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| House: 435 seats | Senate: 33 seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOP | Dems | Total | GOP | Dems | Total | |
| Confirmed primary challenges | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Possible primary challenges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open seats* | 16 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 102 |
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Contents
2012 election
Race status [edit race status]
Incumbent Kevin Brady Incumbent running? Yes Primary challenge? Incumbent has primary challenger. Cook Political Report Partisan Voting Index Non-competitive seat Cook Political Report Race Classification Non-competitive seat Candidates [edit candidate list]
Links to names in blue have existing profiles, red links need someone to start one.Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Kevin Brady Republican Confirmed candidate FEC Source August 3, 2011 Kent Hargett Democratic Out of race TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 2008 & 2010 Candidate Did Not File
Chris Irish Republican Out of race Campaign Website Source April 24, 2012 Larry Youngblood Republican Confirmed candidate FEC Source October 7, 2011 Neil Burns Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source November 25, 2011 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results [edit election results]
2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner TBD TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Kevin Brady Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source March 9, 2010 Kent Hargett Democratic Confirmed candidate TX Dems Source January 9, 2010 2008 Candidate Tyler Russell Republican Out TX SOS Source March 7, 2010 Lost Primary Scott Baler Republican Out TX SOS Source March 7, 2010 Lost Primary Melecio Franco Republican Out TX SOS Source March 7, 2010 Lost Primary (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Kent Hargett, Kevin Brady Kevin Brady
2008 election
Incumbent: Kevin Brady
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Kevin Brady Republican Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 Kent Hargett Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner Kevin Brady, Kent Hargett Kevin Brady 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 69% George W. Bush 31% Al Gore 2004 72% George W. Bush 28% John Kerry 2008 74% John McCain 25% Barack Obama
Articles and resources
See also
- Index for all the Texas congressional districts and candidates.
- The full House 2012 elections report.
- The RaceTracker homepage.
External articles
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