2012 HOUSE SUMMARY
February 9, 2012
Current House Lineup:
| Democrats |
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192 |
| Republicans |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
242 |
| Vacancies |
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1 |
AZ-02 Giffords resigned 1/25/12, special primary election 4/17/12, special general election 6/12/12
NOTE: Democratic Reps. Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) and John Olver (MA-01), as well as Republican Rep. Steve Austria (OH-07), are retiring. However, because redistricting eliminated their seats, they are not included on the list of open seats below.
18 OPEN DEMOCRATIC SEATS |
14 OPEN REPUBLICAN SEATS |
DISTRICT |
INCUMBENT |
STATUS |
PVI |
| AR-04 |
Mike Ross |
Retiring |
R+8 |
| CA-02 |
Lynn Woolsey |
Retiring |
D+19 |
| CA-51 |
Bob Filner |
Running For San Diego Mayor |
D+11 |
| CT-05 |
Chris Murphy |
Running For Senate |
D+2 |
| HI-02 |
Mazie Hirono |
Running For Senate |
D+14 |
| IL-12 |
Jerry Costello |
Retiring |
D+2 |
| IN-02 |
Joe Donnelly |
Running For Senate |
R+7 |
| MA-04 |
Barney Frank |
Retiring |
D+10 |
| MI-05 |
Dale Kildee |
Retiring |
D+10 |
| NV-01 |
Shelley Berkley |
Running For Senate |
D+9 |
| NM-01 |
Martin Heinrich |
Running For Senate |
D+5 |
| NY-22 |
Maurice Hinchey |
Retiring |
D+6 |
| NC-11 |
Heath Shuler |
Retiring |
R+13 |
| NC-13 |
Brad Miller |
Retiring |
R+10 |
| OK-02 |
Dan Boren |
Retiring |
R+14 |
| TX-20 |
Charlie Gonzalez |
Retiring |
D+4 |
| WA-01 |
Jay Inslee |
Running For Governor |
D+3 |
| WI-02 |
Tammy Baldwin |
Running For Senate |
D+16 |
|
DISTRICT |
INCUMBENT |
STATUS |
PVI |
| AZ-05 |
Jeff Flake |
Running For Senate |
R+17 |
| CA-01 |
Wally Herger |
Retiring |
R+10 |
| CA-08 |
Jerry Lewis |
Retiring |
R+11 |
| CA-26 |
Elton Gallegly |
Retiring |
D+3 |
| FL-14 |
Connie Mack, IV |
Running For Senate |
R+11 |
| IN-05 |
Dan Burton |
Retiring |
R+11 |
| IN-06 |
Mike Pence |
Running For Governor |
R+13 |
| KY-04 |
Geoff Davis |
Retiring |
R+14 |
| MO-02 |
Todd Akin |
Running For Senate |
R+5 |
| MT-AL |
Denny Rehberg |
Running For Senate |
R+7 |
| NC-09 |
Sue Myrick |
Retiring |
R+11 |
| ND-AL |
Rick Berg |
Running For Senate |
R+10 |
| PA-04 |
Todd Platts |
Retiring |
R+9 |
| TX-14 |
Ron Paul |
Retiring |
R+8 |
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4 POTENTIALLY OPEN DEMOCRATIC SEATS | 4 POTENTIALLY OPEN REPUBLICAN SEATS |
DISTRICT |
INCUMBENT |
STATUS |
PVI |
| MN-07 |
Collin Peterson |
Potential Retirement |
R+5 |
| NC-07 |
Mike McIntyre |
Potential Gov. Candidate |
R+11 |
| NC-12 |
Mel Watt |
Potential Retirement |
D+20 |
| WI-03 |
Ron Kind |
Potential Gov. Candidate |
D+6 |
|
DISTRICT |
INCUMBENT |
STATUS |
PVI |
| AK-AL |
Don Young |
Potential Retirement |
R+13 |
| FL-07 |
John Mica |
Potential Retirement |
R+7 |
| FL-10 |
C. W. Bill Young |
Potential Retirement |
R+1 |
| FL-25 |
David Rivera |
Potential Retirement |
R+5 |
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