United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Texas took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected 36 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party in advance in order to participate in that party's primary. The voter must sign a pledge stating the following (the language below is taken directly from state statutes)[1]
| “ | The following pledge shall be placed on the primary election ballot above the listing of candidates' names: 'I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year.'[2] | ” |
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 2, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014 (30 days prior to election).[3]
- See also: Texas elections, 2014
Battleground races
Texas was home to one battleground district in 2014: Texas' 23rd Congressional District.
The district was a battleground due to the fact that it was held by a Democratic incumbent, Pete Gallego, but was a district that slightly favored Republicans. Cook's PVI rated the district as R+3, while Fairvote called the district a Toss Up.[4][5] The district was won by the Republican presidential candidate in the last two elections as well: John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012.[6] Additionally, Pete Gallego was a freshman incumbent who won election in 2012 by less than 5 percent.
Gallego was defeated by Will Hurd (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held 24 of the 36 congressional seats from Texas.
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 12 | 11 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | 25 | |
| Total | 36 | 36 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 36 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 36 seats up for election in 2014 in Texas. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Louie Gohmert |
54.9% | 148,560 | Shirley McKellar |
| District 2 | Ted Poe |
38.3% | 150,026 | Niko Letsos |
| District 3 | Sam Johnson |
64% | 138,280 | Paul Blair |
| District 4 | John Ratcliffe |
100% | 115,085 | Unopposed |
| District 5 | Jeb Hensarling |
70.7% | 104,262 | Ken Ashby |
| District 6 | Joe Barton |
24.7% | 150,996 | David Cozad |
| District 7 | John Culberson |
28.7% | 143,219 | James Cargas |
| District 8 | Kevin Brady |
78.6% | 140,013 | Ken Petty |
| District 9 |  Al Green |
81.6% | 86,003 | Johnny Johnson |
| District 10 | Michael McCaul |
28% | 176,460 | Tawana Walter-Cadien |
| District 11 | Mike Conaway (Texas) |
80.5% | 119,574 | Ryan Lange |
| District 12 | Kay Granger |
45% | 158,730 | Mark Greene |
| District 13 | Mac Thornberry |
71.5% | 131,451 | Mike Minter |
| District 14 | Randy Weber |
25.8% | 145,698 | Donald Brown |
| District 15 | Ruben Hinojosa Sr. |
10.7% | 90,184 | Eddie Zamora |
| District 16 | Beto O'Rourke |
38.3% | 73,105 | Corey Roen |
| District 17 | Bill Flores |
32.2% | 132,865 | Nick Haynes |
| District 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee |
47% | 106,010 | Sean Seibert |
| District 19 | Randy Neugebauer |
58.7% | 115,825 | Neal Marchbanks |
| District 20 | Joaquin Castro |
51.3% | 87,964 | Jeffrey Blunt |
| District 21 | Lamar Smith |
57.1% | 188,996 | Antonio Diaz |
| District 22 | Pete Olson |
35% | 151,566 | Frank Briscoe |
| District 23 | Will Hurd |
2.1% | 115,429 | Pete Gallego |
| District 24 | Kenny Marchant |
32.7% | 144,073 | Patrick McGehearty |
| District 25 | Roger Williams |
24% | 177,883 | Marco Montoya |
| District 26 | Michael Burgess |
65.3% | 141,470 | Mark Boler |
| District 27 | Blake Farenthold |
29.9% | 131,047 | Wesley Reed |
| District 28 | Henry Cuellar |
68.8% | 76,136 | Will Aikens |
| District 29 | Gene Green |
79.1% | 46,143 | James Stanczak |
| District 30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson |
81.2% | 105,793 | Max Koch, III |
| District 31 | John Carter |
32.1% | 143,028 | Louie Minor |
| District 32 | Pete Sessions |
26.4% | 156,096 | Frank Perez |
| District 33 | Marc Veasey |
73% | 50,592 | Jason Reeves |
| District 34 | Filemon Vela |
20.9% | 79,877 | Larry Smith |
| District 35 | Lloyd Doggett |
29.2% | 96,225 | Susan Narvaiz |
| District 36 | Brian Babin |
53.9% | 133,842 | Michael Cole |
Candidates
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4th Congressional District
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- Ralph Hall - Incumbent
- John Ratcliffe
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5th Congressional District
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22nd Congressional District
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23rd Congressional District
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24th Congressional District
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27th Congressional District
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29th Congressional District
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30th Congressional District
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31st Congressional District
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32nd Congressional District
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Patrick Hernandez-Cigarruista
33rd Congressional District
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34th Congressional District
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Texas, 2014
- U.S. House battleground districts, 2014
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents not running for re-election in 2014
- Contested primaries in U.S. Congressional elections, 2014
External links
- Texas Secretary of State, 2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County
- Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary results
- Texas Secretary of State, Democratic primary results
- Texas Tribune, U.S. House elections brackets
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Statutes, "Section 172.086," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ VoteTexas.gov, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ FairVote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed November 5, 2013
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS," accessed April 4, 2014
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for the 2012 and 2008 elections," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Josh Loveless campaign website, accessed November 12, 2013
- ↑ dallas news, "Tea party activist Katrina Pierson to challenge incumbent Pete Sessions for Congress," September 12, 2013
