Texas gubernatorial election, 2014 - wikipedia Texas gubernatorial election, 2014 See also : Texas elections, 2014 Texas gubernatorial election, 2014 ← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 → Turnout 33.7 % ( Registered Voters ) Nominee Greg Abbott Wendy Davis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,796,547 1,835,596 Percentage 59.3 % 38.9 % County results Abbott -- 40 - 50 % Abbott -- 50 - 60 % Abbott -- 60 - 70 % Abbott -- 70 - 80 % Abbott -- 80 - 90 % Abbott -- > 90 % Davis -- 40 - 50 % Davis -- 50 - 60 % Davis -- 60 - 70 % Davis -- 70 - 80 % Governor before election Rick Perry Republican Elected Governor Greg Abbott Republican Elections in Texas Federal government Presidential elections 1848 1852 1856 1860 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Presidential primaries and caucuses Democratic 2008 Republican 2008 2012 United States Senate elections 1970 1972 1976 1978 1982 1984 1988 1990 1994 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2018 United States House elections 1992 1994 1998 2000 2002 2006 22nd 2008 2012 2014 2016 Special elections Senate, 1993 28th district, 1997 19th district, 2003 22nd district, 2006 State government Gubernatorial elections 1845 1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1863 1866 1869 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 Legislative elections 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 Constitutional amendments 2005 2007 General elections 2006 2014 2018 Austin Mayoral elections 2009 Dallas Mayoral elections 2007 2011 2015 El Paso Mayoral elections 2013 2017 Fort Worth Mayoral elections 2011 2015 Houston Mayoral elections 1991 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Municipal elections 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 San Antonio Mayoral elections 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Government The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry, who had served since the resignation of then - Governor George W. Bush on December 21, 2000, declined to run for an unprecedented fourth full term, making this the first open election for governor since 1990. The election took place between nominees who were selected on March 4, 2014 : Republican State Attorney General Greg Abbott and Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis. Also on the ballot were Libertarian Party candidate Kathie Glass and Green Party candidate Brandon Parmer. Abbott was projected to carry the election, and ultimately won handily with a 20 percentage point advantage. Exit polls showed Abbott winning Whites ( 72 % to 25 % ), while Davis received majorities among African Americans ( 92 % to 7 % ) and Hispanics ( 55 % to 44 % ). Abbott took office on January 20, 2015, as the 48th Governor of Texas. Contents 1 Republican primary 1.1 Candidates 1.1. 1 Declared 1.1. 2 Withdrew 1.1. 3 Declined 1.2 Endorsements 1.3 Polling 1.4 Results 2 Democratic primary 2.1 Candidates 2.1. 1 Declared 2.1. 2 Declined 2.2 Endorsements 2.3 Polling 2.4 Results 3 Libertarian nomination 3.1 Candidates 3.1. 1 Declared 3.1. 2 Withdrew 3.2 Results 4 Green nomination 4.1 Candidates 4.1. 1 Declared 5 Independents 5.1 Candidates 5.1. 1 Declared 5.1. 2 Declined 6 Primary analysis 7 General election 7.1 Debates 7.2 Polling 7.3 Results 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Republican primary Candidates Declared Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas Lisa Fritsch, author and radio show host Larry Kilgore, perennial candidate Miriam Martinez, former Univision personality Withdrew Tom Pauken, former Texas Workforce Commissioner and former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas Declined David Dewhurst, lieutenant governor ( ran for re-election and lost party primary runoff ) Debra Medina, activist and candidate for governor in 2010 ( running for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts ) Rick Perry, incumbent governor Endorsements Greg Abbott Texas Municipal Police Association Sarah Palin, Former Governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Tom Pauken Citizens for the Republic Mark Levin, talk radio host, lawyer, and author Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Greg Abbott Lisa Fritsch Larry Kilgore Miriam Martinez Tom Pauken Other Undecided UoT / Texas Tribune February 7 -- 17, 2014 461 ± 4.56 % 90 % 4 % 1 % 5 % -- -- -- UoT / Texas Tribune October 18 -- 27, 2013 519 ± 5.02 % 50 % 3 % 1 % 2 % 2 % -- 42 % Texas Lyceum September 6 -- 20, 2013 279 ± 5.87 % 22 % -- 2 % 1 % 0 % -- 74 % Hypothetical polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rick Perry Greg Abbott Someone else Undecided Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 318 ± ? % 46 % 34 % -- 20 % 44 % -- 39 % 17 % UoT / Texas Tribune May 31 -- June 9, 2013 492 ± 5.27 % 45 % 19 % 11 % 25 % UoT / Texas Tribune February 15 -- 24, 2013 549 ± 4.18 % 49 % 17 % -- 31 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 47 % -- 41 % 13 % 41 % 38 % -- 20 % Burnt Orange Report May 15 -- 16, 2012 462 ± 4.6 % 42 % 35 % 7 % 16 % Results Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Greg Abbott 1,224,014 91.48 Republican Lisa Fritsch 59,221 4.42 Republican Miriam Martinez 35,585 2.65 Republican Larry Kilgore 19,055 1.42 Total votes 1,337,875 100 Democratic primary Candidates Declared Wendy Davis, state senator Ray Madrigal, perennial candidate Declined Julian Castro, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former mayor of San Antonio Kinky Friedman, singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist and independent candidate for governor in 2006 ( candidate in May 27 runoff for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture ) Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston Mike Villarreal, state representative Kirk Watson, state senator and former mayor of Austin Bill White, former Mayor of Houston and nominee for governor in 2010 Endorsements Wendy Davis Julian Castro, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former Mayor of San Antonio Howard Dean, former Chair of the Democratic National Committee, former Governor of Vermont, candidate for President in 2004 Democracy for America EMILY 's List Human Rights Campaign Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Wendy Davis Ray Madrigal Other Undecided UoT / Texas Tribune February 7 -- 17, 2014 263 ± 6.04 % 87 % 13 % -- -- Results Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Wendy Davis 432,595 78.08 Democratic Ray Madrigal 121,419 21.91 Total votes 554,014 100 Libertarian nomination Candidates Declared Robert Bell, pharmaceutical executive and chemist Robert Garrett, veteran, helicopter mechanic and prison officer Kathie Glass, attorney Robert `` Star '' Locke, rancher, building contractor, veteran and perennial candidate Withdrew Gene Chapman, candidate for President of the United States in 2008 R. Lee Wrights, Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee and candidate for President of the United States in 2012 Results Kathie Glass was nominated at the 2014 party convention. Green nomination Candidates Declared Brandon Parmer, candidate for Texas 's 6th congressional district in 2012 Independents Candidates Declared Sarah M. Pavitt, an Army veteran and cousin of former SOCOM commander William H. McRaven, ran as a write - in candidate. Declined Debra Medina, activist and Republican candidate for governor in 2010 ( ran unsuccessfully for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts ) Primary analysis In the primary election, Greg Abbott polled 787,766 more votes than Wendy Davis though both were considered certain winners of their party nominations. The Republican turnout overall exceeded the Democrat strength by 786,487, nearly the same gap as that between Abbott and Davis. Both parties saw their turnout decline from 2010. The GOP had 151,101 fewer primary voters in 2014 than in 2010 ; the Democrats declined by 133,354. Republicans had a total turnout of 9.8 percent in 2014 ; the Democrats, 3.7 percent. Political scientist Mark P. Jones of Rice University in Houston, declared that the primary returns `` looks bad for Democrats. There also was n't very much going on ( for Democrats ) in 2010, yet more people voted in 2010 than voted in 2014... Instead of moving toward turning Texas blue, they are moving back towards Texas as an even redder state. '' Davis ' intraparty rival and political unknown Ray Madrigal ( born c. 1942 ) of Corpus Christi finished with nearly 21 percent of the vote, but he still outpolled the nominee in two high - profile South Texas counties with large numbers of Hispanic voters, Webb ( 56 - 44 percent ) and Hidalgo ( 53 - 47 percent ). In the smaller Willacy and LaSalle counties, Madrigal finished ahead of Davis with nearly 61 and 58 percent, respectively. In the 1994 Democratic gubernatorial primary, a candidate similar to Madrigal, Gary Espinosa, polled 22.2 percent of the vote against incumbent Ann Richards, who was thereafter unseated by George W. Bush. Richards remains thus far the last Democrat to have served as governor of Texas. Despite the similarity with 1994, Davis told a candidate forum after the primary that she expected no difficulty in attracting large Hispanic support in South Texas in her campaign against Abbott. Davis advisor Matt Angle said that he believed the Republicans performed poorly in the primary and would be damaged in the general election by rhetoric against illegal immigration in the heated primary race for lieutenant governor, which continued to a runoff between the incumbent David Dewhurst and the frontrunner, State Senator Dan Patrick, both of Houston. Conversely, Republican consultant Matt Mackowiak said that the Democrats missed an opportunity to bring voters to the polls in a show of strength : `` If they think they can skip the primary and have a stunning victory ( in the general election ), that 's extremely naïve. '' General election Debates The first of two confirmed gubernatorial debates between Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott took place at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance at 18 : 00 on Friday, September 19, co-hosted by KGBT - TV, The Monitor and KTLM - TV. KGBT - TV posted the complete video online. The debate took place in Edinburg, Texas, and it gave both candidates an opportunity to appeal to the large Hispanic community that is looked at as an `` increasingly important voting bloc in Texas. '' Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Greg Abbott ( R ) Wendy Davis ( D ) Other Undecided CBS News / NYT / YouGov October 16 -- 23, 2014 3,987 ± 3 % 57 % 37 % 0 % 6 % UoT / Texas Tribune October 10 -- 19, 2014 866 ± 3.6 % 54 % 38 % 8 % -- Survey Research Center September 22 -- October 16, 2014 781 ± 3.5 % 47 % 32 % 2.1 % 17 % Crosswind Communications October 9 -- 12, 2014 500 ± 4.33 % 52.4 % 31 % 0.4 % 16.2 % Rasmussen Reports October 1 -- 2, 2014 840 ± 3.5 % 51 % 40 % 3 % 7 % CBS News / NYT / YouGov September 20 -- October 1, 2014 4,177 ± 2 % 54 % 40 % 0 % 5 % Texas Lyceum September 11 -- 25, 2014 666 ± 3.8 % 49 % 40 % 4 % 8 % Benenson * September 2 -- 4, 2014 800 ± 3.5 % 46 % 38 % -- 16 % WPA Opinion Research ^ September 3, 2014 ? ± ? 53 % 35 % -- 12 % CBS News / NYT / YouGov August 18 -- September 2, 2014 4,189 ± 2 % 56 % 38 % 2 % 5 % Rasmussen Reports August 4 -- 5, 2014 850 ± 3.5 % 48 % 40 % 3 % 9 % CBS News / NYT / YouGov July 5 -- 24, 2014 4,320 ± 3.7 % 54 % 37 % 1 % 9 % UoT / Texas Tribune May 30 -- June 8, 2014 1,200 ± 2.83 % 44 % 32 % 7 % 17 % Texas Tech University April 14 -- 17, 2014 454 ± 4.6 % 54 % 25 % 6 % 15 % Public Policy Polling April 10 -- 13, 2014 559 ± 4.1 % 51 % 37 % -- 13 % Emerson College March 7 -- 12, 2014 494 ± ? 49.3 % 41.8 % -- 8.9 % Rasmussen Reports March 3 -- 4, 2014 500 ± 4.5 % 53 % 41 % 1 % 4 % UoT / Texas Tribune February 7 -- 17, 2014 1,200 ± 2.83 % 47 % 36 % -- 17 % Public Policy Polling November 1 -- 4, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 50 % 35 % -- 15 % 47 % 37 % 9 % 8 % UoT / Texas Tribune October 18 -- 27, 2013 1,200 ± 3.3 % 40 % 34 % -- 25 % 40 % 35 % 5 % 20 % Texas Lyceum September 6 -- 20, 2013 798 ± 3.47 % 29 % 21 % -- 50 % Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 48 % 40 % -- 12 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 46 % 34 % -- 20 % Hypothetical polling With Castro Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Greg Abbott ( R ) Julian Castro ( D ) Other Undecided Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 48 % 34 % -- 18 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 46 % 36 % -- 18 % Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rick Perry ( R ) Julian Castro ( D ) Other Undecided Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 50 % 43 % -- 8 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 47 % 42 % -- 11 % With Davis Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Tom Pauken ( R ) Wendy Davis ( D ) Other Undecided UoT / Texas Tribune October 18 -- 27, 2013 1,200 ± 3.3 % 34 % 38 % -- 28 % 33 % 36 % 6 % 25 % Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rick Perry ( R ) Wendy Davis ( D ) Other Undecided Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 53 % 39 % -- 8 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 47 % 41 % -- 13 % With Parker Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Greg Abbott ( R ) Annise Parker ( D ) Other Undecided Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 50 % 31 % -- 20 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 47 % 35 % -- 18 % Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rick Perry ( R ) Annise Parker ( D ) Other Undecided Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 52 % 35 % -- 13 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 47 % 40 % -- 13 % With White Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Greg Abbott ( R ) Bill White ( D ) Other Undecided Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 48 % 36 % -- 16 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 46 % 39 % -- 15 % Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rick Perry ( R ) Bill White ( D ) Other Undecided Public Policy Polling June 28 -- July 1, 2013 500 ± 4.4 % 50 % 40 % -- 10 % Public Policy Polling January 24 -- 27, 2013 400 ± 4.9 % 44 % 47 % -- 9 % * Poll for the Wendy Davis campaign ^ Poll for the Greg Abbott campaign Results Texas gubernatorial election, 2014 Party Candidate Votes % ± Republican Greg Abbott 2,796,547 59.27 % + 4.30 % Democratic Wendy Davis 1,835,596 38.90 % - 3.35 % Libertarian Kathie Glass 66,543 1.41 % Green Brandon Parmer 18,520 0.39 % Independent Sarah M. Pavitt 1,062 0.02 % Majority 960,951 20.37 Turnout 4,718,268 Republican hold See also United States gubernatorial elections, 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014 United States Senate election in Texas, 2014 Texas elections, 2014 References Jump up ^ Texas Secretary of State - Turnout and Voter Registration Figures ( 1970 - current ) ^ Jump up to : `` 2014 Statewide Offices List ''. Libertarian Party of Texas. Retrieved July 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Green Party of Texas - Peace * Justice * Democracy * Ecology ''. Retrieved October 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Up and down the ballot, a night of dominance for GOP in Texas and in Harris County ''. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 2014 Exit Polls - Politics - Fox News ''. Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2014. Jump up ^ Hoppe, Christy ( July 14, 2013 ). `` Greg Abbott makes it official : He 's running for governor of Texas ''. Retrieved July 15, 2013. 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Jump up ^ `` Debra Medina - Looking forward to a weekend of... '' Facebook. Retrieved July 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Medina may run for Texas office again in 2014 - PoliTex ''. Blogs.star-telegram.com. February 20, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Texas Gov. Perry Wo n't Seek Re-election in 2014 ''. Newsmax.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Texas Municipal Police Association Endorses Greg Abbott ''. Abbott for Governor. July 29, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013. Jump up ^ http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/sarah-palin-greg-abbott-katrina-pierson-texas-103691 Jump up ^ `` TOM PAUKEN FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS ''. Citizens for the Republic. July 19, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` I want to thank my good friend and fellow Reaganite Mark Levin ''. Facebook. September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013. Jump up ^ http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe 2014 Republican Party Primary Election Jump up ^ `` Wendy Davis tells Democrats she 's in ''. Politico. September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Wendy Davis, of filibuster fame, to run for Texas governor ''. Reuters. September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 2014 campaign now off and running in Texas ''. Star - Telegram. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013. Jump up ^ Cooper, Gary ( January 17, 2013 ). `` Mayor Julian Castro says he 's not running for governor in 2014 ''. KENS 5. Retrieved January 18, 2013. Jump up ^ `` First Reading ''. www.statesman.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. Jump up ^ Kennedy, Bud ( June 29, 2013 ). `` To Kinky Friedman, a Wendy - for - governor campaign is no joke Bud Kennedy Fort Worth, Arlin ''. Star-telegram.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Twitter / anniseparker : LOL. I appreciate the ''. Twitter.com. Retrieved July 18, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Mike Villarreal - My mother was the first to call me about... '' Facebook. Retrieved June 20, 2013. 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Killeen Daily Herald. January 5, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Libertarian Kathie Glass Announces Bid for Governor ''. The Texas Tribune. June 26, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 2014 Texas Statewide Candidates ''. Burnt Orange Report. Retrieved October 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chapman for Governor ''. The Dalhart Texan. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chapman Withdraws from Texas Gubernatorial Race '' -- Very Good Citizenship Today, personal blog of Gene Chapman. Published 8 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Lee Wrights Considering Run for Texas Governor Independent Political Report : Third Party News ''. Independent Political Report. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013. Jump up ^ Ziggler, Jed. `` Lee Wrights Drops Out of Texas Gubernatorial Race ''. Independent Political Report. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Texas Greens Occupy Ballot In 2014 ''. Green Party. December 10, 2013. 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Jump up ^ Kathie Glass ( L ) 6 %, Brandon Parmer ( G ) 2 % Jump up ^ Kathie Glass ( L ) 0.7 %, Brandon Parmer ( G ) 1.4 % Jump up ^ Kathie Glass ( L ) 2 %, Brandon Parmer ( G ) 2 % Jump up ^ Kathie Glass ( L ) 3 %, Brandon Parmer ( G ) 1 %, Other 3 % Jump up ^ Kathie Glass ( L ) Jump up ^ `` Office of the Secretary of State Race Summary Report 2014 General Election ''. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved August 3, 2015. External links Texas gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia Greg Abbott for Governor Wendy Davis for Governor Kathie Glass for Governor Lisa Fritsch for Governor Larry Kilgore for Governor Miriam Martinez for Governor R. 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Question: in 2014 the losing democratic nominee for governor of texas was
Answer: State Senator Wendy Davis