# 2014 Texas elections

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The 2014 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 4, 2014. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on March 4, 2014. Primary runoffs, required if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on May 27, 2014. Elections were also held for the Texas legislature and proposition 1, seeking funds for Texas highways (which passed).
A combination of retirements, incumbents seeking other offices and a primary defeat means that after the election, for the first time since 1874, all of Texas's executive offices were held by new officeholders.
The Tea Party made large gains in the 2014 elections, with Tea Party-backed candidates being elected into offices such as lieutenant governor and attorney general, among other offices.

## Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry, who has served in the office since December 21, 2000, when George W. Bush resigned ahead of being sworn in as President of the United States, has announced that he will not run for a fourth full term as governor. This will be the first open election for governor since 1990, when Ann Richards was elected.
Greg Abbott won the Republican primary, Wendy Davis won the Democratic primary. Kathie Glass won the Libertarian Party of Texas nomination in convention. They and a Green candidate will contest the general election.
Abbott won the general election, defeating Davis by twenty points.

## Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor David Dewhurst ran for re-election to an unprecedented fourth term in office.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* David Dewhurst, incumbent lieutenant governor
* Dan Patrick, state senator
* Jerry E. Patterson, Commissioner of the General Land Office
* Todd Staples, Commissioner of Agriculture
Declined
* Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Dewhurst | Dan Branch | Susan Combs | Ed Emmett | Dan Patrick | Jerry Patterson | Todd Staples | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | February 7–17, 2014 | 461 | ± 4.56% | 37% | — | — | — | 31% | 17% | 15% | — | — |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–4, 2013 | 388 | ± 5% | 37% | — | — | — | 18% | 10% | 4% | — | 31% |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 18–27, 2013 | 519 | ± 5.02% | 26% | — | — | — | 13% | 10% | 5% | — | 46% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 28–July 1, 2013 | 318 | ± ? | 37% | — | — | — | 17% | 7% | 5% | — | 34% |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | May 31–June 9, 2013 | 492 | ± 5.27% | 19% | — | — | — | 10% | 6% | 5% | — | 61% |
| Public Policy Polling | January 24–27, 2013 | 400 | ± ? | 37% | — | 18% | — | 12% | 2% | 4% | — | 26% |
| University of Texas-Austin | May 7–13, 2012 | 343 | ± 5.29% | — | 3% | 29% | — | 23% | 9% | 10% | 22% | 4% |
| DWBS | April 27–30, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.5% | — | 2% | 28% | 5% | 15% | 5% | 7% | — | 39% |
| University of Texas-Austin | February 8–15, 2012 | 361 | ± 5.16% | — | 3% | 27% | — | 20% | 8% | 8% | 34% | — |
| University of Texas-Austin | October 19–26, 2011 | 397 | ± 4.92% | — | 1% | 14% | — | 9% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 64% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Patrick | 552,692 | 41.43 |
| | Republican | David Dewhurst | 377,856 | 28.32 |
| | Republican | Todd Staples | 236,949 | 17.76 |
| | Republican | Jerry Patterson | 166,399 | 12.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,333,896 | 100 |

#### Runoff

Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Dewhurst | Dan Patrick | Other | Undecided |
| Baselice & Associates | March 5–6, 2014 | 501 | ± 4.4% | 34% | 55% | — | 11% |
Results
Republican primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Patrick | 487,829 | 65.05 |
| | Republican | David Dewhurst | 262,086 | 34.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 749,915 | 100 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* Leticia Van de Putte, state senator
Withdrew
* Maria Luisa Alvarado, retired United States Air Force master sergeant and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006

### Libertarian nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Brandon de Hoyos, journalist
Withdrew
* Ed Kless, businessman

### Green nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Chandra Courtney

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Patrick (R) | Leticia Van de Putte (D) | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 10–19, 2014 | 866 | ± 3.6% | 52% | 35% | 13% | — |
| Survey Research Center | September 22–October 16, 2014 | 781 | ± 3.5% | 36% | 24% | 6% | 34% |
| Crosswind Communications | October 9–12, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.33% | 42.8% | 23% | 1.2% | 33% |
| Texas Lyceum | September 11–25, 2014 | 666 | ± 3.8% | 47% | 33% | 5% | 14% |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | May 30–June 8, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 41% | 26% | 9% | 23% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 10–13, 2014 | 559 | ± 4.1% | 51% | 35% | — | 14% |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | February 7–17, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 41% | 32% | — | 28% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Dewhurst (R) | Leticia Van de Putte (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | April 10–13, 2014 | 559 | ± 4.1% | 50% | 32% | — | 17% |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | February 7–17, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 44% | 32% | — | 24% |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–4, 2013 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 46% | 37% | — | 17% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jerry Patterson (R) | Leticia Van de Putte (D) | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | February 7–17, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 41% | 30% | — | 29% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Todd Staples (R) | Leticia Van de Putte (D) | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | February 7–17, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 41% | 29% | — | 30% |

#### Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Patrick | 2,718,406 | 58.13 |
| | Democratic | Leticia Van de Putte | 1,810,720 | 38.72 |
| | Libertarian | Robert Butler | 119,581 | 2.55 |
| | Green | Chandra Courtney | 27,651 | 0.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 907,686 | 19.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,676,358 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.34 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth term, but instead decided to run for governor. Republican state senator Ken Paxton defeated Democratic attorney Sam Houston with 58.81% of the vote.

## Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican Comptroller Susan Combs retired and did not seek a third term in office.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* Glenn Hegar, state senator
* Harvey Hilderbran, state representative
* Debra Medina, activist and candidate for governor in 2010
* Raul Torres, former state representative
Declined
* Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Glenn Hegar | Harvey Hilderbran | Debra Medina | Raul Torres | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | February 7–17, 2014 | 461 | ±4.56% | 24% | 26% | 39% | 11% | — | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 18–27, 2013 | 519 | ±5.02% | 4% | 2% | 14% | 5% | — | 75% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Glenn Hegar | 612,269 | 49.99 |
| | Republican | Harvey Hilderbran | 318,899 | 26.04 |
| | Republican | Debra Medina | 236,531 | 19.31 |
| | Republican | Raul Torres | 56,937 | 4.64 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,224,636 | 100 |
A runoff was to be held, but with Hegar only narrowly below the 50% threshold and with several thousand provisional and overseas ballots to be counted, Hildebran withdrew on March 7, 2014, and endorsed Hegar. When the final results were released, Hegar had come only 50 votes short of winning the primary outright.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* Mike Collier, businessman and accountant

### Libertarian nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Ben Sanders

### Green nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Deb Shafto, nominee for Governor in 2010

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Glenn Hegar (R) | Mike Collier (D) | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 10–19, 2014 | 866 | ± 3.6% | 49% | 34% | 17% | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | May 30–June 8, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 32% | 25% | 7% | 37% |

#### Results

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Glenn Hegar | 2,692,803 | 58.36 |
| | Democratic | Mike Collier | 1,739,308 | 37.69 |
| | Libertarian | Ben Sanders | 136,969 | 2.96 |
| | Green | Deb Shafto | 44,924 | 0.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 953,495 | 20.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,614,004 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.89 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Commissioner of the General Land Office

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Jerry E. Patterson did not run for re-election to a fourth term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* George P. Bush, attorney, U.S. Navy Reserve officer and son of former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush
* David Watts, businessman, author, preacher and flight instructor
Declined
* Jerry E. Patterson, Commissioner of the General Land Office

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George P. Bush | 937,987 | 72.99 |
| | Republican | David Watts | 346,949 | 27.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,284,936 | 100 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* John Cook, former mayor of El Paso

### Libertarian nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Steven Childs
* Justin Knight
Withdrew
* Ed Tidwell, Lago Vista City Councilman
Knight won the Libertarian nomination

### Green nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Ulises Cabrera

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | George P. Bush (R) | John Cook (D) | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 10–19, 2014 | 866 | ± 3.6% | 50% | 32% | 17% | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | May 30–June 8, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 36% | 25% | 9% | 30% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 10–13, 2014 | 559 | ± 4.1% | 50% | 32% | — | 18% |

#### Results

Texas Commissioner of the General Land Office election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George P. Bush | 2,821,359 | 60.68 |
| | Democratic | John Cook | 1,641,858 | 35.31 |
| | Libertarian | Justin Knight | 126,203 | 2.71 |
| | Green | Valerie Alessi | 59,992 | 1.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,179,501 | 25.37% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,649,412 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.14 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Todd Staples did not run for re-election to a third term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor. On September 18, he announced that he would resign within the next two months, to become President of the Texas Oil and Gas Association.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* J. Allen Carnes, Mayor of Uvalde
* Joe Cotten, candidate for Railroad Commission of Texas in 2012
* Tommy Merritt, former state representative
* Sid Miller, former state representative
* Eric Opiela, attorney, rancher and former executive director of the Republican Party of Texas
Withdrew
* Brandon Creighton, state representative (running for the state senate)
Declined
* Todd Staples, Commissioner of Agriculture

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sid Miller | 411,560 | 34.56 |
| | Republican | Tommy Merritt | 249,440 | 20.94 |
| | Republican | Eric Opiela | 207,222 | 17.40 |
| | Republican | Joe Cotten | 174,348 | 14.64 |
| | Republican | J. Allen Carnes | 148,222 | 12.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,190,792 | 100 |

#### Runoff

Results
Republican primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sid Miller | 362,573 | 53.08 |
| | Republican | Tommy Merritt | 320,434 | 46.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 683,007 | 100 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* Hugh Fitzsimons, rancher and former member of the Winter Garden Water Conservation District
* Kinky Friedman, singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist and Independent candidate for Governor in 2006
* Jim Hogan, farmer and insurance agent

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Hogan | 190,090 | 38.74 |
| | Democratic | Kinky Friedman | 185,180 | 37.74 |
| | Democratic | Hugh Fitzsimons | 115,395 | 23.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 490,665 | 100 |

#### Runoff

Results
Democratic primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Hogan | 105,763 | 53.71 |
| | Democratic | Kinky Friedman | 91,154 | 46.29 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 196,917 | 100 |

### Libertarian nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Rick Donaldson
* David "Rocky" Palmquist, rancher
Palmquist won the Libertarian nomination.

### Green nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Kenneth Kendrick, food safety advocate and whistleblower

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sid Miller (R) | Jim Hogan (D) | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 10–19, 2014 | 866 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 35% | 18% | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | May 30–June 8, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 32% | 24% | 9% | 34% |

#### Results

Texas Commissioner of Agriculture election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sid Miller | 2,693,466 | 58.58 |
| | Democratic | Jim Hogan | 1,694,059 | 36.84 |
| | Libertarian | David "Rocky" Palmquist | 132,299 | 2.87 |
| | Green | Kenneth Kendrick | 77,416 | 1.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999,407 | 21.74% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,597,240 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.77 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Railroad Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Barry Smitherman did not run for re-election to a full term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for attorney general.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* Becky Berger, geologist and candidate for the Railroad Commission in 2012
* Malachi Boyuls, attorney and venture capitalist
* Wayne Christian, former state representative
* Ryan Sitton, oil and gas engineer and candidate for the Texas House of Representatives in 2012
Withdrew
* Stefani Carter, state representative (running for re-election)
* Ray Keller, former state representative
* Joe Pool Jr., candidate for Texas Supreme Court Justice Place 4 in 2012 and son of former U.S. Representative Joe R. Pool
Declined
* Barry Smitherman, Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Wayne Christian | 503,634 | 42.68 |
| | Republican | Ryan Sitton | 360,125 | 30.52 |
| | Republican | Becky Berger | 198,672 | 16.83 |
| | Republican | Malachi Boyuls | 117,511 | 9.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,179,942 | 100 |

#### Runoff

Results
Republican primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ryan Sitton | 398,652 | 57.25 |
| | Republican | Wayne Christian | 297,654 | 42.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 696,306 | 100 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

Declared
* Steve Brown, former chairman of the Fort Bend County Democratic Party
* Dale Henry, perennial candidate

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Brown | 299,009 | 64.02 |
| | Democratic | Dale Henry | 168,036 | 35.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 467,045 | 100 |

### Libertarian nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Jason Kute
* Mark Miller, businessman
Miller won the Libertarian nomination.

### Green nomination
#### Candidates

Declared
* Martina Salinas

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ryan Sitton (R) | Steve Brown (D) | Other | Undecided |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 10–19, 2014 | 866 | ± 3.6% | 48% | 34% | 19% | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | May 30–June 8, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 32% | 24% | 10% | 33% |

#### Results

Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ryan Sitton | 2,679,537 | 58.27 |
| | Democratic | Steve Brown | 1,679,658 | 36.52 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Miller | 145,127 | 3.15 |
| | Green | Kenneth Kendrick | 93,988 | 2.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999,879 | 21.74% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,598,310 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.78 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Texas Legislature

Every seat in the Texas House of Representatives and about half of the seats in the Texas Senate were up for election.

### Texas House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| Before 2014 elections | 95 | 55 | 150 | 0 |
| Voting share | 63% | 37% | | |
| After 2014 elections | 98 | 52 | 150 | 0 |
| Voting share | 65% | 35% | | |

### Texas Senate

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| Before 2014 elections | 19 | 12 | 31 | 0 |
| Voting share | 61% | 39% | | |
| After 2014 elections | 20 | 11 | 31 | 0 |
| Voting share | 65% | 35% | | |

## United States Senate

Incumbent Republican senator and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn ran for re-election to a third term. He won the Republican primary with 59% of the vote, easily turning back a primary challenge from U.S. Representative Steve Stockman and six others. The Democratic primary went to a runoff after businessman David Alameel took 47% of the vote and Worldwide LaRouche Youth Movement activist Kesha Rogers took 22% of the vote. Alameel won the runoff.
In the general election, Cornyn defeated Alameel 61.6%–34.4%.

## United States House of Representatives

All of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.