2012 United States House of Representatives elections

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United States House of Representatives election legislative election

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests in which all 435 seats in the U.S. House were up for election following the 2010 Census redistricting.

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Label	Occurrences
2012 United States House of Representatives elections canonical	8
2012 United States elections	1

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Target entity: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
Context triple: [Texas's 33rd congressional district, firstElectionHeld, 2012 United States House of Representatives elections]

A. 2010 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests that resulted in a significant Republican wave, flipping control of the House from Democrats to Republicans during Barack Obama’s presidency.
B. 2012 United States presidential election
The 2012 United States presidential election was the contest in which incumbent President Barack Obama was re-elected over Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
C. 2008 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests held alongside the presidential election in which all 435 House seats were contested, resulting in expanded Democratic control of the chamber.
D. 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests in which voters across all 50 states elected members to the House, resulting in a shift of control from Republicans to Democrats.
E. 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters chose all 435 members of the House, reshaping the chamber’s partisan balance for the 118th Congress.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
Target entity description: The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests in which all 435 seats in the U.S. House were up for election following the 2010 Census redistricting.

A. 2010 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests that resulted in a significant Republican wave, flipping control of the House from Democrats to Republicans during Barack Obama’s presidency.
B. 2012 United States presidential election
The 2012 United States presidential election was the contest in which incumbent President Barack Obama was re-elected over Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
C. 2008 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests held alongside the presidential election in which all 435 House seats were contested, resulting in expanded Democratic control of the chamber.
D. 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests in which voters across all 50 states elected members to the House, resulting in a shift of control from Republicans to Democrats.
E. 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters chose all 435 members of the House, reshaping the chamber’s partisan balance for the 118th Congress.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States House of Representatives election ⓘ legislative election ⓘ
appliesToCongressNumber	113th United States Congress ⓘ
ballotsCastFor	candidates for U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
ballotType	popular vote ⓘ
basedOn	2010 United States census ⓘ surface form: 2010 United States Census
category	2012 elections in the United States ⓘ United States House of Representatives elections by year ⓘ
chamber	House of Representatives ⓘ
coincidedWith	2012 United States Senate elections ⓘ 2012 United States presidential election ⓘ various state and local elections in 2012 ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ surface form: Article One of the United States Constitution
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
electionDate	2012-11-06 ⓘ
electionType	congressional ⓘ federal ⓘ
elects	U.S. Representative ⓘ surface form: U.S. Representatives
endOfTermForWinners	2015-01-03 ⓘ
followedBy	2014 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
follows	2010 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
includesElectionsIn	District of Columbia ⓘ U.S. territories with non-voting delegates ⓘ all 50 U.S. states ⓘ
isRegularElection	true ⓘ
language	English (primary election language in most jurisdictions) ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	federal legislative branch ⓘ
majorParty	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party ⓘ surface form: Republican Party (United States)
mediaCoverageBy	national U.S. news organizations ⓘ
nonVotingDelegatesElected	6 ⓘ
numberOfCongressionalDistrictsContested	435 ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested	435 ⓘ
occurredAfterRedistrictingCycle	2010 redistricting cycle ⓘ
occursEvery	2 years ⓘ
officeTermLength	2 years ⓘ
otherParty	Green Party of the United States ⓘ surface form: Green Party (United States) Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ
partOf	2012 United States House of Representatives elections self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2012 United States elections
previousCongressNumber	112th United States Congress ⓘ
reasonForRedistricting	reapportionment following 2010 Census ⓘ
redistrictingOccurredInMostStates	true ⓘ
scope	nationwide ⓘ
startOfTermForWinners	2013-01-03 ⓘ
totalVotingMembersElected	435 ⓘ
triggeredRedistrictingFrom	2010 United States census ⓘ surface form: 2010 United States Census
voters	United States citizens in congressional districts ⓘ
votingSystem	first-past-the-post ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Texas's 33rd congressional district → firstElectionHeld → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

2012 United States Senate election in New York → sameDayAs → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

2010 United States House of Representatives elections → followedBy → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

TX-35 → firstElectionHeld → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

subject surface form: Texas's 35th congressional district

2010 United States redistricting cycle → usedFor → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

2012 United States House of Representatives elections → partOf → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2012 United States elections

Marc Veasey → electedIn → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

Steve King → electedIn → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

6th congressional district of Florida → firstElectionInCurrentForm → 2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

subject surface form: Florida's 6th congressional district

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