2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

The 2010 U.S. 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 served 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. Three house seats changed parties this election, with the 17th, 23rd, and 27th districts all flipping from Democratic to Republican seats.

Overview Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 129,398 89.73% 0 0.00% 14,811 10.27% 144,209 100% Republican holdDistrict 2 130,020 88.61% 0 0.00% 16,711 11.39% 146,731 100% Republican holdDistrict 3 101,180 66.28% 47,848 31.34% 3,624 2.37% 152,652 100% Republican holdDistrict 4 136,338 73.19% 40,975 22.00% 8,973 4.82% 186,286 100% Republican holdDistrict 5 106,742 70.53% 41,649 27.52% 2,958 1.95% 151,349 100% Republican holdDistrict 6 107,140 65.91% 50,717 31.20% 4,700 2.89% 162,557 100% Republican holdDistrict 7 143,655 81.45% 0 0.00% 32,723 18.55% 176,378 100% Republican holdDistrict 8 161,417 80.27% 34,694 17.25% 4,988 2.48% 201,099 100% Republican holdDistrict 9 24,201 22.88% 80,107 75.74% 1,459 1.38% 105,767 100% Democratic holdDistrict 10 144,980 64.67% 74,086 33.05% 5,105 2.28% 224,171 100% Republican holdDistrict 11 125,581 80.84% 23,989 15.44% 5,770 3.71% 155,340 100% Republican holdDistrict 12 109,882 71.86% 38,434 25.13% 4,601 3.01% 152,917 100% Republican holdDistrict 13 113,201 87.05% 0 0.00% 16,842 12.95% 130,043 100% Republican holdDistrict 14 140,623 75.99% 44,431 24.01% 0 0.00% 185,054 100% Republican holdDistrict 15 39,964 41.59% 53,546 55.73% 2,570 2.67% 96,080 100% Democratic holdDistrict 16 31,051 36.58% 49,301 58.07% 4,540 5.35% 84,892 100% Democratic holdDistrict 17 106,696 61.80% 63,138 36.57% 2,808 1.63% 172,642 100% Republican gainDistrict 18 33,067 27.26% 85,108 70.15% 3,146 2.59% 121,321 100% Democratic holdDistrict 19 106,059 77.78% 25,984 19.06% 4,315 3.16% 136,358 100% Republican holdDistrict 20 31,757 34.45% 58,645 63.62% 1,783 1.93% 92,185 100% Democratic holdDistrict 21 162,924 68.88% 65,927 27.87% 7,694 3.25% 236,545 100% Republican holdDistrict 22 140,537 67.49% 62,082 29.82% 5,604 2.69% 208,223 100% Republican holdDistrict 23 74,853 49.40% 67,348 44.44% 9,333 6.16% 151,534 100% Republican gainDistrict 24 100,078 81.57% 0 0.00% 22,609 18.43% 122,687 100% Republican holdDistrict 25 84,849 44.84% 99,967 52.82% 4,431 2.34% 189,247 100% Democratic holdDistrict 26 120,984 67.05% 55,385 30.70% 4,062 2.25% 180,431 100% Republican holdDistrict 27 50,976 47.85% 50,179 47.10% 5,376 5.05% 106,531 100% Republican gainDistrict 28 46,740 41.96% 62,773 56.35% 1,889 1.70% 111,402 100% Democratic holdDistrict 29 22,825 34.09% 43,257 64.61% 866 1.29% 66,948 100% Democratic holdDistrict 30 24,668 21.64% 86,322 75.74% 2,988 2.62% 113,978 100% Democratic holdDistrict 31 126,384 82.54% 0 0.00% 26,735 17.46% 153,119 100% Republican holdDistrict 32 79,433 62.61% 44,258 34.88% 3,178 2.50% 126,869 100% Republican holdTotal 3,058,203 64.44% 1,450,150 30.56% 237,192 5.00% 4,745,545 100%

District 1

Republican incumbent Louie Gohmert ran for reelection.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 Rothenberg November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsOctober 28, 2010New York Times November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEight November 1, 2010

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District 2

Republican incumbent Ted Poe ran for reelection.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 Rothenberg November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 1, 2010RCP November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsOctober 28, 2010New York Times November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEight November 1, 2010

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District 3

Republican candidate Sam 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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District 4

Republican Ralph 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.

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District 5

Republican Jeb 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 Republican Kay 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.

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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.

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District 7

Republican John Culberson was unopposed in the general election.

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District 8

Republican Kevin 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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District 9

Democrat Al Green was re-elected with 94% in 2008. Republican activist Steve Mueller faced Green in the general election.

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District 10

Republican Michael McCaul ran for reelection in 2010. He defeated Democratic nominee, war veteran Ted Ankrum in the general election.

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District 11

Republican Mike Conaway represented 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 Democratic activist James Quillian in the general election.

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District 12

Republican Kay 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.

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District 13

Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.

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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.http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/apr13_151_state.htm

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Campaign finance report Candidate (party)Congressional Elections: Texas District 14 Race: 2010 Cycle | OpenSecrets Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand DebtRon Paul (R) $851,353 $1,154,112 $2,197,619 $0Robert Pruett (D) $19,421 $18,255 $1,166 $4,531Eugene 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.

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District 16

Democrat Silvestre Reyes was 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.

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District 17

Democratic incumbent Chet Edwards was challenged by Republican nominee Bill 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. Flores won the run off with 64% of the vote.

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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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