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

	Write-in			Curtis Monroe Railey • FEC H2AL01192; 26 Nov 12; Tot $18,015; Dsb $15,385
Total		200,676	100.00%

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

	Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Clinton DesJarlais • FEC H2AK00150
	Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			David F. "Dave" Dohner
	Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Fletcher G. Fuller, Jr. • FEC H2AK00168
Total		289,804	100.00%

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

	Write-in; (Green)	57	0.02%	Anthony Prowell • FEC H2AZ08045
Total		292,279	100.00%

	Write-in	1	0.00%	James Ketover • FEC H2AZ06205
Total		293,177	100.00%

Colorado 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 4 Republican
	Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	18	0.01%	Thomas Henry Juniel • 31 July 2012: Insufficient petition signatures. Running as a write-in. • FEC H2CO01157
Total		348,228	100.00%

	Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	25	0.01%	Jaime McMillan • FEC H2CO03179; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,000; Dsb $0
	Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Morgan West • FEC H2CO03187
Total		347,272	100.00%

	Write-in; (Republican)	6	0.00%	George Allen Cantrell • FEC H2CO05125
Total		307,237	100.00%

Connecticut 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic
	Write-in; (Republican; Independent)	1	0.00%	Stephen M. "Steve" Packard • Mr. Packard filed with the FEC as a Republican and later as an Independent. On 11 October 2012 he posted a note on his website indicating he was suspending his campaign. • FEC H2CT03086; 26 Nov 12; Tot $8,734; Dsb $8,385
	Write-in	1	0.00%	Hector W. Concepcion, Jr.
Total		291,301	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Write-in; (Independent)	12	0.00%	John Pistone • FEC H0CT05127
	Write-in	10	0.00%	Russ Jaeger
Total		284,757	100.00%

Florida 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 19 Republican, 6 Democratic
	Write-in; (Reform)	17	0.00%	William "Cleave" Drummond, II • FEC H2FL01209; 26 Nov 12; Tot $609; Dsb $619
Total		342,594	100.00%
	Write-in	228	0.07%	Floyd Patrick Miller • FEC H2FL02132
Total		333,718	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Michael Ricks • FEC H2FL03148
Total		315,669	100.00%

	Write-in; (Democratic)	246	0.08%	Gary L. Koniz • FEC H0FL04116
Total		315,470	100.00%
	Write-in	3	0.00%	Bruce Ray Riggs • FEC H2FL05192
Total		269,153	100.00%

	Write-in	13	0.00%	Fred Marra • FEC H2FL07131
Total		316,010	100.00%

	Write-in; (Republican)	46	0.01%	Naipaul Seegolam • FEC H2FL10168
Total		318,269	100.00%

	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	12	0.00%	Tom Baumann • FEC H2FL17080
Total		282,266	100.00%

	Write-in; (Democratic)	55	0.02%	Marilyn Davis Holloman • FEC H2FL18070
Total		330,665	100.00%

	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	5	0.00%	Anthony M. Dutrow • FEC H2FL20118
Total		244,285	100.00%

Georgia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 5 Democratic
		Uncontested Race
	Write-in	105	0.05%	David Ferguson
Total		232,485	100.00%
	Write-in; (Green)	58	0.02%	former Congressman Cynthia McKinney • FEC H2GA11016; 26 Nov 12; Tot $900; Dsb $0
	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	2	0.00%	Rachele Fruit
Total		283,962	100.00%
	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	12	0.00%	John Benson
	Write-in	12	0.00%	Raymond Davis
Total		277,689	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Write-in			Ken Paul • National Write In Party
Total		252,153	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	Write-in	401	0.19%	Brian Russell Brown • FEC H6GA09227
Total		211,466	100.00%

Idaho 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
	Write-in; (Democratic; Independent)	235	0.07%	Jack Wayne Chappell • FEC H0ID02053
Total		318,494	100.00%

Illinois 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Democratic, 11 Republican, 1 Vacancy
	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	1	0.00%	John Hawkins
Total		320,844	100.00%
	Write-in	288	0.10%	Anthony W. Williams
Total		297,712	100.00%
	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	7	0.00%	Laura Anderson
Total		246,398	100.00%
	Write-in; (Socialism and Liberation)	4	0.00%	Ymelda Viramontes
Total		160,509	100.00%
	Write-in; (Independent)	5	0.00%	Phil Collins
	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	2	0.00%	Dennis Richter
Total		286,435	100.00%
	Write-in; (Independent)	8	0.00%	Hilaire Fuji Shioura
	Write-in; (Republican)	6	0.00%	Susanne Atanus • FEC H0IL09080
Total		293,807	100.00%

	Write-in	19	0.01%	Chris Michel
Total		254,295	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Write-in	2	0.00%	Shon-Tiyon Horton
Total		303,949	100.00%
	Write-in; (Democratic)	10	0.00%	Eric Steven Reyes • FEC H2IL17089; 30 Sep 11; Tot $8,497; Dsb $5,571
	Write-in	9	0.00%	Joe Faber
Total		288,161	100.00%

Indiana 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 6 Republican
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Write-in; (Independent)	3	0.00%	Kenneth R. Lunce, Jr. • FEC H2IN02253
Total		273,475	100.00%
	Write-in; (Independent)	0	0.00%	Timothy Lee "Tim" Frye • FEC H2IN07104; 06 Dec 12; Tot $0; Dsb $0
Total		257,950	100.00%

Maryland 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican, 6 Democratic
	Write-in; (Democratic)	14,858	4.40%	John James LaFerla • 18 September 2012: The Democratic Party named a replacement candidate, John LaFerla. He had lost the 3 April primary by 57 votes to Wendy W. Rosen who withdrew on 10 September 2012. • FEC H2MD01154; 26 Nov 12; Tot $213,785; Dsb $210,788
	Write-in	71	0.02%	Michael "Mike" Calpino • FEC H2MD01188
	Write-in	26	0.01%	Douglas Dryden Rae • FEC H2MD01212
Total		337,760	100.00%
	Write-in; (Republican)	22	0.01%	Ray Bly • 3 April 2012: Lost Republican Primary. 23 July 2012: Running as a write-in. • FEC H8MD07042
Total		295,940	100.00%
	Write-in; (Democratic)	28	0.01%	Charles U. Smith • 3 April 2012: Lost Democratic Primary. 23 July 2012: Running as a write-in. • FEC H0MD07056
	Write-in; (Democratic)	10	0.00%	Ty Glen Busch • 3 April 2012: Lost Democratic Primary. 23 July 2012: Running as a write-in. • FEC H2MD07060
Total		323,818	100.00%

Michigan 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 7 Democratic
	Write-in	2	0.00%	Steven Lee Butler
Total		326,283	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Write-in	14	0.00%	James Leonard Van Gilder
	Write-in	1	0.00%	Ralph M. Sherman
	~~Write-in~~			~~Drexel Morton - apparently not a candidate~~
Total		358,139	100.00%

	Write-in	8	0.00%	James Leonard Van Gilder
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Donald R. Green
Total		329,137	100.00%
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Timothy Kachinski
Total		319,223	100.00%

Minnesota 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Democratic, 4 Republican
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Charles Aldrich
Total		335,880	100.00%
	Write-in	1	0.00%	Josh D. Ondich
Total		358,447	100.00%
	Write-in	10	0.00%	Amber Garlan
Total		348,001	100.00%
	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	9	0.00%	Tony Lane
Total		351,978	100.00%
	Write-in	2	0.00%	Curtis Hed
	Write-in	1	0.00%	Derek Henkels
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Clayton James Hanks
Total		355,156	100.00%

Missouri 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 6 Republican
	Write-in; (Independent)	6	0.00%	Andrew Charles Feagle • FEC H2MO05345
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Andrew Thomas
Total		330,942	100.00%
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Andrew Thomas
Total		333,688	100.00%
	Write-in	9	0.00%	Kenneth Joe Brown
Total		318,740	100.00%

New Mexico 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic, 1 Republican
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Write-in; (Green)	459	0.17%	Jeanne Pahls
Total		275,856	100.00%
	Write-in	173	0.08%	Jack McGrann
Total		225,515	100.00%

North Carolina 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Democratic, 6 Republican

	Write-in	3,990	1.32%	Antonio Blue • FEC H2NC08219; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,466; Dsb $3,712
	Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Todd Montgomery Foreman • FEC H2NC08151
Total		302,280	100.00%

Ohio 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 13 Republican, 5 Democratic
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Write-in	264	0.09%	Jeff Brown • FEC H2OH03166
Total		295,938	100.00%
		Uncontested Race
	Write-in	62	0.03%	James J. Condit, Jr. • FEC H2OH02077
Total		246,442	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Write-in	6	0.00%	Aaron J. Zurbrugg • FEC H2OH14080
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Erick Donald Robinson • FEC H2OH14056
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Steven T. Winfield • FEC H2OH14072
Total		339,878	100.00%

Pennsylvania 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Democratic, 12 Republican
	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)			Chris Hoeppner
Total		277,102	100.00%
	Write-in			Jeremy "Jed" Siple
Total		282,465	100.00%

Tennessee 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Republican, 2 Democratic
	Write-in	62	0.02%	Lady J. Jean Howard-Hill
	Write-in	18	0.01%	Richard Hall
Total		256,909	100.00%
	Write-in	12	0.00%	Sean Puckett
Total		263,095	100.00%
	Write-in; (Democratic)	455	0.19%	Rachel Robinson • FEC H2TN06139
	Write-in	4	0.00%	Michael H. Thompson
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Mary Amanda Keifer
Total		241,241	100.00%
	Write-in; (Independent)	2	0.00%	Kimberlee Elaine Smith • FEC H2TN09190
	Write-in	1	0.00%	Herbert A. Bass
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Isaac Richmond
Total		250,987	100.00%

Texas 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 23 Republican, 9 Democratic
	Write-in	188	0.08%	Fredrick W. "Fred" Rostek • FEC H2TX04090
Total		250,343	100.00%

	Write-in	37	0.02%	Símon Alvarado • FEC H2TX35086; 26 Nov 12; Tot $7,747; Dsb $7,675
Total		165,179	100.00%

Virginia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 3 Democratic
	Write-in; (Independent)			John Oscian Parmele, Jr.
Total		309,222	100.00%

West Virginia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican, 1 Democratic
	Write-in; (Constitution)			Lou Manley
Total		214,151	100.00%
	Write-in; (Constitution)			Jerry Franklin
Total		226,766	100.00%

Wisconsin 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Republican, 3 Democratic
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Write-in; (Independent)	6	0.00%	Joseph William "Joe" Kopsick • Independent: (Liberty, Sovereignty, Independence, Social Liberalism) • FEC H2WI02116
Total		390,898	100.00%
	Write-in; (Independent)	20	0.01%	Dale Clifford Lehner • FEC H2WI07073; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,118; Dsb $842
Total		359,669	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