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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 Blake Farenthold 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 Blake Farenthold Republican Confirmed candidate TX GOP Source December 17, 2011 Solomon Ortiz Democratic Out of race Media Story Source December 16, 2011 2010 Candidate & Fmr Congressman Dallas Chambless Republican Out of race TX GOP Source April 24, 2012 Did Not File Armando Villalobos Democratic Out of race TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 Running in TX-34 Todd Hunter Republican Out of race TX GOP Source April 24, 2012 Did Not File Raul Torres Republican Out of race TX GOP Source April 24, 2012 Did Not File Rose Meza Harrison Democratic Confirmed candidate Media Story Source September 3, 2011 Nueces County Assistant Attorney Solomon Ortiz Jr Democratic Out of race Media Story Source December 16, 2011 Ramiro Garza Democratic Out of race TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 Running in TX-34 Denise Saenz Blanchard Democratic Out of race TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 Running in TX-34 Don Middlebrook Republican Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 30, 2012 Anthony Troiani Democratic Out of race TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 Running in TX-34 Salomon Torres Democratic Out of race TX Dems Source April 24, 2012 Running in TX-34 John Grunwald Republican Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 30, 2012 Trey Roberts Republican Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 30, 2012 Ronnie McDonald Democratic Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 30, 2012 Former Bastrop County Judge Murphy Junaid Democratic Out - lost primary TX SOS Source June 30, 2012 Jerry Trevino Democratic Out - lost primary AP Source September 10, 2012 Lost Primary Runoff (Candidate classification criteria)
Results [edit election results]
2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner Blake Farenthold, Rosa Meza Harrison TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Solomon Ortiz Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source December 26, 2009 Willie Vaden Republican Out TX SOS Source March 7, 2010 2008 Candidate, Lost Primary James Duerr Republican Out Campaign Website Source March 7, 2010 Lost Primary Runoff Blake Farenthold Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source March 7, 2010 Jessica Puente-Bradshaw Republican Out TX SOS Source March 7, 2010 Lost Primary (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Solomon Ortiz, Blake Farenthold Blake Farenthold
2008 election
Incumbent: Solomon Ortiz
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Solomon Ortiz Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 Willie Vaden Republican Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner Solomon Ortiz, Willie Vaden Solomon Ortiz 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 50% George W. Bush 50% Al Gore 2004 55% George W. Bush 45% John Kerry 2008 % John McCain % 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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