2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 2012 All 32 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 2, 2010 4,745,613 - 25% Republican Party (United States) 20 23 3 3,058,228 64.4% 8.6% Democratic Party (United States) 12 9 3 1,450,197 30.6% 9.0% 320px District results 320px County results Republican #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% 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:Haas Karen L. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives November 12, 2019 June 3, 2011 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 thumb Texas's 1st congressional district Republican incumbent Louie Gohmert ran for reelection. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104002959/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all Safe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergRothenberg Political Report http://www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101202718/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house November 1, 2010Safe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, 2010 11 01 us onSafe R November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, 2010 11 01 us onSafe R November 1, 2010CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 2010 House Ratings Chart CQ Politics November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house October 28, 2010Safe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesHouse Race Ratings http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house nytimes.com The New York Times 9 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107095111/http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house 7 November 2010Safe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 1st congressional district, 2010https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist154_state.htm 2010 General Election, 11/2/2010 Texas Secretary of State November 11, 2018 Republican Party (United States) Louie Gohmert 129,398 89.73 Libertarian Party (United States) Charles F. Parkes, III 14,811 10.27 144,209 100 Republican Party (United States) District 2 thumb Texas's 2nd congressional district Republican incumbent Ted Poe ran for reelection. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 2nd congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Ted Poe 130,020 88.61 Libertarian Party (United States) David W. Smith 16,711 11.39 146,731 100 Republican Party (United States) District 3 thumb Texas's 3rd congressional districtRepublican candidate Sam Johnson had been the incumbent since 1991. In 2010, Johnson faced Independent Emma Berry, Democrat John Lingenfelder and Libertarian Christopher J. Claytor. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 3rd congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Sam Johnson 101,180 66.28 Democratic Party (United States) John Lingenfelder 47,848 31.34 Libertarian Party (United States) Christopher J. Claytor 3,602 2.36 Write-in Harry Pierce 22 0.01 152,652 100 Republican Party (United States) District 4 thumb Texas's 4th congressional districtRepublican 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.2010-03-03 U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall bests 5 challengers in bid for 16th term http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/030310dnpollocalcong.16e14f7be.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100612053911/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/030310dnpollocalcong.16e14f7be.html 2010-06-12 2010-08-21 The Dallas Morning News Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 4th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Ralph M. Hall 136,338 73.19 Democratic Party (United States) VaLinda Hathcox 40,975 22.00 Libertarian Party (United States) Jim D. Prindle 4,729 2.54 Independent Shane Shepard 4,244 2.28 186,286 100 Republican Party (United States) District 5 thumb Texas's 5th congressional districtRepublican 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.http://www.tomberryforcongress.com/ Tom Berry For Congress Tom Berry For Congress 2010-08-21 2010-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100826185825/http://www.tomberryforcongress.com/ dead Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 5th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Jeb Hensarling 106,742 70.53 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Berry 41,649 27.52 Libertarian Party (United States) Ken Ashby 2,958 1.95 151,349 100 Republican Party (United States) District 6 thumb Texas's 6th congressional districtTwelve-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.2010-06-22 Barton's Apology to BP Opens Door for Opponent http://www.texastribune.org/2010/06/22/bartons-apology-to-bp-opens-door-for-opponent/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20130927203513/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/06/22/bartons-apology-to-bp-opens-door-for-opponent/ 2013-09-27 The Texas Tribune Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 6th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Joe L. Barton 107,140 65.91 Democratic Party (United States) David E. Cozad 50,717 31.20 Libertarian Party (United States) Byron Severns 4,700 2.89 162,557 100 Republican Party (United States) District 7 thumb Texas's 7th congressional districtRepublican John Culberson was unopposed in the general election. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 7th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) John Culberson 143,655 81.45 Libertarian Party (United States) Bob Townsend 31,704 17.98 Write-in Lissa Squiers 1,019 0.58 176,378 100 Republican Party (United States) District 8 thumb Texas's 8th congressional districtRepublican 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. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 8th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Kevin Brady 161,417 80.27 Democratic Party (United States) Kent Hargett 34,694 17.25 Libertarian Party (United States) Bruce West 4,988 2.48 201,099 100 Republican Party (United States) District 9 thumb Texas's 9th congressional districtDemocrat Al Green was re-elected with 94% in 2008. Republican activist Steve Mueller faced Green in the general election.http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/2010/03/tea_party_candidates_to_face_d.html Tea Party Republicans to face Reps. Al Green, Gene Green in November Houston Chronicle 2010-03-02 2010-08-21 McIlroy Tom Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 9th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Al Green 80,107 75.74 Republican Party (United States) Steve Mueller 24,201 22.88 Libertarian Party (United States) Michael W. Hope 1,459 1.38 105,767 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 10 thumb Texas's 10th congressional districtRepublican Michael McCaul ran for reelection in 2010.http://mo.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/03/06/austin_hightech_exec_starts_co.html Austin high-tech exec starts committee toward Democratic run for U.S. House Austin American-Statesman 2009-03-06 2009-07-28 Selby, W. Gardner https://web.archive.org/web/20130928022101/http://mo.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/03/06/austin_hightech_exec_starts_co.html 2013-09-28 dead He defeated Democratic nominee, war veteran Ted Ankrum in the general election.Glazer Matt http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/9803/ted-ankrum-set-to-file-for-10th-congressional-district Ted Ankrum Set to File for 10th Congressional District Burnt Orange Report 2010-08-21 2011-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610020953/http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/9803/ted-ankrum-set-to-file-for-10th-congressional-district dead Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 10th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Michael McCaul 144,980 64.67 Democratic Party (United States) Ted Ankrum 74,086 33.05 Libertarian Party (United States) Jeremiah "JP" Perkins 5,105 2.28 224,171 100 Republican Party (United States) District 11 thumb Texas's 11th congressional districtRepublican 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.http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/03/news/top_stories/congressional_race.txt https://archive.today/20130129110903/http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/03/news/top_stories/congressional_race.txt dead January 29, 2013 Younts, Cowan aiming to frustrate Conaway - Mywesttexas.com: Top Stories Mywesttexas.com 2010-08-21 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 11th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Mike Conaway 125,581 80.84 Democratic Party (United States) James Quillian 23,989 15.44 Libertarian Party (United States) James A. Powell 4,321 2.78 Green Party (United States) Jim Howe 1,449 0.93 155,340 100 Republican Party (United States) District 12 thumb Texas's 12th congressional districtRepublican 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.http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12079 Archived copy 2010-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711062334/http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12079 2011-07-11 dead Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 12th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Kay Granger 109,882 71.86 Democratic Party (United States) Tracey Smith 38,434 25.13 Libertarian Party (United States) Matthew Solodow 4,601 3.01 152,917 100 Republican Party (United States) District 13 thumb Texas's 13th congressional districtRepublican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 13th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Mac Thornberry 113,201 87.05 Independent (politician) Keith Dyer 11,192 8.61 Libertarian Party (United States) John T. Burwell Jr. 5,650 4.34 130,043 100 Republican Party (United States) District 14 thumb Texas's 14th congressional districtRepublican 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 February 2022 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 14th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Ron Paul 140,623 75.99 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Pruett 44,431 24.01 185,054 100 Republican Party (United States) 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 thumb Texas's 15th congressional districtDemocrat 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.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/primaries/texas/runoff Primary Results - Texas Runoff New York Times 2010-04-14 September 26, 2013 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPLikely D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 15th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Ruben Hinojosa 53,546 55.73 Republican Party (United States) Eddie Zamora 39,964 41.59 Libertarian Party (United States) Aaron I. Cohn 2,570 2.67 96,080 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 thumb Texas's 16th congressional districtDemocrat 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.http://newspapertree.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/a-republican-challenger-to-u-s-rep-reyes/ A Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Reyes " NewspaperTree.com Blog 29 September 2009 Newspapertree.wordpress.com 2010-08-21 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 16th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Silvestre Reyes 49,301 58.07 Republican Party (United States) Tim Besco 31,051 36.58 Libertarian Party (United States) Bill Collins 4,319 5.09 Write-in Tim Collins 221 0.26 84,892 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 17 2010 Texas's 17th congressional district election Texas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District_17 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17 2012 x150px File:Bill Flores, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Bill Flores Republican Party (United States) 106,696 61.8% File:111edwardsc-tx17.jpg Chet Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 63,138 36.6% File:2010 general election in Texas' 17th congressional district by county.svg 200px County results Flores: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Edwards: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Representative Chet Edwards Democratic Party (United States) Pete Flores Republican Party (United States)thumb Texas's 17th congressional district 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.http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/election2010/x1834681208/Curnock-Flores-to-face-off-in-runoff Curnock, Flores to face off in runoff " Election 2010 " Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, TX Cleburnetimesreview.com 2010-08-21 Flores won the run off with 64% of the vote.http://www.kcentv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12306145 Election 2010 Runoff Results KCEN-TV 2010-04-13 September 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130927165903/http://www.kcentv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12306145 September 27, 2013 dead dmy-all Endorsements The Dallas Morning NewsOctober 7, 2010 Editorial: We recommend Edwards in 17th Cong. District http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-edwards_1008edi.State.Edition1.11318e4.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101012092959/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-edwards_1008edi.State.Edition1.11318e4.html October 12, 2010 Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-TelegramOctober 11, 2010 Nov. 2 election recommendation: Chet Edwards in U.S. House District 17 http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/10/11/2538227/nov-2-election-recommendation.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101015004312/https://www.star-telegram.com/2010/10/11/2538227/nov-2-election-recommendation.html October 15, 2010 Fort Worth Star-Telegram both endorsed Edwards prior to the 2010 general election. Polling Poll source Dates administered Chet Edwards (D) Bill Flores (R)OnMessage, Inc. May, 2010http://www.texasmonthly.com/burka-blog/new-poll-shows-flores-leading-chet-edwards New poll shows Flores leading Chet Edwards Texas Monthly 2010-05-10 41% 53%Bennett, Petts & Normington October 4–5, 2010http://media.graytvinc.com/documents/PollFindings10-7.pdf CHET EDWARDS IN TIGHT RACE WITH CHALLENGER BILL FLORES Bennett, Petts & Normington 2010-10-07February 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes 42% 46%Penn, Schoen & Berland October 19–21, 2010https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2019138_2019132_2028678,00.html Texas' 17th Congressional District: Chet Edwards vs. Bill Flores Time 2010-11-01 40% 52% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean R flip November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely R flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean R flip November 1, 2010RCPLikely R flip November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLikely R flipOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean R flip November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R flip November 1, 2010 General election results Edwards's loss was the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent Democrat in the 2010 cycle. Texas's 17th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (US) Bill Flores 106,696 61.80 Democratic Party (US) Chet Edwards 63,138 36.57 Libertarian Party (US) Richard B. Kelly 2,808 1.63 172,642 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 18 thumb Texas's 18th congressional districtDemocrat Sheila 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 from Houston city councilor Jarvis Johnson, whom she defeated with 67% of the vote.Houston Chronicle July 25, 2024 https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/next-sheila-jackson-lee-mayoral-defeat-18545469.php Scherer, Jasper Cheng, Yilung Sheila Jackson Lee's next move post-mayoral defeat: congressional reelection or retirement? December 11, 2023 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 18th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Sheila Jackson Lee 85,108 70.15 Republican Party (United States) John Faulk 33,067 27.26 Libertarian Party (United States) Mike Taylor 3,118 2.57 Write-in Charles B. "ChuckM" Meyer 28 0.02 121,321 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 19 thumb Texas's 19th congressional districtRepublican 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.http://www.bigspringherald.com/content/view/206614/ Vote today Big Spring Herald 2010-03-02 2010-08-21 May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 19th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Randy Neugebauer 106,059 77.78 Democratic Party (United States) Andy Wilson 25,984 19.06 Libertarian Party (United States) Richard "Chip" Peterson 4,315 3.16 136,358 100 Republican Party (United States) District 20 thumb Texas's 20th congressional districtDemocrat Charles A. Gonzalez represented much of heavily Democratic, largely Hispanic inner San Antonio. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 20th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Charles A. Gonzalez 58,645 63.62 Republican Party (United States) Clayton Trotter 31,757 34.45 Libertarian Party (United States) Michael "Commander" Idrogo 1,783 1.93 92,185 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 21 thumb Texas's 21st congressional districtLongtime 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 Democratic real estate broker Lainey Melnick in the general election.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=526108 TX - District 21 Our Campaigns September 26, 2013 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 21st congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Lamar Smith 162,924 68.88 Democratic Party (United States) Lainey Melnick 65,927 27.87 Libertarian Party (United States) James Arthur Strohm 7,694 3.25 236,545 100 Republican Party (United States) District 22 2010 Texas's 22nd congressional district election Texas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 22 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 22 2012 x150px File:Pete Olson, official 111th Congress photo portrait (cropped).jpg Pete Olson Republican Party (US) 140,537 67.5% 3x4.svg Kesha Rogers Democratic Party (US) 62,082 29.8% U.S. Representative Pete Olson Republican Party (US) Pete Olson Republican Party (US) File:2010 general election in Texas' 22nd congressional district by county.svg 300px County results Olson: #ed8783 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02823 70–80% Texas's 22nd congressional districtFreshman 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.http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=2f86414adab095de https://archive.today/20110711070613/http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=2f86414adab095de dead July 11, 2011 District 22 Dems go for Rogers March 3, 2010 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 22nd congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Pete Olson 140,537 67.49 Democratic Party (United States) Kesha Rogers 62,082 29.82 Libertarian Party (United States) Steven Susman 5,538 2.66 Write-in Johnny Williams 66 0.03 208,223 100 Republican Party (United States) District 23 2010 Texas's 23rd congressional district election Texas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 23 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 23 2012 x150px File:Quico Canseco, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Quico Canseco Republican Party (United States) 74,853 49.4% File:Ciro Rodriguez 111th congressional portrait.jpg Ciro Rodriguez Democratic Party (United States) 67,348 44.4% File:2010 general election in Texas' 23rd congressional district by county.svg County results Canseco: #f1b5b2 40–50% #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% Rodriguez: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80% #3357a2 80–90% U.S. Representative Ciro Rodriguez Democratic Party (United States) Quico Canseco Republican Party (United States)thumb Texas's 23rd congressional district Democratic incumbent Ciro Rodriguez was challenged by Republican nominee Quico Canseco, Libertarian nominee Martin Nitschke campaign site,http://martinnitschke2010.ning.com/ Nitschke for Congress Texas CD 23 - Let's Try the Constitution for a Change 2010-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110506220041/http://martinnitschke2010.ning.com/ 2011-05-06 dead Martin Nitschke's Political Summary - Project Vote Smart Green Party nominee Ed Scharf campaign site,http://www.newmenu.org/edscharf Ed Scharf US House of Representatives - Texas 2012 Green Party 2010-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100929061415/http://www.newmenu.org/edscharf 2010-09-29 dead Ed Scharf's Political Summary http://www.votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=49369 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020122651/http://votesmart.org/candidate/49369 2012-10-20 Vote Smart and Independent Craig T. Stephens campaign site.http://www.letsfixcongress.com/ Craig T. Stephens - Let's Fix Congress - San Antonio, TX 78240, TX 2010-09-23 2011-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110203033301/http://www.letsfixcongress.com/ dead Craig Stephens' Political Summary http://www.votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=69292 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020122703/http://votesmart.org/candidate/69292 2012-10-20 Vote Smart In the 2010 Republican primary, Canseco won the run off election against former CIA officer Will Hurd with 56% of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Rodriguez won with 83% against Iraq war veteran Miguel Ortiz.U.S. House District 23 http://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/us-house/23/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20130927212043/https://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/us-house/23/ September 27, 2013 September 26, 2013 The Texas Tribune 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. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 1, 2010 RothenbergTossup November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean R flip November 1, 2010RCPLean R flip November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsTossupOctober 28, 2010New York TimesTossup November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightTossup November 1, 2010 General election resultsTexas's 23rd congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Quico Canseco 74,671 49.38 Democratic Party (United States) Ciro Rodriguez (incumbent) 67,212 44.44 Independent (United States) Craig Stephens 5,342 3.58Libertarian Party (United States) Martin Nitschke 2,482 1.63 Green Party (United States) Ed Scharf 1,419 0.93151,126 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 24 thumb Texas's 24th congressional districtRepublican Kenny Marchant faced write-in Democratic candidate Alex Dunaj in the general election. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 24th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Kenny Marchant 100,078 81.57 Libertarian Party (United States) David Sparks 22,609 18.43 122,687 100 Republican Party (United States) District 25 2010 Texas's 25th congressional district election Texas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25 2012 x150px File:Lloyd Doggett, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg Lloyd Doggett Democratic Party (United States) 99,967 52.8% File:Donna Campbell.jpg Donna Campbell Republican Party (United States) 84,849 44.8% File:2010 general election in Texas' 25th congressional district by county.svg County results Doggett: #678cd7 60–70% Campbell: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02823 70–80% U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett Democratic Party (United States) Lloyd Doggett Democratic Party (United States) 2012 (35th)thumb Texas's 25th congressional districtDemocrat Lloyd Doggett faced Republican physician Donna Campbell in the general election. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPLikely D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 25th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Lloyd Doggett 99,967 52.82 Republican Party (United States) Donna Campbell 84,849 44.84 Libertarian Party (United States) Jim Stutsman 4,431 2.34 189,247 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 26 thumb Texas's 26th congressional districtRepublican Michael Burgess won re-election in 2008 with 60.2%. In 2010, he faced Democratic attorney Neil Durrance and Libertarian Mark Boler. Except for the district's first election, the 26th District has been held by the GOP and is considered one of its safe seats. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 26th congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Michael Burgess 120,984 67.05 Democratic Party (United States) Neil L. Durrance 55,385 30.70 Libertarian Party (United States) Mark Boler 4,062 2.25 180,431 100 Republican Party (United States) District 27 2010 Texas's 27th congressional district election Texas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 27 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 27 2012 x150px File:Blake Farenthold 113th Congress.jpg Blake Farenthold Republican Party (United States) 51,001 47.8% File:Solomon Ortiz 111th congressional portrait.jpg Solomon Ortiz Democratic Party (United States) 50,226 47.1% File:2010 general election in Texas' 27th congressional district by county.svg 100px County results Farenthold: #ed8883 50–60% #d02823 70–80% Ortiz: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% U.S. Representative Solomon Ortiz Democratic Party (United States) Blake Farenthold Republican Party (United States) 2012 (34th)Texas's 27th congressional district 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.2010-01-31 Political Pulse: 01.31.10 http://www.caller.com/news/2010/jan/30/judge-gives-his-comb-to-suspect/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120224032238/http://www.caller.com/news/2010/jan/30/judge-gives-his-comb-to-suspect/ 2012-02-24 2010-08-21 Corpus Christi Caller-Timeshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=614096 TX District 27 - R Primary Race - Mar 02, 2010 Our Campaigns 2010-08-21 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.2010-10-26 Congressional candidates meet for the first time in live debate http://www.caller.com/news/2010/oct/26/congressional-candidates-meet-for-the-first-time/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130928200242/http://www.caller.com/news/2010/oct/26/congressional-candidates-meet-for-the-first-time/ September 28, 2013 September 26, 2013 Corpus Christi Caller-Times Ortiz was re-elected in 2008 with 58% of the vote, although Barack Obama carried the district with just 53% of the vote. The district is nearly 70% Hispanic. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean D November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPTossup November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLikely DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLikely D November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 27th congressional district, 2010Republican Party (United States) Blake Farenthold 51,001 47.84Democratic Party (United States) Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) 50,226 47.12Libertarian Party (United States) Ed Mishou 5,372 5.04106,599 100.00Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 28 thumb Texas's 28th congressional districtDemocrat Henry Cuellar was re-elected in 2008 with 69% of the vote, when Barack Obama carried the district with 56% of the vote. In 2010, he faced Republican businessman Bryan Underwood in the general election.Bryan Underwood Republican for Congress http://www.bryan-underwood.com/Underwood_for_Congress/Home.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100819184011/http://www.bryan-underwood.com/Underwood_for_Congress/Home.html 2010-08-19 2010-08-21 Bryan-underwood.com Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 28th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Cuellar 62,773 56.35 Republican Party (United States) Bryan Underwood 46,740 41.96 Libertarian Party (United States) Stephen Kaat 1,889 1.70 111,402 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 29 thumb Texas's 29th congressional districtDemocrat Gene Green won re-election with 75% in 2008. In 2010, he faced Republican air force veteran Roy Morales.Texas GOP Vote http://texasgopvote.com/texas-gop-featured-voice-roy-morales-02163 Texas GOP Featured Voice: Roy Morales Texas GOP Vote 2001-09-11 2010-08-21 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 29th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Gene Green 43,257 64.61 Republican Party (United States) Roy Morales 22,825 34.09 Libertarian Party (United States) Brad Walters 866 1.29 66,948 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 30 thumb Texas's 30th congressional districtIncumbent Democratic nominee Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election in 2008 with 83%. In the Republican primary Stephen Broden almost avoided a runoff in the first round,2010-11-26 Unfinished primary races to be settled in runoff election today http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20100412-Unfinished-primary-races-to-be-settled-7421.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20130927205716/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20100412-Unfinished-primary-races-to-be-settled-7421.ece 2013-09-27 The Dallas Morning News but he won the second round with 67.5% of the vote.http://www.texastribune.org/texas-election-results/texas-2010-election-primary-runoff/ 2010 Primary Runoff Elections The Texas Tribune September 26, 2013 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 30th congressional district, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Eddie Bernice Johnson 86,322 75.74 Republican Party (United States) Stephen Broden 24,668 24.64 Libertarian Party (United States) J.B. Oswalt 2,988 2.62 113,978 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 31 thumb Texas's 31st congressional districtJohn Carter was opposed by Libertarian Bill Oliver in the general election. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 31st congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) John Carter 126,290 82.5 Libertarian Party (United States) Bill Oliver 26,710 17.5 153,000 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 32 thumb Texas's 32nd congressional districtSix-term incumbent Pete Sessions held a Republican-leaning district. In 2010, he faced Democrat Grier Raggio in the general election. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Texas's 32nd congressional district, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Pete Sessions 79,433 62.61 Democratic Party (United States) Grier Raggio 44,258 34.88 Libertarian Party (United States) John Jay Myers 3,178 2.50 126,869 100 Republican Party (United States) References 2 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 2010 Texas General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com House - Texas from the Cook Political Report Texas 2010 United States House of Representatives