2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas—an increase of four seats in reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election for the U.S. Senate. The primary election had been scheduled to be held on March 6, 2012, with a runoff election on May 22; because of problems arising from redistricting, the primary was postponed to May 29, and the run-off to July 31.[1]
With 58% of voting age people turning out, all existing seats were held by their respective parties with one exception, the Democrats picking up the 23rd District. Of the four new seats, two were won by the Republican Party for a total of 24 seats, and two were won by the Democratic Party for a total of 12 seats.
Redistricting
[edit]In March 2011, The Texas Tribune conducted a poll of Texas "insiders" which found 54 per cent to believe three of the state's four new congressional districts would be drawn to favor the Republican Party, with one district drawn to favor the Democratic Party; while 37 per cent of those polled felt two districts would favor Republicans while two would favor Democrats.[2] In April, Republican U.S. Representative Lamar Smith argued that the seats should be evenly split between the parties in order to reflect Texas's growing Hispanic population and abide by the Voting Rights Act. Joe Barton, also a Republican U.S. Representative, disagreed, arguing that three or four of the districts should favor Republicans.[3]
Also in April, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus filed a lawsuit against Governor Rick Perry and the state of Texas, seeking to halt redistricting based on census data which allegedly failed to count up to 250,000 Hispanic residents of colonias.[4] Later in April, Democratic U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett released a map which he alleged had been submitted by Republican members of Congress to leaders of the Texas Legislature. The map would divide Travis County between four districts, three of which would favor Republicans and one of which would favor Democrats.[5]
In May, state representative Burt Solomons, a Republican, expressed concern that the legislature would not produce a congressional redistricting map by May 30, when it was scheduled to adjourn, and that a special session would be necessary.[6] State senator Kel Seliger, the chair of the Senate's Select Committee on Redistricting, also downplayed the likelihood that redistricting legislation would be passed but emphasized the importance of creating a "credible instrument for the court to consider."[7] Joe Barton later filed a lawsuit in response to perceived "inaction" by the legislature on redistricting.[8] On May 25, Seliger confirmed that the legislature would not pass redistricting legislation, and that a congressional map would be drawn either by a federal court or in a special session.[9] The same day, Rick Perry reiterated his position that the Legislature rather than the courts should draw the map,[10] and three days later said he would call a special session on the condition that legislators decide on a map in advance.[11]
On May 30, Perry called a special session.[12] On May 31, the first day of the special session, redistricting was added to the list of matters to be addressed and Seliger and Solomons released a proposed congressional map. In Seliger and Solomons' map, African Americans and Hispanic Americans form majorities in two of the new districts, while the other two new districts gave Perry more than 56 per cent of their vote in the 2010 gubernatorial election. The districts represented by Doggett and Republicans Quico Canseco and Blake Farenthold would be made more favorable to Republicans. Democratic state representative Marc Veasey and Nina Perales of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund criticized the plan, which they said failed to increase the number of minority opportunity districts.[13] Democratic U.S. Representative Gene Green filed a lawsuit against the map, alleging that it would neglect Hispanic population growth primarily in Harris County.[14] On June 2, Solomons acknowledged that the map was likely to undergo significant changes.[15]
A new map was proposed by Seliger on June 2, under which Republican U.S. Representative Ron Paul's district would be significantly modified and a district which linked urban Houston to rural East Texas counties would be redrawn. The map was passed by the State Senate's redistricting committee,[16] and by the full Senate on party lines on June 6.[17] A slightly different map from that passed by the Senate was passed by the House of Representatives' Redistricting Committee. The House map would lower the Hispanic population of Canseco's district by concentrating Hispanics in Democrat Charlie Gonzalez's district.[18] The map was passed by the full House of Representatives on June 14.[19] On June 20, the Senate voted to accept the House's amendments.[20] The map was signed into law by Perry on July 18.[21]
On September 13, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice said that, based on a preliminary investigation, the map appeared to have been "adopted, at least in part, for the purpose of diminishing the ability of citizens of the United States, on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, to elect their preferred candidates of choice to Congress" and would have a discriminatory effect.[22]
On November 8, a federal court refused to approve the Legislature's proposed map, thereby necessitating lengthy legal proceedings and the implementation of an interim map for the 2012 elections, to be drawn by a panel of federal judges.[23] On November 23, a panel of three federal judges drew a map in which three of the four new districts would favor Democrats.[24] However, three days later, Greg Abbott, the Texas Attorney General, announced that the state would file for an emergency stay from the U.S. Supreme Court.[25] On December 9, the Supreme Court blocked the use of the map drawn by federal judges. This was expected to necessitate delaying the state's filing deadline and primary elections.[26]
On January 20, 2012, the Supreme Court rejected the map drawn by the federal court, holding that the court had not paid enough attention to the maps drawn by the legislature, and sent the case back to the lower court.[27]
Overview
[edit]2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[28][29] | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
Republican | 4,429,270 | 57.79% | 23 | 24 | +1 | |
Democratic | 2,949,900 | 38.49% | 9 | 12 | +3 | |
Libertarian | 246,587 | 3.22% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Green | 32,872 | 0.43% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Independent | 5,354 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Write-In | 255 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Totals | 7,664,208 | 100.00% | 32 | 36 | +4 |
District 1
[edit]Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented Texas's 1st congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.[30]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louie Gohmert (incumbent) | 67,705 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 67,705 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Dr. Shirley McKellar, Army veteran and non-profit businesswoman[32]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shirley McKellar | 8,207 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,207 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Clark Patterson, photographer
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Louie Gohmert (incumbent) | 178,322 | 71.43 | |
Democratic | Shirley J. McKellar | 67,222 | 26.93 | |
Libertarian | Clark Patterson | 4,114 | 1.65 | |
Total votes | 249,658 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2
[edit]Republican Ted Poe, who had represented Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.[30]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ted Poe (incumbent) | 39,336 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 39,336 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Dougherty | 6,676 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,676 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Kenneth Duncan
Green primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Mark Roberts, teacher
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ted Poe (incumbent) | 159,664 | 64.82 | |
Democratic | Jim Dougherty | 80,512 | 32.68 | |
Libertarian | Kenneth Duncan | 4,140 | 1.68 | |
Green | Mark A. Roberts | 2,012 | 0.82 | |
Total votes | 246,328 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
[edit]Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented Texas's 3rd congressional district since 1991, ran for re-election.[30]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Sam Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Josh Caesar, software engineer
- Harry Pierce, Air Force veteran
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam Johnson (incumbent) | 33,592 | 83.06 | |
Republican | Harry Pierce | 4,848 | 11.98 | |
Republican | Josh Caesar | 2,002 | 4.95 | |
Total votes | 40,442 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam Johnson (incumbent) | 187,180 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 187,180 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
[edit]Republican Ralph Hall, who had represented Texas's 4th congressional district since 1981 (as a Democrat from 1981 to 2004), sought re-election.[30]
Republican primary
[edit]There was speculation that Hall might retire due to his age - he was 89 years old - and a closer than usual primary in 2010 (though he still won with 57% of the vote).[34] Hall faced two opponents in his party's May primary: businessman and 2010 primary candidate Steve Clark,[35] and businessman Lou Gigliotti.[36]
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ralph Hall, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Steve Clark, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010
- Lou Gigliotti, businessman
Withdrawn
[edit]- John Cooper
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph Hall (incumbent) | 38,202 | 58.4 | |
Republican | Steve Clark | 13,719 | 21.0 | |
Republican | Lou Gigliotti | 13,532 | 20.7 | |
Total votes | 65,453 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | VaLinda Hathcox | 7,389 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,389 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Thomas Griffing
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Newspapers
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph Hall (incumbent) | 182,679 | 72.97 | |
Democratic | VaLinda Hathcox | 60,214 | 24.05 | |
Libertarian | Thomas Griffing | 7,262 | 2.90 | |
Write-In | Fred Rostek | 188 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 250,343 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
[edit]Republican Jeb Hensarling, who had represented Texas's 5th congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election.[30]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 41,348 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 41,348 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Tom Berry, U.S. Navy veteran, retired train conductor, nominee for Illinois 6th in 1994 & 2002 and nominee for this seat in 2010
- Pat Wallace
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Mrosko | 2,778 | 39.15 | |
Democratic | Tom Berry | 2,219 | 31.27 | |
Democratic | Pat Wallace | 2,097 | 29.56 | |
Total votes | 7,094 | 100.00 | ||
Runoff election | ||||
Democratic | Linda Mrosko | 1,848 | 60.82 | |
Democratic | Tom Berry | 1,190 | 39.18 | |
Total votes | 3,038 | 100.00 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ken Ashby, teacher, engineer and nominee for this seat in 2010
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Newspapers
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Hensarling (incumbent) | 134,091 | 64.40 | |
Democratic | Linda Mrosko | 69,178 | 33.22 | |
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 4,961 | 2.38 | |
Total votes | 208,230 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
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Republican Joe Barton, who had represented Texas's 6th congressional district since 1985, ran for re-election.[30][39]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Joe Barton, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Joe Chow, former mayor of Addison[40]
- Itamar Gelbman, Israeli-American security consultant[40]
- Frank Kuchar, accountant[41]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Barton (incumbent) | 26,192 | 63.22 | |
Republican | Joe Chow | 8,154 | 19.68 | |
Republican | Frank C. Kuchar | 4,725 | 11.40 | |
Republican | Itamar Gelbman | 2,356 | 5.68 | |
Total votes | 41,427 | 100 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Kenneth Sanders, manufacturing consultant[32]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, attorney
- Don Jaquess, businessman
Withdrawn
[edit]- David Alameel, dentist and horse racing advocate[42] (running in the 33rd)
Declined
[edit]- Chet Edwards, former U.S. Representative[43]
- Chris Turner, former state representative
- Allen Vaught, former state representative
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kenneth Sanders | 6,609 | 61.25 | |
Democratic | Brianna Hinojosa-Flores | 3,483 | 32.27 | |
Democratic | Don Jaquess | 698 | 6.46 | |
Total votes | 10,790 | 100 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Hugh Chavin, construction manager and former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant
Green primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Brandon Parmer
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Newspapers
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Barton (incumbent) | 145,019 | 58.02 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Sanders | 98,053 | 39.23 | |
Libertarian | Hugh Chavin | 4,847 | 1.94 | |
Green | Brandon Parmer | 2,017 | 0.81 | |
Total votes | 249,936 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
[edit]Republican John Culberson, who had represented Texas's 7th congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- John Culberson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Bill Tofte
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Culberson (incumbent) | 37,590 | 86.3 | |
Republican | Bill Tofte | 5,971 | 13.7 | |
Total votes | 43,561 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- James Cargas, energy lawyer for the City of Houston
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Phillip Andrews, accountant and nominee for the State House in 2010
- Lissa Squiers, activist
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lissa Squiers | 2,848 | 39.9 | |
Democratic | James Cargas | 2,410 | 33.8 | |
Democratic | Phillip Andrews | 1,876 | 26.3 | |
Total votes | 7,134 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff election | ||||
Democratic | James Cargas | 2,121 | 57.9 | |
Democratic | Lissa Squiers | 1,545 | 42.1 | |
Total votes | 3,666 | 100.00 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Drew Parks
Green primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Lance Findley
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Culberson (incumbent) | 142,793 | 60.81 | |
Democratic | James Cargas | 85,553 | 36.43 | |
Libertarian | Drew Parks | 4,669 | 1.99 | |
Green | Lance Findley | 1,822 | 0.78 | |
Total votes | 234,837 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
[edit]Republican Kevin Brady, who had represented Texas's 8th congressional district since 1997, ran for re-election.[44]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Kevin Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Larry Youngblood, computer consultant[45]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Chris Irish, health care consultant for Pfizer and founder of the North Houston Tea Party Patriots[46]
Declined
[edit]- Scott Baker, businessman[47]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 48,366 | 76.1 | |
Republican | Larry Youngblood | 15,181 | 23.9 | |
Total votes | 63,547 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Neil Burns, former executive at the Shell Oil Company[48]
Declined
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Neil Burns | 5,789 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,789 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Roy Hall
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 194,043 | 77.29 | |
Democratic | Neil Burns | 51,051 | 20.33 | |
Libertarian | Roy Hall | 5,958 | 2.37 | |
Total votes | 251,052 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9
[edit]Democrat Al Green, who had represented Texas's 9th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.[32]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Al Green, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Al Green (incumbent) | 20,917 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,917 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Mueller | 7,255 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,255 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- John Wieder, clergy member
Green primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Vanessa Foster
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Al Green (incumbent) | 144,075 | 78.49 | |
Republican | Steve Mueller | 36,139 | 19.69 | |
Green | Vanessa Foster | 1,743 | 0.95 | |
Libertarian | John Wieder | 1,609 | 0.88 | |
Total votes | 183,566 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10
[edit]Republican Michael McCaul, who had represented Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election. He did not seek the open U.S. Senate seat.[50]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Michael McCaul, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Eddie Traylor, pilot
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (incumbent) | 39,543 | 83.8 | |
Republican | Eddie Traylor | 7,664 | 16.2 | |
Total votes | 47,207 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA surgery supervisor and quality assurance director
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- William Miller Jr.
Withdrawn
[edit]- Dan Grant, foreign policy expert and candidate for this seat in 2008[51]
Declined
[edit]- Larry Joe Doherty, attorney, TV show host and nominee for this seat in 2008[43]
- Michael Peter Skelly, entrepreneur and nominee for the 7th district in 2008
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tawana Walter-Cadien | 8,061 | 56.65 | |
Democratic | William E. Miller, Jr. | 6,169 | 43.35 | |
Total votes | 14,230 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Richard Priest
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Newspapers
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[53] | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
Rothenberg[54] | Safe R | November 2, 2012 |
Roll Call[55] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[56] | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
NY Times[57] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
RCP[58] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
The Hill[59] | Likely R | November 4, 2012 |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (incumbent) | 159,783 | 60.52 | |
Democratic | Tawana Walter-Cadien | 95,710 | 36.25 | |
Libertarian | Richard Priest | 8,526 | 3.23 | |
Total votes | 264,019 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
[edit]Republican Mike Conaway, who had represented Texas's 11th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Mike Conaway, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Wade Brown, real estate investor[60]
- Chris Younts, insurance agent and co-founder of the San Angelo Tea Party[61]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Conaway (incumbent) | 48,581 | 70.4 | |
Republican | Chris Younts | 12,917 | 18.7 | |
Republican | Wade Brown | 7,547 | 10.9 | |
Total votes | 69,045 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Jim Riley, businessman[62]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Riley | 4,322 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,322 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Scott Ballard
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Conaway (incumbent) | 177,742 | 78.64 | |
Democratic | Jim Riley | 41,970 | 18.57 | |
Libertarian | Scott J. Ballard | 6,311 | 2.79 | |
Total votes | 226,023 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 12
[edit]Republican Kay Granger, who had represented Texas's 12th congressional district since 1997, ran for re-election.[30]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Kay Granger, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Bill Lawrence, former mayor of Highland Village
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kay Granger (incumbent) | 34,828 | 80.2 | |
Republican | Bill Lawrence | 8,611 | 19.8 | |
Total votes | 43,439 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Dave Robinson, retired schoolteacher and veteran[32]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dave Robinson | 6,530 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,530 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Matthew Solodow, senior project manager
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kay Granger (incumbent) | 175,649 | 70.91 | |
Democratic | Dave Robinson | 66,080 | 26.68 | |
Libertarian | Matthew Solodow | 5,983 | 2.42 | |
Total votes | 247,712 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
[edit]Republican Mac Thornberry, who had represented Texas's 13th congressional district since 1995, sought re-election.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Mac Thornberry, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Pam Barlow, veterinarian[64]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mac Thornberry (incumbent) | 47,051 | 77.5 | |
Republican | Pam Barlow | 13,637 | 22.5 | |
Total votes | 60,688 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
[edit]No Democrats filed.
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- John Deek
Green primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Keith Houston
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mac Thornberry (incumbent) | 187,775 | 90.98 | |
Libertarian | John Robert Deek | 12,701 | 6.15 | |
Green | Keith F. Houston | 5,912 | 2.86 | |
Total votes | 206,388 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 14
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Republican Ron Paul, who had represented Texas's 14th congressional district since 1997 and ran for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination, did not seek re-election to the House of Representatives.[65]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Tim Day, retired businessman and filmmaker[66]
- John Gay, former Spring Independent School District administrator[66]
- Robert Gonzalez, chair of the Clear Lake Tea Party[66][68]
- George Harper, Tea Party activist and civil designer in the petro-chemical industry[66]
- Felicia Harris, Pearland City Councilmember[66][69]
- Mark Mansius, engineer
- Jay Old, attorney[66]
- Michael J. Truncale, attorney and regent of the Texas State University System[66][70]
Withdrawn
[edit]- John Faulk[66]
- Paul Hawes
Declined
[edit]- Dennis Bonnen, state representative[71]
- John Manlove, former mayor of Pasadena[66][72]
- Debra Medina, political activist and candidate for Governor in 2010[73]
- Steve Stockman, former U.S. Representative (running in the 36th)[66][74]
- Larry Taylor, state representative[75]
Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy Weber | 12,088 | 27.60 | |
Republican | Felicia Harris | 8,287 | 18.92 | |
Republican | Michael J. Truncale | 6,212 | 14.18 | |
Republican | Jay Old | 6,143 | 14.02 | |
Republican | Robert Gonzalez | 4,302 | 9.82 | |
Republican | Bill Sargent | 3,328 | 7.60 | |
Republican | John Gay | 2,075 | 4.74 | |
Republican | George Harper | 813 | 1.86 | |
Republican | Mark A. Mansius | 554 | 1.26 | |
Total votes | 43,802 | 100.00 | ||
Plurality | 3,801 | 8.68 | ||
Runoff election | ||||
Republican | Randy Weber | 23,212 | 62.77 | |
Republican | Felicia Harris | 13,765 | 37.23 | |
Total votes | 36,977 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 9,447 | 25.54 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Nick Lampson, former U.S. Representative[78]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Linda Dailey, veteran[32]
Declined
[edit]- Joe Jaworski, Mayor of Galveston[73]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nick Lampson | 18,500 | 83.2 | |
Democratic | Linda Dailey | 3,724 | 16.8 | |
Total votes | 22,224 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Eugene Flynn, lawyer
- Amy Jacobellis, real estate agent
- Bob Smither, engineering consultant
Green primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Rhett Rosenquest Smith[80]
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
- National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program[81]
- Organizations
- Blue Dog Coalition[82]
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program[83]
- Newspapers
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Randy Weber (R) | Nick Lampson (D) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anzalone-Liszt (D-Lampson) | August 14–19, 2012 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 46% | 43% | 11% |
Anzalone-Liszt (D-Lampson) | May 14–17, 2012 | 502 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 40% | 44% | 16% |