yes
Ted Poe, Congressman for Texas District 2 will be seeking reelection in 2012.
Unless a specail election is called by the Governor of the state - until the next scheduled regular election.
Yes, President Obama is running for reelection in the 2012 election.
an open seat
I would like to know how to particpate in the district election process. I am seeking the election booth location for this district. I am new to this district and I would like to know who won the last election.
disruptive issues such as general public discontent with Congress become prominentthe incumbent is tainted with charges of personal misconduct or corruptionthe election is a midterm election and the incumbent is of the same party as the presidentthrough redistricting, they are placed in a disadvantageous district
In every district. Incumbents, which are defined as any politician currently holding the office they are seeking re-election in, historically and statistically always hold an advantage over a challenger. Since 1964, there has never been lower than a 85% reelection rate of Representatives to the US House. Usually, in every election more than 90% of those Representatives seeking re-election achieve it. The re-election rates are generally lower for Senate candidates, but still well above even. Typically 75-85% of incumbent Senators are re-elected every cycle on average.
There were several major candidates in CT named Chris who were running in the last election, including:* US Senator Chris Dodd (Democrat, won re-election) * US Congressman Christopher Shays (4th District Republican incumbent, lost his seat) * Chris Murphy (5th District Democrat, won re-election)See Related Links, below, for their official websites and Wikipedia pages.
Pat Toomey is up for re-election in 2016.
They are selected by county supervisors and the district election board.
Cornyn won reelection in 2008 and Hutchinson faces reelection in 2012.
Senators face reelection every six years. However, not all senators are up for reelection in the same year. Only one-third of the Senate (or approximately one-third) faces reelection in any given midterm election.