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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 Bill Flores Incumbent running? Yes Primary challenge? No primary challenge for incumbent. 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 Bill Flores Republican Confirmed candidate FEC Source August 3, 2011 Chet Edwards Democratic Out of race TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 2010 Candidate & Former Congressman Did Not File
George Hindman Republican Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 24, 2012 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results [edit election results]
2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner Bill Flores TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Chet Edwards Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source March 2, 2010 Bill Flores Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source April 13, 2010 Rob Curnock Republican Out Campaign Website Source April 13, 2010 2008 Candidate, Lost Primary Runoff Darren Yancy Republican Out Campaign Website Source April 13, 2010 Did Not File Chuck Wilson Republican Out Campaign Website Source April 13, 2010 Lost Primary David McIntyre Republican Out Campaign Website Source April 13, 2010 Lost Primary Jeff Beene Republican Out TX SOS Source April 13, 2010 Did Not File Steve Odgen Republican Out TX SOS Source April 13, 2010 Did Not File J.W Autem Jr Republican Out TX SOS Source April 13, 2010 Did Not File Timothy Alesandro Republican Out Campaign Website Source April 13, 2010 Lost Primary Eric Finley Republican Out Campaign Website Source April 13, 2010 Did Not File (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Chet Edwards, Bill Flores Bill Flores
2008 election
Incumbent: Chet Edwards
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Chet Edwards Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 Rob Curnock Republican Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner Chet Edwards, Rob Curnock Chet Edwards 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 68% George W. Bush 32% Al Gore 2004 70% George W. Bush 30% John Kerry 2008 67% John McCain 32% 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.
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