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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Thomas H. Massie • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	15 December 2011: Congressman Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis announces his retirement. 31 July 2012: Congressman Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis, who was first elected in 2004, resigned from Congress stating "Recently, a family health issue has developed that will demand significantly more of my time to assist. As a result, I cannot continue to effectively fulfill my obligations to both my office and my family. Family must and will come first." 17 August 2012: Pursuant to KRS 118.720, Governor Steve Beshear issued a proclamation calling for an election to fill the vacant seat. To save money, the special election is set for the same day as the 6 November 2012 General Election. The winner will serve for the remainder of the term ending in January 2013. 6 November 2012: former Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas H. Massie (Republican) wins the Special Election.

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Congressman Boustany is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3.

Michigan 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 7 Democratic

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 11		Democratic	Congressman David A. "Dave" Curson • First elected: 2012 in a special election • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	30 June 2011: Media reports state that Congressman Thaddeus G. "Thad" McCotter (Republican), who was first elected to Congress in 2002, will announce his candidacy for President. 2 July 2011: Formally announced his candidacy for President. 22 September 2011: Withdrew his Presidential candidacy -- "I have withdrawn my candidacy to become the Republican Party's nominee for the Office of President of the United States of America ... I have endorsed Governor Mitt Romney to become our Republican Party�s nominee." 15 May 2012: Filed to run for this office but may not have submitted a sufficient number of signatures. 29 May 2012: Running as a write-in candidate after failing to collect a sufficient number of signatures to get on the primary ballot. 2 June 2012: Ended his bid for re-election to the U.S. House. 6 July 2012: Resigned. "Today I have resigned from the office of United States Representative for Michigan's 11th Congressional District. After nearly 26 years in elected office, this past nightmarish month and a half have, for the first time, severed the necessary harmony between the needs of my constituency and of my family. As this harmony is required to serve, its absence requires I leave." 10 July 2012: Governor Rick Snyder (Republican) called a Wednesday 5 September Special Primary Election and a Tuesday 6 November Special General Election to fill this vacant seat. Find the story from Detroit News here. 6 November 2012: David A. "Dave" Curson (Democratic) is elected in a special election. He will serve from November 2012 through the beginning of January 2013.

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 10		Democratic	Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2012 in a special election • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	6 March 2012: Congressman Donald M. Payne, who was first elected in 1988, died from colon cancer. He was 77. 6 March 2012: Within the next 8 weeks, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (Republican) will announce the dates of the special primary and special election to fill this vacant seat. 28 March 2012: Governor Christie called a special primary on 5 June 2012 and a special election for 6 November 2012. 6 November 2012: Donald M. Payne, Jr. (Democratic), son of the late Congressman Donald M. Payne, was elected to Congress in a special election for the partial term ending in January 2013. He was also elected to the full term ending in January 2015.

Washington 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 5 Democratic, 4 Republican

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First Elected: 2012 in a special election • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	24 June 2011: Congressman Jay R. Inslee (Democratic) announced he would be a candidate for Governor in 2012. 6 March 2012: He announced his resignation. "Effective March 20, I'm stepping down from my seat in Congress to devote myself full-time to my race for governor..." 20 March 2012: He resigned. 6 November 2012: Suzan Kay DelBene (Democratic) was elected to Congress in a special election for the partial term ending in January 2013. She was also elected to the full term ending in January 2015.

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