2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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All 32 Texas seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Turnout	4,745,613 - 25%
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%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

The2010 U.S. congressional elections in Texas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state ofTexas in theUnited States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.

With 27% of the voting age public turning out, theRepublican Party won 23 seats and theDemocratic Party won 9 seats. Three house seats changed parties this election, with the17th,23rd, and27th districts all flipping from Democratic to Republican seats.

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:^[1]

Republican incumbentLouie Gohmert ran for reelection.

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Republican incumbentTed Poe ran for reelection.

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Republican candidateSam Johnson had been the incumbent since 1991. In 2010, Johnson faced Independent Emma Berry, Democrat John Lingenfelder and Libertarian Christopher J. Claytor.

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RepublicanRalph Hall, at the time the oldest living member of the House of Representatives, had 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 Democratic attorney VaLinda Hathcox.^[9]

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RepublicanJeb Hensarling was first elected in 2002 to a heavily Republican district. A favorite among fiscal conservatives in Texas, Hensarling was considered a potential challenger for the U.S. Senate in 2012 when the incumbent RepublicanKay Bailey Hutchison retired. In 2008, Hensarling was re-elected with 83.6% of the vote. In 2010, he went unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic activist Tom Berry in the general election.^[10]

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Twelve-term RepublicanJoe 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.^[11]

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RepublicanJohn Culberson was unopposed in the general election.

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RepublicanKevin Brady represented 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.

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DemocratAl Green was re-elected with 94% in 2008. Republican activistSteve Mueller faced Green in the general election.^[12]

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RepublicanMichael McCaul ran for reelection in 2010.^[13] He defeated Democratic nominee, war veteran Ted Ankrum in the general election.^[14]

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RepublicanMike Conaway representedGeorge 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 Democratic activist James Quillian in the general election.^[15]

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RepublicanKay Granger won re-election in 2008 with 67.6%. In 2010, she won the primary with 70%, and faced Democratic activist Tracey Smith in the general election.^[16]

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RepublicanMac Thornberry ran for re-election.

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RepublicanRon Paul is best known for his stronglibertarian 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.^[17]

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DemocratRubén 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.^[19]

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DemocratSilvestre Reyes was the Chairman of thePermanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Reyes won re-election in 2008 with 82%. In 2010, he faced Republican navy veteran Tim Besco.^[20]

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2010 Texas's 17th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Flores Chet Edwards Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 106,696 63,138 Percentage 61.8% 36.6%

County results Flores:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Edwards:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Chet Edwards Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Pete Flores Republican

Democratic incumbentChet Edwards was challenged by Republican nomineeBill Flores and Libertarian nominee Richard B. Kelly.

In 2008, Edwards was reelected with 53% to Republican small business owner Rob Curnock, who was overwhelmingly outspent. Edwards was a moderate Democrat, who represented 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.^[21] Flores won the run off with 64% of the vote.^[22]

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TheDallas Morning News^[23] and theFort Worth Star-Telegram^[24] both endorsed Edwards prior to the 2010 general election.

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General election resultsEdwards's loss was the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent Democrat in the 2010 cycle.

DemocratSheila Jackson Lee represented one of the most heavily Democratic areas in the state. In 2008, she won re-election with 77% of the vote. Jackson Lee faced a challenge in the Democratic primary fromHouston city councilorJarvis Johnson, whom she defeated with 67% of the vote.^[28]

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RepublicanRandy Neugebauer won re-election in 2006 with 68% and in 2008 with 72.5%. In 2010, he faced Democrat Andy Wilson and LibertarianChip Peterson in the general election.^[29]

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DemocratCharles A. Gonzalez represented much of heavily Democratic, largely Hispanic innerSan Antonio.

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Longtime RepublicanLamar S. Smith won re-election with 60% in 2006 and 80% in 2008. In 2010, he won the primary with 80% and faced Democratic real estate broker Lainey Melnick in the general election.^[30]

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2010 Texas's 22nd congressional district election

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Nominee Pete Olson Kesha Rogers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 140,537 62,082 Percentage 67.5% 29.8%

County results Olson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Pete Olson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Pete Olson Republican

FreshmanPete Olson won the 2008 election with 53% in a heavily Republican district. In 2010, he faced DemocratKesha Rogers, aLaRouche Movement supporter, and Libertarian Steve Susman, a small business owner in the general election.^[31]

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2010 Texas's 23rd congressional district election

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Nominee Quico Canseco Ciro Rodriguez Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 74,853 67,348 Percentage 49.4% 44.4%

County results Canseco:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Rodriguez:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Ciro Rodriguez Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Quico Canseco Republican

Democratic incumbentCiro Rodriguez was challenged by Republican nomineeQuico Canseco, Libertarian nominee Martin Nitschke campaign site,^[32][33] Green Party nominee Ed Scharf campaign site,^[34][35] and Independent Craig T. Stephens campaign site.^[36][37]

In the 2010 Republican primary, Canseco won the run off election against former CIA officerWill Hurd with 56% of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Rodriguez won with 83% against Iraq war veteran Miguel Ortiz.^[38]

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 in 2004.

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RepublicanKenny Marchant faced write-in Democratic candidate Alex Dunaj in the general election.

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2010 Texas's 25th congressional district election

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Nominee Lloyd Doggett Donna Campbell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 99,967 84,849 Percentage 52.8% 44.8%

County results Doggett:     60–70% Campbell:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Lloyd Doggett Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett Democratic

DemocratLloyd Doggett faced Republican physicianDonna Campbell in the general election.

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RepublicanMichael Burgess won re-election in 2008 with 60.2%. In 2010, he faced Democratic attorney Neil Durrance and Libertarian Mark Boler.^[9] Except for the district's first election, the 26th District has been held by the GOP and is considered one of itssafe seats.

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2010 Texas's 27th congressional district election

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Nominee Blake Farenthold Solomon Ortiz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 51,001 50,226 Percentage 47.8% 47.1%

County results Farenthold:     50–60%     70–80% Ortiz:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Solomon Ortiz Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold Republican

Democratic incumbentSolomon Ortiz was challenged by Republican nominee attorneyBlake 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.^[39][40] Mishou, of Cameron County, was the 2010 Libertarian Party nominee and came in a close second to Farenthold in a 2010 27th District Tea Party poll.^[41]

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

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DemocratHenry Cuellar was re-elected in 2008 with 69% of the vote, whenBarack Obama carried the district with 56% of the vote. In 2010, he faced Republican businessman Bryan Underwood in the general election.^[42]

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DemocratGene Green won re-election with 75% in 2008. In 2010, he faced Republican air force veteran Roy Morales.^[43]

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Incumbent Democratic nomineeEddie Bernice Johnson won re-election in 2008 with 83%. In the Republican primaryStephen Broden almost avoided a runoff in the first round,^[44] but he won the second round with 67.5% of the vote.^[45]

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John Carter was opposed by Libertarian Bill Oliver in the general election.

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Six-term incumbentPete Sessions held a Republican-leaning district. In 2010, he faced DemocratGrier Raggio in the general election.

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• Elections Division at theTexas Secretary of State
  • Official candidate lists
• U.S. Congress Candidates for Texas atProject Vote Smart
• Texas U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Texas fromOpenSecrets
• 2010 Texas General Election graph of multiple polls fromPollster.com
• House - Texas from theCook Political Report

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• United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
• 2010 Texas elections

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