2012 VOTE

CBC Races to watch
primary – district – candidate (party) challenger
 May 29 – TX-30 – Eddie B Johnson (D) WINNER
Jun 26 – NY-10 - Hakeem Jeffries vs. Charles Barron story1 (TOWNS)  5/19 story
Jun 05 – CA-37 – Laura Richardson (D) 68% / vs. Janice Hahn-D  5/16 story
Jul 31 – GA-05 – John Lewis (D) 73% / vs Michael Johnson-D  5/24 story
Aug 07 – MI-14 – Hansen Clarke (D) 79% / vs Gary Peters-D  5/25 2tory
Aug 07 – MO-01 – Lacy Clay (D) 73% / vs Russ Carnahan-D   5/1 story
Aug 14 – FL-22 – Allen West (R) 54% – 2010 /vs Crowder-R/Murphy-D  5/28 story

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primary – district – candidate (party) challenger / press stories
June 5 – NJ-10 – Don Payne, Jr. (D) vs  5/19 story
Jan 21 – NV-03 – Steve Horsford (D) vs Heck-R   5/27 story
Mar 06 – OH-03 – Joyce Beatty (D) vs Turner-R   5/10 story
 May 29 – TX-33 – Marc Veasey (D) vs Garcia-R  5/30 story
Jun 26 – UT-04 – Mia Love (R) vs New District  5/14 story
Aug 14 – FL-08 – Val Demings (D) vs Webster-R  5/24 story

primary – district – candidate (party) 2010 win % / challenger / press stories
None – LA-02 – Cedric Richmond (D) 64%, / 5/23 story
Mar 06 – OH-11 – Marcia Fudge (D) 82% /vs Turner-D (out)  5/24 story
Mar 13 – AL-07 – Terri Sewell (D) 72% / vs Chamberlain-R  story1
Mar 13 – MS-02 – Bennie Thompson (D) WINNER
Mar 20 – IL-07 – Danny Davis (D) 81% / vs Peloquin-R  story1  story2
Mar 20 – IL-02 – Jesse Jackson, Jr (D) 80% / WINNER
Mar 20 – IL-01 – Bobby Rush (D) 81% / WINNER

Apr 03 – MD-07 – Elijah Cummings (D) 75% / story1
Apr 03 – MD-04 – Donna Edwards (D) 83% / WINNER
Apr 03 – DC-AL – Eleanor H Norton (D) 00% / WINNER
Apr 24 – PA-02 – Chaka Fattah (D) 89% / WINNER

May 08 – NC-12 – Mel Watt (D) 63% / WINNER
May 08 – NC-01 – G.K. Butterfield (D) 59% / WINNER
May 08 – IN-07 -  Andre Carson (D) 58% / vs. Davis-R  story1

May 29 - TX-18 - Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 70% /vs Duhon-R  story1
May 29 - TX-30 - Eddie B Johnson (D) 75% /vs Clayton-D  story1  story2 
May 29 – TX-09 – Al Green (D) 75% /  story1  story2
Jun 05 – NJ-10 – Don Payne, Jr. (D)  special election pending
Jun 05 – CA-35 – Maxine Waters (D) 79% / vs Hall-D  story1
Jun 05 – CA-09 – Barbara Lee (D) 84% / vs Gill-R  story1
Jun 05 – CA-33 – Karen Bass (D) 86% / vs Evans-D  story1
Jun 05 – CA-37 – Laura Richardson (D) 68% / vs. Hahn-D  story1 
Jun 12 – VA-03 – Bobby Scott (D) 70% / vs Smith-R/Longo-R  
Jun 12 – SC-06 – Jim Clyburn (D) 62% / story1
Jun 12 – SC-01 – Tim Scott (R) 65% /  story1
Jun 26 – NY-15 – Charlie Rangel (D) 80% / vs. Adriano Espaillat  story1
Jun 26 – NY-10 – Hakeem Jeffries vs. Charles Barron story1 (TOWNS)
Jun 26 – NY-06 – Gregory Meeks (D) 87%/ vs Scala  story1
Jun 26 – NY-11 – Yvette Clarke (D) 90% / story1

Jul 31 – GA-05 – John Lewis (D) 73% / vs Johnson-D  story1  story2  story3
Jul 31 – GA-13 – David Scott (D) 69% / vs Flanegen-R
Jul 31 – GA-02 – Sanford Bishop (D) 51% / vs JHouse-R
Jul 31 – GA-04 – Hank Johnson (D) 74%/  story1
Aug 07 – MI-14 – Hansen Clarke (D) 79% / vs Peters-D  story1  story2
Aug 07 – MI-13 – John Conyers (D) 76% / vs Johnson  story1
Aug 07 – MO-01 – Lacy Clay (D) 73% / vs Carnahan(?)  story1
Aug 07 -  MO-05 – Emanuel Cleaver (D) 53% – / vs Feagle-I  story1  story2
Aug 14 – FL-23 – Alcee Hastings (D) 79% – 1992 / story1
Aug 14 – FL-17 – Frederica Wilson (D) 86% – 2010 / vs Moise-D story1
Aug 14 – FL-03 – Corrine Brown (D) 63% – 1992 / vs Yost-R  story1  story2
Aug 14 – FL-22 – Allen West (R) 54% – 2010 / vs. Murphy-D  story1
Aug 14 – WI-04 – Gwen Moore (D) 69% – 2004 / vs. Sebring-R  story1
Aug 14 – MN-05 – Keith Ellison (D) 67% – 2006 / vs Torgerson-R  story1
Sep 08 – VI-AL – Donna Christensen (D) – 1997 / story1
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/ African American candidates in order of cash-on-hand (as of Jan 2012)
1. Allen West (FL-18) – $2,718,747
2. Bennie Thompson (MS-2) – $1,753,516
3. Jim Clyburn (SC-6) – $1,548,870
4. Don Payne (NJ-10) – $1,411,305
5. Elijah Cummings (MD-7) – $909,583
6. Tim Scott (SC-1) – $511,902
7. Hansen Clarke (MI-14) – $500,213
8. John Lewis (GA-5) – $387,485
9. Lacy Clay (MO-1) – $386,679
10. Terri Sewell (AL-7) – $377,325
David Scott (GA-13) – $366,625
Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) – $339,986
Marcia Fudge (OH-11) – $315,410
Andre Carson (IN-7) – $306,463
Steven Horsford – (NV-04) – $304,401 (Berkley seat)
Alcee Hastings (FL-23) – $301,019
Eleanor H Norton (DC-AL) – $300,343
Val Demings (FL-08) – $281,149 vs Webster
G.K. Butterfield (NC-1) – $279,240
Donna Edwards (MD-4) – $271,056
Danny Davis (IL-07) -$268,294
Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-2) – $262,942
Sanford Bishop (GA-2) – $251,482
Charlie Rangel (NY-15) – $251,242
Cedric Richmond (LA-2) – $246,329
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-10) $235,962 vs Towns
Mel Watt (NC-12)- $229,253
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) – $228,523
Bobby Rush (IL-1) – $223,936
Corinne Bown (FL-3) $204,989
Taj Clayton (TX-30) $195,811 vs EB Johnson
Al Green (TX-9) – $187,074
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) – $178,974
Barbara Lee (CA-9) – $163,463
Ed Towns (NY-10) – $162,407
John Conyers (MI-13) – $151,455
Keith Ellison (MN-5) – $142,017
Laura Richardson (CA-37) – $132,357
Clyde Williams (D-NY) – $127,855 vs Rangel
Karen Bass (CA-33) – $123,337
Chaka Fattah (PA-2) – $120,715
Joyce Beatty (OH-11) – $99,710 vs Kilroy-D/Turner-R
Greg Meeks (NY-6) – $77,329
David Scott (GA-13) – $67,792
Maxine Waters (CA-35) – $66,244
Yvette Clarke (NY-13) – $52,220
Gwen Moore (WI-4) – $44,341
Marc Veasey (TX-33) – $38,239 (new seat)
Juan Thomas (IL-11) $37,372 vs Biggert 
Bobby Scott (VA-3) – $36,811
Mia Love (UT-4) $34,947 (new seat)
Donna Christensen (VI-AL) – $26,304
Hank Johnson (GA-4) – $25,094
// No Black member ran unopposed in 2010 // 3 biggest winning % 1. Towns 91%, 2. Yvette Clarke 90%, 3. Fattah 89% // 3 lowest winning % 1. Bishop 51%, 2. Cleaver 53%, 3. West 54% // 2010 NYT U.S. House Election Results  // Blacks in Congress wiki // Blacks in Congress • House Clerk

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