List of state legislative incumbents not running for re-election in 2012

This page was a running count of incumbent members of state legislatures who did not run for re-election in the 2012 state legislative elections.

During the 2010 legislative elections, a total of 1,140 incumbents did not run for re-election (18.6% of all seats up for election). However, in 2010, Ballotpedia staff did not count how many of those 1,140 incumbents retired in order to seek a different office. In 2012 Ballotpedia staff counted 1,118 incumbents who did not run for re-election in the 2012 elections. Of those 1,118, there were 310 who ran for election to a different office.

## State-by-state breakdown[edit]

# Alaska[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Republican[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Berta Gardner
2. Mike Doogan
3. Reggie Joule
4. Sharon Cissna

### Republican[edit]

1. Anna Fairclough
2. Carl Gatto

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Arizona[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. David Lujan
2. David Schapira
3. Paula Aboud

### Republican[edit]

1. Linda Gray (Arizona legislator)
2. Lori Klein
3. Ron Gould
4. Steve Smith (Arizona)
5. Sylvia Allen

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Anna Tovar
2. Ed Ableser
3. Katie Hobbs
4. Lynne Pancrazi
5. Matt Heinz
6. Richard Miranda
7. Steve Farley
8. Tom Chabin

### Republican[edit]

1. Cecil Ash
2. Chester Crandell
3. Jack Harper
4. Jerry Weiers
5. Jim Weiers
6. John Fillmore
7. Kimberly Yee
8. Nancy G. McLain
9. Peggy Judd
10. Steve Court
11. Steve Urie
12. Terri Proud
13. Vic Williams

### Minor Party[edit]

1. Nicholas Fontana

# Arkansas[edit]

A total of 47 incumbents did not run for re-election in Arkansas. Those incumbents were:

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Gene Jeffress
2. James Luker
3. Jerry Taylor
4. Jimmy Jeffress
5. Mary Salmon
6. Percy Malone
7. Randy Laverty
8. Sue Madison

### Republican[edit]

1. Gilbert Baker
2. Kim Hendren
3. Ruth Whitaker

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Barry Hyde
2. Billy Gaskill
3. Bobby Pierce
4. Buddy Lovell
5. Charolette Wagner
6. Clark Hall
7. David Powers (Arkansas)
8. Eddie Cheatham
9. Efrem Elliott
10. Fred Allen
11. Garry Smith, Arkansas Representative
12. Jerry Brown, Arkansas Representative
13. Johnnie Roebuck
14. Kathy Webb
15. Keith Ingram
16. Larry Cowling
17. Linda Tyler
18. Mike Patterson (Arkansas)
19. Randy Stewart, Arkansas Representative
20. Robert Moore (Arkansas)
21. Tiffany Rogers
22. Tommy Baker
23. Toni Bradford
24. Tracy Pennartz
25. Tracy Steele
26. Uvalde Lindsey

### Republican[edit]

1. Bryan King
2. David J. Sanders
3. Donna Hutchinson
4. Ed Garner
5. Gary Stubblefield
6. Jane English
7. Jon Woods
8. Josh Johnston
9. Linda Collins-Smith
10. Tim Summers

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# California[edit]

A total of 44 incumbents did not run for re-election in California. Those incumbents were:

## State Senate[edit]

See also: California State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Alan Lowenthal
2. Christine Kehoe
3. Elaine Alquist
4. Joe Simitian

### Republican[edit]

1. Robert Dutton
2. Sam Blakeslee
3. Sharon Runner
4. Tom Harman
5. Tony Strickland

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Alyson Huber
2. Anthony Portantino, Jr.
3. Bill Monning
4. Cathleen Galgiani
5. Charles Calderon
6. Felipe Fuentes
7. Fiona Ma
8. Gerald Hill
9. Gilbert Cedillo
10. James Beall Jr.
11. Jared Huffman
12. Jose Solorio
13. Julia Brownley
14. Martin Block
15. Mary Hayashi
16. Mike Davis (California)
17. Mike Eng
18. Mike Feuer
19. Ricardo Lara
20. Sandré Swanson
21. Tony Mendoza (California)
22. Warren Furutani
23. Wilmer Carter

### Republican[edit]

1. Bill Berryhill
2. Cameron Smyth
3. David G. Valadao
4. Jeff Miller (California)
5. Jim Nielsen
6. Jim Silva
7. Kevin Jeffries
8. Linda Halderman
9. Martin Garrick
10. Nathan Fletcher
11. Paul Cook
12. Stephen Knight

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Colorado[edit]

A total of 32 incumbents did not run for re-election in Colorado. Those incumbents were:

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Betty Boyd
2. Bob Bacon
3. Brandon Shaffer
4. Joyce Foster
5. Suzanne Williams

### Republican[edit]

1. Keith King
2. Nancy Spence
3. Shawn Mitchell
4. Tim Neville

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Andrew Kerr
2. Edward Casso
3. Joe Miklosi
4. John Kefalas
5. John Soper
6. Judith Anne Solano
7. Matt Jones
8. Nancy Todd
9. Roger Wilson
10. Sal Pace
11. Wesley McKinley

### Republican[edit]

1. B.J. Nikkel
2. David Balmer
3. Donald Beezley
4. Glenn Vaad
5. James Kerr
6. Jon Becker
7. Keith Swerdfeger
8. Kenneth Summers
9. Larry Liston
10. Laura Bradford
11. Randy Baumgardner
12. Thomas Massey

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Connecticut[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Edith Prague
2. Eileen Daily

### Republican[edit]

1. Andrew Roraback

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Andres Ayala, Jr.
2. Bruce Zalaski
3. Christopher Donovan
4. Christopher Lyddy
5. David Aldarondo
6. Gail Hamm
7. James Crawford (Connecticut)
8. John Thompson (Connecticut legislator)
9. Joseph Taborsak
10. Kelvin Roldan
11. Linda Schofield
12. Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey
13. Melissa Riley
14. Peter Villano
15. Richard Roy
16. Tom Reynolds (Connecticut)

### Republican[edit]

1. Christopher Coutu
2. Clark Chapin
3. John Hetherington
4. John Rigby
5. Lile Gibbons
6. T.R. Rowe

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Delaware[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. George Bunting

### Republican[edit]

1. Liane Sorenson

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Dennis P. Williams
2. E. Bradford Bennett
3. Robert Gilligan
4. Teresa Schooley

### Republican[edit]

1. Clifford Lee
2. Gerald Hocker
3. Gregory Lavelle

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Florida[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Gary Siplin
2. Larcenia Bullard
3. Nan Rich

### Republican[edit]

1. Dennis Jones
2. Ellyn Bogdanoff
3. Evelyn Lynn
4. J.D. Alexander
5. Jim Norman
6. Michael Bennett
7. Mike Fasano
8. Mike Haridopolos
9. Paula Dockery
10. Ronda Storms
11. Stephen Wise

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Ari Abraham Porth
2. Charles Chestnut IV
3. Darren Soto
4. Dwight Bullard
5. Evan Jenne
6. Franklin Sands
7. Geraldine Thompson
8. Jeff Clemens
9. Joseph Abruzzo
10. Leonard Bembry
11. Luis Garcia
12. Mack Bernard
13. Martin David Kiar
14. Rick Kriseman
15. Ron Saunders
16. Scott Randolph

### Republican[edit]

1. Brad Drake
2. Carlos Lopez-Cantera
3. Dean Cannon
4. Denise Grimsley
5. Dorothy Hukill
6. Eric Eisnaugle
7. Fred Costello
8. Gary Aubuchon
9. James Frishe
10. Jeff Brandes
11. John Legg
12. Kelli Stargel
13. Michael Weinstein
14. Mike Horner
15. Paige Kreegel
16. Peter Nehr
17. Rachel Burgin
18. Richard Glorioso
19. Trudi Williams
20. William Proctor
21. William Snyder

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Georgia[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. George Hooks

### Republican[edit]

1. Greg Goggans

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Elena Parent
2. Elly Dobbs
3. Helen Hudson
4. Joe Heckstall
5. Kathy Ashe
6. Lynmore James
7. Roberta Abdul-Salaam
8. Stephanie Benfield
9. Terry Johnson

### Republican[edit]

1. Amos Amerson
2. Ann Purcell
3. Billy Horne
4. Billy Maddox
5. Bob Hanner
6. Doug Collins
7. Gene Maddox
8. Lee Anderson
9. Mark Hatfield
10. Martin Scott
11. Roger Williams, Georgia Representative
12. Tommy Smith
13. Tony McBrayer

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Hawaii[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Republican[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Jerry Chang
2. Joey Manahan
3. Robert Herkes

### Republican[edit]

1. Barbara Marumoto-Coons
2. Kymberly Marcos Pine

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Idaho[edit]

A total of 35 incumbents did not run for re-election in Idaho. Those incumbents were:

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Diane Bilyeu
2. Edgar Malepeai
3. Nicole LeFavour

### Republican[edit]

1. Denton Darrington
2. James Hammond
3. John Andreason
4. Joyce Broadsword
5. Melinda Smyser
6. Shirley McKague

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Bill Killen
2. Brian Cronin
3. Cherie Buckner-Webb
4. Elfreda Higgins
5. Roy Lacey
6. Wendy Jaquet

### Republican[edit]

1. Carlos Bilbao
2. Clifford Bayer
3. Dennis Lake
4. Erik Simpson
5. James Patrick
6. Janice McGeachin
7. Jeff Nesset
8. Jim Guthrie (Idaho)
9. John Stevenson
10. Leon Smith Jr.
11. Mack Shirley
12. Marge Chadderdon
13. Marv Hagedorn
14. Max Black
15. Richard Harwood
16. Robert Nonini
17. Robert Schaefer
18. Sharon Block
19. Steven Thayn
20. Thomas Trail

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Illinois[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Edward Maloney
2. James Meeks
3. Jeffrey Schoenberg
4. Maggie Crotty
5. Susan Garrett

### Republican[edit]

1. Chris Lauzen
2. John Jones
3. John Millner
4. Larry Bomke
5. Ron Sandack
6. Suzi Schmidt
7. Tom Johnson

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Bill Cunningham
2. Charles Krezwick
3. Constance A. Howard
4. Daniel K. Biss
5. Dena Carli
6. Joseph M. Lyons
7. Karen May
8. Karen Yarbrough
9. Kimberly du Buclet
10. Lisa M. Dugan
11. Scott Penny

### Republican[edit]

1. Chapin Rose
2. Chris Nybo
3. Dave Winters
4. Franco Coladipietro
5. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
6. Jason Barickman
7. Jerry L. Mitchell
8. Michael Connelly

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Indiana[edit]

A total of 22 incumbents did not run for re-election in Indiana. Those incumbents were:

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Vi Simpson

### Republican[edit]

1. Beverly Gard

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Chester Dobis
2. Craig Fry
3. Dan Stevenson, Sr.
4. David Cheatham
5. Dennis Tyler
6. Floyd Grubb
7. Jeb Bardon
8. John Day
9. Mary Ann Sullivan
10. Nancy Dembowski
11. Scott Reske
12. William Crawford

### Republican[edit]

1. David Yarde, II
2. Jeffrey Espich
3. Phillip Hinkle
4. Ralph Foley
5. Richard Dodge
6. Richard McClain
7. Sue Ellspermann
8. Tom Knollman

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Iowa[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Gene Fraise
2. John Kibbie
3. Tom Hancock
4. Tom Rielly

### Republican[edit]

1. James Seymour
2. Paul McKinley (Iowa)
3. Robert Bacon, Iowa
4. Steve Kettering

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Andrew Wenthe
2. Janet Petersen
3. Kurt Swaim
4. Nate Willems

### Republican[edit]

1. Betty DeBoef
2. Dan Rasmussen
3. David Tjepkes
4. Glen H. Massie
5. Jeff Kaufmann
6. Jim Van Engelenhoven
7. Kim Pearson
8. Lance Horbach
9. Richard Anderson (Iowa)
10. Richard Arnold
11. Royd Chambers
12. Scott Raecker
13. Stewart Iverson, Jr.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Kansas[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Republican[edit]

1. John Vratil
2. Mark Taddiken
3. Ray Merrick
4. Terrie Huntington

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Doug Gatewood
2. Jerry Williams
3. Melody McCray-Miller
4. Mike Slattery

### Republican[edit]

1. Anthony Brown (Kansas)
2. Bob Bethell
3. Caryn Tyson
4. Charles Roth
5. Charlotte O'Hara
6. Dan Collins
7. Dan Kerschen
8. Elaine Bowers
9. Forrest Knox
10. Gary Hayzlett
11. Greg Smith (Kansas)
12. J. Robert Brookens
13. James P. Fawcett
14. Jim Denning
15. Jo Ann Pottorff
16. Joe McLeland
17. Joe Patton
18. John Grange
19. Judy Morrison
20. Kay Wolf
21. Larry Powell
22. Lorene Bethell
23. Michael O'Neal
24. Mitch Holmes
25. Owen Donohoe
26. Pat Colloton
27. Terry Calloway
28. Tom Arpke
29. William Wolf

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Kentucky[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Republican[edit]

1. Jack Westwood
2. Ken Winters
3. Vernie McGaha

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Melvin Henley
2. Michael Cherry
3. Royce Adams

### Republican[edit]

1. Alecia Webb-Edgington
2. Brent Housman
3. Danny Ford
4. Lonnie Napier
5. William Farmer, Jr.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Maine[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Barry Hobbins
2. Bill Diamond
3. Cynthia Dill
4. Elizabeth Schneider
5. Joseph Brannigan
6. Nancy Sullivan
7. Philip Bartlett

### Republican[edit]

1. David Hastings
2. Debra Plowman
3. Earle McCormick
4. Jonathan Courtney
5. Kevin Raye
6. Richard Rosen

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Alexander Cornell du Houx
2. Andrew O'Brien
3. Anna Blodgett
4. Anne Haskell
5. David Webster
6. Devin Beliveau
7. Donald Pilon
8. Edward Mazurek
9. Elspeth Flemings
10. Emily Ann Cain
11. George Hogan
12. Herbert Clark
13. Jane Eberle
14. John Tuttle, Jr.
15. Jon Hinck
16. Linda Valentino
17. Maeghan Maloney
18. Mark Bryant
19. Melissa Innes
20. Michael Clarke
21. Richard Wagner
22. Robert Duchesne
23. Robert Hunt
24. Sara Stevens
25. Stephen Hanley
26. Stephen Lovejoy
27. Timothy Driscoll

### Republican[edit]

1. Andre Cushing, III
2. Dana Dow
3. David C. Burns
4. David R. Burns, Maine State Representative
5. David Richardson (Maine)
6. Dianne Tilton
7. Gary Plummer
8. Howard McFadden
9. James Hamper
10. Joan Nass
11. Jonathan McKane
12. Kerri Prescott
13. Kimberley Rosen
14. Leslie Fossel
15. Meredith Strang Burgess
16. Michael Celli
17. Patrick Flood
18. Paul Waterhouse
19. Peter Edgecomb
20. Peter Rioux
21. Philip Curtis
22. Ralph Sarty, Jr.
23. Richard Cebra
24. Stacey Fitts
25. Wesley Richardson

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Massachusetts[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Frederick Berry
2. Steven Baddour
3. Susan Fargo

### Republican[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Alice Wolf
2. Geraldine Creedon
3. Harriett Stanley
4. James Vallee
5. William Brownsberger

### Republican[edit]

1. Paul Adams

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Michigan[edit]

## State House[edit]

### Democratic[edit]

1. Barbara Byrum
2. Bob Constan
3. Joan Bauer
4. Lisa Brown, Michigan Representative
5. Lisa Howze
6. Mark Meadows (Michigan)
7. Richard Hammel
8. Richard LeBlanc
9. Shanelle Jackson
10. Steven Lindberg

### Republican[edit]

1. Chuck Moss
2. David Agema
3. Judson Gilbert
4. Kenneth Horn
5. Martin Knollenberg
6. Paul Opsommer
7. Rick Olson (Michigan)
8. Sharon Tyler

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Minnesota[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. John Harrington
2. Keith Langseth
3. Ken Kelash
4. Linda Higgins
5. Mary Jo McGuire

### Republican[edit]

1. Al DeKruif
2. Amy Koch
3. Chris Gerlach
4. Claire Robling
5. Doug Magnus
6. Gen Olson
7. Geoff Michel
8. Gretchen Hoffman
9. Mike Jungbauer
10. Mike Parry
11. Ray Vandeveer

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Bill Hilty
2. Denise Dittrich
3. Katherine Knuth
4. Kent Eken
5. Kerry Gauthier
6. Kory Kath
7. Larry Hosch
8. Marion Greene
9. Mindy Greiling
10. Nora Slawik
11. Sandra Peterson
12. Tom Rukavina
13. Tom Tillberry

### Republican[edit]

1. Branden Petersen
2. Bruce Anderson
3. Carol McFarlane
4. Connie Doepke
5. John Kriesel
6. Kurt Bills
7. Mark Buesgens
8. Mark Murdock
9. Mary Kiffmeyer
10. Mike LeMieur
11. Morrie Lanning
12. Pat Mazorol
13. Roger Crawford
14. Ron Shimanski

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Missouri[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Tim Green
2. Victor Callahan

### Republican[edit]

1. Bill Stouffer
2. Chuck Purgason
3. Jack Goodman
4. Jane Cunningham
5. Jason Crowell
6. Kevin Engler
7. Luann Ridgeway
8. Robert Mayer

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Jamilah Nasheed
2. Jason Holsman
3. Jason Kander
4. Jeanette Mott Oxford
5. Joe Aull
6. Joseph Fallert, Jr.
7. Leonard Hughes, IV
8. Mary Still
9. Michael Brown
10. Mike Talboy
11. Ron Casey
12. Sara Lampe
13. Scott Sifton
14. Terry Swinger
15. Timothy Meadows
16. Tishaura Jones

### Republican[edit]

1. Barney Fisher
2. Billy Pat Wright
3. Bob Nance
4. Charles Denison
5. Cole McNary
6. Darrell Pollock
7. David Day
8. David Sater
9. Don Wells
10. Ellen Brandom
11. Gary Fuhr
12. Glen Klippenstein
13. Jerry Nolte
14. John Cauthorn
15. Mike McGhee
16. Randy Asbury
17. Raymond Weter
18. Rodney Schad
19. Ryan Silvey
20. Scott Dieckhaus
21. Scott Largent
22. Shane Schoeller
23. Steven Tilley
24. Tom Loehner
25. Vicki Schneider
26. Ward Franz
27. Wayne Wallingford
28. Zachary Wyatt

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Montana[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Carol Williams (Montana)
2. Kim Gillan
3. Lynda Moss
4. Robert Hawks
5. Ron Erickson
6. Steve Gallus

### Republican[edit]

1. Craig Tilleman
2. Donald Steinbeisser
3. Greg Hinkle
4. Jim Shockley
5. Ryan Zinke

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Betsy Hands
2. Cynthia Hiner
3. Diane Sands
4. Dick Barrett
5. Frank Smith
6. Jon Sesso
7. Michele Reinhart
8. Mike Menahan
9. Mike Phillips
10. Robyn Driscoll
11. Sue Malek
12. Timothy Furey
13. Trudi Schmidt

### Republican[edit]

1. Dan Kennedy (Montana)
2. Derek Skees
3. Donald Roberts
4. Elsie Arntzen
5. Gary MacLaren
6. Gordon Hendrick
7. Harry Klock
8. James Knox (Montana)
9. Janna Taylor
10. John Esp
11. Kenneth Peterson
12. Matthew Rosendale
13. Michael More
14. Mike Milburn
15. Tom McGillvray
16. Walter McNutt
17. Wayne Stahl
18. William Beck, Sr.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Nebraska[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Republican[edit]

1. Lavon Heidemann

### Minor Party[edit]

1. Abbie Cornett
2. Chris Langemeier
3. Gwen Howard
4. LeRoy Louden
5. Mike Flood
6. Rich Pahls
7. Tony Fulton

# Nevada[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Allison Copening
2. Michael Schneider (Nevada)
3. Shirley Breeden
4. Steven Horsford
5. Valerie Wiener

### Republican[edit]

1. Dean Rhoads
2. Mike McGinness

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Debbie Smith
2. John Oceguera
3. Kelvin Atkinson
4. Richard "Tick" Segerblom

### Republican[edit]

1. Edwin Goedhart
2. Mark Sherwood
3. Peter Goicoechea
4. Richard McArthur
5. Scott Hammond

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# New Hampshire[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Amanda Merrill
2. Matthew Houde

### Republican[edit]

1. Fenton Groen
2. Gary Lambert
3. Jim Forsythe
4. John Barnes (New Hampshire)
5. John Gallus
6. Raymond White
7. Tom DeBlois

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Daniel Carr
2. David Meader
3. Franklin Gould
4. Sam Hawkes
5. Steven Lindsey

### Republican[edit]

1. Alida Millham
2. Betsey Patten
3. Bill Tobin
4. David Babson
5. David Russell
6. Dino Scala
7. J. David Knox
8. James Pilliod
9. James Sullivan
10. Jeffrey St. Cyr
11. Joseph Fleck
12. Leo Pepino
13. Phil Greazzo
14. Robert Malone
15. Thomas Beattie

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# New Mexico[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Bernadette Sanchez
2. Cynthia Nava
3. Dede Feldman
4. Eric Griego
5. Stephen Fischmann

### Republican[edit]

1. Clinton Harden
2. Mark Boitano
3. Rod Adair
4. Vernon Asbill

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Al Park
2. Ben Lujan, Sr.
3. Danice Picraux
4. Eleanor Chavez
5. Joni Gutierrez
6. Joseph Cervantes
7. Rhonda Sue King
8. Thomas Garcia
9. William O'Neill

### Republican[edit]

1. David Chavez
2. David Doyle
3. Shirley Tyler

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# New York[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Suzi Oppenheimer
2. Thomas Duane

### Republican[edit]

1. James Alesi
2. Owen H. Johnson

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. George Latimer
2. Grace Meng
3. Guillermo Linares
4. Hakeem Jeffries
5. John McEneny
6. Robert Reilly
7. Ronald Canestrari
8. Rory Lancman

### Republican[edit]

1. Daniel Burling
2. George Amedore
3. James Conte
4. Joel Miller
5. Kevin Smardz
6. Lou Tobacco
7. Nancy Calhoun
8. Philip Boyle
9. Sean Hanna
10. Teresa Sayward

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# North Carolina[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Bob Atwater
2. Charlie Smith Dannelly
3. Donald Vaughan
4. Eric Mansfield
5. Linda Garrou
6. William R. Purcell

### Republican[edit]

1. David Rouzer
2. Harris Blake
3. Jean Preston
4. Richard Stevens
5. Wes Westmoreland

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Alice Bordsen
2. Bill Faison
3. Dewey Hill
4. Diane Parfitt
5. Earline Parmon
6. Edith Warren
7. Frank McGuirt
8. Grier Martin
9. Jennifer Weiss
10. Joe Hackney
11. Larry Womble
12. Margaret Jeffus
13. Patricia Keever
14. Robert Phillip Haire
15. Timothy Spear
16. William Owens, Jr.
17. William Wainwright

### Republican[edit]

1. Carolyn Justice
2. Dale Folwell
3. Dan Ingle
4. Daniel McComas
5. Fred Steen, II
6. Glen Bradley
7. Grey Mills, Jr.
8. Jeffrey Barnhart
9. Mark Hilton
10. Norman Sanderson
11. Phillip Frye
12. Ric Killian
13. Shirley Randleman
14. William A. Current, Sr.
15. William Cook (North Carolina)
16. William McGee

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# North Dakota[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Ryan Taylor

### Republican[edit]

1. Dave Nething
2. George Nodland
3. Layton Freborg

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Joe Kroeber
2. Lee Kaldor
3. Lonny Winrich
4. Phillip Mueller
5. Ralph Metcalf

### Republican[edit]

1. Dave Weiler
2. Dwight Wrangham
3. Joyce Kingsbury
4. Stacey Dahl
5. Vonnie Pietsch

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Ohio[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Republican[edit]

1. Mark Wagoner
2. Tom Niehaus

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Dennis Murray
2. Jay Goyal
3. Kenny Yuko
4. Lorraine Fende
5. Mark Okey
6. Nancy Garland
7. Ted Celeste

### Republican[edit]

1. Bruce Goodwin
2. Courtney Combs
3. Danny Bubp
4. Joe Uecker
5. Lou Blessing, Jr.
6. Randy Gardner

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Oklahoma[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Jim Wilson
2. Judy Eason McIntyre
3. Richard Lerblance
4. Tom Adelson

### Republican[edit]

1. Greg Childers
2. Jonathan Nichols
3. Steve Russell

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Danny Morgan
2. Jabar Shumate
3. Paul D. Roan
4. Purcy Walker
5. Wes Hilliard

### Republican[edit]

1. Charles Key
2. Corey Holland
3. George Faught
4. Kris Steele
5. Phil Richardson
6. Randy Terrill
7. Ron Peters
8. Sue Tibbs

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Oregon[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Joanne Verger

### Republican[edit]

1. David Nelson
2. Jason Atkinson

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Arnie Roblan
2. Dave Hunt
3. Elizabeth Terry Beyer
4. Jean Cowan
5. Jefferson Smith
6. Mary Nolan

### Republican[edit]

1. Matt Wingard
2. William Garrard

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Pennsylvania[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Republican[edit]

1. Jane Earll
2. Jeffrey Piccola
3. John Pippy
4. Mary Jo White

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Camille George
2. Dante Santoni, Jr.
3. Edward Staback
4. Jennifer Mann
5. John Hornaman
6. John Myers
7. Lawrence Curry
8. Matthew Smith
9. Michael Gerber
10. Ronald Buxton
11. Tony Payton, Jr.

### Republican[edit]

1. John Evans
2. Randy Vulakovich
3. Scott Boyd
4. Scott Hutchinson
5. Scott Perry
6. Thomas Creighton

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Rhode Island[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Beatrice Lanzi
2. Frank DeVall, Jr.
3. John Tassoni
4. Rhoda Perry

### Republican[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Gregory Schadone
2. J. Russell Jackson
3. John McCauley, Jr.
4. Robert Flaherty
5. Roberto DaSilva

### Republican[edit]

1. Daniel Gordon Jr.
2. John Savage
3. Robert Watson

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# South Carolina[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Dick Elliott
2. John Land
3. Phil Leventis
4. Ralph Anderson

### Republican[edit]

1. Greg Ryberg
2. Phillip Shoopman

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Boyd Brown
2. James Battle, Jr.
3. James Neal
4. Karl Allen
5. Kevin Johnson (South Carolina)
6. Paul Agnew
7. William Bowers

### Republican[edit]

1. David Tribble Jr
2. Eric Bikas
3. George Hearn
4. James Harrison
5. Kevin Ryan (South Carolina House of Representatives)
6. Lewis Pinson
7. Marion Frye
8. Tom Young

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# South Dakota[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Jim Hundstad

### Republican[edit]

1. Bob Gray
2. Eldon Nygaard
3. Elizabeth Kraus
4. J.E. Putnam
5. Jeffrey Haverly
6. Joni Cutler
7. Tom Hansen (South Dakota politician)

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. David Sigdestad
2. Ed Iron Cloud, III
3. Elaine Elliott
4. Frank Kloucek
5. H. Paul Dennert
6. Larry Lucas
7. Steve Street
8. Susan Blake
9. Tom Jones (South Dakota)

### Republican[edit]

1. Brian Liss
2. Charles Turbiville
3. Edward Van Gerpen
4. Gene Abdallah
5. Jamie Boomgarden
6. Jim White, South Dakota
7. Kim Vanneman
8. Lora Hubbel
9. Mark Kirkeby
10. Nick Moser
11. Phil Jensen
12. Roger Hunt
13. Tad Perry
14. Thomas Brunner
15. Valentine Rausch

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Tennessee[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Andy Berke
2. Eric Stewart
3. Joe Haynes
4. Roy Herron

### Republican[edit]

1. Kerry Roberts

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Bill Harmon
2. Eddie Bass
3. Gary Moore, Sr.
4. Harry Tindell
5. James Naifeh
6. Janis Baird Sontany
7. Michael McDonald

### Republican[edit]

1. Frank Niceley
2. Joey Hensley
3. Phillip Johnson
4. Scotty Campbell

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Texas[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Republican[edit]

1. Chris Harris
2. Florence Shapiro
3. Mike Jackson, Texas
4. Steve Ogden

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Barbara Mallory Caraway
2. Chente Quintanilla
3. Joaquin Castro
4. Marc Veasey
5. Pete Gallego
6. Scott Hochberg

### Republican[edit]

1. Aaron Pena
2. Beverly Woolley
3. Burt Solomons
4. Charles Schwertner
5. Charlie Howard
6. Erwin Cain
7. Jerry Madden
8. Jim Jackson
9. Joe Driver
10. Jose Aliseda
11. Kelly Hancock
12. Ken Paxton
13. Lanham Lyne
14. Larry Taylor (Texas)
15. Mark Shelton
16. Randy Weber
17. Raul Torres
18. Rick Hardcastle
19. Rodney Anderson, Texas
20. Todd Smith, Texas Representative
21. Warren Chisum
22. Will Ford Hartnett

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Utah[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Karen Morgan
2. Ross Romero

### Republican[edit]

1. Michael Waddoups

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. David Litvack

### Republican[edit]

1. Christopher Herrod
2. Craig Frank
3. Evan Vickers
4. John Dougall
5. Kenneth Sumsion
6. Michael Morley
7. Patrick Painter
8. Todd Kiser
9. Wayne Harper

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Vermont[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Harold Giard
2. Hinda Miller
3. Sara Branon Kittell

### Republican[edit]

1. Randy Brock
2. Vincent Illuzzi

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Bert Munger
2. Charles Bohi
3. Ernest Shand
4. Gale Courcelle
5. Gary Gilbert
6. Jason Lorber
7. Kenneth Atkins
8. Lucy Leriche
9. Richard Howrigan, Sr.

### Republican[edit]

1. Adam B. Howard
2. Dustin Degree
3. Howard Crawford, Jr.
4. Janice Peaslee
5. Joe Acinapura
6. Norman McAllister
7. Oliver Olsen
8. Robert Lewis, Vermont Representative

### Minor Party[edit]

1. Sarah Edwards

# Washington[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Craig Pridemore
2. Debbie Regala
3. Jim Kastama
4. Lisa Brown (Washington legislator)
5. Margarita Prentice

### Republican[edit]

1. Joseph Zarelli
2. Val Stevens

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Andy Billig
2. Bob Hasegawa
3. Connie Ladenburg
4. Deborah Eddy
5. Fred Finn
6. Jeannie Darneille
7. Mark Miloscia
8. Mary Lou Dickerson
9. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney
10. Tim Probst
11. Troy Kelley

### Republican[edit]

1. Ann Rivers
2. Barbara Bailey
3. Bill Hinkle
4. Bruce Dammeier
5. Glenn Anderson, Washington Representative
6. Jim McCune
7. John Ahern
8. Kirk Pearson (Washington)

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# West Virginia[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Dan Foster
2. John Fanning

### Republican[edit]

1. Karen Facemyer

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Daniel Hall
2. Gerald Crosier
3. Greg Butcher
4. Harold Michael
5. John Doyle
6. John Frazier
7. Ralph Rodighiero
8. Roy Givens
9. Scott Varner
10. Thomas Campbell
11. Virginia Mahan

### Republican[edit]

1. Brian Savilla
2. Harold "Pete" Sigler
3. Jonathan Miller
4. Mitch Carmichael
5. Rick Snuffer

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

# Wisconsin[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Jim Holperin
2. Spencer Coggs

### Republican[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Barbara Toles
2. David Cullen
3. Donna Seidel
4. Elizabeth Coggs
5. Kelda Roys
6. Louis Molepske, Jr.
7. Mark Pocan
8. Mark Radcliffe
9. Robert Turner
10. Tamara Grigsby
11. Tony Staskunas

### Republican[edit]

1. Dan Meyer
2. Jeff Fitzgerald
3. Karl Van Roy
4. Michelle Litjens
5. Richard Spanbauer
6. Tom Tiffany

### Minor Party[edit]

1. Robert Ziegelbauer

# Wyoming[edit]

## State Senate[edit]

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Marty Martin

### Republican[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## State House[edit]

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012

### Democratic[edit]

1. Bernadine Craft
2. Jim Roscoe

### Republican[edit]

1. Amy Edmonds
2. Bob Brechtel
3. Bryan Pedersen
4. Dave Bonner
5. Del McOmie
6. Edward Buchanan
7. Frank Peasley
8. Lorraine Quarberg
9. Owen Petersen
10. Peter Illoway
11. William Steward

### Minor Party[edit]

There were no candidates in this category.

## See also[edit]

* State legislative elections, 2012
* Elected officials running for a different office in 2012

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