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2012 HOUSE SUMMARY

February 9, 2012

Current House Lineup:

Democrats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Republicans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Vacancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

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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

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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
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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