U.S. House Races
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overview revised April 14, 2013

Balance before was 240 Republicans, 190 Republicans and 5 vacancies*.
43 retirements, 23 Democrats and 20 Republicans; and 1 Democrat died.
13 defeated in primaries, 7 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
13 Member on Member races due to redistricting (7D vs. D, 4R vs. R, and 2D vs. R).
27 Members defeated in the general election, 17 Republicans and 10 Democrats.
84 new Members elected, 49 Democrats and 35 Republicans.
Balance start of 113th was 233 Republicans, 200 Democrats and 2 vacancies**.
*Pre-Nov. 6 vacancies: CA-18, KY-4, MI-1, NJ-10, WA-1.  **Vacancies at start of 113th Congress: IL-3, SC-1. 
A. REDISTRICTING  |  B. SPECIAL ELECTIONS & VACANCIES  |  C. RETIREMENTS  |  D. REPUBLICAN FRESHMEN  |  E. MEMBERS DEFEATED NOV. 6  |  F. NEW MEMBERS  |  G. CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Overview
Two major themes for 2012 House races were Republicans' need to defend the 87 freshmen members they gained in the Nov. 2010 mid-term elections (plus 2 additional members in special elections), and changes due to reapportionment and redistricting.  Ten states lost seats; eight states gained seats.  This led to many interesting races, forcing some members into new districts and prompting retirements (42 retirements and 13 involuntary retirements--incumbents who lost in their primaries). Due to redistricting there were 13 member-on-member contests.  Republicans vowed to stay on the offense (memos 1, 2).  Democrats needed to pick up 25 seats to claim a majority, and they mounted a "Drive for 25."  There were also numerous third party candidates, but they did not win any races.  For example, Libertarians aimed for 200 candidates for House and hoped that "2012 may be one of the biggest years ever for the Libertarian Party" (release).  Twenty-seven Members lost in the general election (17R, 10D), including 12 of the Republican freshmen elected in Nov. 2010.  Eighty-four new Members were elected, comprising 49 Democrats and 35 Republicans.  Among the 84 new Members were nine who had previously served.  The new Members included 19 women (16D, 3R).  The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University reported that a record number of women were elected to the House, 78 (58D, 20R) (releases 1, 2).
See also: DCCC (organization) |  NRCC (organization)  |  House Races 2010.

  • A. Redistricting
  • In some states there was a non-partisan process and in others the legislature played a key role in redistricting.  Republicans seemed to gain some advantage in drawing the new lines as a result of their historic gains of nearly 700 legislative seats on Election Day, November 2010 (>). 

  • States Gaining Electoral Votes due to Reapportionment
    following the 2010 Census

    2008 2012
    Texas (+4) 34
    38
    Florida (+2) 27
    29
    Arizona (+1) 10
    11
    Georgia (+1) 15
    16
    Nevada (+1) 5
    6
    South Carolina (+1) 8
    9
    Utah (+1) 5
    6
    Washington (+1) 11
    12

    States Losing Electoral Votes due to Reapportionment 

    following the 2010 Census

    2008 2012
    Ohio (-2) 20 18
    New York (-2) 31 29
    IIlinois (-1) 21 20
    Iowa (-1) >
    7 6
    Louisiana (-1) 9 8
    Massachusetts (-1)
    12
    11
    Michigan (-1) 17 16
    Missouri (-1) 11 10
    New Jersey (-1) 15 14
    Pennsylvania (-1) 21 20
  • One interesting consequence of redistricting was Member vs. Member campaigns.
  • Democratic Primaries
  • OH-9 [March 6]:   Marcy Kaptur vs. Dennis Kucinich
  • PA-12  [April 24]:  Mark Critz vs. Jason Altmire
  • CA-30 [June 5]:  Howard Berman vs. Brad Sherman (top two primary)
  • CA-44 [June 5]:  Janice Hahn vs. Laura Richardson (top two primary)
  • NJ-9 [June 5]:  Bill Pascrell vs. Steve Rothman
  • MI-14 [Aug. 7]:  Gary Peters vs. Hansen Clarke
  • MO-1 [Aug. 7]:  Lacy Clay vs. Russ Carnahan
  • Republican Primaries
  • IL-16 [March 20]:  Adam Kinzinger vs. Don Manzullo
  • FL-7 [Aug. 14]:  John Mica vs. Sandy Adams
  • AZ-6 [Aug. 28]:  Dave Schweikert vs. Ben Quayle
  • LA-3 [Nov. 6]:  Charles Boustany vs. Jeff Landry (Dec. 8 runoff)
  • General Election
  • CA-30: Brad Sherman (D) vs. Howard Berman (D)
  • CA-44: Janice Hahn (D) vs. Laura Richardson (D)
  • IA-3: Tom Latham (R) vs. Leonard Boswell (D)
  • OH-16: Jim Renacci (R) vs. Betty Sutton (D) 
  • LA-3:  Charles Boustany (R) vs. Jeff Landry (R)
  • New districts (districts below are old districts unless otherwise indicated)



B. Special Elections and Vacancies


C.Lee
J.Harman
D.Heller
A.Weiner
D.Wu
G.Giffords
D.Payne
J.Inslee
T.McCotter









G.Davis D.Cardoza









R-Chris Lee (NY-26) [first elected Nov. 2008] - announced on Feb. 9, 2011 his resignation effective immediately due to a Craigslist photo scandal.  Special election: May 24: Kathy Hochul (D) defeated Jane Corwin (R). Democratic pick-up (+)

D-Jane Harman (CA-36) [first elected Nov. 1992, did not seek re-election in 1998; elected in 2000
and since] - announced Feb. 8, 2011 she was resigning effective Feb. 28, 2011 to become director of the Woodrow Wilson Center.  Special election: top two primary May 17; general election July 12: Janice Hahn (D) defeated Craig Huey (R).

R-Dean Heller (NV-2) [first elected Nov. 2006] - announced March 15, 2011 running for U.S. Senate; on April 27, 2011 Gov. Sandoval announced his intention to appoint Heller to fill the Senate seat and Heller was sworn in on May 9, 2011.  Special election: September 13: Mark Amodei (R) defeated Kate Marshall (D).

D-Andrew Weiner (NY-9) [first elected Nov. 1998] - announced on June 16, 2011 that he will resign due to a Twitter photo scandal.  Special election: September 13: Bob Turner (R/C) defeated David Weprin (D/IP/WF).
Republican pick-up (+)

D-David Wu (OR-1) [first elected Nov. 1998] - announced on July 26, 2011 that he would resign after the debt ceiling situation was resolved due allegations about unwanted advances toward a young woman.
  Special election: primary November 8; general election Jan. 31, 2012: Suzanne Bonamici (D) defeated Rob Cornilles (R).

D-Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8) [first elected Nov. 2012] - announced on Jan. 22, 2012 that she would resign, and resigned on Jan. 25 to focus on her recovery.  Special election
: primary April 17; general June 12: Ron Barber (D) defeated Jesse Kelly (R).


D-Donald Payne (NJ-10) [first elected Nov. 1988] - died March 6, 2012.  Special election: primary June 5, 2012: general election Nov. 6, 2012.

D-Jay Inslee (WA-1) [first elected Nov. 1998] - announced on March 10, 2012 that he would resign effective March 20 to focus on his campaign for governor.  Special election (old 1st CD): Nov. 6, 2012.

R-Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11) [first elected Nov. 2002] - announced on July 6, 2012 his resignation from Congress after a "nightmarish month and a half."  The petitions that McCotter's campaign submitted for the Aug. 7 primary ballot had numerous irregularities and were well short of the required number of valid signatures; McCotter initially said he would run a write-in campaign but on June 2 announced an end to that effort.  Special election: primary Sept. 5, 2012; general election Nov. 6, 2012.

R-Geoff Davis (KY-4) [first elected Nov. 2002] - announced on Dec. 15, 2011 that he would retire at the end of his term.  However, on July 31, 2012 he announced his retirement effective close of business due to a family health issue.  This seat not filled until start of 113th Congress.

D-Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)
[first elected Nov. 2002] - announced on Oct. 20, 2011 that he would retire at the end of his term.  Then, on Aug. 14, 2012 he announce his retirement effective Aug. 15 due to parenting challenges.  This seat not filled until start of 113th Congress.
C. Retirements
Chronologically by when announced retirement
Democrats

C.Murphy
CT-5 / 2006
M. Heinrich
NM-1 / 2008
S.Berkley
NV-1 / 2008
J.Donnelly
IN-2 / 2006
M.Hirono
HI-2 / 2006
D.Boren
OK-4 / 2004
B.Filner
CA-51/ 1992
L.Woolsey
CA-6 / 1992
D.Kildee
MI-5 / 1976


M.Ross
AR-4
/ 2000
T.Baldwin
WI-2
/ 1998
J.Costello
IL-12 / 1988
D.Cardoza   r
CA-18 / 2002
J.Olver
MA-1 / 2001
C.Gonzalez
TX-20 / 1998
B.Frank
MA-4 / 1980
M.Hinchey
NY-22 /1992
B.Miller
NC-13 / 2002





H.Shuler
NC-11 / 2006
N.Dicks
WA-6 / 1976
G.Ackerman
NY-5 / 1983
E.Towns
NY-10 / 1982

J.Inslee      r
WA-1/1998



D.Payne d.
NJ-10/1988
Defeated in primary
(new district #)



D.Kucinich
OH-10 / 1996

J.Altmire
PA-12 / 2006
T.Holden
PA-17 / 1992

S.Reyes
TX-16 / 1996

S.Rothman
NJ-9 / 1996

R.Carnahan
MO-1 / 2004
H.Clarke
MI-14 / 2010


Ran for other office: C.Murphy (CT-5), M.Heinrich (NM-1), S.Berkley (NV-1), J.Donnelly (IN-2), M.Hirono (HI-2), T.Baldwin (WI-2), J.Inslee (WA-1)

Republicans

D.Rehberg
MT / 2000
J.Flake
AZ-6 / 2000
M.Pence
IN-6 / 2000
R.Berg
ND / 2010
T.Akin
MO-2 / 2000
R.Paul
TX-14 / 1996
C.Mack IV
FL-14 / 2004

G.Davis      r
KY-4 / 2002
S.Austria
OH-7 / 2008


E.Gallegly
CA-24 / 1986
W.Herger
CA-2 / 1986
J.Lewis
CA-41 / 1978
T.Platts
PA-19 / 2000
D.Burton
IN-5 / 1982
S.Myrick
NC-9 / 1994
D.Dreier
CA-26 / 1980
B.Turner
NY-9 / 2011
T.Johnson
IL-15 / 2000









T.McCotter r
MI-1 / 2002

S.LaTourette
OH-14 / 1994








Defeated in primary
(new district #)




J.Schmidt
OH-2 / 2005

D.Manzullo
IL-16 / 1992

J.Sullivan
OK-1 / 2002

S.Adams
FL-7 / 2010

C.Stearns
FL-3 / 1988

B.Quayle
AZ-6 / 2010




Ran for other office: D.Rehberg (MT-AL), J.Flake (AZ-6), M.Pence (IN-6), R.Berg (ND-AL), T.Akin (MO-2), C.Mack IV (FL-14).

Not Returning By State:
Arizona
R-Jeff Flake (AZ-6)
R-Ben Quayle (old AZ-3/new AZ-6)

Arkansas
D-Mike Ross (AR-4)

California
R-Wally Herger (CA-2)
D-Lynn Woolsey (CA-6)
D-Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)
R-Elton Gallegly (CA-24)
R-David Dreier (CA-26)
R-Jerry Lewis (CA-41)
D-Bob Filner (CA-51)

Connecticut

D-Chris Murphy (CT-5)

Florida
R-Cliff Stearns (old FL-6/new FL-3)
R-Connie Mack IV (FL-14)

*R-Sandy Adams (old FL-24/new FL-7)

Hawaii
D-Mazie Hirono (HI-2)

Illinois
D-Jerry Costello (IL-12)
R-Tim Johnson (IL-15)
*R-Don Manzullo (IL-16)

Indiana
D-Joe Donnelly (IN-2)
R-Dan Burton (IN-5)
R-Mike Pence (IN-6)

Kentucky
R-Geoff Davis (KY-4)

Massachusetts
D-John Olver (MA-1)
D-Barney Frank (MA-4)

Michigan
D-Dale Kildee (MI-5)
R-Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11)
*D-Hansen Clarke (old MI-13/new MI-14)

Missouri
R-Todd Akin (MO-2)
*D-Russ Carnahan (old MO-3/new MO-1)

Montana

R-Denny Rehberg (MT)

Nevada
D-Shelley Berkley (NV-1)

New Jersey
*D-Steven Rothman (old NJ-9/new NJ-9)
D-Donald Payne (NJ-10)

New Mexico
D-Martin Heinrich (NM-1)

New York
D-Gary Ackerman (NY-5)
R-Bob Turner (NY-9)
D-Edolphus Towns (NY-10)
D-Maurice Hinchey (NY-22)

North Carolina
R-Sue Myrick (NC-9)
D-Heath Shuler (NC-11)
D-Brad Miller (NC-13)

North Dakota
R-Rick Berg (ND)
Ohio
*R-Jean Schmidt (OH-2)
R-Steve Austria (OH-7)
*D-Dennis Kucinich (old OH-10/new OH-9)
R-Steven LaTourette (OH-14)

Oklahoma
*R-John Sullivan (OK-1)
D-Dan Boren (OK-2)

Pennsylvania
*D-Jason Altmire (old PA-4/new PA-12)
*D-Tim Holden (PA-17)
R-Todd Platts (PA-19)


Texas
R-Ron Paul (TX-14)
*D-Silvestre Reyes (TX-16)
D-Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20)


Washington
D-Jay Inslee (WA-1)
D-Norm Dicks (WA-6)

Wisconsin

D-Tammy Baldwin (WI-2)

Not Returning By Year Elected
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
1976
D-Dale Kildee (MI-5)
D-Norm Dicks (WA-6)
1978
R-Jerry Lewis (CA-41)
1980
R-David Dreier (CA-26)
D-Barney Frank (MA-4)

1982
R-Dan Burton (IN-5)

D-Edolphus Towns (NY-10)
1983
D-Gary Ackerman (NY-5)

1986
R-Wally Herger (CA-2)
R-Elton Gallegly (CA-24)
1988
R-Cliff Stearns (old FL-6/newFL-3)
D-Jerry Costello (IL-12)

D-Donald Payne (NJ-10)
1992
D-Lynn Woolsey (CA-6)
D-Bob Filner (CA-51)
*R-Don Manzullo (IL-16)
D-Maurice Hinchey (NY-22)
D-Tim Holden (PA-17)
1994
R-Sue Myrick (NC-9)
R-Steven LaTourette (OH-14)
1996
*D-Steven Rothman (old NJ-9/new NJ-9)
*D-Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
R-Ron Paul (TX-14)1
*D-Silvestre Reyes (TX-16)
1998
D-Shelley Berkley (NV-1)
D-Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20)
D-Jay Inslee (WA-1)
D-Tammy Baldwin (WI-2)
2000
R-Jeff Flake (AZ-6)
D-Mike Ross (AR-4)
R-Tim Johnson (IL-15)
R-Mike Pence (IN-6)
R-Todd Akin (MO-2)
R-Denny Rehberg (MT)
R-Todd Platts (PA-19)
2001
D-John Olver (MA-1)
2002
*R-John Sullivan (OK-1)  -Jan. 2002 special
D-Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)

R-Geoff Davis (KY-4)
R-Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11)

D-Brad Miller (NC-13)
2004
R-Connie Mack (FL-14)
*D-Russ Carnahan (old MO-3/new MO-1)
D-Dan Boren (OK-2)
2005
*R-Jean Schmidt (OH-2)

2006
D-Chris Murphy (CT-5)
D-Mazie Hirono (HI-2)
D-Joe Donnelly (IN-2)

D-Heath Shuler (NC-11)
*D-Jason Altmire (old PA-4/new PA-12)
2008
D-Martin Heinrich (NM-1)
R-Steve Austria (OH-7)
2010
*R-Ben Quayle (old AZ-3/new AZ-6)
*R-
Sandy Adams (old FL-24/new FL-7)
*D-Hansen Clarke (old MI-13/new MI-14)
R-Rick Berg (ND)
2011
R-Bob Turner (NY-9)

Chronologically by when announced retirement (* = lost primary)
Jan. 20, 2011...D-Chris Murphy (CT-5)  [first elected Nov. 2006] - announced running for U.S. Senate.


Feb. 5, 2011...R-Denny Rehberg (MT) [first elected Nov. 2000] - announced running for U.S. Senate.

Feb. 14, 2011...R-Jeff Flake (AZ-6) [first elected Nov. 2000] - announced running for U.S. Senate.

April 2, 2011...D-Martin Heinrich (NM-1) [first elected Nov. 2008] - announced running for U.S. Senate.


April 14, 2011...D-Shelley Berkley (NV-1) [first elected Nov. 1998] - announced running for U.S. Senate.


May 5, 2011...R-Mike Pence (IN-6) [first elected Nov. 2000] - announced running for Governor.


May 9, 2011...D-Joe Donnelly (IN-2) [first elected Nov. 2006] - announced running for U.S. Senate.

May 16, 2011...R-Rick Berg (ND) [first elected Nov. 2010] - announced running for U.S. Senate.

May 17, 2011...R-Todd Akin (MO-2) [first elected Nov. 2000] - announced running for U.S. Senate.

May 19, 2011...D-Mazie Hirono (HI-2) [first elected Nov. 2006] - announced running for U.S. Senate.

June 7, 2011...D-Dan Boren (OK-2) [first elected Nov. 2004]

June 8, 2011...D-Bob Filner (CA-51) [first elected Nov. 1992] - announced running of Mayor of San Diego.

June 27, 2011...D-Lynn Woolsey (CA-6) [first elected Nov. 1992]

July 12, 2011 - R-Ron Paul (TX-14) [first elected April 1976 special election but defeated Nov. 1976; elected Nov 1978, did not seek re-election in 1984; elected 1996 and subsequently]

July 15, 2011 - D-Dale Kildee (MI-5) [first elected Nov. 1976]

July 25, 2011 - D-Mike Ross (AR-4) [first elected Nov. 2000]

Sept. 6, 2011 - D-Tammy Baldwin (WI-2) [first elected Nov. 1998]

Oct. 4, 2011 - D-Jerry Costello (IL-12) [from Aug. 1988]

Oct. 20, 2011 - D-Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) [first elected Nov. 2002]
  **on Aug. 14, 2012 announced resignation effective Aug. 15

Oct. 26, 2011 - D-John Olver (MA-1) [first elected June 2001]

Nov. 26, 2011 - D-Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20) [first elected Nov. 1998]

Nov. 28, 2011 - D-Barney Frank (MA-4) [first elected Nov. 1980]

Nov. 28, 2011 - R-Connie Mack IV (FL-14) [first elected Nov. 2004] - announced running for U.S. Senate.

Dec. 15, 2011 - R-Geoff Davis (KY-4) [first elected Nov. 2002]  **on July 31, 2012 announced resignation effective close of busines

Dec. 30, 2011 - R-Steve Austria (OH-7) [first elected Nov. 2008]

Jan. 7, 2012 - R-Elton Gallegly (CA-24) [first elected Nov. 1986]

Jan. 10, 2012 - R-Wally Herger (CA-2) [first elected Nov. 1986]

Jan. 12, 2012 - R-Jerry Lewis (CA-41) [first elected Nov. 1978]

Jan. 17, 2012 - R-Todd Platts (PA-19) [first elected Nov. 2000]

Jan. 19, 2012 - D-Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) [first elected Nov. 1992]


Jan. 26, 2012 - D-Brad Miller (NC-13) [first elected Nov. 2002]


Jan. 31, 2012 - R-Dan Burton (IN-5) [first elected Nov. 1982]


Feb. 2, 2012 - D-Heath Shuler (NC-11) [first elected Nov. 2006]

Feb. 7, 2012 - R-Sue Myrick (NC-9) [first elected Nov. 1994]

Feb. 29, 2012 - R-David Dreier (CA-26) [first elected Nov. 1980]

March 2, 2012 - D-Norm Dicks (WA-6) [first elected Nov. 1976]

*March 6, 2012 - R-Jean Schmidt (OH-2)
[first elected in Aug. 2005 special election] lost to Brad Wenstrup in CD-2 primary

*March 6, 2012
- D-Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) [first elected Nov. 1996] lost to Rep. Marcy Kaptur in CD-9 primary

March 13, 2012 - R-Bob Turner (NY-9) [first elected Sept. 2012] - announced running for U.S. Senate

March 15, 2012 - D-Gary Ackerman (NY-5) [first elected 1983]


*March 20, 2012 - R-Don Manzullo (IL-16) [first elected Nov. 1992] lost to Rep. Adam Kinzinger in CD-16 primary


April 5, 2012 - R-Tim Johnson (IL-15/new IL-13) [first elected Nov. 2000] won March 20 primary; on May 19 the 14 county GOP chairs chose Rodney Davis as the candidate 


April 16, 2012 - D-Edolphus Towns (NY-10) [first elected Nov. 1982]


*April 24, 2012 - D-Jason Altmire (PA-4/new PA-12) [first elected Nov. 2006] lost to Rep. Mark Critz in CD-12 primary

*April 24, 2012 - D-Tim Holden (PA-17) [first elected Nov. 1992] lost to Matt Cartwright in the primary


*May 29, 2012 - D-Silvestre Reyes (TX-16) [first elected Nov. 1996]
lost to Beto O'Rourke in the primary

June 2, 2012 - R-Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11) [first elected Nov. 2002] The petitions that McCotter's campaign submitted for the Aug. 7 primary ballot had numerous irregularities and were well short of the required number of valid signatures; McCotter initially said he would run a write-in campaign but on June 2 announced an end to that effort.  **on July 7 he announced his resignation from Congress after a "nightmarish month and a half."

*June 5, 2012 - D-Steven Rothman (NJ-9) [first elected Nov. 1996] lost to Rep. Bill Pascrell in the CD-9 primary


*June 26, 2012 - R-John Sullivan (OK-1) [first elected Jan. 8, 2002 special election] lost to Jim Bridenstine in the primary

July 31, 2012 - R-Steven LaTourette (OH-14) [first elected Nov. 1994] had won primary

*Aug. 7, 2012 - D-Hansen Clark (MI-13/new MI-14) [first elected Nov. 2010] lost to Rep. Gary Peters in CD-14 primary

*Aug. 7, 2012 - D-Russ Carnahan (MO-3/new MO-1) [first elected Nov. 2004] lost to Rep. Lacy Clay in CD-1 primary

*Aug. 14, 2012 - R-Sandy Adams (FL-24/new FL-7) [first elected Nov. 2010] lost to Rep. John Mica in CD-7 primary

*Aug. 14, 2012 - R-Cliff Stearns (FL-6/new FL-3) [first elected Nov. 1988] lost to Ted Yoho in CD-3 primary

*Aug. 28, 2012 - R-Ben Quayle (AZ-3/new AZ-6) [first elected Nov. 2010] lost ot Rep. David Schweikert in CD-6 primary
 


D. 89 Republican Freshmen
old district numbers
Martha Roby (AL-2)
Mo Brooks (AL-5)
Paul Gosar (AZ-1)
Ben Quayle (AZ-3) lost p
David Schweikert (AZ-5)
Rick Crawford (AR-1)
Tim Griffin (AR-2)
Steve Womack (AR-3)
Jeff Denham (CA-19)
Scott Tipton (CO-3)
Cory Gardner (CO-4)
Steve Southerland (FL-2)
Rich Nugent (FL-5)
Daniel Webster (FL-8)
Dennis Ross (FL-12)
Alan West (FL-22)
lost
Sandy Adams (FL-24) lost p
David Rivera (FL-25) lost
Rob Woodall (GA-7)
Austin Scott (GA-8)
Raul Labrador (ID-1)
Joe Walsh (IL-8)
lost
Robert Dold (IL-10) lost
Adam Kinzinger (IL-11)
Randy Hultgren (IL-14)
Bobby Schilling (IL-17)
lost
Marlin Stutzman (IN-3)
Todd Rokita (IN-4)
Larry Bucshon (IN-8)
Todd Young (IN-9)
Tim Huelskamp (KS-1)
Kevin Yoder (KS-3)
Mike Pompeo (KS-4)
Jeff Landry (LA-3)
lost
Andy Harris (MD-1)
Dan Benishek (MI-1)
Bill Huizenga (MI-2)
Justin Amash (MI-3)
Tim Walberg (MI-7)
Chip Cravaack (MN-8)
lost
Vicky Hartzler (MO-4)
Billy Long (MO-7)
Alan Nunnelee (MS-1)
Steven Palazzo (MS-4)
Joe Heck (NV-3)
Frank Guinta (NH-1)
lost
Charlie Bass (NH-2) lost
Jon Runyan (NJ-3)
Steve Pearce (NM-2)
Michael Grimm (NY-13)
Nan Hayworth (NY-19)
lost
Chris Gibson (NY-20)
Richard Hanna (NY-24)
Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25)
lost
Tom Reed (NY-29)
Renee Ellmers (NC-2)
Rick Berg (ND-AL) ran for Sen.
James Lankford (OK-5)
Steve Chabot (OH-1)
Bill Johnson (OH-6)
Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Jim Renacci (OH-16)
Bob Gibbs (OH-18)
Mike Kelly (PA-3)
Pat Meehan (PA-7)
Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8)
Tom Marino (PA-10)
Lou Barletta (PA-11)
Tim Scott (SC-1)
Jeff Duncan (SC-3)
Trey Gowdy (SC-4)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-5)
Kristi Noem (SD-AL)
Charles Fleischmann (TN-3)
Scott DesJarlais (TN-4)
Diane Black (TN-6)
Stephen Fincher (TN-8)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Quico Canseco (TX-23)
lost
Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
Scott Rigell (VA-2)
Robert Hurt (VA-5)
Morgan Griffith (VA-9)
Jaime Herrera (WA-3)
David McKinley (WV-1)
Sean Duffy (WI-7)
Reid Ribble (WI-8)

plus
Mark Amodei (NV-2)
Bob Turner (NY-9)
ran for Sen.
Fourteen Republican freshmen lost their re-election bids.


  • E. Members Defeated in the General Election
  • By State (new district numbers)
  • California
    R-Dan Lungren (CA-7)
    D-Fortney Pete Stark (CA-15)
    D-Howard Berman (CA-30)
    D-Joe Baca (CA-35)
    R-Mary Bono Mack (CA-36)
    D-Laura Richardson (CA-44)
    R-Brian Bilbray (CA-52)

    Florida
    R-Alan West (FL-18)
    R-David Rivera (FL-26)

    Illinois
    R-Joe Walsh (IL-8)
    R-Robert Dold (IL-10)
    R-Judy Biggert (IL-11)
    R-Bobby Schilling (IL-17)

    Iowa

    D-Leonard Boswell (IA-3)

    Kentucky
    D-Ben Chandler (KY-6)


    Louisiana
    R-Jeff Landry (LA-3)



    Maryland
    R-Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6)


    Minnesota
    R-Chip Cravaack (MN-8)

    New Hampshire
    R-Frank Guinta (NH-1)
    R-Charlie Bass (NH-2)

    New York
    R-Nan Hayworth (NY-18)
    R-Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-24)
    D-Kathy Hochul (NY-27)

    North Carolina
    D-Larry Kissell (NC-8)

    Ohio
    D-Betty Sutton (OH-16)


    Pennsylvania
    D-Mark Critz (PA-12)


    Texas
    R-Francisco "Quico" Canseco (TX-23)


By Year Elected (new district numbers)
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
1972
D-Fortney Pete Stark (CA-15)















*Members who served previous terms:
Lungren also served 1979-89.
Bilbray also served 1995-2001.
Bass also served 1995-2007.

s=special election

1982
D-Howard Berman (CA-30)
1992
R-Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6)
1996
D-Leonard Boswell (IA-3)
1998
R-Mary Bono Mack (CA-36) s
R-Judy Biggert (IL-11)
1999
D-Joe Baca (CA-35) s
2004
D-Ben Chandler (KY-6) s
R-Dan Lungren (CA-7)*
2006
R-Brian Bilbray (CA-52)* s
D-Betty Sutton (OH-16)
2007
D-Laura Richardson (CA-44) s
2008
D-Larry Kissell (NC-8)
2010
D-Mark Critz (PA-12) s
R-Alan West (FL-18)
R-David Rivera (FL-26)
R-Joe Walsh (IL-8)
R-Robert Dold (IL-10)
R-Bobby Schilling (IL-17)

R-Jeff Landry (LA-3)
R-Chip Cravaack (MN-8)
R-Frank Guinta (NH-1)
R-Charlie Bass (NH-2)*
R-Nan Hayworth (NY-18)
R-Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-24)
R-Francisco "Quico" Canseco (TX-23)
2011
D-Kathy Hochul (NY-27)
s

F. New Members
Arizona
D-Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1) *
R-Matt Salmon (AZ-5) *
D-Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9)

Arkansas
R-Tom Cotton (AR-4)

California
R-Doug LaMalfa (CA-1)
D-Jared Huffman (CA-2)
D-Ami Bera (CA-7)
R-Paul Cook (CA-8)
D-Eric Swalwell (CA-15)
R-David Valadao (CA-21)
D-Julia Brownley (CA-26)
D-Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
D-Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35)
D-Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
D-Mark Takano (CA-41)
D-Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)
D-Juan Vargas (CA-51)
D-Scott Peters (CA-52)

Connecticut
D-Elizabeth Esty (CT-5)

Florida
R-Ted Yoho (FL-3)
R-Ron Desantis (FL-6)
D-Alan Grayson (FL-9) *
D-Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
R-Trey Radel (FL-19)
D-Lois Frankel (FL-22)
D-Joe Garcia (FL-26)

Georgia
R-Doug Collins (GA-9)
Hawaii
D-Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2)

Illinois
D-Tammy Duckworth (IL-8)
D-Brad Schneider (IL-10)
D-Bill Foster (IL-11) *
D-Bill Enyart (IL-12)
R-Rodney Davis (IL-13)
D-Cheri Bustos (IL-17)

Indiana
R-Jackie Walorski (IN-2)
R-Susan Brooks (IN-5)
R-Luke Messer (IN-6)

Kentucky
R-Thomas Massie (KY-4)

R-Andy Barr (KY-6)

Maryland
D-John Delaney (MD-6)

Massachusetts
D-Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-4)

Michigan
D-Dan Kildee (MI-5)
R-Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11)
[note: David Curson (D) elected
to finish McCotter term]

Minnesota
DFL-Richard Nolan (MN-8) *

Missouri
R-Ann Wagner (MO-2)
Montana
R-Steve Daines (MT-AL)

Nevada
D-Dina Titus (NV-1) *
D-Steve Horsford (NV-4)

New Hampshire
D-Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) *
D-Ann McLane Kuster (NH-2)

New Jersey
D-Donald Payne Jr. (NJ-10)
[note: elected to fill partial
and full term]

New Mexico
D-Michelle Luhan Grisham (NM-1)

New York
D-Grace Meng (NY-6)
D-Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8)
D-Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)
D-Dan Maffei (NY-24) *
R-Chris Collins (NY-27)

North Carolina
R-Richard Hudson (NC-8)
R-Robert Pittenger (NC-9)
R-Mark Meadows (NC-11)
R-George Holding (NC-13)

North Dakota
R-Kevin Cramer (ND-AL)

Ohio
R-Brad Wenstrup (OH-2)
D-Joyce Beatty (OH-3)
R-David Joyce (OH-14)
Oklahoma
R-Jim Bridenstine (OK-1)
R-Markwayne Mullin (OK-2)

Pennsylvania
R-Scott Perry (PA-4)
R-Keith Rothfus (PA-12)
D-Mark Cartwright (PA-17)

South Carolina
R-Tom Rice (SC-7)

Texas
R-Randy Weber (TX-14)
D-Beto O'Rourke (TX-18)
D-Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
D-Pete Gallego (TX-23)
R-Roger Williams (TX-25)
D-Marc Veasey (TX-33)
D-Filemon Vela (TX-34)
R-Steve Stockman (TX-36) *

Utah
R-Chris Stewart (UT-2)

Washington
D-Suzan DelBene (WA-1)
[note: elected to fill partial
and full term]

D-Derek Kilmer (WA-6)
D-Denny Heck (WA-10)

Wisconsin
D-Mark Pocan (WI-2)



Campaign Finance
For the 2011-12 cycle, the Federal Election Commission (+) reported that House candidate committees raised $1.137 billion (Rep. $634.4 million, Dem. $486.8 million and other $15.3 million) and spent $1.099 billion (Rep. $605.0 million, Dem. $479.2 million and other $15.3 million).  The party committees raised and spent additional millions.  The Center for Responsive Politics (+) reported that for the 2012 cycle the NRCC raised $155.7 million, spent $156.7 million and finished with cash on hand of $1.5 million and debts of $12.0 million, while the DCCC raised $183.8 million, spent $183.1 million and finished with cash on hand of $1.5 million and debts of $13.5 million (these numbers include their independent expenditures).  Other outside groups spent many tens of millions more; according to the Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group (+), the top three races in independent expenditures were PA-12 (Critz-Rothfus/$10.1 million), OH-16 (Sutton-Renacci/$9.9 million) and MN-8 (Nolan-Cravaack/$9.2 million)


Post-Nov. 6 developments:
LA-3: Rep. Charles Boustany (R) defeated Rep. Jeff Landry (R) in a Dec. 8 runoff.

IL-3: Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) was re-elected but announced his resignation on Nov. 21, leaving a vacancy.  This is a strongly Democratic district; Cook County Chief Administrative Officer Robin Kelly (D) won the special election primary held on Feb. 26 and the general election on April 9.

MO-8: On Dec. 3 Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R) announced she would resign in Feb. 2013; she resigned on Jan. 22, 2013.

SC-1: On Jan. 2 Rep. Tim Scott (R) resigned.  The primary was held on March 19, a Republican runoff on April 2 and the general election is May 7.