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United States Senate elections in Texas, 2012
 Texas's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State Senate • State House |
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Kay Bailey Hutchison  |
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Solid R (As of March 2012) |
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The Primary Election date is set for May 29, 2012. Should a runoff occur, the Primary Runoff Election will take place on July 31, 2012.
The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Kay Bailey Hutchison (R). First elected in 1993, Hutchinson is not running for re-election in 2012.[1]
* Redistricting note: Due to legal turmoil in the redistricting process, filing deadlines have changed twice and primary have changed once. The original filing deadline was December 12th.[2] That deadline was first moved to December 15th and then December 19th by a federal court due to delays caused by redistricting legal challenges. When a final map was issued, the December 19th deadline was once again moved to March 9 to allow candidates more time to file in light of the delays and map ambiguities. The primary date was first moved from March 6 to April 3, 2012 before finally settling on May 29.[3]
Candidates
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
- Glenn Addison [6]
- Joe Agris[7]
- Curt Cleaver [8]
- Ted Cruz [5]
- David Dewhurst: Texas lieutenant governor[5]
- Ben Gambini[5]
- Craig James [5]
- Tom Leppert [5]
- Lela Pittenger[9]
Libertarian Convention
Green Party Convention
Independent candidates
Race rating
Cook Political Report
Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations: [11]
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Solid Democratic
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Tossup |
Lean Republican
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| Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Texas Senate | |
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| Month | Rating |
| March 22, 2012[12] | |
| March 1, 2012[13] | |
| January 26, 2012[14] | |
| December 22, 2011[15] | |
| December 1, 2011[16] | |
Debates
January 12, 2012
Five Republican candidates for the senate seat had their first debate in Austin on January 12.[17] Ted Cruz, former state solicitor general, accused Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst of being an unprincipled career politician. Dewhurst said he would draw on his legislative experience to help balance the federal budget. Businessman and former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert emphasized his 33-page plan for spending reforms. Funeral home director Glenn Addison and NFL player and commentator Craig James both stressed their dedication to the U.S. Constitution. The debate was sponsored by two groups: Texas Public Policy Foundation and Empower Texans.[18]
Election history
2006
On November 7, 2006, Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to the U.S. Senate, defeating Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) and Scott Lanier Jameson (L).[19]
| U.S. Senate General Election, Texas, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kay Bailey Hutchison Incumbent |
91.3% | 2,661,789 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Ann Radnofsky | 5.3% | 155,202 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Lanier Jameson | 3.4% | 97,672 | |
| Total Votes | 2,914,663 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012
- United States Senate elections, 2012
External links
- Texas Democrats - candidate list
- Texas GOP - candidate list
- Texas Libertarian Party - candidate list
- Texas Green Party - candidate list
- Texas Secretary of State - Independent candidate list
References
- ↑ Politico "KBH won't run for reelection," January 13, 2011
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2012 Election Dates", Accessed July 15, 2011
- ↑ Washington Post "Federal court orders May 29 primary date for Texas in redistricting case
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harris County Democratic Party "2012 March Primary Candidates," Accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Candidate filings for Tarrant, state primary races are over - for now," Accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ Tomball Magnolia Tribune News "Addison announces candidacy for Senate," Accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ Collin County Independent Examiner "The Saddle Up Texas 2012 Straw Poll - Jan 12-14, Huston Texas," Accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ Curt Cleaver campaign website "Curt Cleaver Announces Run for U.S. Senate," Accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas GOP candidates
- ↑ Statewide Texas Libertarian candidates
- ↑ Cook Political Report "Our Accuracy," Accessed December 12, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 22, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 27, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011
- ↑ Houston Chronicle "Texas Republican candidates hold first debate," January 12, 2012
- ↑ Austin American-Statesman "Dewhurst on defensive during first Texas U.S. Senate debate," January 12, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
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