2010 United States House of Representatives elections

For related races, see 2010 United States elections.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections
← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives[a]
218 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.9%[1] Decrease 13.6 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Boehner[2] Nancy Pelosi[5]
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2003
Leader's seat Ohio 8th California 8th
Last election 178 seats, 42.6%[3] 257 seats, 53.2%
Seats before 179 256
Seats won 242 193
Seat change Increase 63 Decrease 63
Popular vote 44,829,751[4] 38,980,192
Percentage 51.7% 44.9%
Swing Increase 9.1% Decrease 8.3%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election

Nancy Pelosi
Democratic

Elected Speaker

John Boehner
Republican

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2010, as part of the 2010 midterm elections during President Barack Obama's first term in office. Voters of the 50 U.S. states chose 435 U.S. Representatives to serve in the 112th United States Congress. Also, voters of the U.S. territories, commonwealths and District of Columbia chose their non-voting delegates.[b] U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections were held on the same date.

Republicans regained control of the U.S. House they had lost in the 2006 midterm election, picking up a net total of 63 seats and erasing the gains Democrats made in 2006 and 2008. Although the sitting president's party usually loses seats in a midterm election, the 2010 election resulted in the highest losses by a party in a House midterm election since 1938,[6][7] as well as the largest House swing since 1948.[8] In total, 52 House Democrats were defeated, including 34 freshman and sophomore representatives.

Republicans made their largest gain in House seats since 1938.[9] Three Democratic committee chairmen were defeated: transportation chairman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, armed services chairman Ike Skelton of Missouri, and budget chairman John Spratt of South Carolina. Democrats made three pick-ups, winning an open seat in Delaware and defeating Republican incumbents in Hawaii and Louisiana.

The heavy Democratic Party losses in 2010 were attributed to anger at President Obama, opposition to the Affordable Care Act and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, large budget deficits, and the weak economy.[10][11][12]

This is the last election in which Democrats won a seat in Arkansas, and the last in which Republicans won more than one seat in Maryland, as well as both seats in New Hampshire.

Background

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An anti-Pelosi "Boehner for Speaker" bumper sticker on a car window.

Following the 2006 elections, Democrats took control of the House as well as the Senate. In the 2008 elections, which coincided with Democrat Barack Obama's victory over Republican John McCain for the presidency, Democrats increased their majorities in both chambers. Of the 435 congressional districts, 242 were carried by Obama, while 193 voted for McCain. Of the districts Obama won, 34 elected a Republican to the House, while 49 of the districts McCain won elected a Democrat.[13]

Republican gains

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The Republicans' 63-seat pickup in the House to take control of that chamber, as well as their gain of six Senate seats, signified a dramatic rollback of recent Democratic gains. In the election, Republicans won their greatest number of House seats since 1946.[14] This has been attributed to the continued economic recession, as well as President Obama's controversial stimulus and health care reform bills. Republicans also took control of 29 of the 50 state governorships and gained 690 seats in state legislatures, to hold their greatest number since the 1928 elections.[15]

Republicans also made historic gains in state legislatures, adding more than 675 state legislative seats, by far surpassing their state-legislative gains in 1994.[16][17] Republicans gained control of dozens of state legislative chambers,[16] and took control of "seven more legislatures outright than they did after 1994 and the most since 1952."[17] Republicans picked up control of the Alabama Legislature for the first time since Reconstruction; control of the North Carolina Senate for the first time since 1870; and control of the Minnesota Senate for the first time since the state returned to partisan elections in 1974.[16][17]

The Great Lakes region, which until then had recently favored the Democratic Party, went strongly Republican. In California and the Pacific Northwest, however, the Democrats retained the upper hand.[18] The biggest change in 2010 occurred in the Southeastern United States, which had previously been roughly evenly split between Democrats and Republicans for everything except for president. Just one white Democrat from the Deep South won reelection to the US House in 2010. Prior to 2010, many white conservative southerners had voted Republican for president, but Democratic for other offices.[19]

Results summary

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Federal

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242 193
Republican Democratic
Parties (and Independents) Seats Popular vote
2008 2010 Share Vote %
  Republican Party 178 242 Increase 64 55.6% 44,829,751 51.7% Increase 9.1%
  Democratic Party 257 193 Decrease 64 44.4% 38,980,192 44.9% Decrease 8.3%
  Libertarian Party — — — — 1,010,891 1.2% Increase 0.3%
  Independent — — — — 516,733 0.6% Steady
  Green Party — — — — 252,688 0.3% Decrease 0.2%
  Constitution Party — — — — 195,008 0.2% Increase 0.1%
  Independence Party — — — — 139,473 0.2% Increase 0.1%
  American Independent Party — — — — 56,907 0.1% Increase 0.1%
  Others — — — — 799,461 0.9% Decrease 0.8%
Totals 435 435 0 100.0% 86,781,104 100.0% Steady
Popular vote
Republican
 
 51.66%
Democratic
 
 44.92%
Libertarian
 
 1.16%
Green
 
 0.29%
Others
 
 1.97%
House seats
Republican
 
 55.63%
Democratic
 
 44.37%

Sources: House Clerk – Statistics of the Congressional Election, 2010

Voter demographics

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2010 U.S. House vote by demographic subgroup
Demographic subgroup DEM GOP Other % of
total vote
Total vote 45 52 3 100
Ideology
Liberals 90 8 2 20
Moderates 55 42 3 38
Conservatives 13 84 3 42
Party
Democrats 91 7 2 35
Republicans 5 94 1 35
Independents 37 56 7 29
Gender
Men 41 55 4 48
Women 48 49 3 52
Race/ethnicity
White 37 60 3 77
Black 89 9 2 11
Asian 58 40 2 2
Other 53 44 3 2
Hispanic (of any race) 60 38 2 8
Gender by race/ethnicity
White men 34 62 4 38
White women 39 58 3 40
Black men 86 13 1 5
Black women 92 6 2 6
Latino men (of any race) 55 44 1 4
Latino women (of any race) 65 33 2 4
All other races 55 42 3 4
Religion
Protestant 38 59 3 55
Catholic 44 54 2 23
Jewish n/a n/a n/a 2
Other religion 74 24 2 8
None 68 30 2 12
Religious service attendance
Weekly 40 58 2 48
Less than weekly 53 44 3 52
White evangelical or born-again Christian
White evangelical or born-again Christian 19 77 4 25
Everyone else 55 42 3 75
Age
18–24 years old 57 39 4 6
25–29 years old 54 44 2 6
30–39 years old 47 48 5 14
40–49 years old 43 54 3 21
50–64 years old 46 52 2 32
65 and older 38 59 3 21
Sexual orientation
LGBT 69 29 2 3
Non-LGBT 46 52 2 97
Education
Not a high school graduate 57 36 7 3
High school graduate 46 52 2 17
Some college education 43 53 4 28
College graduate 40 58 2 30
Postgraduate education 53 45 2 21
Education by race/ethnicity
White college graduates 39 58 3 42
White no college degree 33 63 4 35
Non-white college graduates 70 28 2 9
Non-white no college degree 75 23 2 13
Family income
Under $30,000 57 40 3 17
$30,000–49,999 51 46 3 19
$50,000–74,999 45 51 4 21
$75,000–99,999 42 56 2 15
$100,000–199,999 43 56 1 19
Over $200,000 34 64 2 8
Family income by race
Whites under $50,000 42 54 4 25
Whites over $50,000 37 61 3 53
Non-whites under $50,000 80 19 1 11
Non-whites over $50,000 69 29 2 11
Union households
Union 61 37 2 17
Non-union 43 54 3 83
Issue regarded as most important
War in Afghanistan 58 40 2 7
Health care 51 47 2 18
Economy 43 54 3 63
Illegal immigration 26 68 6 8
Region
Northeast 54 44 2 21
Midwest 44 53 3 25
South 37 61 2 31
West 49 48 3 23
Community size
Urban 56 41 3 31
Suburban 42 55 3 49
Rural 36 61 3 20

Source: CNN exit poll[20]

Maps

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  • Popular vote by states
    Popular vote by states
  • Results shaded according to winning candidates share of vote
    Results shaded according to winning candidates share of vote

Retiring incumbents

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37 incumbents retired.

Democrats

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17 incumbent Democrats retired.

Republicans

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19 incumbent Republicans retired.

Incumbents defeated

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There were nine Democrats who survived reelection in the 1994 Republican Revolution, but were defeated this year.

Lost renomination

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Democrats

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Two Democrats lost renomination. One seat was held by Democrats, while the other flipped to Republicans.

Republicans

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Two Republicans lost renomination. Both seats were eventually held by Republicans.

Lost re-election

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54 incumbents lost in the general election; all but two were Democrats. Many of the Democrats who lost had been initially elected in the Democratic wave years of 2006 and 2008, and several others were longtime incumbents from the southeast.[55]

Democrats

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52 Democrats lost re-election.

Republicans

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Two Republicans lost re-election.

Open seats that changed parties

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Democratic seats won by Republicans

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14 open seats, held by Democrats, were won by Republicans.

Republican seats won by Democrats

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One open seat, held by a Republican, was won by a Democrat.

Closest races

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Eighty-four races were decided by 10% or lower.

District Winner Margin
Illinois 8th Republican (flip) 0.15%
Kentucky 6th Democratic 0.27%
New York 1st Democratic 0.30%
New York 25th Republican (flip) 0.32%
Virginia 11th Democratic 0.44%
Nevada 3rd Republican (flip) 0.66%
Texas 27th Republican (flip) 0.75%
North Carolina 2nd Republican (flip) 0.79%
West Virginia 1st Republican (flip) 0.80%
California 11th Democratic 1.11%
New York 23rd Democratic 1.15%
Indiana 2nd Democratic 1.34%
Arizona 8th Democratic 1.46%
Pennsylvania 12th Democratic 1.56%
New Hampshire 2nd Republican (flip) 1.58%
Minnesota 8th Republican (flip) 1.59%
Pennsylvania 4th Democratic 1.62%
Iowa 1st Democratic 1.99%
Washington 2nd Democratic 2.14%
Illinois 10th Republican 2.16%
Alabama 2nd Republican (flip) 2.18%
South Dakota at-large Republican (flip) 2.23%
Missouri 3rd Democratic 2.28%
Michigan 9th Democratic 2.53%
New Jersey 3rd Republican (flip) 2.67%
Georgia 2nd Democratic 2.88%
New York 13th Republican (flip) 3.35%
California 20th Democratic 3.40%
New Mexico 1st Democratic 3.60%
Wisconsin 3rd Democratic 3.80%
Virginia 5th Republican (flip) 3.83%
Washington 8th Republican 4.10%
Iowa 3rd Democratic 4.24%
Colorado 3rd Republican (flip) 4.34%
Utah 2nd Democratic 4.43%
Massachusetts 10th Democratic 4.49%
Michigan 7th Republican (flip) 4.78%
Virginia 9th Republican (flip) 4.80%
Texas 23rd Republican (flip) 4.96%
Ohio 6th Republican (flip) 5.04%
Iowa 2nd Democratic 5.07%
Mississippi 4th Republican (flip) 5.10%
Minnesota 1st Democratic 5.29%
Oregon 5th Democratic 5.29%
Missouri 4th Republican (flip) 5.32%
New York 22nd Democratic 5.32%
New York 19th Republican (flip) 5.36%
Georgia 8th Republican (flip) 5.40%
Ohio 1st Republican (flip) 5.50% [c]
Washington 3rd Republican (flip) 5.94%
Arizona 1st Republican (flip) 5.99%
Arizona 7th Democratic 6.00%
Rhode Island 1st Democratic 6.04%
Connecticut 4th Democratic 6.13%
New York 24th Republican (flip) 6.16%
Illinois 14th Republican (flip) 6.27%
Hawaii 1st Democratic (flip) 6.46%
California 3rd Republican 6.89%
Florida 12th Republican 7.00%
New Jersey 12th Democratic 7.03%
Pennsylvania 8th Republican (flip) 7.04%
New York 4th Democratic 7.24%
North Carolina 7th Democratic 7.36%
Wisconsin 7th Republican (flip) 7.69%
Texas 25th Democratic 7.98%
Connecticut 5th Democratic 8.13%
Arkansas 1st Republican (flip) 8.30%
North Carolina 11th Democratic 8.68%
Michigan 5th Democratic 8.70%
Florida 22nd Republican (flip) 8.72%
Arizona 5th Republican (flip) 8.77%
Missouri 5th Democratic 9.15%
Ohio 10th Democratic 9.18%
North Carolina 8th Democratic 9.35%
California 45th Republican 9.35%
Pennsylvania 11th Republican (flip) 9.40%
Florida 25th Republican 9.56%
Illinois 17th Republican (flip) 9.62%
Wisconsin 8th Republican (flip) 9.66%
Washington 9th Democratic 9.70%
South Carolina 2nd Republican 9.71%
New York 20th Republican (flip) 9.74%
Idaho 1st Republican (flip) 9.74%
North Dakota at-large Republican (flip) 9.81%

Election ratings

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Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives election ratings

Special elections

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See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

There were six special elections in 2010 to the 111th United States Congress, listed here by date and district.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 19 Robert Wexler Democratic 1996 Incumbent resigned January 3, 2010 to become Director of the Center for Middle East Peace.
New member elected April 13, 2010.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Ted Deutch (Democratic) 62.1%
  • ▌Edward Lynch (Republican) 35.2%
  • ▌Jim McCormick (Independent) 2.7%
Pennsylvania 12 John Murtha Democratic 1974 (special) Incumbent died February 8, 2010, due to surgery complications.
New member elected May 18, 2010.
Democratic hold.
Hawaii 1 Neil Abercrombie Democratic 1990 Incumbent resigned February 28, 2010 to run for Governor of Hawaii.
New member elected May 22, 2010.
Republican gain.
Georgia 9 Nathan Deal Republican 1992[d] Incumbent resigned March 21, 2010 to run for Governor of Georgia.
New member elected June 8, 2010.
Republican hold.
Indiana 3 Mark Souder Republican 1994 Incumbent resigned May 21, 2010 amid affair scandal.
New member elected November 2, 2010.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Marlin Stutzman (Republican) 62.7%
  • ▌Tom Hayhurst (Democratic) 33.0%
  • ▌Scott W. Wise (Libertarian) 4.3%
New York 29 Eric Massa Democratic 2008 Incumbent resigned March 8, 2010 following sexual misconduct allegations.
New member elected November 2, 2010.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Tom Reed (Republican) 56.7%
  • ▌Matthew Zeller (Democratic) 43.1%[57]

Alabama

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Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama
Alabama's congressional districts
District Incumbent Results Candidates
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Alabama 1 R+14 Jo Bonner Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 2 R+16 Bobby Bright Democratic 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Alabama 3 R+9 Mike D. Rogers Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 4 R+26 Robert Aderholt Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 5 R+12 Parker Griffith Republican 2008[e] Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Alabama 6 R+29 Spencer Bachus Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 7 D+18 Artur Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Alabama.
Democratic hold.

Alaska

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Alaska's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska
District Incumbent Results Candidates
District Cook PVI (2008) Member[58] Party First elected
Alaska at-large R+13 Don Young Republican 1973 Incumbent re-elected.

Arizona

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Arizona's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona
District Incumbent Results Candidates
District Cook PVI (2008) Member[59] Party First elected
Arizona 1 R+6 Ann Kirkpatrick Democratic 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Arizona 2 R+13 Trent Franks Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Trent Franks (Republican) 64.9%
  • ▌John Thrasher (Democratic) 31.1%
  • ▌Powell Gammill (Libertarian) 4.0%
Arizona 3 R+9 John Shadegg Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Ben Quayle (Republican) 52.2%
  • ▌Jon Hulburd (Democratic) 41.1%
  • ▌Michael Shoen (Libertarian) 5.0%
  • ▌Leonard Clark (Green) 1.6%
Arizona 4 D+13 Ed Pastor Democratic 1991 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ed Pastor (Democratic) 66.9%
  • ▌Janet Contreras (Republican) 27.5%
  • ▌Joe Cobb (Libertarian) 3.0%
  • ▌Rebecca DeWitt (Green) 2.6%
Arizona 5 R+5 Harry Mitchell Democratic 2006 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Arizona 6 R+15 Jeff Flake Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jeff Flake (Republican) 66.4%
  • ▌Rebecca Schneider (Democratic) 29.1%
  • ▌Richard Grayson (Green) 3.1%
  • ▌Darell Tapp (Libertarian) 1.4%
Arizona 7 D+6 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Raúl Grijalva (Democratic) 50.2%
  • ▌Ruth McClung (Republican) 44.2%
  • ▌Harley Meyer (Independent) 2.8%
  • ▌George Keane (Libertarian) 2.7%
Arizona 8 R+4 Gabby Giffords Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Arkansas

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Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas
District Incumbent Results Candidates
District Cook PVI (2008) Member[60] Party First elected
Arkansas 1 R+8 Robert Marion Berry Democratic 1996 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Arkansas 2 R+5 Vic Snyder Democratic 1996 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Arkansas 3 R+16 John Boozman Republican 2000 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
Arkansas 4 R+7 Mike Ross Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.

California

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California's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California
See also: List of United States representatives from California
District Incumbent Results Candidates
District Cook PVI (2008) Member[61] Party First elected
California 1 D+13 Mike Thompson Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Mike Thompson (Democratic) 63.0%
  • ▌Loren Hanks (Republican) 31.0%
  • ▌Carol Wolman (Green) 3.5%
  • ▌Mike Rodrigues (Libertarian) 2.5%
California 2 R+11 Wally Herger Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
California 3 R+6 Dan Lungren Republican 1978
1988 (retired)
2004 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Dan Lungren (Republican) 50.1%
  • ▌Ami Bera (Democratic) 43.2%
  • ▌Jerry Leidecker (American Independent) 2.5%
  • ▌Art Tuma (Libertarian) 2.4%
  • ▌Mike Roskey (Peace and Freedom) 1.8%
California 4 R+10 Tom McClintock Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Tom McClintock (Republican) 61.3%
  • ▌Clint Curtis (Democratic) 31.4%
  • ▌Ben Emery (Green) 7.3%
California 5 D+15 Doris Matsui Democratic 2005 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 6 D+23 Lynn Woolsey Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Lynn Woolsey (Democratic) 65.9%
  • ▌Jim Judd (Republican) 29.6%
  • ▌Gene Ruyle (Peace and Freedom) 2.3%
  • ▌Joel Smolen (Libertarian) 2.2%
California 7 D+19 George Miller Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
California 8 D+35 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 1987 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Nancy Pelosi (Democratic) 80.1%
  • ▌John Dennis (Republican) 15.1%
  • ▌Gloria La Riva (Peace and Freedom) 2.5%
  • ▌Philip Berg (Libertarian) 2.3%
California 9 D+37 Barbara Lee Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Barbara Lee (Democratic) 84.3%
  • ▌Jerry Hashimoto (Republican) 10.8%
  • ▌Dave Heller (Green) 2.3%
  • ▌Jim Eyer (Libertarian) 1.9%
  • ▌Larry Allen (Peace and Freedom) 0.8%
California 10 D+11 John Garamendi Democratic 2009 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 11 R+1 Jerry McNerney Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jerry McNerney (Democratic) 48.0%
  • ▌David Harmer (Republican) 46.9%
  • ▌David Christensen (American Independent) 5.2%
California 12 D+23 Jackie Speier Democratic 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jackie Speier (Democratic) 75.6%
  • ▌Michael Moloney (Republican) 22.1%
  • ▌Mark Williams (Libertarian) 2.3%
California 13 D+22 Pete Stark Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
California 14 D+21 Anna Eshoo Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 15 D+15 Mike Honda Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Mike Honda (Democratic) 67.6%
  • ▌Scott Kirkland (Republican) 32.4%
California 16 D+16 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Zoe Lofgren (Democratic) 67.8%
  • ▌Dan Sahagún (Republican) 24.3%
  • ▌Edward Gonzalez (Libertarian) 7.9%
California 17 D+19 Sam Farr Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Sam Farr (Democratic) 66.7%
  • ▌Jeff Taylor (Republican) 29.9%
  • ▌Eric Petersen (Green) 1.9%
  • ▌Mary Larkin (Libertarian) 1.5%
California 18 D+4 Dennis Cardoza Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
California 19 R+9 George Radanovich Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
California 20 D+5 Jim Costa Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
California 21 R+14 Devin Nunes Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
California 22 R+16 Kevin McCarthy Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
California 23 D+12 Lois Capps Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Lois Capps (Democratic) 57.8%
  • ▌Tom Watson (Republican) 37.6%
  • ▌John Hager (Independent) 2.9%
  • ▌Darrell Stafford (Libertarian) 1.7%
California 24 R+4 Elton Gallegly Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Elton Gallegly (Republican) 59.9%
  • ▌Tim Allison (Democratic) 40.1%
California 25 R+6 Howard McKeon Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 26 R+3 David Dreier Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY David Dreier (Republican) 54.1%
  • ▌Russ Warner (Democratic) 36.5%
  • ▌David Miller (American Independent) 6.1%
  • ▌Randall Weissbuch (Libertarian) 3.2%
California 27 D+13 Brad Sherman Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
California 28 D+23 Howard Berman Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
California 29 D+14 Adam Schiff Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Adam Schiff (Democratic) 64.8%
  • ▌John Colbert (Republican) 32.0%
  • ▌Bill Cushing (Libertarian) 3.2%
California 30 D+18 Henry Waxman Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Waxman (Democratic) 64.6%
  • ▌Chuck Wilkerson (Republican) 31.9%
  • ▌Erich Miller (Libertarian) 2.1%
  • ▌Richard Castaldo (Peace and Freedom) 1.3%
California 31 D+29 Xavier Becerra Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 32 D+15 Judy Chu Democratic 2009 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 33 D+35 Diane Watson Democratic 2001 (Special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
California 34 D+22 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 35 D+31 Maxine Waters Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Maxine Waters (Democratic) 79.3%
  • ▌Bruce Brown (Republican) 20.7%
California 36 D+12 Jane Harman Democratic 1992
1998 (retired)
2000 		Incumbent re-elected.
California 37 D+26 Laura Richardson Democratic 2007 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 38 D+18 Grace Napolitano Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
California 39 D+12 Linda Sánchez Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Linda Sánchez (Democratic) 63.3%
  • ▌Larry Andre (Republican) 32.6%
  • ▌John Smith (American Independent) 4.1%
California 40 R+8 Ed Royce Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 41 R+10 Jerry Lewis Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
California 42 R+10 Gary Miller Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
California 43 D+13 Joe Baca Democratic 1999 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 44 R+6 Ken Calvert Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ken Calvert (Republican) 55.6%
  • ▌Bill Hedrick (Democratic) 44.4%
California 45 R+3 Mary Bono Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Mary Bono (Republican) 51.5%
  • ▌Steve Pougnet (Democratic) 42.1%
  • ▌Bill Lussenheide (American Independent) 6.4%
California 46 R+6 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
California 47 D+4 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
California 48 R+6 John B. T. Campbell III Republican 2005 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
California 49 R+10 Darrell Issa Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Darrell Issa (Republican) 62.8%
  • ▌Howard Katz (Democratic) 31.5%
  • ▌Dion Clark (American Independent) 3.5%
  • ▌Mike Paster (Libertarian) 2.3%
California 50 R+3 Brian Bilbray Republican 1994
2000 (defeated)
2006 (Special) 		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Brian Bilbray (Republican) 56.6%
  • ▌Francine Busby (Democratic) 39.0%
  • ▌Lars Grossmith (Libertarian) 2.2%
  • ▌Miriam Clark (Peace and Freedom) 2.2%
California 51 D+8 Bob Filner Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
California 52 R+9 Duncan D. Hunter Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
California 53 D+14 Susan Davis Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Susan Davis (Democratic) 62.3%
  • ▌Michael Crimmins (Republican) 34.0%
  • ▌Paul Dekker (Libertarian) 3.7%

Colorado

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Colorado's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado
District Incumbent Results Candidates
District Cook PVI (2008) Member[62] Party First elected
Colorado 1 D+21 Diana DeGette Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Diana DeGette (Democratic) 67.4%
  • ▌Mike Fallon (Republican) 28.8%
  • ▌Gary Swing (Green) 1.4%
  • ▌Clint Jones (Libertarian) 1.4%
  • ▌Chris Styskal (Constitution) 1.0%
Colorado 2 D+11 Jared Polis Democratic 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jared Polis (Democratic) 57.4%
  • ▌Stephen Bailey (Republican) 37.9%
  • ▌Jenna Goss (Constitution) 2.7%
  • ▌Curtis Harris (Libertarian) 2.0%
Colorado 3 R+5 John Salazar Democratic 2004 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Scott Tipton (Republican) 50.1%
  • ▌John Salazar (Democratic) 45.8%
  • ▌Gregory Gilman (Libertarian) 2.2%
  • ▌Jake Segrest (Independent) 1.9%
Colorado 4 R+6 Betsy Markey Democratic 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Cory Gardner (Republican) 52.5%
  • ▌Betsy Markey (Democratic) 41.4%
  • ▌Doug Aden (Constitution) 4.7%
  • ▌Ken Waskiewicz (Independent) 1.5%
Colorado 5 R+14 Doug Lamborn Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Doug Lamborn (Republican) 65.8%
  • ▌Kevin Bradley (Democratic) 29.3%
  • ▌Brian Scott (Constitution) 2.5%
  • ▌Jerrell Klaver (Libertarian) 2.4%
Colorado 6 R+8 Mike Coffman Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado 7 D+4 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ed Perlmutter (Democratic) 53.4%
  • ▌Ryan Frazier (Republican) 41.8%
  • ▌Buck Bailey (Libertarian) 4.8%

Connecticut

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Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut
District Incumbent Results Candidates
District Cook PVI (2008) Member[63] Party First elected
Connecticut 1 D+13 John Larson Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Larson (Democratic) 61.3%
  • ▌Ann Brickley (Republican) 37.2%
  • ▌Ken Krayeske (Green) 1.1%
  • ▌Chris Hutchinson (Socialist Action) 0.4%
Connecticut 2 D+6 Joe Courtney Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 3 D+9 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 4 D+5 Jim Himes Democratic 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 5 D+2 Chris Murphy Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware

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Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware
District Incumbent Results Candidates[64]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Delaware at-large D+7 Mike Castle Republican 1992 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Carney (Democratic) 56.8%
  • ▌Glen Urquhart (Republican) 41.0%
  • ▌Earl Lofland (Independent Party) 1.2%
  • ▌Brent Wangen (Libertarian) 0.6%
  • ▌Jeff Brown (Blue Enigma) 0.4%

Florida

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Florida's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
See also: List of United States representatives from Florida
District Incumbent Results Candidates[65]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Florida 1 R+21 Jeff Miller Republican 2001 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jeff Miller (Republican) 80.0%
  • ▌Joe Cantrell (Independent) 10.9%
  • ▌John Krause (Independent) 8.6%
Florida 2 R+6 Allen Boyd Democratic 1996 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Steve Southerland (Republican) 53.6%
  • ▌Allen Boyd (Democratic) 41.4%
  • ▌Paul McKain (Independent) 2.8%
  • ▌Dianne Berryhill (Independent) 2.2%
Florida 3 D+18 Corrine Brown Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Corrine Brown (Democratic) 63.0%
  • ▌Mike Yost (Republican) 33.9%
  • ▌Terry Martin-Black (Independent) 3.1%
Florida 4 R+17 Ander Crenshaw Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ander Crenshaw (Republican) 77.2%
  • ▌Troy Stanley (Independent) 22.8%
Florida 5 R+9 Ginny Brown-Waite Republican 2002 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Florida 6 R+10 Cliff Stearns Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Cliff Stearns (Republican) 71.5%
  • ▌Steve Schonberg (Independent) 28.5%
Florida 7 R+7 John Mica Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 8 R+2 Alan Grayson Democratic 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Florida 9 R+6 Gus Bilirakis Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 10 R+1 Bill Young Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 11 D+11 Kathy Castor Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Kathy Castor (Democratic) 59.6%
  • ▌Mike Prendergast (Republican) 40.4%
Florida 12 R+6 Adam Putnam Republican 2000 Incumbent retired to run for Florida Agriculture Commissioner.
Republican hold.
Florida 13 R+6 Vern Buchanan Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 14 R+11 Connie Mack IV Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 15 R+6 Bill Posey Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 16 R+5 Tom Rooney Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Tom Rooney (Republican) 66.9%
  • ▌Jim Horn (Democratic) 33.1%
Florida 17 D+34 Kendrick Meek Democratic 2002 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.
Florida 18 R+3 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 1989 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 19 D+15 Ted Deutch Democratic 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 20 D+13 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Stanley Blumenthal (Independent) 1.0%
  • ▌Bob Kunst (Independent) 0.8%
Florida 21 R+5 Lincoln Diaz-Balart Republican 1992 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Florida 22 D+1 Ron Klein Democratic 2006 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Florida 23 D+28 Alcee Hastings Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Florida 24 R+4 Suzanne Kosmas Democratic 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Florida 25 R+5 Mario Díaz-Balart Republican 2002 Open seat, incumbent ran in 21st District
Republican hold.

Georgia

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Georgia's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia
District Incumbent Results Candidates[66]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Georgia 1 R+16 Jack Kingston Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jack Kingston (Republican) 71.6%
  • ▌Oscar Harris (Democratic) 28.4%
Georgia 2 D+1 Sanford Bishop Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 3 R+19 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 4 D+24 Hank Johnson Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 5 D+26 John Lewis Democratic 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 6 R+19 Tom Price Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 7 R+16 John Linder Republican 1992 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Georgia 8 R+10 Jim Marshall Democratic 2002 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Georgia 9 R+28 Tom Graves Republican 2010 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 10 R+15 Paul Broun Republican 2007 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 11 R+20 Phil Gingrey Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 12 D+1 John Barrow Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia 13 D+15 David Scott Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

Hawaii

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Hawaii's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii
District Incumbent Results Candidates[67]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Hawaii 1 D+11 Charles Djou Republican 2010 (Special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Hawaii 2 D+14 Mazie Hirono Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Mazie Hirono (Democratic) 72.2%
  • ▌John Willoughby (Republican) 25.3%
  • ▌Patric Brock (Libertarian) 1.8%
  • ▌Andrew Von Sonn (Independent) 0.7%

Idaho

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Idaho's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho
District Incumbent Results Candidates[68]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Idaho 1 R+18 Walt Minnick Democratic 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Raúl Labrador (Republican) 51.0%
  • ▌Walt Minnick (Democratic) 41.3%
  • ▌Dave Olson (Independent) 5.8%
  • ▌Mike Washburn (Libertarian) 1.9%
Idaho 2 R+17 Mike Simpson Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Mike Simpson (Republican) 68.8%
  • ▌Mike Crawford (Democratic) 24.4%
  • ▌Brian Schad (Independent) 6.8%

Illinois

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Illinois's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois
District Incumbent Results Candidates
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Illinois 1 D+34 Bobby Rush Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 2 D+36 Jesse Jackson Jr. Democratic 1995 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 3 D+11 Dan Lipinski Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 4 D+32 Luis Gutiérrez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Luis Gutiérrez (Democratic) 77.4%
  • ▌Israel Vázquez (Republican) 14.3%
  • ▌Bob Burns (Green) 8.3%
Illinois 5 D+19 Mike Quigley Democratic 2009 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 6 Even Peter Roskam Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 7 D+35 Danny K. Davis Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 8 R+1 Melissa Bean Democratic 2004 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Illinois 9 D+20 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 10 D+6 Mark Kirk Republican 2000 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
Illinois 11 R+1 Debbie Halvorson Democratic 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Illinois 12 D+3 Jerry Costello Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 13 R+1 Judy Biggert Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 14 R+1 Bill Foster Democratic 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Illinois 15 R+6 Tim Johnson Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 16 R+2 Donald Manzullo Republican 1992 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Donald Manzullo (Republican) 65.0%
  • ▌George Gaulrapp (Democratic) 31.0%
  • ▌Terry Campbell (Green) 4.0%
Illinois 17 D+3 Phil Hare Democratic 2006 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
Illinois 18 R+6 Aaron Schock Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 19 R+9 John Shimkus Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

Indiana

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Indiana's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana
District Incumbent Results Candidates[69]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Indiana 1 D+8 Pete Visclosky Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 2 R+2 Joe Donnelly Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 3 R+14 Vacant Mark Souder (R) resigned May 18, 2010.
Republican hold.
Winner also elected to fill unexpired term; see above.
Indiana 4 R+14 Steve Buyer Republican 1992 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Indiana 5 R+17 Dan Burton Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Dan Burton (Republican) 62.1%
  • ▌Tim Crawford (Democratic) 25.4%
  • ▌Richard Reid (Libertarian) 7.8%
  • ▌Jesse Trueblood (Independent) 4.8%
Indiana 6 R+10 Mike Pence Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Mike Pence (Republican) 66.6%
  • ▌Barry Welsh (Democratic) 29.9%
  • ▌T. J. Thompson (Libertarian) 3.5%
Indiana 7 D+14 André Carson Democratic 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 8 R+8 Brad Ellsworth Democratic 2006 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain.
Indiana 9 R+6 Baron Hill Democratic 1998
2004 (defeated)
2006 		Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Todd Young (Republican) 52.3%
  • ▌Baron Hill (Democratic) 42.3%
  • ▌Greg Knott (Libertarian) 5.4%

Iowa

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Iowa's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa
District Incumbent Results Candidates[70]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Iowa 1 D+5 Bruce Braley Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Bruce Braley (Democratic) 49.5%
  • ▌Benjamin Lange (Republican) 47.5%
  • ▌Rob Petsche (Libertarian) 1.9%
  • ▌Jason Faulkner (Independent) 1.0%
Iowa 2 D+7 David Loebsack Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 3 D+1 Leonard Boswell Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 4 EVEN Tom Latham Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Tom Latham (Republican) 65.6%
  • ▌Bill Maske (Democratic) 32.0%
  • ▌Dan Lensing (Independent) 2.4%
Iowa 5 R+9 Steve King Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.

Kansas

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Kansas's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas
District Incumbent Results Candidates[71]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Kansas 1 R+23 Jerry Moran Republican 1996 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Tim Huelskamp (Republican) 73.7%
  • ▌Alan Jilka (Democratic) 22.8%
  • ▌Jack Warner (Libertarian) 3.3%
Kansas 2 R+9 Lynn Jenkins Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas 3 R+3 Dennis Moore Democratic 1998 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Kansas 4 R+14 Todd Tiahrt Republican 1994 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Mike Pompeo (Republican) 58.7%
  • ▌Raj Goyle (Democratic) 36.4%
  • ▌Susan Ducey (Reform) 2.4%
  • ▌Shawn Smith (Libertarian) 2.2%

Kentucky

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Kentucky's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky
District Incumbent Results Candidates[72]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Kentucky 1 R+15 Ed Whitfield Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2 R+15 Brett Guthrie Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3 D+2 John Yarmuth Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Yarmuth (Democratic) 54.7%
  • ▌Todd Lally (Republican) 44.0%
  • ▌Edward Martin (Libertarian) 0.8%
  • ▌Michael Hansen (Independent) 0.5%
Kentucky 4 R+14 Geoff Davis Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Geoff Davis (Republican) 69.5%
  • ▌John Waltz (Democratic) 30.5%
Kentucky 5 R+16 Hal Rogers Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 6 R+9 Ben Chandler Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.

Louisiana

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Louisiana's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana
District Incumbent Results Candidates[73]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Louisiana 1 R+24 Steve Scalise Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 2 D+25 Joseph Cao Republican 2008 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Cedric Richmond (Democratic) 64.6%
  • ▌Joseph Cao (Republican) 33.5%
  • ▌Anthony Marquize (Independent) 1.4%
  • ▌Jack Radosta (Independent) 0.5%
Louisiana 3 R+12 Charlie Melançon Democratic 2004 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican gain.
Louisiana 4 R+11 John C. Fleming Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 5 R+14 Rodney Alexander Republican 2002[f] Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 6 R+10 Bill Cassidy Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 7 R+14 Charles Boustany Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.

Maine

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Maine's results
Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
See also: List of United States representatives from Maine
District Incumbent Results Candidates[74]
District Cook PVI (2008) Representative Party First elected
Maine 1 D+8 Chellie Pingree Democratic 2008 Incumbent re-elected.