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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Florida 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 19 Republican, 6 Democratic
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	No Party Affiliation	8,870	2.81%	Philip "Phil" Dodds • FEC H2FL03130; 26 Nov 12; Tot $15,058; Dsb $15,058
Total		315,669	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation; (Republican)	75,236	23.85%	James R. "Jim" Klauder • FEC H2FL04112; 26 Nov 12; Tot $56,998; Dsb $90,098
Total		315,470	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	7,978	2.96%	Eileen Fleming • FEC H2FL05184
Total		269,153	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	12,607	3.61%	Sebastian Council Member Richard H. Gillmor • FEC H2FL08071; 26 Nov 12; Tot $12,314; Dsb $12,263
Total		348,909	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	6,878	2.08%	John Timothy Russell • FEC H4FL05032; 28 Nov 12; Tot $8,698; Dsb $8,698
	No Party Affiliation	4,915	1.49%	Paul Sidney Elliott • FEC H2FL12065; 26 Nov 12; Tot $32,376; Dsb $31,770
Total		330,167	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	No Party Affiliation	6,637	2.17%	Brandon Matthew Smith • FEC H2FL19102
Total		306,216	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	29,553	12.10%	Randall A. Terry • FEC H2FL20100; 26 Nov 12; Tot $159,785; Dsb $157,197
Total		244,285	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	37,776	13.28%	Walter Michael "Mike" Trout • FEC H2FL21066
	No Party Affiliation	25,361	8.92%	Cesar Henao • FEC H2FL19094; 26 Nov 12; Tot $24,778; Dsb $23,599
Total		284,400	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	3,129	1.14%	Ilya Katz • FEC H2FL23096
Total		275,430	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	31,664	15.81%	Stanley Blumenthal • FEC H0FL20104; 26 Nov 12; Tot $211,881; Dsb $182,331
	No Party Affiliation	17,099	8.54%	Eddie Gonzalez • Listed on ballot as "VoteForEddie.Com". • FEC H2FL21058; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,260; Dsb $8,858
Total		200,229	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	5,726	2.26%	Angel Fernandez • FEC H2FL26065; 26 Nov 12; Tot $41,610; Dsb $24,055
	No Party Affiliation	2,717	1.07%	Jose F. Peixoto • FEC H2FL18054; 17 Oct 12; Tot $24,395; Dsb $24,157
Total		252,957	100.00%

	No Party Affiliation	6,663	2.89%	Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins • FEC H2FL27030
Total		230,171	100.00%

Michigan 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 7 Democratic
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	No Party Affiliation	6,694	2.03%	Flint School Board of Education Member David Davenport • FEC H2MI05150
Total		330,146	100.00%
	No Party Affiliation	6,097	1.77%	Leon Preston Brooks, Jr. • FEC H2MI08139; 03 Dec 12; Tot $20,436; Dsb $21,286
Total		345,054	100.00%

Oregon 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 1 Republican

	No Party Affiliation; (Republican)			~~Pavel Goberman - apparently not a candidate~~ • 8 November 2011: Lost Republican Primary. 19 November 2011: Filed with the FEC as "Not a member of a party". • FEC H6OR01209; 15 May 12; Tot $5,000; Dsb $0
Total		210,763	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