2012 United States House of Representatives election ratings

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were held November 6, 2012, to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states. The six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories will also be elected. Numerous federal, state, and local elections, including the 2012 presidential election and the 2012 Senate elections, were also held on this date.

2012 United States House of Representatives election ratings

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Election ratings

Several sites and individuals publish ratings of competitive seats. The seats listed below were considered competitive (not "safe" or "solid") by at least one of the rating groups. These ratings are based upon factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan history of the district (the Cook Partisan Voting Index is one example of this metric). Each rating describes the likelihood of a given outcome in the election.

Most election ratings use:

  • Tossup: no advantage
  • Tilt (sometimes used): slight advantage
  • Lean: clear advantage
  • Likely: strong, but not certain advantage
  • Safe: outcome is nearly certain
DistrictCPVIIncumbentPrevious
result
Cook
November 5, 2012[1]
Rothenberg
November 2, 2012[2]
Sabato
November 5, 2012[3]
RCP
November 4, 2012[4]
Roll Call
November 4, 2012[5]
NYT
November 4, 2012[6]
The Hill
November 4, 2012[7]
Winner
Arizona 1R+3Paul Gosar (R) (switching seats)[a]49.7% RTossupTossupLean RTossupTossupTossupTossupAnn Kirkpatrick (D)
Arizona 2R+2Ron Barber (D)52.3% DLean DTilt DLikely DLean DTossupTossupLean DRon Barber (D)
Arizona 9R+1David Schweikert (R) (switching seats)[b]52.0% RLean D (flip)Tilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLean D (flip)TossupKyrsten Sinema (D)
Arkansas 1R+7Rick Crawford (R)51.8% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RRick Crawford (R)
Arkansas 4R+9Mike Ross (D) (retiring)57.5% DLikely R (flip)Safe R (flip)Safe R (flip)Safe R (flip)Safe R (flip)Safe R (flip)Likely R (flip)Tom Cotton (R)
California 3D+1John Garamendi (D)58.8% DLikely DSafe DSafe DLikely DLikely DLean DLean DJohn Garamendi (D)
California 7R+3Dan Lungren (R)50.1% RTossupTilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Ami Bera (D)
California 9D+2Jerry McNerney (D)48.0% DTossupTilt DLean DTossupLean DLean DLean DJerry McNerney (D)
California 10R+5Jeff Denham (R)64.6% RTossupTilt RLean RTossupTossupLean RTossupJeff Denham (R)
California 16D+2Jim Costa (D)51.7% DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DLean DLikely DJim Costa (D)
California 21R+3(New seat)Likely RSafe RLikely RLikely RSafe RLean RLean RDavid Valadao (R)
California 24D+3Lois Capps (D)57.8% DLean DTilt DLean DTossupTossupLean DTossupLois Capps (D)
California 26D+2Elton Gallegly (R) (retiring)59.9% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupJulia Brownley (D)
California 36R+3Mary Bono (R)51.4% RTossupTilt RLean RTossupTossupLean RTossupRaul Ruiz (D)
California 41D+3(New seat)Lean DLean DLean DLean DLean DTossupLean DMark Takano (D)
California 47D+5(New seat)Likely DLikely DLikely DLikely DSafe DLean DLikely DAlan Lowenthal (D)
California 52R+1Brian Bilbray (R)56.6% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupTossupScott Peters (D)
Colorado 3R+4Scott Tipton (R)50.1% RLean RLikely RLikely RLean RTossupLean RLean RScott Tipton (R)
Colorado 6R+1Mike Coffman (R)65.7% RTossupTilt RLean RTossupTossupLean RTossupMike Coffman (R)
Colorado 7D+3Ed Perlmutter (D)53.4% DLean DLean DLikely DLean DLikely DSafe DSafe DEd Perlmutter (D)
Connecticut 4D+5Jim Himes (D)53.1% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DSafe DJim Himes (D)
Connecticut 5D+2Chris Murphy (D) (retiring)[c]54.1% DTossupTossupLean DTossupLean DTossupLean DElizabeth Esty (D)
Florida 2R+3Steve Southerland (R)53.6% RLean RLikely RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RSteve Southerland (R)
Florida 9D+4(New seat)Likely DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DLean DLikely DAlan Grayson (D)
Florida 10R+3Daniel Webster (R)56.1% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RTossupDaniel Webster (R)
Florida 13R+1Bill Young (R)65.9% RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RSafe RLean RBill Young (R)
Florida 16R+5Vern Buchanan (R)68.9% RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLean RLikely RVern Buchanan (R)
Florida 18R+1Tom Rooney (R) (switching seats)[d]66.9% RTossupTilt RLean RTossupLean RTossupTossupPatrick Murphy (D)
Florida 24D+5Allen West (R) (switching seats)[e]54.4% RLikely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLois Frankel (D)
Florida 26R+3David Rivera (R)52.2% RLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLikely D (flip)Joe Garcia (D)
Georgia 12R+9John Barrow (D)56.6% DTossupTilt DLean DTossupTossupTossupTossupJohn Barrow (D)
Illinois 8D+6Peter Roskam (R) (switching seats)[f]63.7% RLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLikely D (flip)Tammy Duckworth (D)
Illinois 10D+8Bob Dold (R)51.1% RTossupTossupLean RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupBrad Schneider (D)
Illinois 11D+6Judy Biggert (R)63.8% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Bill Foster (D)
Illinois 12D+2Jerry Costello (D)59.8% DTossupTossupLean DTossupTossupTossupTossupWilliam Enyart (D)
Illinois 13D+1(New seat)[g]TossupTossupLean DTossupTossupLean RTossupRodney Davis (R)
Illinois 17D+6Bobby Schilling (R)52.6% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Cheri Bustos (D)
Indiana 2R+7Joe Donnelly (D) (retiring)[c]48.2% DLikely R (flip)Safe R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Safe DLean R (flip)Jackie Walorski (R)
Indiana 8R+8Larry Bucshon (R)57.6% RLean RLikely RLean RLikely RSafe RLean RLean RLarry Bucshon (R)
Iowa 1D+5Bruce Braley (D)49.5% DLikely DSafe DLikely DLikely DSafe DSafe DLikely DBruce Braley (D)
Iowa 2D+4Dave Loebsack (D)55.4% DLikely DLikely DLikely DLikely DLikely DSafe DLean DDave Loebsack (D)
Iowa 3R+1Leonard Boswell (D) [h]48.2% DLean R (flip)Tilt R (flip)Lean R (flip)TossupTossupTossupTossupTom Latham (R)
Iowa 4R+4Tom Latham (R) (switching seats)[i]65.8% RLean RTilt RLean RTossupLean RLean RLean RSteve King (R)
Kentucky 6R+7Ben Chandler (D)50.1% DTossupTossupLean R (flip)TossupTossupLean DTossupAndy Barr (R)
Maine 2D+3Mike Michaud (D)55.1% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLean DSafe DSafe DLikely DMike Michaud (D)
Maryland 6D+2Roscoe Bartlett (R)61.5% RLikely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)John Delaney (D)
Massachusetts 6D+7John F. Tierney (D)56.9% DLean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Lean R (flip)TossupLean R (flip)John F. Tierney (D)
Michigan 1R+4Dan Benishek (R)51.9% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupTossupDan Benishek (R)
Michigan 3R+5Justin Amash (R)59.7% RLikely RSafe RLean RLikely RSafe RLean RSafe RJustin Amash (R)
Michigan 6R+1Fred Upton (R)62.0% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RFred Upton (R)
Michigan 7R+3Tim Walberg (R)50.2% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLean RSafe RTim Walberg (R)
Michigan 11R+4(Vacant)[j]59.3% RLean RLean RLean RTossupLikely RLean RLikely RKerry Bentivolio (R)
Minnesota 2R+2John Kline (R)63.3% RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RLikely RLean RLikely RJohn Kline (R)
Minnesota 6R+8Michele Bachmann (R)52.5% RLean RLean RLikely RLean RLean RSafe RLean RMichele Bachmann (R)
Minnesota 7R+5Collin Peterson (D)60.4% DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DCollin Peterson (D)
Minnesota 8D+3Chip Cravaack (R)48.2% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupTossupRick Nolan (D)
Montana at-largeR+7Denny Rehberg (R) (retiring)[c]60.3% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RLikely RSafe RLikely RSteve Daines (R)
Nebraska 2R+6Lee Terry (R)60.8% RLikely RSafe RSafe RLean RSafe RSafe RLikely RLee Terry (R)
Nevada 3EvenJoe Heck (R)48.1% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RTossupJoe Heck (R)
Nevada 4D+2(New seat)TossupTossupLean DTossupTossupLean DTossupSteven Horsford (D)
New Hampshire 1EvenFrank Guinta (R)54.0% RTossupTossupLean RTossupTossupLean RTossupCarol Shea-Porter (D)
New Hampshire 2D+3Charles Bass (R)48.3% RLean D (flip)TossupLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Annie Kuster (D)
New Jersey 3R+3Jon Runyan (R)50.0% RLean RLikely RLikely RLean RSafe RLikely RLikely RJon Runyan (R)
New Jersey 5R+4Scott Garrett (R)65.0% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RScott Garrett (R)
New Jersey 7R+6Leonard Lance (R)65.0% RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RLeonard Lance (R)
New Jersey 9D+11Bill Pascrell (D)62.7% DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DBill Pascrell (D)
New Mexico 1D+5Martin Heinrich (D) (retiring)[c]51.8% DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DLean DLikely DMartin Heinrich (D)
New York 1EvenTim Bishop (D)50.2% DLean DTilt DLean DTossupLean DTossupTossupTim Bishop (D)
New York 11R+6Michael Grimm (R)51.3% RLikely RLean RLikely RLikely RLikely RTossupLikely RMichael Grimm (R)
New York 18R+2Nan Hayworth (R)52.7% RTossupTilt RLean RLean RTossupLean RTossupSean Patrick Maloney (D)
New York 19EvenChris Gibson (R)54.9% RTossupTilt RLean RLean RTossupLean RTossupChris Gibson (R)
New York 21R+2Bill Owens (D)47.5% DLean DTilt DLean DTossupTossupLean DLean DBill Owens (D)
New York 22R+3Richard Hanna (R)53.1% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLean RLikely RRichard Hanna (R)
New York 23R+3Tom Reed (R)52.1% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLean RSafe RTom Reed (R)
New York 24D+3Ann Marie Buerkle (R)50.2% RLean D (flip)Tilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupDan Maffei (D)
New York 25D+5Louise Slaughter (D)64.9% DLikely DLikely DLean DLean DLikely DLean DLikely DLouise Slaughter (D)
New York 27R+7Kathy Hochul (D)47.2% DLean R (flip)Tilt R (flip)Lean R (flip)TossupTossupTossupTossupChris Collins (R)
North Carolina 7R+11Mike McIntyre (D)53.7% DTossupTossupLean R (flip)TossupTossupLean DTossupMike McIntyre (D)
North Carolina 8R+12Larry Kissell (D)53.0% DLikely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)TossupLikely R (flip)Richard Hudson (R)
North Carolina 11R+12Heath Shuler (D) (retiring)54.3% DLikely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Safe R (flip)Lean R (flip)Likely R (flip)Mark Meadows (R)
North Carolina 13R+9Brad Miller (D) (retiring)55.5% DLikely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Safe R (flip)Lean R (flip)Likely R (flip)George Holding (R)
North Dakota at-largeR+10Rick Berg (R) (retiring)[c]54.7% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RLikely RSafe RLikely RKevin Cramer (R)
Ohio 6R+5Bill Johnson (R)50.2% RTossupLean RLean RTossupLean RTossupLean RBill Johnson (R)
Ohio 7R+5Bob Gibbs (R)53.9% RLikely RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RLean RLikely RBob Gibbs (R)
Ohio 9D+15Marcy Kaptur (D)59.4% DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DMarcy Kaptur (D)
Ohio 16R+5Jim Renacci (R)[k]52.1% RLean RTilt RLean D (flip)TossupLean RTossupTossupJim Renacci (R)
Oklahoma 2R+14Dan Boren (D) (retiring)56.5% DLikely R (flip)Safe R (flip)Lean R (flip)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Safe R (flip)Lean R (flip)Markwayne Mullin (R)
Oregon 5EvenKurt Schrader (D)51.3% DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DLean DLikely DKurt Schrader (D)
Pennsylvania 6R+1Jim Gerlach (R)53.1% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RSafe RLean RLikely RJim Gerlach (R)
Pennsylvania 7EvenPat Meehan (R)54.9% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLean RLikely RPat Meehan (R)
Pennsylvania 8D+1Mike Fitzpatrick (R)53.5% RLean RLikely RLikely RLikely RSafe RLean RLean RMike Fitzpatrick (R)
Pennsylvania 11R+6Lou Barletta (R)54.7% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RLou Barletta (R)
Pennsylvania 12R+6Jason Altmire (D) (lost renomination)[l]50.8% DTossupTossupLean DTossupTossupTossupTossupKeith Rothfus (R)
Pennsylvania 15R+2Charlie Dent (R)53.5% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RCharlie Dent (R)
Pennsylvania 18R+6Tim Murphy (R)67.3% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RTim Murphy (R)
Rhode Island 1D+14David Cicilline (D)50.6% DTossupTilt DLean DLean DTossupLean DTossupDavid Cicilline (D)
South Dakota at-largeR+9Kristi Noem (R)48.1% RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RKristi Noem (R)
Tennessee 4R+13Scott DesJarlais (R)57.1% RTossupTilt RLean RLean RLean RSafe RLean RScott DesJarlais (R)
Texas 10R+11Michael McCaul (R)64.7% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RMichael McCaul (R)
Texas 14R+8Ron Paul (R) (retiring)76.0% RLean RLean RLikely RLean RLean RSafe RLean RRandy Weber (R)
Texas 23R+5Quico Canseco (R)49.4% RTossupTilt RLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean RTossupPete Gallego (D)
Texas 34D+3(New seat)Safe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DFilemon Vela Jr. (D)
Utah 4R+14(New seat)[m]Lean RTilt RLean RTossupLean RTossupTossupJim Matheson (D)
Virginia 2R+5Scott Rigell (R)53.1% RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLean RLean RScott Rigell (R)
Virginia 5R+5Robert Hurt (R)50.8% RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RRobert Hurt (R)
Washington 1D+3(Vacant)[n]57.7% DLikely DLean DLikely DLean DLikely DLean DLean DSuzan DelBene (D)
Washington 3R+2Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)53.0% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RJaime Herrera Beutler (R)
Washington 10D+4(New seat)Safe DSafe DSafe DSafe DSafe DLean DLikely DDenny Heck (D)
West Virginia 3R+6Nick Rahall (D)56.0% DLikely DSafe DLikely DLikely DLikely DLean DLikely DNick Rahall (D)
Wisconsin 7EvenSean Duffy (R)52.1% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RLean RTossupSean Duffy (R)
Wisconsin 8R+2Reid Ribble (R)55.9% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RSafe RLean RLikely RReid Ribble (R)
OverallR - 217
D - 174
44 tossups
R - 233
D - 185
18 tossups
R - 239
D - 196
R - 224
D - 178
33 tossups
R - 227
D -175
33 tossups
R - 227
D - 183
25 tossups
Republican retain
35 tossups
R - 234
D - 201

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