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Elecciones a la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos de 2012 en Texas

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Las elecciones a la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos de 2012 en Texas se celebraron el martes 6 de noviembre de 2012 para elegir a los 36 representantes del estado de Texas , un aumento de cuatro escaños tras la redistribución de distritos electorales posterior al censo de Estados Unidos de 2010. Las elecciones coincidieron con las de otros cargos federales y estatales, incluidas las elecciones presidenciales cuatrienales y las del Senado de los Estados Unidos . Las elecciones primarias estaban programadas para el 6 de marzo de 2012, con una segunda vuelta el 22 de mayo; debido a problemas derivados de la redistribución de distritos, las primarias se pospusieron al 29 de mayo y la segunda vuelta al 31 de julio. [ 1 ]

Con una participación del 58% de las personas en edad de votar, todos los escaños existentes fueron conservados por sus respectivos partidos, con una excepción: los demócratas obtuvieron el distrito 23. De los cuatro nuevos escaños, dos fueron ganados por el Partido Republicano, sumando un total de 24 escaños, y dos fueron ganados por el Partido Demócrata, sumando un total de 12 escaños.

Redistribución de distritos

En marzo de 2011, The Texas Tribune realizó una encuesta entre personas influyentes de Texas que reveló que el 54% creía que tres de los cuatro nuevos distritos congresionales del estado se diseñarían para favorecer al Partido Republicano , y un distrito para favorecer al Partido Demócrata ; mientras que el 37% de los encuestados opinaba que dos distritos favorecerían a los republicanos y dos a los demócratas. [ 2 ] En abril, el representante republicano Lamar Smith argumentó que los escaños deberían dividirse equitativamente entre los partidos para reflejar la creciente población hispana de Texas y cumplir con la Ley de Derechos Electorales . Joe Barton , también representante republicano, discrepó, argumentando que tres o cuatro de los distritos deberían favorecer a los republicanos. [ 3 ]

También en abril, el Caucus Legislativo Mexicano-Estadounidense presentó una demanda contra el gobernador Rick Perry y el estado de Texas, buscando detener la redistribución de distritos basada en datos del censo que supuestamente no contabilizaron a hasta 250,000 residentes hispanos de colonias . [ 4 ] Más tarde en abril, el representante demócrata estadounidense Lloyd Doggett publicó un mapa que, según él, había sido presentado por miembros republicanos del Congreso a los líderes de la Legislatura de Texas . El mapa dividiría el condado de Travis en cuatro distritos, tres de los cuales favorecerían a los republicanos y uno a los demócratas. [ 5 ]

En mayo, el representante estatal Burt Solomons , republicano, expresó su preocupación de que la legislatura no presentara un mapa de redistribución de distritos congresionales para el 30 de mayo, fecha en que estaba previsto su cierre, y que sería necesaria una sesión especial . [ 6 ] El senador estatal Kel Seliger , presidente del Comité Selecto del Senado sobre Redistribución de Distritos, también restó importancia a la probabilidad de que se aprobara la legislación de redistribución de distritos, pero enfatizó la importancia de crear un "instrumento creíble para que el tribunal lo considere". [ 7 ] Posteriormente, Joe Barton presentó una demanda en respuesta a la percibida "inacción" de la legislatura en materia de redistribución de distritos. [ 8 ] El 25 de mayo, Seliger confirmó que la legislatura no aprobaría la legislación de redistribución de distritos y que un mapa congresional sería elaborado por un tribunal federal o en una sesión especial. [ 9 ] Ese mismo día, Rick Perry reiteró su postura de que la Legislatura, en lugar de los tribunales, debería trazar el mapa, [ 10 ] y tres días después dijo que convocaría una sesión especial con la condición de que los legisladores decidieran un mapa con antelación. [ 11 ]

El 30 de mayo, Perry convocó una sesión especial. [ 12 ] El 31 de mayo, primer día de la sesión especial, se agregó la redistribución de distritos a la lista de asuntos a tratar y Seliger y Solomons publicaron un mapa congresional propuesto. En el mapa de Seliger y Solomons, los afroamericanos y los hispanoamericanos forman mayorías en dos de los nuevos distritos, mientras que los otros dos nuevos distritos le dieron a Perry más del 56 por ciento de sus votos en las elecciones a gobernador de 2010. Los distritos representados por Doggett y los republicanos Quico Canseco y Blake Farenthold se harían más favorables a los republicanos. El representante estatal demócrata Marc Veasey y Nina Perales del Fondo Mexicano-Estadounidense de Defensa Legal y Educativa criticaron el plan, que dijeron que no aumentaba el número de distritos de oportunidad para las minorías. [ 13 ] El representante demócrata estadounidense Gene Green presentó una demanda contra el mapa, alegando que descuidaría el crecimiento de la población hispana principalmente en el condado de Harris. [ 14 ] El 2 de junio, Solomons reconoció que era probable que el mapa sufriera cambios significativos. [ 15 ]

El 2 de junio, Seliger propuso un nuevo mapa que modificaba significativamente el distrito del representante republicano Ron Paul y rediseñaba un distrito que conectaba la zona urbana de Houston con los condados rurales del este de Texas . El comité de redistribución de distritos del Senado estatal aprobó el mapa [ 16 ] y el pleno del Senado, siguiendo las líneas partidistas , el 6 de junio. [ 17 ] El comité de redistribución de distritos de la Cámara de Representantes aprobó un mapa ligeramente diferente al del Senado. Este mapa reduciría la población hispana del distrito de Canseco al concentrarla en el distrito del demócrata Charlie González . [ 18 ] El pleno de la Cámara de Representantes aprobó el mapa el 14 de junio. [ 19 ] El 20 de junio, el Senado votó a favor de aceptar las enmiendas de la Cámara. [ 20 ] Perry promulgó la ley el 18 de julio. [ 21 ]

El 13 de septiembre, la División de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos declaró que, según una investigación preliminar, el mapa parecía haber sido "adoptado, al menos en parte, con el propósito de disminuir la capacidad de los ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos, por motivos de raza, color o pertenencia a un grupo minoritario lingüístico, para elegir a sus candidatos preferidos al Congreso" y tendría un efecto discriminatorio. [ 22 ]

El 8 de noviembre, un tribunal federal se negó a aprobar el mapa propuesto por la Legislatura, lo que obligó a realizar largos procedimientos legales y a implementar un mapa provisional para las elecciones de 2012, que sería elaborado por un panel de jueces federales. [ 23 ] El 23 de noviembre, un panel de tres jueces federales elaboró ​​un mapa en el que tres de los cuatro nuevos distritos favorecerían a los demócratas. [ 24 ] Sin embargo, tres días después, Greg Abbott , el Fiscal General de Texas , anunció que el estado solicitaría una suspensión de emergencia ante la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos . [ 25 ] El 9 de diciembre, la Corte Suprema bloqueó el uso del mapa elaborado por los jueces federales. Se esperaba que esto obligara a retrasar la fecha límite de presentación de candidaturas y las elecciones primarias del estado. [ 26 ]

El 20 de enero de 2012, la Corte Suprema rechazó el mapa elaborado por el tribunal federal, sosteniendo que el tribunal no había prestado suficiente atención a los mapas elaborados por la legislatura, y devolvió el caso al tribunal inferior. [ 27 ]

Descripción general

Distrito 1

El republicano Louie Gohmert , quien había representado al primer distrito congresional de Texas desde 2005, se postuló para la reelección. [ 30 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Dra. Shirley McKellar, veterana del ejército y empresaria sin fines de lucro [ 32 ]

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Clark Patterson, fotógrafo

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 2

El republicano Ted Poe , quien había representado al segundo distrito congresional de Texas desde 2005, se postuló para la reelección. [ 30 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Ted Poe , actual representante de los Estados Unidos

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Kenneth Duncan

Primaria verde

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Mark Roberts, profesor

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 3

El republicano Sam Johnson , quien había representado al tercer distrito congresional de Texas desde 1991, se postuló para la reelección. [ 30 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Sam Johnson , actual representante de los Estados Unidos.
Eliminado en primaria
  • Josh Caesar, ingeniero de software
  • Harry Pierce, veterano de la Fuerza Aérea

Resultados

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 4

El republicano Ralph Hall , quien había representado al cuarto distrito congresional de Texas desde 1981 (como demócrata de 1981 a 2004), buscó la reelección. [ 30 ]

primarias republicanas

Se especuló con la posibilidad de que Hall se retirara debido a su edad (tenía 89 años) y a unas primarias más reñidas de lo habitual en 2010 (aunque aun así ganó con el 57% de los votos). [ 41 ] Hall se enfrentó a dos oponentes en las primarias de su partido en mayo: el empresario y candidato a las primarias de 2010, Steve Clark, [ 42 ] y el empresario Lou Gigliotti. [ 43 ]

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Ralph Hall , actual representante de los Estados Unidos.
Eliminado en primaria
  • Steve Clark, empresario y candidato a este escaño en 2010.
  • Lou Gigliotti, empresario
Retirado
  • Juan Cooper

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • VaLinda Hathcox, abogada y candidata a este puesto en 2010 [ 32 ]

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Thomas Griffing

Elecciones generales

Avales

Ralph Hall (R)

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 5

El republicano Jeb Hensarling , quien había representado al 5.º distrito congresional de Texas desde 2003, se postuló para la reelección. [ 30 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Ken Ashby, profesor, ingeniero y candidato a este puesto en 2010.

Elecciones generales

Avales

Jeb Hensarling (derecha)

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 6

El republicano Joe Barton , quien había representado al sexto distrito congresional de Texas desde 1985, se postuló para la reelección. [ 30 ] [ 46 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Joe Barton , actual representante de los Estados Unidos.
Eliminado en primaria
  • Joe Chow, ex alcalde de Addison [ 47 ]
  • Itamar Gelbman, consultor de seguridad israelí-estadounidense [ 47 ]
  • Frank Kuchar, contador [ 48 ]

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Kenneth Sanders, consultor de fabricación [ 32 ]
Eliminado en primaria
  • Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, abogada
  • Don Jaquess, empresario
Retirado
Rechazado

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato

Primaria verde

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Brandon Parmer

Elecciones generales

Avales

Joe Barton (D)

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 7

El republicano John Culberson , quien había representado al séptimo distrito congresional de Texas desde 2003, se postuló para la reelección.

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria
  • Bill Tofte

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Parques Drew

Primaria verde

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Lance Findley

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 8

El republicano Kevin Brady , quien había representado al octavo distrito congresional de Texas desde 1997, se postuló para la reelección. [ 51 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Kevin Brady , actual representante de los Estados Unidos.
Eliminado en primaria
  • Larry Youngblood, consultor informático [ 52 ]
Retirado
  • Chris Irish, consultor de atención médica para Pfizer y fundador de los North Houston Tea Party Patriots [ 53 ]
Rechazado
  • Scott Baker, empresario [ 54 ]

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
Rechazado

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Roy Hall

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 9

El demócrata Al Green , quien había representado al noveno distrito congresional de Texas desde 2005, se postuló para la reelección. [ 32 ]

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Al Green , actual representante de los Estados Unidos.

Resultados

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Steve Mueller, analista de negocios, activista y nominado para este puesto en 2010 [ 30 ]

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • John Wieder, miembro del clero

Primaria verde

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Vanessa Foster

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 10

El republicano Michael McCaul , quien había representado al décimo distrito congresional de Texas desde 2005, se postuló para la reelección. No buscó el escaño vacante en el Senado de los Estados Unidos . [ 57 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria
  • Eddie Traylor, piloto

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultora, enfermera titulada, supervisora ​​de cirugía MMA y directora de garantía de calidad.
Eliminado en primaria
  • William Miller Jr.
Retirado
Rechazado

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Richard Priest

Elecciones generales

Avales

Tawana Walter-Cadien (D)

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 11

El republicano Mike Conaway , quien había representado al undécimo distrito congresional de Texas desde 2005, se postuló para la reelección.

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Scott Ballard

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 12

La republicana Kay Granger , quien había representado al distrito congresional 12 de Texas desde 1997, se postuló para la reelección. [ 30 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Kay Granger , actual representante de los Estados Unidos.
Eliminado en primaria

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Dave Robinson, maestro jubilado y veterano [ 32 ]

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Matthew Solodow, gerente sénior de proyectos

Elecciones generales

Avales

Kay Granger (derecha)

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 13

El republicano Mac Thornberry , quien había representado al distrito congresional número 13 de Texas desde 1995, buscaba la reelección.

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Ningún demócrata presentó candidatura.

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Juan Deek

Primaria verde

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Keith Houston

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 14

El republicano Ron Paul , quien había representado al distrito congresional 14 de Texas desde 1997 y se postuló para la nominación presidencial republicana de 2012 , no buscó la reelección a la Cámara de Representantes. [ 66 ]

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria
Retirado
Rechazado

Avales

Felicia Harris

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria
Rechazado

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria
  • Eugene Flynn, abogado
  • Amy Jacobellis, agente inmobiliaria
  • Bob Smither, consultor de ingeniería

Primaria verde

Candidatos

Candidato

Elecciones generales

Avales

Randy Weber (derecha)

Organizaciones

Votación

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 15

El demócrata Rubén Hinojosa , quien había representado al distrito congresional número 15 de Texas desde 1997, se postuló para la reelección.

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria
  • David Cantu, agricultor y ganadero
  • Jane Cross, empresaria
  • Johnny Partin
  • Rubén Ramírez, abogado y educador

Resultados

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Dale Brueggemann, empresario [ 88 ]
Eliminado en primaria
  • Rebecca Cervera
  • Jim Kuiken, veterano de la Infantería de Marina
  • Eddie Zamora, consultor de ventas

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Ron Finch

Elecciones generales

Foro

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 16

El demócrata Silvestre Reyes , quien había representado al distrito congresional número 16 de Texas desde 1997, se postuló para la reelección.

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato
Eliminado en primaria
  • Paul Johnson Jr.
  • Ben Mendoza
  • Silvestre Reyes , actual representante de los Estados Unidos
  • Jerome Tilghman

Resultados

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Barbara Carrasco, propietaria de una pequeña empresa.
Eliminado en primaria
  • Corey Dean Roen, teniente coronel del ejército y empresario.

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Junart Sodoy

Elecciones generales

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 17

El republicano Bill Flores , quien fue elegido para representar al distrito congresional número 17 de Texas en 2010, se postuló para la reelección.

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Bill Flores , actual representante de los Estados Unidos
Eliminado en primaria
  • George Hindman, propietario de un negocio

Resultados

primarias demócratas

Ningún demócrata presentó candidatura.

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Ben Easton, exprofesor y autor independiente.

Elecciones generales

Avales

Ben Easton (izq.)

Predicciones

Resultados

Distrito 18

La demócrata Sheila Jackson Lee , quien había representado al distrito congresional número 18 de Texas desde 1995, se postuló para la reelección.

primarias demócratas

Candidatos

Candidato

Resultados

primarias republicanas

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Sean Seibert, veterano de Afganistán

Resultados

primarias libertarias

Candidatos

Candidato
  • Christopher Barber

Elecciones generales

Avales

Sean Seibert (derecha)

Organizaciones

Predicciones

Resultados

District 19

Republican Randy Neugebauer, who had represented Texas's 19th congressional district since 2003, ran for reelection.

Republican primary

Neugebauer, considered perhaps the most conservative of all House members, faced opposition in his primary from Chris Winn, the former Lubbock County GOP chairman.[92]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 20

Democrat Charlie Gonzalez, who had represented Texas's 20th congressional district since 1999, retired rather than run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
  • Ezra Johnson, attorney
Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Rosa, independent insurance agent[30]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • A. E. Potts

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Antonio Diaz, small business owner

General election

Endorsements

Joaquín Castro (D)

Organizations

Predictions

Results

District 21

Republican Lamar Smith, who had represented Texas's 21st congressional district since 1987, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Candace Duvál, business owner[95]
Eliminated in primary
  • Daniel Boone, small business owner

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John-Henry Liberty

Green primary

Candidates

Withdrawn
  • Fidel Castillo
  • Bill Stout

General election

Endorsements

Candace Duvál (D)

Predictions

Results

District 22

Republican incumbent Pete Olson, who had represented Texas's 22nd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Barbara Carlson, conservative newspaper columnist[96]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • KP George, financial planner
Withdrawn
  • Doug Blatt, candidate for this seat in 2010

Results

Libertarian primary

  • Steven Susman

Green primary

  • Don Cook

General election

Campaign

Rogers was disavowed by some local Democrats for her controversial platform,[98] which included impeaching President Obama and colonizing outer space.[99] She was frequently seen on the campaign trail singing, "Twenty-fifth Amendment now--he is nuts! Obama is nuts!"[100] referring to LaRouche's call to have Obama removed from office on the grounds of insanity.[101]

Predictions

Results

District 23

Republican Quico Canseco, who had represented Texas's 23rd congressional district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary

Former U.S. Representative Ciro Rodriguez, who represented the 23rd district from 2007 until 2011, had initially planned to seek the Democratic nomination in the 23rd district;[102] however, in November 2011, he announced he would instead run in the new 35th district,[103] and later said he would run in whichever district contained his home (which transpired to be the 22nd).[104]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

Gallego won the primary run-off against Rodriguez.[106]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jeffrey Blunt, engineer

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ed Scharf, retired federal employee[81]

General election

Endorsements

Quico Canseco (R)
Pete Gallego (D)

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 24

Republican Kenny Marchant, who had represented Texas's 24th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Grant Stinchfield, former television reporter for KXAS-TV[110]

Results

Democratic primary

On March 5, 2012, Patrick McGehearty, a computer scientist, dropped out of the Democratic primary to support his wife through a medical problem. McGehearty endorsed Tim Rusk, an attorney from Euless.[111]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tim Rusk, attorney
Withdrawn
  • Patrick McGehearty, computer scientist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Stathas

General election

Endorsements

Kenny Marchant (R)

Predictions

Results

District 25

Democrat Lloyd Doggett, who had represented Texas's 25th congressional district since 2005, had intended to seek re-election in the new 35th district;[112] however, the November 2011 interim map would allow him to instead run in the 25th district.[113] In the event, he ran in the 35th district, as the final version of the 25th was almost entirely a new, and much more Republican leaning seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
  • Ralph Pruyn, businessman[110]
Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Elaine Henderson, retired airport operations supervisor
Declined
  • Lloyd Doggett, incumbent U.S. Representative (running in the 35th)

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Betsy Dewey

General election

Endorsements

Roger Williams (R)

Organizations

Elaine Henderson (D)

Predictions

Results

District 26

Republican Michael Burgess, who had represented Texas's 26th congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Sanchez, former Diversity Chair of the Denton County Democratic Party

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mark Boler, computer scientist

General election

Endorsements

Michael Burgess (R)

Predictions

Results

District 27

Republican Blake Farenthold, who had represented Texas's 27th congressional district since 2011, ran for re-election in the redrawn 27th district, having considered running in the new 34th district.[123]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • John Grunwald, accountant
  • Don Al Middlebrook, business owner
  • Trey Roberts, attorney
Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Murphy Alade Junaid
  • Ronnie McDonald, former judge for the Bastrop County Court[126]
  • Jerry Trevino, attorney and business owner
Declined

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Corrie Byrd, assistant manager at Walmart

Independents

Businessman Bret Baldwin, a conservative Republican from Victoria, ran as an independent.

General election

Predictions

Results

District 28

Democrat Henry Cuellar, who had represented Texas's 28th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election.

Guadalupe County, a Republican stronghold, was removed from the reconfigured District 28.[129] Cuellar lost four counties and was held to 56 percent of the general election vote in 2010, when he defeated the Republican Bryan Keith Underwood.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • William Hayward, ostrich rancher

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Michael D. Cary

General election

Endorsements

Henry Cuellar (D)

Predictions

Results

District 29

Democrat Gene Green, who had represented Texas's 29th congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • James Stanczak

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Maria Selva

General election

Predictions

Results

District 30

Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, who had represented Texas's 30th congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Travis Washington Jr., U.S. Air Force veteran

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ed Rankin, leadership development consultant

General election

Endorsements

Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)

Predictions

Results

District 31

Republican John Carter, who had represented Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Eric Klingemann, small business owner

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Stephen Wyman, technician

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ethan Garofolo

General election

Predictions

Results

District 32

Republican Pete Sessions had represented Texas's 32nd congressional district since 2002, and had represented District 5 from 1996 to 2002. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Katherine Savers McGovern, former Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division[134]
Eliminated in primary
  • Walter Hofheinz, attorney

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Seth Hollist, political columnist[135]

General election

Endorsements

Pete Sessions (R)

Predictions

Results

District 33

The new Texas's 33rd Congressional District includes parts of Dallas County and Tarrant County. In Dallas County, the district covers parts of Dallas, Irving, and Grand Prairie, and all of Cockrell Hill. In Tarrant County, the district includes parts of Arlington, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Saginaw and Sansom Park, and all of Everman. It was expected to be a safe seat for the Democrats.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
  • David De La Paz, businessman[142]
Declined

Results

Republican primary

Though his hometown of Arlington is contained entirely within the 33rd district, Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the 6th district since 1985, ran again in the 6th district.[142] During redistricting, Republicans Bill Lawrence, former mayor of Highland Village, former Secretary of StateRoger Williams and former Railroad CommissionerMichael L. Williams had all at one point considered running in a district numbered the 33rd. After the district map was finalized, Lawrence ran for the 12th district, and Roger Williams and Michael Williams both switched to the 25th.[120]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Charles King, SMU graduate and car wash manager
Withdrawn
  • Al Lee, retired systems consultant[142]
  • Monte Mitchell

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ed Lindsay

General election

Endorsements

Marc Veasey (D)

Predictions

Results

District 34

The 34th is a newly numbered district. Half of the voters came from the 27th district once held by both Solomon Ortiz and Blake Farenthold, and most of the remainder came from the 15th. It contains all of Cameron, Willacy, Kleberg, Kenedy, Jim Wells, Bee, Goliad and DeWitt counties, and parts of Gonzales, San Patricio and Hidalgo counties. It is 73.1% Hispanic by citizen voting population, and voted for President Obama 60–39 in 2008.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Elmo Aycock, U.S. Marine
  • Denise Saenz Blanchard, former Chief of Staff to Solomon Ortiz
  • Ramiro Garza Jr., former Edinburg City Manager
  • Juan Angel Guerra, attorney[32]
  • Salomon Torres, former district director for Rubén Hinojosa
  • Anthony Troiani, Brownsville City Commissioner
  • Armando Villalobos, Cameron County District Attorney

Results

Vela and Blanchard advanced to the July 31 runoff, with Vela easily winning.[143]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jessica Bradshaw, political news commentator[30]
Eliminated in primary
  • Adela Garza, small business owner
  • Paul Harding, attorney
Withdrawn
  • Marc Young

Results

Garza and Bradshaw advanced to the July 31 runoff.[143]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steven Shanklin

General election

Forum

Endorsements

Filemon Vela Jr. (D)

Organizations

Predictions

Results

District 35

Texas's 35th Congressional District includes parts of the San Antonio metropolitan area, including portions of Bexar County, thin strips of Comal and Hays, and all of Caldwell and Atascosa counties, as well as portions of southern and eastern Austin in Travis County largely from the 25th.[144]

Democratic U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, who had represented Texas's 25th congressional district since 2005, ran for re-election in the 35th district.[113]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
  • Patrick Shearer
Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Rob Roark, conservative activist
  • John Yoggerst[148]

Results

In the Republican primary, conducted May 29, 2012, Narvaiz won and avoided a runoff by obtaining 51.78% of the votes cast.[149]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ross Leone

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Meghan Owen, activist, musician, engineer, former military contractor and HVAC technician

General election

Endorsements

Lloyd Doggett (D)

Predictions

Results

District 36

Texas's 36th congressional district is one of four new districts, including all or part of Chambers County, Hardin County, Harris County, Jasper County, Liberty County, Newton County, Orange County, Polk County and Tyler County.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Max Martin, businessman and pilot

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Michael Cole, educator

General election

Endorsements

Steve Stockman (R)

Organizations

Max Martin (D)

Predictions

Results

Notes

  1. 12Video contains both debates. The 34th district debate starts at 31:04

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