2012 Congressional Election
After 14th District U.S. Congressman Ron Paul decided that he would not run for re-election to Congress in order to focus on his presidential campaign, Lampson filed papers to run for Congress in the newly redrawn 14th District. According to Roll Call/CQ Politics, the redrawn 14th contains much of the territory Lampson represented during his first stint in Congress, including Beaumont and Galveston. Lampson won the May 29, 2012 primary with 83.23% of the vote and faced State Rep. Randy Weber in the November 6th general election. Lampson was defeated by Weber on November 6, 2012 by a 53% to 45% margin.
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