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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 Lamar Smith 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 Lamar Smith Republican Confirmed candidate FEC Source August 3, 2011 Lainey Melnick Democratic Out of race FEC Source August 3, 2011 2010 Candidate Elaine Henderson Democratic Out of race TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 Daniel Boone Democratic Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 24, 2012 2010 State Board of Elections Candidate Candace Duval Democratic Confirmed candidate TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 Richard Mack Republican Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 24, 2012 Richard Morgan Republican Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 24, 2012 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results [edit election results]
2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner Lamar Smith, Candace Duval TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Lamar Smith Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source March 9, 2009 Lainey Melnick Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source July 5, 2009 Belinda Shvetz Democratic Out TX Dems Source January 17, 2010 Stephen Schoppe Republican Out TX SOS Source March 7, 2010 Lost Primary (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Lainey Melnick, Lamar Smith Lamar Smith
2008 election
Incumbent: Lamar Smith
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Lamar Smith Republican Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 Unopposed by Dems (source needed) March 1, 2009 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner Lamar Smith Lamar Smith 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 69% George W. Bush 31% Al Gore 2004 66% George W. Bush 34% John Kerry 2008 58% John McCain 41% 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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