United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2010

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2010

November 2, 2010

All 32 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives Turnout 4,979,870 - 27%   Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 20 12 Seats won 23 9 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 3,058,228 1,450,197 Percentage 64.4% 30.6% Swing 8.6% 9.0%

The 2010 US congressional elections in Texas were held on November 2, 2010 to determine who will represent the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.

With 27% of the voting age public turning out, the Republican Party won 23 seats and the Democratic Party won 9 seats.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2010[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	3,058,228	64.44%	20	23	+3
	Democratic	1,450,197	30.56%	12	9	-3
	Libertarian	212,096	4.47%	0	0	0
	Independent	22,224	0.47%	0	0	0
	Green	2,868	0.06%	0	0	0
Totals		4,745,613	100.00%	32	32	—

District 1

Republican incumbent Louie Gohmert ran for reelection.

• Campaign contributions^[2] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[3] at The New York Times

District 2

Republican incumbent Ted Poe ran for reelection.

• Campaign contributions^[4] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[5] at The New York Times

District 3

• Republican candidate Sam Johnson is the incumbent since 1991. In 2010, Johnson faced Independent Emma Berry, Democrat John Lingenfelder and Libertarian Christopher J. Claytor.
• Campaign contributions^[6] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[7] at The New York Times

District 4

• Republican Ralph Hall, the oldest living member of the House of Representatives (he will be 85 in 2008), has represented the district since 1980. In 2008, Hall won re-election with 68.8%. In 2010, he won the primary with 57% of the vote, and faced a re-election campaign against Democrat attorney VaLinda Hathcox.^[8]
• Campaign contributions^[9] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[10] at The New York Times

District 5

• Republican Jeb Hensarling was first elected in 2002 to a heavily Republican district. A favorite among fiscal conservatives in Texas, Hensarling is a potential challenger for the U.S. Senate in 2012 should the incumbent Republican, Kay Bailey Hutchison retire. In 2008, Hensarling was re-elected with 83.6% of the vote. In 2010, he went unopposed in the primary and faced Democrat activist Tom Berry in the general election.^[11]
• Campaign contributions^[12] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[13] at The New York Times

District 6

• Twelve-term Republican Joe Barton was the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee until Democrats took over the House in 2006. In 2008, Barton won re-election with 62.0%. He faced Democratic activist David Cozad in the general election.^[14]
• Campaign contributions^[15] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[16] at The New York Times

District 7

• Republican John Culberson was unopposed in the general election.
• Campaign contributions^[17] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[18] at The New York Times

District 8

• Republican Kevin Brady represents a strongly GOP district. He won re-election in 2008 with 72.6%. In 2010, he faced Libertarian Bruce West, a design engineer and 2-time Democratic congressional candidate Kent Hargett in the general election.
• Campaign contributions^[19] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[20] at The New York Times

District 9

• Democrat Al Green was re-elected with 94% in 2008. Republican activist Steve Mueller faced Green in the general election.^[21]
• Campaign contributions^[22] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[23] at The New York Times

District 10

• Republican Michael McCaul ran for reelection in 2010.^[24] Democrat war veteran Ted Ankrum will face him in the general election.^[25]
• Campaign contributions^[26] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[27] at The New York Times

District 11

• Republican Mike Conaway represents George W. Bush’s strongest district in the 2004 election. He won 77% of the vote in 2004 and was one of only a handful of Republicans who ran unopposed in 2006. In 2008, he won re-election with 88.3%. In 2010, he faced Democrat activist James Quillian in the general election.^[28]
• Campaign contributions^[29] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[30] at The New York Times

District 12

• Republican Kay Granger won re-election in 2008 with 67.6%. In 2010, she won the primary with 70%, and faced Democrat activist Tracey Smith in the general election.^[31]
• Campaign contributions^[32] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[33] at The New York Times

District 13

• Republican Mac Thornberry was unopposed in the general election.
• Campaign contributions^[34] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile ^[35] at The New York Times

District 14

• Republican Ron Paul is best known for his strong libertarian views. In 2010, he won the primary with 80% of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Robert Pruett won the run off election with just 52% of the vote, and faced Paul in the general election.^[36]
• Campaign contributions^[37] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[38] at The New York Times

As of June 30, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission^[39]

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Ron Paul (R)	$851,353	$1,154,112	$2,197,619	$0
Robert Pruett (D)	$19,421	$18,255	$1,166	$4,531
Eugene Flynn (L)	Unreported

District 15

• Democrat Rubén Hinojosa was re-elected with 62% in 2004 and 66% in 2008. In 2010, the Republican primary had a run off between Eddie Zamora and Paul Haring. Zamora won the run off with 57% of the vote and faced Hinojosa in the general election.^[40]
• Campaign contributions ^[41] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[42] at The New York Times

District 16

• Democrat Silvestre Reyes is the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Reyes won re-election in 2008 with 82%. In 2010, he faced Republican navy veteran Tim Besco.^[43]
• Campaign contributions^[44] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[45] at The New York Times

District 17

Democratic incumbent Chet Edwards was challenged by Republican nominee Bill Flores and Libertarian nominee Richard B. Kelly (PVS).

In 2008, Edwards was reelected with 53% to Republican small business owner Rob Curnock, who was overwhelmingly outspent. Edwards is a moderate Democrat, who represents one of the most conservative districts in the nation. In 2010, he went uncontested in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Curnock qualified for a run off election against Flores.^[46] Flores won the run off with 64% of the vote.^[47]

• Campaign contributions^[48] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[49] at The New York Times

Endorsements

The Dallas Morning News^[50] and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram^[51] have both endorsed Edwards.

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Chet Edwards (D)	Bill Flores (R)
OnMessage, Inc.	May, 2010[52]	41%	53%
Bennett, Petts & Normington	October 4–5, 2010[53]	42%	46%
Penn, Schoen & Berland	October 19–21, 2010[54]	40%	52%

Results

2010 17th Congressional District of Texas Elections^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Bill Flores	106,275	61.8
	Democratic	Chet Edwards	62,926	36.6

District 18

• Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee represents one of the most heavily Democratic areas in the state, covering several largely poor and African-American areas of Houston (including downtown Houston) and whose three previous representatives (Barbara Jordan, Mickey Leland, and Craig Washington) were all African-Americans and took staunch liberal stances. In 2008, she won re-election with 77% of the vote against Republican John Faulk, who she again faced in 2010.
• Campaign contributions^[56] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Campaign contributions^[57] at The New York Times

District 19

• Republican Randy Neugebauer won re-election in 2006 with 68% and in 2008 with 72.5%. In 2010, he faced Democrat Andy Wilson and Libertarian Chip Peterson in the general election.^[58]
• Campaign contributions^[59] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[60] at The New York Times

District 20

• Democrat Joaquin Castro represents much of heavily Democratic, largely Hispanic inner San Antonio. He won 75.7 percent of the 2014 vote over Libertarian challenger Jeffrey Blunt in 2014. In 2016, Libertarian Party candidate Jeffrey Blunt will again face Castro, along with Green Party candidate Paul Pipkin.
• Campaign contributions^[61] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[62] at The New York Times

District 21

• Longtime Republican Lamar S. Smith won re-election with 60% in 2006 and 80% in 2008. In 2010, he won the primary with 80% and faced Democrat real estate broker Lainey Melnick in the general election.^[63]
• Campaign contributions^[64] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[65] at The New York Times

District 22

• Freshman Pete Olson won the 2008 election with 53% in a heavily Republican district. In 2010, he faced Democrat Kesha Rogers, a LaRouche Movement supporter, and Libertarian Steve Susman, a small business owner in the general election.^[66]
• Campaign contributions^[67] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[68] at The New York Times

District 23

Democratic incumbent Ciro Rodriguez was challenged by Republican nominee Quico Canseco, Libertarian nominee Martin Nitschke campaign site,^[69][70] Green Party nominee Ed Scharf campaign site,^[71][72] and Independent Craig T. Stephens campaign site.^[73][74]

In the 2010 Republican primary, Canseco won the run off election against CIA executive Will Hurd with 56% of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Rodriguez won with 83% against Iraq war veteran Miguel Ortiz.^[75]

In 2008, Rodriguez was re-elected with 56% of the vote. Obama carried the district with 51% of the vote. The district is 55% Hispanic, but has a Republican tilt as George Bush carried the district by a 15% margin.

Results

2010 23rd Congressional District of Texas Elections^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Quico Canseco	74,671	49.38
	Democratic	Ciro Rodriguez	67,212	44.44
	Independent	Craig Stephens	5,342	3.58
	Libertarian	Martin Nitschke	2,482	1.63
	Green	Ed Scharf	1,419	0.93

District 24

• Republican Kenny Marchant faced write-in Democratic candidate Alex Dunaj in the general election.
• Campaign contributions^[76] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[77] at The New York Times

District 25

• Democrat Lloyd Doggett is seeking re-election, and faced Republican physician Donna Campbell.
• Campaign contributions^[78] from OpenSecrets.org
• Race profile^[79] at The New York Times

District 26

• Republican Michael Burgess won re-election in 2008 with 60.2%. In 2010, he faced Democrat attorney Neil Durrance and Libertarian Mark Boler.^[8] Except for the district's first election, the 26th District has been held by the GOP and is considered one of its safe seats.
• Campaign contributions^[80] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[81] at The New York Times

District 27

Democratic incumbent Solomon Ortiz was challenged by Republican nominee attorney Blake Farenthold and Libertarian nominee Ed Mishou.

The Republican primary ended in a run off which Farenthold won with 51.3% against conservative activist James Duerr.^[82][83] Mishou, of Cameron County, is the 2010 Libertarian Party nominee and came in a close second to Farenthold in a 2010 27th District Tea Party poll.^[84]

Ortiz was re-elected in 2008 with 58% of the vote. The district is nearly 70% Hispanic. In 2008, Obama carried the district with just 53% of the vote.

• Campaign contributions^[85] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[86] at The New York Times

District 28

• Democrat Henry Cuellar was re-elected in 2008 with 69% of the vote, as Obama only carried the district with 56% of the vote. In 2010, he faced Republican businessman Bryan Underwood^[87] in the general election.
• Campaign contributions^[88] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[89] at The New York Times

District 29

• Democrat Gene Green won re-election with 75% in 2008. In 2010, he will face Republican air force veteran Roy Morales.^[90]
• Campaign contributions^[91] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[92] at The New York Times

District 30

• Incumbent Democratic nominee Eddie Bernice Johnson (campaign website) won re-election in 2008 with 83%. In the Republican primary Stephen Broden barely missed getting the 50.1% threshold to avoid a run off,^[93] but won the run off anyway with 67.5% of the vote.^[94]
• Campaign contributions^[95] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[96]

District 31

• John Carter was opposed by Libertarian Bill Oliver in the general election.
• Campaign contributions^[97] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[98] at NBC News

Electoral history

2010 31st Congressional District of Texas Elections^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Carter	126,290	82.5
	Libertarian	Bill Oliver	26,710	17.5

District 32

• Six-term incumbent Pete Sessions holds a Republican-leaning district. In 2010, he faced Democrat Grier Raggio in the general election.^[99]
• Campaign contributions^[100] from Center for Responsive Politics
• Race profile^[101] at The New York Times

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External links

• Elections Division at the Texas Secretary of State
  • Official candidate lists
• U.S. Congress Candidates for Texas at Project Vote Smart
• Texas U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Texas from OpenSecrets.org
• 2010 Texas General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• House - Texas from the Cook Political Report