The Green Papers
Governor's Chairs, Senate, and House Seats
up for Election on 6 November 2012
with no incumbent running for them

This table is updated after each state completes its nominating process. Currently, 57 jurisdictions have completed their nominating processes: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Marianas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.


Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats...
Open (incumbent not running for re-election)
No incumbent running
Uncontested (one candidate running)
Multiple incumbents running
Only One Major Party Candidate


 
Arizona
Senate Class 1
Republican - Congressman Jeff Flake
Democratic - former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona
Libertarian - Marc J. Victor
Write-in; (Independent) - Steven Richard Watts
Write-in; (Independent) - Don Manspeaker
House CD 1
Democratic - former Congressman Ann Kirkpatrick
Republican - former state Senator Jonathan Paton
Libertarian - Kim Lee Allen
House CD 5
Republican - former Congressman Matthew James "Matt" Salmon
Democratic - Spencer Collins Morgan
Arkansas
House CD 4
Republican - Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton
Democratic - state Senator Gene Jeffress
Libertarian - former state Representative Robert "Bobby" Tullis
Green - J. Joshua "Josh" Drake
California
House CD 1
Republican - state Senator Doug LaMalfa
Democratic - James E. "Jim" Reed
House CD 2
Democratic - state Assemblyman Jared Huffman
Republican - Daniel W. "Dan" Roberts
House CD 8
Republican - state Assemblyman Paul Cook
Republican - Gregg Imus
House CD 21
Republican - state Assemblyman David G. Valadao
Democratic - John S. Hernandez
House CD 26
Democratic - state Assemblywoman Julia Brownley
Republican - state Senator Anthony A. "Tony" Strickland
House CD 29
Democratic - Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cárdenas
No Party Preference - David Raymond Hernandez
House CD 41
Democratic - Riverside Community College Board Trustee Mark A. Takano
Republican - Riverside County Supervisor John F. Tavaglione
House CD 47
Democratic - state Senator Alan S. Lowenthal
Republican - Long Beach City Councilman Gary DeLong
House CD 51
Democratic - state Senator Juan C. Vargas
Republican - Michael Crimmins
Connecticut
Senate Class 1
Democratic; Working Families - Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut - Linda E. McMahon
Libertarian - Paul Passarelli
Write-in; (Green) - Jeff Russell
House CD 5
Democratic; Working Families - former state Representative Elizabeth H. Esty
Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut - state Senator Andrew Roraback
(Independent); Write-in - John Pistone
Florida
House CD 3
Republican - Theodore Scott "Ted" Yoho
Democratic - Jacques Rene "J. R." Gaillot, Jr.
No Party Affiliation - Philip "Phil" Dodds
House CD 6
Republican - Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis
Democratic - Heathe Beaven
House CD 9
Democratic - former Congressman Alan Mark Grayson
Republican - William Todd "Todd" Long
House CD 19
Republican - Henry J. "Trey" Radel, III
Democratic - James Lloyd "Jim" Roach
No Party Affiliation - Brandon Matthew Smith
House CD 22
Democratic - former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois J. Frankel
Republican - former state Representative Adam Hasner
Georgia
House CD 9
Republican - state Representative Douglas Allen "Doug" Collins
Democratic - Joseph Dillard "Jody" Cooley, III
Hawaii
Senate Class 1
Democratic - Congressman Mazie K. Hirono
Republican - former Governor Linda Lingle
House CD 2
Democratic - former Honolulu City Councilwoman Tulsi Gabbard
Republican - David P. "Kawika" Crowley
Illinois
House CD 12
Democratic - former National Guard Commander William L. "Bill" Enyart, Jr.
Republican - Jason Plummer
Green - Paula Bradshaw
House CD 13
Republican - Rodney L. Davis
Democratic - David Michael Gill
Independent - John Hartman
Indiana
Senate Class 1
Democratic - Congressman Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly
Republican - Treasurer Richard E. Mourdock
Libertarian - Andrew Michael "Andy" Horning
Write-in; (Workers World) - James L. Johnson, Jr.
Write-in; (Independent) - Amy J. Willis
Governor
Republican - Congressman Mike Pence
Democratic - former state Representative John R. Gregg
Libertarian - Rupert Boneham
House CD 2
Republican - Jackie Swihart Walorski
Democratic - Brendan Mullen
Libertarian - Joseph Wayne "Joe" Ruiz
Write-in; (Independent) - Kenneth R. Lunce, Jr.
House CD 5
Republican - former U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks
Democratic - state Representative Scott Eric Reske
Libertarian - Chard Reid
House CD 6
Republican - former state Representative Allen Lucas "Luke" Messer
Democratic - former Delaware County Councilmember Bradley T. "Brad" Bookout
Libertarian - Rex Alan Bell
Kentucky
House CD 4
Democratic - William R. "Bill" Adkins
Republican - former Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas H. Massie
Independent - David Lewis
Maine
Senate Class 1
Independent - former Governor Angus Stanley King, Jr.
Republican - Secretary of State Charles Edward Summers, Jr.
Democratic - state Senator Cynthia Ann Dill
Independent - Yarmouth Town Council Man Stephen M. "Steve" Woods
Nonpartisan - Danny Francis Dalton
Independent; (Libertarian) - Andrew Ian Dodge
Write-in; (Republican) - Michael Stoddard
Massachusetts
House CD 4
Democratic - former Assistant Middlesex District Attorney Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III
Republican - Sean D. Bielat
Independent - David A. Rosa
Michigan
House CD 5
Democratic - former Genesee County Treasurer Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee
Republican - former state Representative James "Jim" Slezak
No Party Affiliation - Flint School Board of Education Member David Davenport
Libertarian - Gregory "Greg" Creswell
House CD 11
Republican - Kerry Bentivolio
Democratic - Syed Taj
Libertarian - John J. Tatar
Green - Steven Paul Duke
Natural Law; (American Third Position) - Daniel Johnson
Missouri
House CD 2
Republican - Ann L. Wagner
Democratic - Glenn Michael Koenen
Libertarian - Bill Slantz
Constitution - Anatol Zorikova
Montana
Governor
Democratic - Attorney General Steve Bullock
Republican - former Congressman Rick Hill
Libertarian - Ron Vandevender
House At-Large
Republican - Steven "Steve" Daines
Democratic - state Representative Kim J. Gillan
Libertarian - David "Dave" Kaiser
Nebraska
Senate Class 1
Republican - state Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer
Democratic - former Senator Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey
(Independent); Write-in - Russell Paul Anderson
(Socialist Workers Party); Write-in - Joe Swanson
Nevada
House CD 1
Democratic - former Congressman Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus
Republican - Christopher Thomas "Chris" Edwards
Libertarian - William G. "Bill" Pojunis
Independent American - Stan Brian Vaughan
New Hampshire
Governor
Democratic - former state Senator Maggie Hassan
Republican - Ovide M. Lamontagne
Libertarian - John J. Babiarz
New Jersey
House CD 10
Democratic - Newark Councilman Donald M. Payne, Jr.
Republican - Brian C. Kelemen
Independent - Joanne Miller
Libertarian - Mick Erickson
New Mexico
Senate Class 1
Democratic - Congressman Martin Trevor Heinrich
Republican - former Congressman Heather A. Wilson
Independent American - Jon Ross Barrie
(Independent); Write-in - Robert L. "Bob" Anderson
House CD 1
Democratic - Bernalillo County Commissioner Michelle Lujan Grisham
Republican - former state Rep. Janice E. Arnold-Jones
(Green); Write-in - Jeanne Pahls
New York
House CD 6
Working Families; Democratic - state Assemblymember Grace Meng
Conservative; Republican; Libertarian - NYC Council Member Daniel James "Dan" Halloran, III
Green - Evergreen C. Chou
House CD 8
Democratic; Working Families - state Assemblyman Hakeem S. Jeffries
Republican; Conservative - Alan S. Bellone
Green - Colin M. Beavan
North Carolina
Governor
Republican - former Charlotte Mayor Patrick "Pat" McCrory
Democratic - Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Dalton
Libertarian - Barbara Howe
House CD 9
Republican - former state Senator Robert M. Pittenger
Democratic - Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jennifer Roberts
Libertarian - Curtis Campbell
House CD 11
Republican - Mark R. Meadows
Democratic - Hayden Rogers
House CD 13
Republican - former U.S. Attorney George E. B. Holding
Democratic - Charles Malone
North Dakota
Senate Class 1
Democratic-Nonpartisan League - former North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp
Republican - Congressman Richard A. "Rick" Berg
House At-Large
Republican - Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer
Democratic-Nonpartisan League - former state Representative Pam Gulleson
Libertarian - Eric Olson
Ohio
House CD 2
Republican - Brad Wenstrup
Democratic - William Robert Smith
House CD 3
Democratic - former state Representative Joyce Beatty
Republican - Chris Long
Libertarian - Richard C. "Rich" Ehrbar, III
Green - Robert J. "Bob" Fitrakis
House CD 14
Republican - Geauga County Prosecutor David P. "Dave" Joyce
Democratic - Dale Virgil Blanchard
Green - Elaine R. Mastromatteo
Libertarian - David Macko
Oklahoma
House CD 1
Republican - James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine
Democratic - John Richard Olson
Independent - Craig Allen
House CD 2
Republican - Markwayne Mullin
Democratic - former District Attorney Rob Wallace
Independent - Michael G. Fulks
Pennsylvania
House CD 4
Republican - state Representative Scott Perry
Democratic - Harry Ebiff Perkinson, Jr.
Independent - Wayne W. Wolff
Libertarian - Michael Bryant "Mike" Koffenberger
House CD 17
Democratic - Matthew A. "Matt" Cartwright
Republican - Laureen A. Cummings
Texas
Senate Class 1
Republican - former Solicitor General Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz
Democratic - former state Representative Paul Lindsey Sadler
Libertarian - John Jay Myers
Green - David Bruce Collins
House CD 14
Republican - state Representative Randy Weber
Democratic - former Congressman Nicholas V. "Nick" Lampson
Libertarian - Zachary "Zach" Grady
Green - Rhett Rosenquest Smith
House CD 16
Democratic - Robert "Beto" O'Rourke
Republican - Barbara Carrasco
Libertarian - Junart Sodoy
House CD 20
Democratic - state Representative Joaquin Castro
Republican - David L. Rosa
Libertarian - A.E. "Tracy" Potts
Green - Antonio Diaz
House CD 25
Republican - former Secretary of State Roger Williams
Democratic - Elaine M. Henderson
Libertarian - Elizabeth "Betsy" Dewey
Utah
House CD 2
Republican - Chris Stewart
Democratic - F. Jay Seegmiller
Constitution - Jonathan D. Garrard
Unaffiliated - Joseph "Joe" Andrade
Unaffiliated - Charles E. Kimball
Virginia
Senate Class 1
Democratic - former Governor Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine
Republican - former Senator George F. Allen
Washington
Governor
Democratic - Congressman Jay R. Inslee
Republican - Attorney General Rob McKenna
(No Party Preference); Write-in - Thomas Gerard Grajkowski
House CD 1
Democratic - Washington State Department of Revenue Director Suzan Kay DelBene
Republican - Snohomish County Councilman John Marvin Koster
House CD 6
Democratic - state Senator Derek Kilmer
Republican - Bill Driscoll
Wisconsin
Senate Class 1
Democratic - Congressman Tammy Baldwin
Republican - former Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson
Libertarian - Joseph Kexel
Independent - Nimrod Y. U. Allen, III
(Constitution); Write-in - Riley J. "Jon" Hood
Write-in; (Independent) - Diane E. Lorbiecki
House CD 2
Democratic - state Representative Mark Pocan
Republican - Chad Lee
(Independent); Write-in - Joseph William "Joe" Kopsick
 
 
Tally
OfficeTotal
Senator 11
Congressman 55
Governor 5
Totals71
 
 

Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

 
 


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