POLITICS

Meet the Victors: Mapped Minority Members of Congress

By and Doris Nhan

Updated: December 19, 2012 | 10:36 a.m.
November 5, 2012 | 11:35 a.m.

Thirty-four states have candidates of color or children of immigrants on Tuesday's ballot. A total of 155 minority candidates will either retain or gain a position in the House and five others are vying for four Senate seats. (Doris Nhan)

Chris Fields, Republican challenger

Race/Ethnicity: African-American/black

About

Outcome: Lost 75% to 25%

Back to map

Mississippi  

DISTRICT 2

Bennie Thompson, Democratic incumbent

Race/Ethnicity: African-American/black

About

Outcome: Won 67% to 31%

Bill Marcy, Republican challenger

Race/Ethnicity: African-American/black

About

Outcome: Lost 67% to 31%

Back to map

Missouri  

DISTRICT 1

William Lacy Clay, Democratic incumbent

Race/Ethnicity: African-American/black

About

Outcome: Won 79% to 18% over Robyn Hamlin

DISTRICT 5

Emanuel Cleaver II, Democratic incumbent

Race/Ethnicity: African-American/black

About

Outcome: Won 60% to 37% over Jacob Turk

Back to map

Nebraska  

DISTRICT 2

John W. Ewing Jr., Democratic challenger

Race/Ethnicity: African-American/black

About

Outcome: Lost 51% to 49% to Lee Terry (127,119-121,165)

Back to map

Nevada  

DISTRICT 3

John Oceguera, Democratic challenger

Race/Ethnicity: Latino/Hispanic

About Speaker of the state assembly of Latin descent.

Outcome: Lost 50% to 43% to Joe Heck


Read & Post Comments
More By These Writers
Jody Brannon's Pic
Jody Brannon
Editor, Next America
jbrannon@nationaljournal.com
Follow:    
Doris Nhan's Pic
Doris Nhan
Next America Social Editor
dnhan@nationaljournal.com
Follow:    
Leave A Comment
The National Journal Group has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor the comments and to remove any materials it deems inappropriate.
Comments powered by Disqus
@TheNextAmerica
twitterLogo
What is Next America?
Virtually every issue the United States contends with promises to be affected by deep currents of change illuminated by demographic shifts. With The Next America, National Journal unveils an unprecedented effort to explore the significant political, economic and social impact of profound racial and cultural changes.

The initiative includes polls, national and local events with thought leaders, magazine supplements and launch of a full website May 1.


The Story That Started It All

In 2010, Ronald Brownstein wrote The Gray and the Brown: A Generational Mismatch about America’s shift to an older, more ethnically diverse population and how these changes affect us as a nation.