united states house of representatives elections, 2012
texas
Table:
District

Incumbent

Party

First
elected

Result

Candidates

Texas 1

Louie Gohmert

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Louie Gohmert (R) 71.7%
Shirley McKellar (D) 26.6%
Clark Patterson (L) 1.6%

Texas 2

Ted Poe

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Ted Poe (R) 64.8%
Jim Dougherty (D) 32.7%
Kenneth Duncan (L) 1.7%
Mark A. Roberts (G) 0.8%

Texas 3

Sam Johnson

Republican

1991

Re-elected

Sam Johnson (R)
Ramon Francis Phillips (I)

Texas 4

Ralph Hall

Republican

1980

Re-elected

Ralph Hall (R) 73.0%
VaLinda Hathcox (D) 24.1%
Thomas Griffing (L) 2.9%

Texas 5

Jeb Hensarling

Republican

2002

Re-elected

Jeb Hensarling (R) 64.4%
Linda S. Mrosko (D) 33.2%
Ken Ashby (L) 2.4%

Texas 6

Joe Barton

Republican

1984

Re-elected

Joe Barton (R) 58.0%
Kenneth Sanders (D) 39.2%
Hugh Chauvin (L) 1.9%
Brandon Parmer (G) 0.8%

Texas 7

John Culberson

Republican

2000

Re-elected

John Culberson (R) 60.8%
James Cargas (D) 36.4%
Drew Parks (L) 2.0%
Lance Findley (G) 0.8%

Texas 8

Kevin Brady

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Kevin Brady (R) 77.4%
Neil Burns (D) 20.3%
Roy Hall (L) 2.4%

Texas 9

Al Green

Democratic

2004

Re-elected

Al Green (D) 78.5%
Steve Mueller (R) 19.7%
Vanessa Foster (G) 0.9%
John Weider (L) 0.9%

Texas 10

Michael McCaul

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Michael McCaul (R) 60.6%
Tawana Cadien (D) 36.2%
Richard Priest (L) 3.2%

Texas 11

Mike Conaway

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Mike Conaway (R) 78.6%
Jim Riley (D) 18.6%
Scott Ballard (L) 2.8%

Texas 12

Kay Granger

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Kay Granger (R) 70.9%
Dave Robinson (D) 26.7%
Matthew Solodow (L) 2.4%

Texas 13

Mac Thornberry

Republican

1994

Re-elected

Mac Thornberry (R) 91.0%
John Robert Deek (L) 6.2%
Keith F. Houston (G) 2.9%

Texas 14

Ron Paul

Republican

1996

Retired to run for U.S. President
Republican hold

Randy Weber (R) 53.5%
Nick Lampson (D) 44.6%
Zach Grady (L) 1.5%
Rhett Rosenquest Smith (G) 0.4%

Texas 15

Ruben Hinojosa

Democratic

1997

Re-elected

Ruben Hinojosa (D) 60.9%
Dale Brueggemann (R) 36.8%
Ronald Finch (L) 2.3%
Benjamin Perez (I)

Texas 16

Silvestre Reyes

Democratic

1996

Lost renomination
Democratic hold

Beto O'Rourke (D) 65.5%
Barbara Carrasco (R) 32.8%
Junart Sodoy (L) 1.6%

Texas 17

Bill Flores

Republican

2010

Re-elected

Bill Flores (R) 79.9%
Ben Easton (L) 20.1%

Texas 18

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic

1994

Re-elected

Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 75.0%
Sean Seibert (R) 22.6%
Christopher Barber (L) 2.4%

Texas 19

Randy Neugebauer

Republican

2003

Re-elected

Randy Neugebauer (R) 85.0%
Chip Peterson (L) 15.0%

Texas 20

Charlie Gonzalez

Democratic

1998

Retired
Democratic hold

Joaquin Castro (D) 64.0%
David Rosa (R) 33.4%
Tracy Potts (L) 1.7%
Antonio Diaz (G) 0.9%

Texas 21

Lamar Smith

Republican

1986

Re-elected

Lamar Smith (R) 60.6%
Candace Duval (D) 35.4%
John-Henry Liberty (L) 4.1%
Bill Stout (G)

Texas 22

Pete Olson

Republican

2008

Re-elected

Pete Olson (R) 64.1%
Kesha Rogers (D) 31.9%
Steve Susman (L) 2.4%
Don Cook (G) 1.6%

Texas 23

Francisco Canseco

Republican

2010

Lost re-election
Democratic gain

Pete Gallego (D) 50.3%
Francisco Canseco (R) 45.5%
Jeffrey Blunt (L) 3.0%
Ed Scharf (G) 1.1%

Texas 24

Kenny Marchant

Republican

2004

Re-elected

Kenny Marchant (R) 61.0%
Tim Rusk (D) 36.0%
John Stathas (L) 3.0%

Texas 25

None (New seat)

New seat
Republican gain

Roger Williams (R) 58.5%
Elaine Henderson (D) 37.4%
Betsy Dewey (L) 4.1%
Roger Quannah Settler (G)

Texas 26

Michael Burgess

Republican

2002

Re-elected

Michael Burgess (R) 68.3%
David Sanchez (D) 28.6%
Mark Boler (L) 3.0%

Texas 27

Blake Farenthold

Republican

2010

Re-elected

Blake Farenthold (R) 56.7%
Rose Meza Harrison (D) 39.2%
William Bret Baldwin (I) 2.5%
Corrie Byrd (L) 1.5%

Texas 28

Henry Cuellar

Democratic

2004

Re-elected

Henry Cuellar (D) 67.9%
William Hayward (R) 29.7%
Patrick Hisel (L) 1.5%
Michael D. Cary (G) 0.8%

Texas 29

Gene Green

Democratic

1992

Re-elected

Gene Green (D) 90.0%
James Stanczack (L) 5.2%
Maria Selva (G) 4.8%

Texas 30

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Democratic

1992

Re-elected

Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 78.9%
Travis Washington Jr. (R) 19.0%
Ed Rankin (L) 2.2%

Texas 31

John Carter

Republican

2002

Re-elected

John Carter (R) 61.3%
Stephen Wyman (D) 35.0%
Ethan Garofolo (L) 3.7%

Texas 32

Pete Sessions

Republican

1996

Re-elected

Pete Sessions (R) 58.3%
Katherine Savers McGovern (D) 39.4%
Seth Hollist (L) 2.3%

Texas 33

None (New seat)

New seat
Democratic gain

Marc Veasey (D) 72.5%
Chuck Bradley (R) 25.7%
Ed Lindsay (G) 1.7%

Texas 34

None (New seat)

New seat
Democratic gain

Filemon Vela, Jr. (D) 62.2%
Jessica Puente Bradshaw (R) 35.9%
Steven Shanklin (L) 1.9%

Texas 35

Lloyd Doggett
Redistricted from the 25th district

Democratic

1994

Re-elected

Lloyd Doggett (D) 64.0%
Susan Narvaiz (R) 32.0%
Ross Lynn Leone (L) 2.5%
Meghan Owen (G) 1.5%

Texas 36

None (New seat)

New seat
Republican gain

Steve Stockman (R) 70.8%
Max Martin (D) 26.6%
Michael Cole (L) 2.7%

For the Wikipedia table from the article the article 'united states house of representatives elections, 2012', section 'texas', determine the column type(s) that best describe the highlighted column from the type candidates provided: film.producer, film.film_genre, chemistry.chemical_element, sports.pro_athlete, film.actor, biology.animal, music.musical_group, american_football.football_player, cvg.computer_videogame, film.film_distributor, sports.sports_team, protected_sites.listed_site, astronomy.asteroid, music.media_format, military.military_person, soccer.football_award, award.recurring_competition, book.written_work, tennis.tennis_tournament_champion, geography.mountain, award.award, religion.religion, cvg.cvg_publisher, computer.software_license, book.author, cricket.cricket_player, sports.sports_award_winner, business.job_title, tv.tv_series_season, government.election_campaign, soccer.football_league, royalty.kingdom, law.court, law.invention, astronomy.celestial_object, 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location.us_county, religion.religious_leader, music.album, location.capital_of_administrative_division, fictional_universe.fictional_organization, metropolitan_transit.transit_system, architecture.venue, architecture.structure, royalty.monarch, sports.sports_league, music.composition, boats.ship, meteorology.tropical_cyclone_season, metropolitan_transit.transit_line, sports.tournament_event_competition, aviation.airline, government.political_party, location.uk_constituent_country, broadcast.genre, american_football.football_coach, soccer.football_team_manager, basketball.basketball_position, people.family_member, automotive.model, location.hud_county_place, sports.sports_championship, baseball.baseball_team, location.country, award.award_category, sports.cyclist, finance.currency, sports.golfer, education.university, music.performance_role, location.in_state, military.armed_force, film.production_company, royalty.noble_title, aviation.aircraft_model, education.educational_degree, ice_hockey.hockey_position, tv.tv_producer, astronomy.star_system_body, film.film_festival_focus, music.writer, military.military_unit, boats.ship_class, baseball.baseball_league, cricket.cricket_bowler, computer.computer, broadcast.artist, education.educational_institution, tennis.tennis_player, geography.body_of_water, sports.sports_championship_event, business.brand, cricket.cricket_team, organization.organization, music.genre, government.election, music.composer, government.general_election, location.citytown, film.music_contributor, music.record_label, government.us_president, tv.tv_genre, royalty.noble_person, amusement_parks.park, award.hall_of_fame_inductee, music.lyricist, tv.tv_program_creator, boats.ship_type, location.province, biology.organism_classification, broadcast.broadcast, sports.boxer, business.consumer_product, broadcast.radio_format, music.instrument, law.legal_case, cvg.cvg_genre, broadcast.tv_channel, basketball.basketball_coach, cricket.cricket_stadium, business.defunct_company, cvg.cvg_developer, ice_hockey.hockey_team, book.periodical_subject, music.group_member, military.military_conflict, martial_arts.martial_artist, business.business_operation, location.us_state, people.person, soccer.football_world_cup, travel.accommodation, government.legislative_session, film.writer, visual_art.visual_artist, business.consumer_company, theater.play, royalty.chivalric_order_member, tv.tv_series_episode, medicine.anatomical_structure, broadcast.tv_station, government.government_office_or_title, music.artist, tv.tv_personality, aviation.aircraft_owner, american_football.football_team, time.recurring_event, film.director, interests.collection_category, theater.theater_actor, chemistry.chemical_compound, transportation.road, business.industry, government.government_agency, geography.river, business.customer, government.u_s_congressperson, biology.organism, internet.website, location.in_district, rail.locomotive_class, business.product_category, tennis.tennis_tournament, location.australian_local_government_area, fictional_universe.fictional_character, sports.professional_sports_team, ice_hockey.hockey_player, soccer.football_league_season, astronomy.constellation, sports.sports_league_season, soccer.football_team, geography.island, organization.membership_organization, location.administrative_division, tv.tv_program, award.award_presenting_organization, american_football.football_conference, tv.tv_director, olympics.olympic_games, location.region, medicine.disease, broadcast.radio_station, medicine.drug, tv.tv_network, award.award_discipline, computer.operating_system, location.uk_statistical_location, book.magazine, award.award_ceremony, tv.tv_writer, book.newspaper, military.rank, location.location, comic_books.comic_book_character, basketball.basketball_player, tv.tv_actor, sports.sports_facility, cvg.cvg_platform, education.field_of_study, sports.sports_award_type, automotive.company, astronomy.orbital_relationship, baseball.baseball_player, soccer.fifa, music.musical_scale, award.competition, basketball.basketball_team, food.food, sports.sports_position, book.periodical, chess.chess_player, people.ethnicity, government.governmental_body, organization.non_profit_organization, medicine.medical_treatment. Output just the chosen type(s) (comma-separate multiple values) inside the list of {"answer": ["ANSWER"]}.

{"answer": ["government.u_s_congressperson", "government.politician", "people.person"]}