112th Congress (2011-2012) - House Seats by State

The Green Papers: 2012 General Election

112^th Congress
(2011-2012)
House Seats by State

441 House Seats up for election in 2012 (includes AZ House CD 8, IL House CD 2, KY House CD 4, MI House CD 11, NJ House CD 10, OR House CD 1, WA House CD 1 special elections)

441 Elected

1 House Seat not up for election in 2012

1 Democratic

40 Open House Seats (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office)

3 Vacant House Seats (office holder resigned, deceased, or expelled)

3 Democratic

314 Incumbents renominated by same party

13 Incumbents lost primary - no longer a candidate for this office

6 Incumbent Houses - election status not yet determined (primaries and/or nominating conventions yet to be held)

1495 Candidates seeking a House Seat (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

This is a list of the current House seats and the incumbents occupying them. All 435 of these seats are up for election on 6 November 2012.

There have been 0 deaths, 11 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in the 112^th House.

Congressman Christopher J. "Chris" Lee (Republican, New York CD 26) resigned on 9 February 2011 amid scandal.
Congressman Jane Harman (Democratic, California CD 36) resigned on 28 February 2011 to become the President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Congressman Dean Heller (Republican, Nevada CD 2) resigned on 3 May 2011 after being appointed to the state's Class 1 U.S. Senate Seat.
Congressman Jay R. Inslee (Democratic, Washington CD 1) resigned on 20 March 2012 to devote his full-time to his candidacy for Washington Governor.
Congressman Anthony D. Weiner (Democratic, New York CD 9) announced his resignation on 16 June 2011 amid scandal. Officially resigned 21 June.
Congressman Janice Hahn (Democratic, California CD 36) was elected to Congress in a 12 July 2011 special election and sworn on 19 July.
Congressman David Wu (Democratic, Oregon CD 1) resigned on 3 August 2011 amid scandal.
Congressman Mark Eugene Amodei (Republican, Nevada CD 2) was elected to Congress in a 13 September 2011 special election and sworn on 15 September.
Congressman Robert L. "Bob" Turner (Republican, New York CD 9) was elected to Congress in a 13 September 2011 special election and sworn on 15 September.
Congressman Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (Democratic, Arizona CD 8) resigned 25 January 2012 to recover from a gunshot wound received at an 8 January 2011 constituent meeting.
Congressman Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic, Oregon CD 1) was elected to Congress in a 31 January 2012 special election. Sworn on 7 February 2012.
Congressman Ron Barber (Democratic, Arizona CD 8) was elected to Congress in a 12 June 2012 special election and sworn on 19 June 2012.
Congressman Thaddeus G. "Thad" McCotter (Republican, Michigan CD 11) resigned 6 July 2012 following issues with his primary nomination petitions.
Congressman Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis (Republican, Kentucky CD 4) resigned 31 July 2012 due to a family health issue.
Congressman Dennis A. Cardoza (Democratic, California CD 18), citing family needs, resigned on 14 August 2012 effective 15 August.
Congressman David A. "Dave" Curson (Democratic, Michigan CD 11) was elected to Congress in a 6 November 2012 special election and sworn on 13 November.
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (Democratic, New Jersey CD 10, son of the late Congressman Donald M. Payne) was elected to Congress in a 6 November 2012 special election.
Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene (Democratic, Washington CD 1) was elected to Congress in a 6 November 2012 special election and sworn on 13 November.
Congressman Thomas H. Massie (Republican, Kentucky CD 4) was elected to Congress in a 6 November 2012 special election and sworn on 13 November.
Congressman Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. (Democratic, Illinois CD 2) resigned on 21 November 2012 amid scandal-- officially stating "to focus on restoring my health".
Congressman Bob Filner, Jr. (Democratic, California CD 51) resigned on 3 December 2012 having been elected Mayor of San Diego on 6 November 2012.

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Minnesota 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 4 Republican

	Independence	21,135	6.07%	Steve Carlson • FEC H0MN04163
Total		348,001	100.00%

	Independence	15,298	4.67%	Adam Steele • FEC H2MN07097
Total		327,576	100.00%

New York 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 21 Democratic, 8 Republican

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	132,304	44.32%	Randolph "Randy" Altschuler • FEC H0NY01129; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,263,677; Dsb $2,272,849
Total		298,533	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence; Tax Revolt	142,309	51.78%	Congressman Peter T. "Pete" King • Congressman King, incumbent in the old CD 3, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2. • FEC H2NY03089; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,805,081; Dsb $1,177,218
Total		274,819	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	157,880	51.23%	Congressman Steve J. Israel • Congressman Israel, incumbent in the old CD 2, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3. • FEC H0NY02085; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,150,967; Dsb $3,077,650
Total		308,199	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	163,955	54.75%	Congressman Carolyn McCarthy • FEC H6NY04112; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,276,133; Dsb $1,818,276
Total		299,484	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	46,841	17.37%	Christopher Robin Wight • FEC H2NY12155; 26 Nov 12; Tot $116,717; Dsb $111,894
Total		269,709	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	150,245	49.05%	Congressman Christopher Patrick "Chris" Gibson • Congressman Gibson, incumbent in CD 20, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 19. • FEC H0NY20095; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,142,134; Dsb $2,151,655
Total		306,296	100.00%

	Democratic; Independence; Working Families	203,401	64.03%	Congressman Paul David Tonko • Congressman Tonko, incumbent in the old CD 21, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 20. • FEC H8NY21203; 26 Nov 12; Tot $972,482; Dsb $792,922
Total		317,679	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	121,646	45.26%	Matthew A. "Matt" Doheny • FEC H0NY23057; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,999,690; Dsb $1,988,727
Total		268,784	100.00%

	Republican; Independence	157,941	56.39%	Congressman Richard L. Hanna • Congressman Hanna, incumbent in the old CD 24, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 22. • FEC H8NY24066; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,095,477; Dsb $1,037,821
Total		280,082	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	137,669	49.27%	Congressman Thomas W. "Tom" Reed, II • Congressman Reed, incumbent in the old CD 29, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 23. • FEC H0NY29054; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,090,065; Dsb $1,968,393
Total		279,400	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	127,054	41.85%	Congressman Ann Marie Buerkle • Congressman Buerkle, incumbent in the old CD 25, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 24. • FEC H0NY25078; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,018,202; Dsb $2,039,182
Total		303,567	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	133,389	41.33%	Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks • FEC H2NY25074; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,464,442; Dsb $1,447,864
Total		322,760	100.00%

	Republican; Conservative; Independence	71,666	23.50%	Michael Hamilton Madigan • FEC H2NY26171; 26 Nov 12; Tot $61,217; Dsb $58,664
Total		304,961	100.00%

Political Parties 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.

Major Parties
	• Democratic
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor
	• Democratic-Nonpartisan League
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution
	• Green
	• Libertarian
	• Pacific Green
	• Reform
Other Third Parties
	• American Constitution
	• American Third Position
	• Americans Elect
	• Conservative
	• Democratic/Republican
	• Independence
	• Independent American
	• Independent Greens
	• Independent Party of Connecticut
	• Independent Party of Oregon
	• Liberty Union
	• Marijuana
	• Natural Law
	• Socialism and Liberation
	• Progressive
	• Socialist Workers Party
	• Tax Revolt
	• U.S. Taxpayers
	• We, the People
	• Whig
	• Working Families
	• Wyoming Country
Independents
	• Independent
	• No Party
	• No Party Affiliation
	• No Party Preference
	• Nominated By Petition
	• Non Affiliated
	• Petitioning Candidate
	• Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering
	• Write-in