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The 2010 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 will serve in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
Republican incumbent Louie Gohmert ran for reelection.
Republican incumbent Ted Poe ran for reelection.
As of June 30, 2010. Source: Federal Election Commission[40]
Democratic incumbent Chet Edwards was challenged by Republican nominee Bill Flores and Libertarian nominee Richard B. Kelly (PVS).
In 2008, Edwards was reelected with 53% to Republican small business owner Rob Curnock, who was overwhelmingly outspent. Edwards is a moderate Democrat, who represents 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.[47] Flores won the run off with 64% of the vote.[48]
The Dallas Morning News[51] and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram[52] have both endorsed Edwards.
Democratic incumbent Ciro Rodriguez was challenged by Republican nominee Quico Canseco, Libertarian nominee Martin Nitschke campaign site,[71][72] Green Party nominee Ed Scharf campaign site,[73][74] and Independent Craig T. Stephens campaign site.[75][76]
In the 2010 Republican primary, Canseco won the run off election against CIA executive Will Hurd with 56% of the vote. In the Democratic primary, Rodriguez won with 83% against Iraq war veteran Miguel Ortiz.[77]
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.
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.[84][85] Mishou, of Cameron County, is the 2010 Libertarian Party nominee and came in a close second to Farenthold in a 2010 27th District Tea Party poll.[86]
Ortiz was re-elected in 2008 with 58% of the vote. The district is nearly 70% Hispanic. In 2008, Obama carried the district with just 53% of the vote.
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