was signed into law by Governor Terry Branstad on April 19, 2011. Reflecting population shifts recorded in the 2010 United States Census, the new map decreases Iowa's representation from five congressional districts to four.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, District 1
Bruce Braley, a Democrat the incumbent representative from the 1st district in northeastern Iowa since 2007, ran in the new 1st district. Fellow incumbent Dave Loebsack, who lived within the boundaries of the new 1st district in Linn County, but who had represented southeastern Iowa's 2nd district since 2007, moved to Johnson County and ran in the new 2nd district. The 1st district has become more favorable to Democrats with the inclusion of Linn County and its loss of Scott County. Braley won the Democratic nomination unopposed.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, District 2
None of Iowa's current members of Congress resided in the newly-drawn 2nd district; however, Democrat Dave Loebsack moved from Linn County to Johnson County in order to avoid a primary against Bruce Braley and continue representing southeastern Iowa. The 2nd district became slightly more favorable to Republicans as a result of the inclusion of Scott County, but retains Democratic-leaning Johnson County.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, District 3
Leonard Boswell, a Democrat who represented the 3rd district in central Iowa since 1997, and Tom Latham, a Republican who represented the 4th district in northern and central Iowa since 1995, both ran in the new 3rd district. Latham, who lived in the new 4th district, moved south to avoid facing fellow Republican Steve King in a primary. Approximately half of the new 3rd district was represented by Boswell, whereas the new 3rd district contains more than 20 percent of the area currently represented by Latham.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, District 3
The first debate was held October 10, 2012 at 7 pm, sponsored by KCCI and the Des Moines Register.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, District 4
Steve King, a Republican represented western Iowa's 5th district since 2003, ran in the new 4th district. Christie Vilsack, the former First Lady of Iowa, was the Democratic nominee against King. Brady Olson also ran in the Liberty party against both King and Vilsack. The new 4th district comprises mostly territory which King represented and which tends to vote for Republican candidates.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Kansas. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, Redistricting
The 2010 United States Census reflected a shift of population "primarily from rural western and northern Kansas to urban and suburban areas in the eastern part of the state."


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, Redistricting
In spite of Republican political control of the governor's office, the state senate, the state house, and the entire U.S. Congressional delegation, redistricting had to be decided by a federal court. To decide the case, a three-judge panel was appointed by Mary Beck Briscoe, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit: Briscoe appointed herself, along with two judges from the District Court for Kansas: Chief District Judge Kathryn Hoefer Vratil, and District Judge John Watson Lungstrum.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, Redistricting
While legislators publicly demurred that they had done the best they could, the impasseresulted from a bitter ideological feud—largely over new Senate districts. The feud primarily pitted GOP moderates against their more conservative GOP colleagues. Failing consensus, the process degenerated into blatant efforts to gerrymander various districts for ideological political advantage and to serve the political ambitions of various legislators.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, Redistricting
Once redistricting was finalized in federal court, primary elections were held on August 7, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, District 1
The redrawn 1st district will continue to encompass all or parts of 62 counties in western and central Kansas, and also taking in a sliver of the Flint Hills region. The district will now also include Pottawatomie and Riley counties, including Manhattan and Kansas State University, but will no longer include Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, and Stafford counties, and parts of Greenwood, Marshall, Nemaha, and Pawnee counties.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, District 1
Republican Tim Huelskamp, who has represented the 1st district since 2011, is running for re-election. Huelskamp is running without challengers from any party.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, District 2
The redrawn 2nd district will continue to encompass Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Doniphan, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Neosho, Osage, Shawnee, Wilson, and Woodson, and parts of Douglas, Miami, and Nemaha counties. The district will now also include Montgomery County, parts of Marshall County, and the remainder of Douglas and Nemaha counties, but will no longer include Pottawatomie, Riley, and parts of Miami counties. The district lost Kansas State University to the first district, but gained the state's other major college, the University of Kansas.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, District 2
Republican Lynn Jenkins, who has represented the 2nd district since 2009, is running for re-election.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, District 3
The redrawn 3rd district will continue to encompass Johnson and Wyandotte counties. The district will now also include the northeastern part of Miami County, but will no longer include the eastern part of Douglas County.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, District 3
Republican Kevin Yoder, who has represented the 3rd district since 2011, is running for re-election. Joel Balam, a college professor, ran as the Libertarian nominee. Even though he lost, Balam's 31.5% set a new record for the highest percentage a Libertarian candidate ever received in any U.S. House election, mostly because Yoder had no Democratic opponent running against him.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, District 4
The redrawn 4th district will continue to encompass Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Sedgwick, and Sumner counties, as well as the southern part of Greenwood county. The district will now also include Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, and Stafford counties, the remainder of Greenwood County, and the southwestern part of Pawnee County, but will no longer include Montgomery County.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, District 4
Republican Mike Pompeo, who has represented the 4th district since 2011, is running for re-election. Thomas Jefferson, a computer technician formerly known as Jack Talbert, is running as the Libertarian nominee.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, Redistricting
Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 1
Republican Ed Whitfield, who has represented the 1st district since 1995, ran for re-election. In redistricting, the 1st district was made slightly more competitive, but continues to strongly favor Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 2
Republican Brett Guthrie, who has represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election. In redistricting, the 2nd district was made slightly more favorable to Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 3
Democrat John Yarmuth, who has represented the 3rd district since 2007, ran for re-election. The 3rd district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 3
Brooks Wicker, a financial advisor and unsuccessful primary candidate for the 3rd district in 2010, won the Republican nomination with no opposition.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 3, Democratic primary
Yarmuth defeated perennial candidate Burrel Charles Farnsley in the Democratic primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 4
Republican Geoff Davis, who had represented 4th district from 2005 to 2012, resigned due to family health issues. In redistricting, the 4th district was made more favorable to Republicans.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 5
Republican Hal Rogers, who has represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election. The 5th district was made slightly more competitive in redistricting.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 5, Democratic primary
Lawyer Kenneth Stepp defeated Michael Ackerman to win the Democratic nomination.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 6
Democrat Ben Chandler, who has represented the 6th district since 2004, ran for re-election. In redistricting, the 6th district was modified with the effect that, had the 2008 presidential election been held under the new boundaries, Democratic nominee Barack Obama would have received a share of the vote 1.5 percentage points greater than that which he achieved under the former boundaries.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, District 6, Republican primary
Andy Barr, an attorney who unsuccessfully challenged Chandler in 2010, won the Republican nomination. He defeated Patrick J. Kelly II and Curtis Kenimer in the Republican primary.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Louisiana, one from each of the state's six congressional districts, a loss of one seat following reapportionment according to the results of the 2010 Census. The elections coincided with elections for other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. A jungle primary took place on November 6, with a runoff, if necessary, scheduled for December 8.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, Redistricting
During the redistricting process, U.S. Representative Charles Boustany advocated a plan which, rather than drawing his home and that of Landry into the same district (as the bill which became law did), would instead make fellow Republican Representative John Fleming's district potentially more competitive. Fleming later said of Boustany, "I don't feel like I can trust anything he says. Everything he told me, he reneged on."


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, Redistricting
Due to difficulties reaching a consensus among the congressional delegation, U.S. Representatives Rodney Alexander, Bill Cassidy, Fleming, Jeff Landry and Steve Scalise wrote to Governor Bobby Jindal requesting that the state legislature postpone the redistricting process for a year.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, Redistricting
Nonetheless, a redistricting bill was passed by the Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana Senate, and was signed into law by Jindal on April 14, 2011.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, Redistricting
Louisiana is among the states which, according to a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act enacted upon states with a history of denial of voting rights, must submit legislative maps to the U.S. Department of Justice for approval in order to ascertain that the purpose and effects of the map are not discriminatory.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, District 1
Republican Steve Scalise, who has represented the 1st district since 2008, is running for re-election. In redistricting the 1st district has been extended from Metairie towards the Gulf Coast, including areas from the old 3rd district. and includes the cities of Slidell and Houma, and the two parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard and Plaquemines. It comprises 373,405 White Americans registered voters, 46,542 African Americans and 30,126 people of other ethnicities. Of its voters, 167,824 are affiliated to the Democratic Party, 167,336 to the Republican Party, and 114,913 to neither party.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, District 2
Democrat Cedric Richmond, who has represented the 2nd district since January 2011, is running for re-election. In redistricting, the district was extended in redistricting to include areas of the old 3rd and 6th district, along the Mississippi River to include Baton Rouge. It comprises 144,721 White Americans registered voters, 276,668 African Americans and 27,558 people of other ethnicities. Of its voters, 302,120 are Democrats, 51,268 are Republicans, and 95,559 are affiliated to neither party.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, District 3
The 3rd district includes the homes of Republican incumbents Jeff Landry and Charles Boustany, who have represented the 3rd district since January 2011 and the now-defunct 7th district since 2005 respectively. It comprises 336,889 White Americans registered voters, 107,033 African Americans and 14,497 people of other ethnicities. Of its voters, 229,704 are Democrats, 120,787 are Republicans, and 107,928 are affiliated to neither party.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, District 3
The district is located in southern Louisiana and stretches from the Texas border to Iberia and St. Martin parishes. It incorporates Lake Charles and Lafayette, which were centers of population in Boustany's former district. Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, which form a part of the district Landry currently represents, will no longer be in the 3rd district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, District 4
Republican John Fleming, who has represented the 4th district since 2009, is running for re-election. The district comprises 276,373 White Americans registered voters, 140,630 African Americans and 15,020 people of other ethnicities. Of its voters, 221,187 are Democrats, 118,015 are Republicans, and 92,721 are affiliated to neither party. Its boundaries remain similar to those of its previous incarnation: it is anchored by Shreveport and borders Texas and Arkansas.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, District 4, Candidates
No Democrat is running in this district. Brian Crawford, Shreveport's assistant chief administrative officer and former fire chief; Keith Hightower, the former mayor of Shreveport; Kyle Robinson, an attorney; and state Representative Patrick Williams, all Democrats, had been sought as potential candidates but chose not to run.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, District 5
Republican Rodney Alexander, who has represented the 5th district since 2003, is running for re-election. The district comprises 294,830 White Americans registered voters, 144,744 African Americans and 11,107 people of other ethnicities. Of its voters, 239,963 are Democrats, 117,624 are Republicans, and 93,094 are affiliated to neither party. The make-up of the 5th district, which mostly covers the northeast of the state, now takes in the northern reaches of the Florida Parishes north of Baton Rouge, which were a part of the old 1st and 6th districts.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, District 6
Republican Bill Cassidy, who has represented the 6th district since 2009, is running for re-election. The district comprises 334,899 White Americans registered voters, 88,460 African Americans and 16,873 people of other ethnicities. Of its voters, 194,088 are Democrats, 143,160 are Republicans, and 102,984 are affiliated to neither party. It includes the suburbs of Baton Rouge and extends south as far as the outskirts of Houma.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of Maine, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. 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. Democrats would not win both of Maine's congressional districts again until 2018.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, Redistricting
Unlike most states, which will pass or have passed redistricting laws to redraw the boundaries of their congressional districts based on the 2010 United States Census in advance of the 2012 elections, Maine law requires that redistricting be done in 2013. In March 2011, a lawsuit was filed asking a U.S. district judge to ensure redistricting is completed in time for the 2012 elections. According to the Census, the 1st district had a population of 8,669 greater than that of the 2nd district.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, Redistricting
The Maine Democratic Party, which opposes the lawsuit, was granted intervenor status, and argues that the lawsuit constitutes an attempt by the Maine Republican Party to force Representatives Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud, both of whom are Democrats, to run in the same district. On June 9, 2011, a panel of three federal judges agreed that failing to redistrict would be unconstitutional, and that the state should redraw the boundaries of its districts immediately.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, Redistricting
Governor Paul LePage will call a special session of the Maine Legislature on September 27 to consider a redistricting plan. On August 15, both Republicans and Democrats released redistricting proposals. The Republican plan would move Lincoln County, Knox County (including Pingree's hometown of North Haven) and Sagadahoc County from the 1st district to the 2nd, and move Oxford County and Androscoggin County from the 2nd district to the 1st, thereby making the 2nd district more favorable to Republicans. The Democratic plan, meanwhile, would not significantly change the current districts: only Vassalboro would be moved from the 1st district to the 2nd.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, District 1
Democrat Chellie Pingree, who has represented Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009, was gathering signatures to run for the U.S. Senate, however she decided not to run. State senator Cynthia Dill and state representative Jon Hinck, both of whom are Democrats, had picked up petitions to run in the 1st district. However after Pingree stepped out of the Senate race, Dill and Hinck returned campaigning for U.S. Senate


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, District 2
Democrat Mike Michaud, who has represented Maine's 2nd congressional district since 2003, will not run for the U.S. Senate, and is running for a sixth term in the United States House of Representatives. David Costa, a concierge at the Portland Harbor Hotel; Wellington Lyons, a lawyer; and David Lamoine, a former state treasurer, had taken out papers to seek the Democratic nomination to succeed Michaud had he run for Senate. Emily Cain, the minority leader of the Maine House of Representatives, had also planned to seek the Democratic nomination in the 2nd district if Michaud decided to run for the Senate seat.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Maryland, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
The new congressional map, drawn and passed by the Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly, was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley on October 20, 2011. The map made the 6th district, at that time represented by Republican Roscoe Bartlett, much more favorable to Democrats.


2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, District 1
The redrawn 1st district includes Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, as well as parts of Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford counties. Republican Andy Harris, who had been elected in 2010, was re-elected by a wide margin against Democrat Wendy Rosen. Muir Boda, an asset protection manager, ran as the Libertarian nominee.