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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Alabama 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Republican, 1 Democratic
		Uncontested Race

	Scattering	4,302	2.14%	WI
Total		200,676	100.00%

	Scattering	270	0.10%	WI
Total		283,953	100.00%

	Scattering	483	0.18%	WI
Total		273,930	100.00%

	Scattering	341	0.13%	WI
Total		269,118	100.00%

	Scattering	336	0.12%	WI
Total		291,293	100.00%

	Scattering	573	0.19%	WI
Total		308,102	100.00%

	Scattering	203	0.07%	WI
Total		306,558	100.00%

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

	Scattering	964	0.33%	Write-in
Total		289,804	100.00%

Arizona 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republican, 3 Democratic

	Scattering	652	0.31%	WRITE-IN
Total		213,190	100.00%

Hawaii 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
	Scattering	4,467	2.05%	Blank Votes
	Scattering	80	0.04%	Over Votes
Total		217,876	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Scattering	9,952	4.54%	Blank Votes
	Scattering	121	0.06%	Over Votes
Total		219,283	100.00%

Iowa 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 2 Republican
	Scattering	259	0.07%	Write-In
Total		390,849	100.00%
	Scattering	323	0.08%	Write-In
Total		381,275	100.00%
		Incumbents running against one another
	Scattering	572	0.15%	Write-In
Total		386,842	100.00%
	Scattering	226	0.06%	Write-In
Total		377,883	100.00%

Maine 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
	Scattering	15,912	4.18%	BLANK
Total		380,715	100.00%
	Scattering	14,910	4.34%	BLANK
Total		343,908	100.00%

Maryland 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican, 6 Democratic
	Scattering	2,932	0.87%	Other Write-Ins
Total		337,760	100.00%
	Scattering	415	0.14%	Other Write-Ins
Total		295,940	100.00%
	Scattering	535	0.17%	Other Write-Ins
Total		319,859	100.00%
	Scattering	363	0.12%	Other Write-Ins
Total		311,512	100.00%
	Scattering	388	0.11%	Other Write-Ins
Total		343,820	100.00%
	Scattering	399	0.13%	Other Write-Ins
Total		309,549	100.00%
	Scattering	394	0.12%	Other Write-Ins
Total		323,818	100.00%
	Scattering	393	0.11%	Other Write-Ins
Total		343,256	100.00%

Massachusetts 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 10 Democratic
		Uncontested Race
	Scattering	70,422	20.92%	Blanks
	Scattering	4,197	1.25%	All others
Total		336,555	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	Scattering	79,401	23.17%	Blanks
	Scattering	4,078	1.19%	All others
Total		342,736	100.00%
	Scattering	13,358	3.99%	Blanks
	Scattering	262	0.08%	All others
Total		335,111	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Scattering	10,869	2.91%	Blanks
	Scattering	265	0.07%	All others
Total		373,114	100.00%
	Scattering	23,092	6.34%	Blanks
	Scattering	675	0.19%	All others
Total		364,201	100.00%
	Scattering	15,045	3.86%	Blanks
	Scattering	514	0.13%	All others
Total		389,852	100.00%
	Scattering	32,298	11.33%	Blanks
	Scattering	843	0.30%	All others
Total		285,134	100.00%

	Scattering	24,883	6.69%	Blanks
	Scattering	570	0.15%	All others
Total		371,694	100.00%

	Scattering	23,394	6.06%	Blanks
	Scattering	465	0.12%	All others
Total		385,799	100.00%

Minnesota 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 4 Republican
	Scattering	505	0.15%	Write-In
Total		335,880	100.00%
	Scattering	521	0.15%	Write-In
Total		358,447	100.00%
	Scattering	433	0.11%	Write-In
Total		382,705	100.00%
	Scattering	512	0.15%	Write-In
Total		348,001	100.00%
	Scattering	1,114	0.32%	Write-In
Total		351,978	100.00%
	Scattering	969	0.27%	Write-In
Total		355,156	100.00%
	Scattering	336	0.10%	Write-In
Total		327,576	100.00%
	Scattering	1,167	0.33%	Write-In
Total		353,663	100.00%

New Hampshire 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
	Scattering	192	0.06%	Scatter
Total		345,022	100.00%
	Scattering	206	0.06%	Scatter
Total		337,394	100.00%

New York 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 21 Democratic, 8 Republican
	Scattering	19,719	6.61%	Blank
	Scattering	176	0.06%	Scattering
	Scattering	155	0.05%	Void
Total		298,533	100.00%
	Scattering	31,645	11.51%	Blank
	Scattering	231	0.08%	Void
	Scattering	89	0.03%	Scattering
Total		274,819	100.00%
	Scattering	34,707	11.26%	Blank
	Scattering	321	0.10%	Void
	Scattering	77	0.02%	Scattering
Total		308,199	100.00%
	Scattering	33,498	11.19%	Blank
	Scattering	686	0.23%	Void
	Scattering	49	0.02%	Scattering
Total		299,484	100.00%
	Scattering	37,466	16.68%	Blank
	Scattering	85	0.04%	Scattering
	Scattering	19	0.01%	Void
Total		224,626	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Scattering	22,579	12.08%	Blank
	Scattering	114	0.06%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		186,953	100.00%
	Scattering	29,855	16.41%	Blank
	Scattering	210	0.12%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		181,966	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Scattering	32,092	13.58%	Blank
	Scattering	77	0.03%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		236,299	100.00%
	Scattering	25,531	10.68%	Blank
	Scattering	135	0.06%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		238,962	100.00%

	Scattering	32,126	13.53%	Blank
	Scattering	193	0.08%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		237,475	100.00%

	Scattering	17,133	7.98%	Blank
	Scattering	148	0.07%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		214,768	100.00%

	Scattering	28,283	10.49%	Blank
	Scattering	215	0.08%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		269,709	100.00%

	Scattering	40,629	17.40%	Blank
	Scattering	202	0.09%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		233,542	100.00%

	Scattering	25,811	15.09%	Blank
	Scattering	104	0.06%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		171,001	100.00%

	Scattering	21,546	12.06%	Blank
	Scattering	27	0.02%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		178,661	100.00%

	Scattering	33,787	12.50%	Blank
	Scattering	82	0.03%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		270,340	100.00%

	Scattering	31,098	10.46%	Blank
	Scattering	118	0.04%	Scattering
	Scattering	76	0.03%	Void
Total		297,379	100.00%

	Scattering	18,323	6.20%	Blank
	Scattering	169	0.06%	Scattering
	Scattering	50	0.02%	Void
Total		295,436	100.00%

	Scattering	21,531	7.03%	Blank
	Scattering	139	0.05%	Scattering
	Scattering	86	0.03%	Void
Total		306,296	100.00%

	Scattering	20,300	6.39%	Blank
	Scattering	135	0.04%	Scattering
	Scattering	65	0.02%	Void
Total		317,679	100.00%

	Scattering	16,140	6.00%	Blank
	Scattering	105	0.04%	Scattering
	Scattering	88	0.03%	Void
Total		268,784	100.00%

	Scattering	19,140	6.83%	Blank
	Scattering	842	0.30%	Scattering
	Scattering	79	0.03%	Void
Total		280,082	100.00%

	Scattering	14,063	5.03%	Blank
	Scattering	78	0.03%	Scattering
	Scattering	55	0.02%	Void
Total		279,400	100.00%

	Scattering	10,528	3.47%	Blank
	Scattering	220	0.07%	Scattering
	Scattering	51	0.02%	Void
Total		303,567	100.00%

	Scattering	7,976	2.47%	Blank
	Scattering	1,332	0.41%	Void
	Scattering	253	0.08%	Scattering
Total		322,760	100.00%

	Scattering	20,690	6.78%	Blank
	Scattering	17	0.01%	Scattering
	Scattering	0	0.00%	Void
Total		304,961	100.00%

	Scattering	12,132	3.68%	Blank
	Scattering	102	0.03%	Void
	Scattering	95	0.03%	Scattering
Total		329,768	100.00%

North Carolina 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Democratic, 6 Republican
	Scattering	456	0.15%	Write-in
Total		302,280	100.00%

North Dakota 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Scattering	508	0.16%	write-in
Total		316,071	100.00%

Oregon 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 1 Republican
	Scattering	509	0.15%	Misc
Total		331,980	100.00%

	Scattering	547	0.26%	Misc.
Total		210,763	100.00%
	Scattering	446	0.13%	Misc
Total		332,255	100.00%
	Scattering	772	0.22%	Misc
Total		355,875	100.00%
	Scattering	468	0.13%	Misc
Total		360,088	100.00%
	Scattering	402	0.12%	Misc
Total		327,970	100.00%

Rhode Island 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
	Scattering	262	0.13%	WRITE-IN
Total		205,115	100.00%
	Scattering	192	0.09%	WRITE-IN
Total		222,660	100.00%

South Carolina 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republican, 1 Democratic
	Scattering	214	0.07%	Write-In
Total		290,013	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	Scattering	7,602	3.73%	Write-In
Total		203,718	100.00%
	Scattering	516	0.20%	Write-In
Total		254,763	100.00%
	Scattering	329	0.12%	Write-In
Total		266,884	100.00%
	Scattering	236	0.08%	Write-In
Total		278,003	100.00%
	Scattering	1,978	0.85%	Write-In
Total		233,615	100.00%
	Scattering	281	0.10%	Write-In
Total		275,738	100.00%

Vermont 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
	Scattering	268	0.09%	Combined Write-in votes
Total		289,931	100.00%

Virginia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 3 Democratic
	Scattering	617	0.17%	Write In
Total		356,806	100.00%
	Scattering	443	0.14%	Write In
Total		309,222	100.00%
	Scattering	806	0.25%	Write In
Total		318,936	100.00%
	Scattering	564	0.16%	Write In
Total		350,046	100.00%
	Scattering	388	0.11%	Write In
Total		348,111	100.00%
	Scattering	666	0.21%	Write In
Total		323,893	100.00%
	Scattering	914	0.24%	Write In
Total		381,909	100.00%
	Scattering	805	0.23%	Write In
Total		351,187	100.00%
	Scattering	376	0.12%	Write In
Total		301,658	100.00%
	Scattering	527	0.14%	Write In
Total		366,444	100.00%
	Scattering	788	0.24%	Write In
Total		332,243	100.00%

Wisconsin 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republican, 3 Democratic
	Scattering	167	0.05%	SCATTERING
Total		365,058	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Scattering	787	0.20%	SCATTERING
Total		390,898	100.00%
	Scattering	339	0.10%	SCATTERING
Total		339,764	100.00%
	Scattering	467	0.14%	SCATTERING
Total		325,788	100.00%
	Scattering	851	0.23%	SCATTERING
Total		369,664	100.00%
	Scattering	364	0.10%	SCATTERING
Total		359,745	100.00%
	Scattering	405	0.11%	SCATTERING
Total		359,669	100.00%
	Scattering	303	0.09%	SCATTERING
Total		355,464	100.00%

Wyoming 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Scattering	8,479	3.38%	Under Votes
	Scattering	600	0.24%	Over Votes
	Scattering	416	0.17%	Write-Ins
Total		250,700	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