2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
All 36 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	25%
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% No Vote	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

The candidate filing deadline was December 9, 2013, the primary elections were held on March 4 and primary runoffs were on May 27.

With 25% of voting age people turning out, all seats except for that of district 23 were retained by their respective parties, with the Republican Party receiving 25 seats and the Democratic Party receiving 11 seats.

Overview

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	2,684,592	60.28%	24	25	+1
	Democratic	1,474,016	33.10%	12	11	-1
	Libertarian	225,178	5.06%	0	0	-
	Green	61,699	1.39%	0	0	-
	Independent	8,014	0.18%	0	0	-
Totals		4,453,499	100.00%	36	36	0

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	115,084	77.47%	33,476	22.53%	0	0.00%	148,560	100%	Republican hold
District 2	101,936	67.95%	44,462	29.64%	3,628	2.42%	150,026	100%	Republican hold
District 3	113,404	82.01%	0	0.00%	24,876	17.99%	138,280	100%	Republican hold
District 4	115,085	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	115,085	100%	Republican hold
District 5	88,998	85.36%	0	0.00%	15,264	14.64%	104,262	100%	Republican hold
District 6	92,334	61.15%	55,027	36.44%	3,731	2.47%	150,996	100%	Republican hold
District 7	90,606	63.26%	49,478	34.55%	3,135	2.19%	143,219	100%	Republican hold
District 8	125,066	89.32%	0	0.00%	14,947	10.68%	140,013	100%	Republican hold
District 9	0	0.0%	78,109	90.82%	7,894	9.18%	86,003	100%	Democratic hold
District 10	109,726	62.18%	60,243	34.14%	6,491	3.68%	176,460	100%	Republican hold
District 11	107,939	90.27%	0	0.00%	11,635	9.73%	119,574	100%	Republican hold
District 12	113,186	71.31%	41,757	26.31%	3,787	2.38%	158,730	100%	Republican hold
District 13	110,842	84.32%	16,822	12.80%	2,863	2.18%	131,451	100%	Republican hold
District 14	90,116	61.85%	52,545	36.06%	3,037	2.09%	145,698	100%	Republican hold
District 15	39,016	43.26%	48,708	54.01%	2,460	2.73%	90,184	100%	Democratic hold
District 16	21,324	29.17%	49,338	67.49%	2,443	3.34%	73,105	100%	Democratic hold
District 17	85,807	64.58%	43,049	32.40%	4,009	3.02%	132,865	100%	Republican hold
District 18	26,249	24.76%	76,097	71.78%	3,664	3.46%	106,010	100%	Democratic hold
District 19	90,160	77.18%	21,458	18.37%	5,200	4.45%	116,818	100%	Republican hold
District 20	0	0.0%	66,554	75.66%	21,410	24.34%	87,964	100%	Democratic hold
District 21	135,660	71.78%	0	28.22%	53,336	2.1%	188,996	100%	Republican hold
District 22	100,861	66.55%	47,844	31.57%	2,861	1.89%	151,566	100%	Republican hold
District 23	57,459	49.78%	55,037	47.68%	2,933	2.54%	115,429	100%	Republican gain
District 24	93,712	65.05%	46,548	32.31%	3,813	2.65%	144,073	100%	Republican hold
District 25	107,120	60.22%	64,463	36.24%	6,300	3.54%	177,883	100%	Republican hold
District 26	116,944	82.66%	0	0.00%	24,526	17.34%	141,470	100%	Republican hold
District 27	83,342	63.60%	44,152	33.69%	3,553	3.1%	131,047	100%	Republican hold
District 28	0	0.00%	62,508	82.10%	13,628	17.90%	76,136	100%	Democratic hold
District 29	0	0.00%	41,321	89.55%	4,822	10.45%	46,143	100%	Democratic hold
District 30	0	0.00%	93,041	87.95%	12,752	12.05%	105,793	100%	Democratic hold
District 31	91,607	64.05%	45,715	31.96%	5,706	3.99%	143,028	100%	Republican hold
District 32	96,495	61.82%	55,325	35.44%	4,276	2.74%	156,096	100%	Republican hold
District 33	0	0.00%	43,769	86.51%	6,823	13.49%	50,592	100%	Democratic hold
District 34	30,811	38.57%	47,503	59.47%	1,563	1.96%	79,877	100%	Democratic hold
District 35	32,040	33.30%	60,124	62.48%	4,061	4.22%	96,225	100%	Democratic hold
District 36	101,663	75.96%	29,543	22.07%	2,636	1.97%	133,842	100%	Republican hold
Total	2,684,592	60.28%	1,474,016	33.10%	294,891	6.62%	4,453,499	100%

District 1

Incumbent Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of R+24.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louie Gohmert (incumbent)	16,096	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Shirley McKellar, Army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley McKellar	7,240	100.0

General election

Results

Texas's 1st congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louie Gohmert (incumbent)	115,084	77.5
	Democratic	Shirley McKellar	33,476	22.5
Total votes			148,560	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Ted Poe, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Poe (incumbent)	34,863	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Niko Letsos

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Niko Letsos	5,906	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

James Veasaw

Eliminated in primary

Craig Cleveland

General election

Results

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Poe (Incumbent)	101,936	68.0
	Democratic	Niko Letsos	44,462	29.6
	Libertarian	James B Veasaw	2,316	1.5
	Green	Mark Roberts	1,312	0.9
Total votes			150,026	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2012, and the district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Sam Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Cami Dean, businesswoman
Josh Loveless, network engineer
Harry Pierce, pilot and candidate for this seat in 2012^[6]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Johnson (incumbent)	31,178	80.5
	Republican	Harry Pierce	3,004	7.8
	Republican	Cami Dean	2,435	6.3
	Republican	Josh Loveless	2,086	5.4
Total votes			38,703	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Cecil Ince

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Paul Blair

General election

Results

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Johnson (incumbent)	113,404	82.0
	Green	Paul Blair	24,876	18.0
Total votes			138,280	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Republican Ralph Hall, represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 73% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+25.

Republican primary

At 91 years of age, Hall was the oldest member of the US House of Representatives. He was challenged in the primary by five Republicans. Hall announced that this campaign would be the last time he runs for public office.^[7]

Candidates

Nominee

John Ratcliffe, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas and former mayor of Heath^[8]

Eliminated in primary

Tony Arterburn, Army veteran
Lou Gigliotti, auto racing part company owner and candidate in 2012
Ralph Hall, incumbent U.S. Representative
Brent Lawson, engineering manager^[9]
John Stacy, former city councillor of Fate City

Results

Primary results by county:

Hall

40–50%
50–60%

Ratcliffe

30–40%
40–50%

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Hall (incumbent)	29,848	45.4
	Republican	John Ratcliffe	18,917	28.8
	Republican	Lou Gigliotti	10,601	16.1
	Republican	John Stacy	2,812	4.3
	Republican	Brent Lawson	2,290	3.5
	Republican	Tony Arterburn	1,252	1.9
Total votes			65,720	100.0

Runoff

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Hall	John Ratcliffe	Undecided
Gravis Marketing^[10]	May 12, 2014	656	± 4.0%	46%	38%	16%
Wenzel Strategies (R-Ratcliffe)^[11]	March 12–13, 2014	436	± ?	35%	47%	17%

Results

Primary results by county:

Hall

50–60%
60–70%

Ratcliffe

50–60%
60–70%

Republican primary runoff results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Ratcliffe	22,271	52.8
	Republican	Ralph Hall (incumbent)	19,899	47.2
Total votes			42,170	100.0

Hall became the first incumbent Congressman of the 2014 cycle to be defeated in the primary, the oldest Congressman to lose a primary and the only sitting Republican U.S. Representative from Texas to unsuccessfully seek renomination to his or her seat out of 257 attempts since statehood.^[13]

General election

Ratcliffe won the election uncontested.

Results

Texas's 4th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Ratcliffe	115,085	100.0
Total votes			115,085	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Jeb Hensarling, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 64% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeb Hensarling (incumbent)	41,634	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ken Ashby

General election

Results

Texas's 5th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeb Hensarling (incumbent)	88,998	85.4
	Libertarian	Ken Ashby	15,264	14.6
Total votes			104,262	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 58% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Joe Barton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Frank Kuchar

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Barton (incumbent)	32,618	72.7
	Republican	Frank Kuchar	12,272	27.3
Total votes			44,890	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

David Edwin Cozad

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Edwin Cozad	11,727	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Hugh Chauvin

General election

Endorsements

David Cozad (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 6th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Barton (incumbent)	92,334	61.2
	Democratic	David Cozad	55,027	36.4
	Libertarian	Hugh Chauvin	3,635	2.4
Total votes			150,996	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican John Culberson, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Culberson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Culberson (incumbent)	31,065	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

James Cargas, energy attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

Lissa Squires, activist

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Cargas	4,098	62.2
	Democratic	Lissa Squiers	2,491	37.8
Total votes			6,589	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Gerald Fowler

General election

Endorsements

James Cargas (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 7th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Culberson (incumbent)	90,606	63.3
	Democratic	James Cargas	49,478	34.5
	Libertarian	Grant Fowler	3,135	2.2
Total votes			143,219	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 77% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+29.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kevin Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Craig McMichael, network engineer and Marine Corps veteran

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Brady (incumbent)	42,368	68.3
	Republican	Craig McMichael	19,687	31.7
Total votes			62,055	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Libertarian Russ Jones and Ken Petty ran in a petition primary, which Petty won.

Candidates

Nominee

Ken Petty

Eliminated in primary

Russ Jones

General election

Results

Texas's 8th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Brady (incumbent)	125,066	89.3
	Libertarian	Ken Petty	14,947	10.7
Total votes			140,013	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Al Green, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 78% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+25.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Al Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	13,442	100.0

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Johnny Johnson

Green primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

George Reiter

General election

Endorsements

Al Green (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 9th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	78,109	90.8
	Libertarian	Johnny Johnson	7,894	9.2
Total votes			86,003	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Republican Michael McCaul, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+29.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael McCaul (incumbent)	38,406	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA surgery supervisor, quality assurance director and nominee for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tawana Walter-Cadien	13,915	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bill Kelsey

General election

Results

Texas's 10th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael McCaul (incumbent)	109,726	62.2
	Democratic	Tawana Walter-Cadien	60,243	34.1
	Libertarian	Bill Kelsey	6,491	3.7
Total votes			176,460	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Mike Conaway, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 79% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+31.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Conaway, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Wade Brown

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Conaway (incumbent)	53,272	73.7
	Republican	Wade Brown	19,010	26.3
Total votes			72,282	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ryan T. Lange

General election

Results

Texas's 11th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Conaway (incumbent)	107,939	90.3
	Libertarian	Ryan T. Lange	11,635	9.7
Total votes			119,574	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Kay Granger, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 71% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kay Granger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Granger (incumbent)	39,907	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark Greene, U.S. Army veteran, journalist and nominee for this seat in 2000^[15]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Greene	9,700	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ed Colliver^[16]

General election

Endorsements

Mark Greene (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 12th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Granger (incumbent)	113,186	71.3
	Democratic	Mark Greene	41,757	26.3
	Libertarian	Ed Colliver	3,787	2.4
Total votes			158,730	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 91% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+32, making it the most Republican district in the entire country.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mac Thornberry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Pam Barlow, veterinarian^[17]
Elaine Hays, businesswoman

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (incumbent)	45,168	68.2
	Republican	Elaine Hays	12,330	18.6
	Republican	Pam Barlow	8,723	13.2
Total votes			66,221	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Minter

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Minter	4,842	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Emily Pivoda^[16]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Don Cook

General election

Results

Texas's 13th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (incumbent)	110,842	84.3
	Democratic	Mike Minter	16,822	12.8
	Libertarian	Emily Pivoda	2,863	2.2
	Green	Don Cook	924	0.7
Total votes			131,451	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent Republican, Randy Weber, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He won the seat in 2012 with 53% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Weber (incumbent)	34,131	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Donald Brown, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

Gagan Panjhazari
Buck Willis

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Brown	9,780	68.2
	Democratic	Buck Willis	3,699	25.8
	Democratic	Gagan Panjhazari	853	6.0
Total votes			14,332	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Wieder, clergy and nominee for the 9th district in 2012

General election

Results

Texas's 14th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Weber (incumbent)	90,116	61.8
	Democratic	Donald Brown	52,545	36.1
	Libertarian	John Wieder	3,037	2.1
Total votes			145,698	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Rubén Hinojosa, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rubén Hinojosa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rubén Hinojosa (incumbent)	29,916	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eddie Zamora, sales consultant and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

Doug Carlile^[18]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eddie Zamora	7,810	54.9
	Republican	Doug Carlile	6,407	45.1
Total votes			14,217	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Johnny Partain

Eliminated in primary

Ross Lynn Leone, candidate for the 35th district in 2012

General election

Results

Texas's 15th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Hinojosa (incumbent)	48,708	54.0
	Republican	Eddie Zamora	39,016	43.3
	Libertarian	Johnny Partain	2,460	2.7
Total votes			90,184	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2012 winning with 65% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Beto O'Rourke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beto O'Rourke (incumbent)	24,728	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Corey Roen, business owner and retired lieutenant colonel

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Corey Roen	6,239	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jaime Perez, professor

General election

Endorsements

Beto O'Rourke (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 16th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beto O'Rourke (incumbent)	49,338	67.5
	Republican	Corey Roen	21,324	29.2
	Libertarian	Jamie O. Perez	2,443	3.3
Total votes			73,105	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Bill Flores, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 80% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Flores (incumbent)	32,770	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Nick Haynes

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Haynes	10,141	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Shawn Hamilton^[16]

Eliminated in primary

Bill Oliver

General election

Results

Texas's 17th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Flores (incumbent)	85,807	64.6
	Democratic	Nick Haynes	43,049	32.4
	Libertarian	Shawn Michael Hamilton	4,009	3.0
Total votes			132,865	100.0
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 75% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+24.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent)	14,373	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Sean Seibert, Afghanistan veteran and nominee for this seat in 2012

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Seibert	6,527	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jennifer Whelan^[16]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Remington Alessi

General election

Endorsements

Sheila Jackson Lee (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 18th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent)	76,097	71.8
	Republican	Sean Seibert	26,249	24.8
	Independent	Vince Duncan	2,362	2.2
	Green	Remington Alessi	1,302	1.2
Total votes			106,010	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Randy Neugebauer, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 85% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+26.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Randy Neugebauer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Donald May, physician
Chris Winn, former Chair of the Lubbock County Republican Party and candidate for this seat in 2012.

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer (incumbent)	39,611	64.4
	Republican	Donald May	14,498	23.5
	Republican	Chris Winn	7,429	12.1
Total votes			61,538	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Neal Marchbanks, meteorologist^[17]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neal Marchbanks	6,476	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Richard Peterson^[16]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark Lawson

General election

Results

Texas's 19th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer (incumbent)	90,160	77.2
	Democratic	Neal Marchbanks	21,458	18.4
	Libertarian	Richard (Chip) Peterson	5,146	4.4
	Independent	Donald Vance (write-in)	54	0.0
Total votes			116,818	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Joaquín Castro, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012 with 64% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Joaquín Castro, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joaquín Castro (incumbent)	16,275	100.0

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.^[16]^[18]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jeffrey Blunt

General election

Results

Texas's 20th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joaquin Castro (incumbent)	66,554	75.7
	Libertarian	Jeffrey C. Blunt	21,410	24.3
Total votes			87,964	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith, who had represented the district since 1987, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lamar Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Matt McCall, small business owner
Michael Smith

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar S. Smith (incumbent)	40,441	60.4
	Republican	Matt McCall	22,681	33.9
	Republican	Michael J. Smith	3,796	5.7
Total votes			66,918	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ryan Shields, oilfield worker^[16]

Eliminated in primary

David Cunningham
Mark Loewe, researcher

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Antonio Diaz, small business owner

General election

Results

Texas's 21st congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar Smith (incumbent)	135,660	71.8
	Green	Antonio Diaz	27,831	14.7
	Libertarian	Ryan Shields	25,505	13.5
Total votes			188,996	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Pete Olson, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 64% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Pete Olson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Olson (incumbent)	33,167	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Frank Briscoe, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

Mark Gibson, attorney

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Briscoe	3,378	53.2
	Democratic	Mark Gibson	2,973	46.8
Total votes			6,351	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rob Lapham

General election

Results

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Olson (incumbent)	100,861	66.5
	Democratic	Frank Briscoe	47,844	31.6
	Libertarian	Rob Lapham	2,861	1.9
Total votes			151,566	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

2014 Texas's 23rd congressional district election

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2016 →


Nominee	Will Hurd	Pete Gallego
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	57,459	55,037
Percentage	49.8%	47.7%

County results
Hurd: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Gallego: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Pete Gallego
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Will Hurd
Republican

Incumbent Democrat Pete Gallego, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Quico Canseco with 50% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+3.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Pete Gallego, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete P. Gallego (incumbent)	26,484	100.0

Republican primary

Soon after the 2012 election, Republicans began recruiting new candidates to challenge Gallego in 2014.^[19]

Candidates

Nominee

Will Hurd, former CIA officer and candidate for this seat in 2010^[18]

Eliminated in primary

Quico Canseco, former U.S. Representative^[20]
Robert Lowry, political activist

Declined

Rolando Pablos, public utility commissioner and former chairman of the board for the Museo Alameda^[19]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Hurd	10,496	41.0
	Republican	Quico Canseco	10,332	40.3
	Republican	Robert Lowry	4,796	18.7
Total votes			25,624	100.0

Runoff

Results

Republican primary runoff results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Hurd	8,699	59.5
	Republican	Quico Canseco	5,930	40.5
Total votes			14,629	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ruben Corvalan

General election

Results

Hurd was elected with 49.78% of the vote, making this the only U.S. House seat in Texas to flip in 2014.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Hurd	57,459	49.8
	Democratic	Pete Gallego (incumbent)	55,037	47.7
	Libertarian	Ruben Corvalan	2,933	2.5
Total votes			115,429	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 24

Incumbent Republican Kenny Marchant, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kenny Marchant, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	34,265	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Patrick McGehearty, computer scientist

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick McGehearty	8,247	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Kolls, project manager at UTSW

General election

Endorsements

Patrick McGehearty (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 24th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	93,712	65.0
	Democratic	Patrick McGehearty	46,548	32.3
	Libertarian	Mike Kolls	3,813	2.7
Total votes			144,073	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

2014 Texas's 25th congressional district election

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Nominee	Roger Williams	Marco Montoya
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	107,120	64,463
Percentage	60.2%	36.2%

County results
Williams: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Montoya: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Roger Williams
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Roger Williams
Republican

Incumbent Republican Roger Williams, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected in 2012 with 58% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Roger Williams, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Williams (incumbent)	43,030	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Marco Montoya, public health service professional

Eliminated in primary

Stuart Gourd, attorney

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marco Montoya	11,691	75.2
	Democratic	Stuart Gourd	3,863	24.8
Total votes			15,554	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Betz

General election

Results

Texas's 25th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Williams (incumbent)	107,120	60.2
	Democratic	Marco Montoya	64,463	36.3
	Libertarian	John Betz	6,300	3.5
Total votes			177,883	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

Incumbent Republican Michael C. Burgess, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 68% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+20.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Michael C. Burgess, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Joel A. Krause, small business owner
Divenchy Watrous^[15]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael C. Burgess (incumbent)	33,909	82.6
	Republican	Joel A. Krause	6,433	15.7
	Republican	Divenchy Watrous	698	1.7
Total votes			41,040	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark Boler, computer scientist and nominee for this seat in 2012

General election

Results

Texas's 26th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Burgess (incumbent)	116,944	82.7
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	24,526	17.3
Total votes			141,470	100.0
	Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Blake Farenthold, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 57% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Blake Farenthold, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold (incumbent)	32,727	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Wesley Reed, pilot

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Reed	11,585	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Roxanne Simonson^[16]

General election

Endorsements

Wesley Reed (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 27th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold (incumbent)	83,342	63.6
	Democratic	Wesley Reed	44,152	33.7
	Libertarian	Roxanne Simonson	3,553	2.7
Total votes			131,047	100.0
	Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Henry Cuellar, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 68% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Henry Cuellar, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Cuellar (incumbent)	36,821	100.0

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

William Aikens

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Michael Cary, nominee for this seat in 2012

General election

Results

Texas's 28th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Cuellar (incumbent)	62,508	82.1
	Libertarian	William Aikens	10,153	13.3
	Green	Michael Cary	3,475	4.6
Total votes			76,136	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat, Gene Green, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 90% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+12.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Gene Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Green (incumbent)	6,244	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

James Stanczak, nominee for this seat in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Gene Green (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 29th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Green (incumbent)	41,321	79.6
	Libertarian	James Stanczak	4,822	10.4
Total votes			46,143	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 79% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+27.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eddie Bernice Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Barbara Mallory Caraway, state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent)	23,756	69.9
	Democratic	Barbara Mallory Caraway	10,216	30.1
Total votes			33,972	100.0

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Max Koch III, vice president of Arlington Cable

Independents

Eric LeMonte Williams

General election

Endorsements

Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 30th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent)	93,041	87.9
	Libertarian	Max W. Koch III	7,154	6.8
	Independent	Eric LeMonte Williams	5,598	5.3
Total votes			105,793.0	100
	Democratic hold

District 31

Incumbent Republican John Carter, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Carter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carter (incumbent)	30,011	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Louie Minor, Army reserve captain and Iraq War veteran

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louie Minor	8,036	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Scott Ballard, nominee for the 11th district in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Louie Minor (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 31st congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carter (incumbent)	91,607	64.0
	Democratic	Louie Minor	45,715	32.0
	Libertarian	Scott J. Ballard	5,706	4.0
Total votes			143,028	100.0
	Republican hold

District 32

Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions, who had represented the district since 2003, and previously represented the 5th district from 1997 to 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 58% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Pete Sessions, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Katrina Pierson, Tea Party activist^[21]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Sessions (incumbent)	28,981	63.6
	Republican	Katrina Pierson	16,574	36.4
Total votes			45,555	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Frank Perez, attorney^[22]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Perez	10,681	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Edward Rankin, executive coach^[16]

General election

Results

Texas's 32nd congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Sessions (incumbent)	96,495	61.8
	Democratic	Frank Perez	55,325	35.4
	Libertarian	Ed Rankin	4,276	2.8
Total votes			156,096	100.0
	Republican hold

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Marc Veasey, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected to the newly created district in 2012 with 73% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+18.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Marc Veasey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Thomas Carl Sanchez, attorney^[15]

Declined

Domingo García, former state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012^[23]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Veasey (incumbent)	13,292	73.5
	Democratic	Tom Sanchez	4,798	26.5
Total votes			18,090	100.0

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.^[16]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jason Reeves^[24]

General election

Endorsements

Marc Veasey (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 33rd congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Veasey (incumbent)	43,769	86.5
	Libertarian	Jason Reeves	6,823	13.5
Total votes			50,592	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

Incumbent Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected to the newly created district in 2012 with 62% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Filemon Vela Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela (incumbent)	26,237	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Larry Smith

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Smith	7,427	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ryan Rowley, former U.S. Army Airborne infantryman^[18]

Eliminated in primary

Doug Purl

General election

Results

Texas's 34th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela Jr. (incumbent)	47,503	59.5
	Republican	Larry Smith	30,811	38.5
	Libertarian	Ryan Rowley	1,563	2.0
Total votes			79,877	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

2014 Texas's 35th congressional district election

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Nominee	Lloyd Doggett	Susan Narvaiz
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	60,124	32,040
Percentage	62.5%	33.3%

County results
Doggett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Narvaiz: 60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Lloyd Doggett
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Lloyd Doggett
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 25th district from 2005 to 2013 and the 10th district from 1995 to 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 64% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+11.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lloyd Doggett, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett (incumbent)	15,399	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos and nominee for this seat in 2012

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Narvaiz	9,717	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Cory Bruner

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kat Swift^[18]

General election

Endorsements

Lloyd Doggett (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 35th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett (incumbent)	60,124	62.5
	Republican	Susan Narvaiz	32,040	33.3
	Libertarian	Cory Bruner	2,767	2.9
	Green	Kat Swift	1,294	1.3
Total votes			96,225	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Steve Stockman, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 1995 to 1997, chose to challenge John Cornyn for the United States Senate, rather than run for re-election.^[25] He was elected to the newly created district in 2012 with 71% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+25.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brian Babin, dentist, former mayor of Woodville and nominee for the 2nd district in 1996 and 1998^[26]

Eliminated in primary

John Amdur, attorney and Nassau Bay city councillor^[27]
Doug Centilli, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Kevin Brady^[26]
Jim Engstrand, businessman, retired Army colonel and candidate for this seat in 2012^[28]
Phil Fitzgerald, construction business owner and former Liberty County judge^[26]
Pat Kasprzak, high school teacher and former banker^[29]
John Manlove, businessman, former mayor of Pasadena and candidate for the 22nd district in 2008^[30]
Chuck Meyer, lawyer, candidate for this seat in 2012 and Independent candidate for 18th district in 2010^[26]
Kim Morrell, former Seabrook city councillor and candidate for this seat in 2012^[26]
Dave Norman, insurance agent, nominee for the State House in 1996 and 1998 and candidate for the state senate in 2012^[26]
Robin Riley, oil and gas executive, former NASA contractor and former mayor of Seabrook^[31]
Ben Streusand, mortgage banker and candidate for the 10th district in 2004^[26]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Babin	17,194	33.4
	Republican	Ben Streusand	12,024	23.3
	Republican	John Manlove	3,556	6.9
	Republican	Doug Centilli	3,506	6.8
	Republican	Phil Fitzgerald	3,388	6.6
	Republican	Robin Riley	2,648	5.1
	Republican	Dave Norman	2,325	4.5
	Republican	Chuck Meyer	1,574	3.0
	Republican	John Amdur	1,470	2.9
	Republican	Kim Morrell	1,444	2.8
	Republican	Jim Engstrand	1,288	2.5
	Republican	Pat Kasprzak	1,116	2.2
Total votes			51,533	100.0

Runoff

Results

Republican primary runoff results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Babin	19,301	57.8
	Republican	Ben Streusand	14,069	42.2
Total votes			33,370	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Michael K. Cole, educator and Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael K. Cole	6,507	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rodney Veach

Eliminated in primary

Robb Rourke

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Hal J. Ridley Jr.

General election

Endorsements

Michael Cole (D)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO^[14]

Results

Texas's 36th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Babin	101,663	75.9
	Democratic	Michael Cole	29,543	22.1
	Libertarian	Rodney Veach	1,951	1.5
	Green	Hal J. Ridley Jr.	685	0.5
Total votes			133,842	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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^ ballotpedia.org - Texas's 1st Congressional District 2014
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe Archived November 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine 2014 Democratic Party Primary Election
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "Texas Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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^ "Hall announces final re-election bid". rockwallheraldbanner.com. Rockwall County Herald-Banner. December 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ "Ex-US Attorney John Ratcliffe files against Ralph Hall | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
^ "Rep. Ralph Hall draws five primary challengers | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
^ Gravis Marketing
^ Wenzel Strategies (R-Ratcliffe)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Texas - Summary Vote Results". Associated Press. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ Ostermeier, Eric (May 28, 2014). "Hall Makes History: 1st Texas GOP US Rep to Lose Renomination Bid". Smart Politics.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "2014 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Endorsement List". texasaflcio.org. Texas AFL-CIO. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tinsley, Anna M. (August 28, 2010). "Filing ends, ballot set for 2014 election | Elections & Politics | News from Fort Worth". Star-telegram.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Texas Congressional Candidates". Burnt Orange Report. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Rangel, Enrique. "Thornberry gets challengers in race for Panhandle, West Texas Congressional seat | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". Lubbock Online. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Stockman to challenge Cornyn; Canseco, 2 others file for District 23 - San Antonio Express-News". Mysanantonio.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Local politicians in permanent campaign - San Antonio Express-News". Mysanantonio.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
^ "Quico Canseco will try to reclaim seat from Rep. Pete Gallego | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. September 25, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
^ Gromer Jeffers Jr. (September 13, 2013). "Tea party activist Katrina Pierson to challenge incumbent Pete Sessions for Congress". trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ "Democrat files to challenge Rep. Pete Sessions | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
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^ Young, Stephen (July 10, 2014). "Meet Jason Reeves, the Guy Guaranteed to Finish at Least Second to Marc Veasey". Unfair Park. Dallas Observer. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Most Important Race for NASA & Houston's Economy". The Houston Chronicle. February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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^ "2014 Primary: Colonel Jim Engstrand, CD-36". The Houston Chronicle. February 1, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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^ "Manlove for the 36th Congressional District". The Houston Chronicle. January 28, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ "2014 Primary: Robin Riley, CD-36". The Houston Chronicle. February 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

External links

[clerk2014-1] Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

[GOPprimary-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe Archived November 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine 2014 Republican Party Primary Election

[3] tpedia.org - Texas's 1st Congressional District 2014

[Demprimary-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe Archived November 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine 2014 Democratic Party Primary Election

[Generalelection-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "Texas Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[6] "Two GOP challengers for Rep. Sam Johnson | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[7] "Hall announces final re-election bid". rockwallheraldbanner.com. Rockwall County Herald-Banner. December 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

[8] "Ex-US Attorney John Ratcliffe files against Ralph Hall | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[9] "Rep. Ralph Hall draws five primary challengers | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[10] Gravis Marketing

[11] Wenzel Strategies (R-Ratcliffe)

[runoff-12] "Texas - Summary Vote Results". Associated Press. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[13] Ostermeier, Eric (May 28, 2014). "Hall Makes History: 1st Texas GOP US Rep to Lose Renomination Bid". Smart Politics.

[TXAFLCIO-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "2014 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Endorsement List". texasaflcio.org. Texas AFL-CIO. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[startelegram-15] Tinsley, Anna M. (August 28, 2010). "Filing ends, ballot set for 2014 election | Elections & Politics | News from Fort Worth". Star-telegram.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[filings-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Texas Congressional Candidates". Burnt Orange Report. Retrieved September 19, 2014.

[lubbock-17] Rangel, Enrique. "Thornberry gets challengers in race for Panhandle, West Texas Congressional seat | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". Lubbock Online. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[mysanantonio-18] "Stockman to challenge Cornyn; Canseco, 2 others file for District 23 - San Antonio Express-News". Mysanantonio.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[mysanantonio2-19] "Local politicians in permanent campaign - San Antonio Express-News". Mysanantonio.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[20] "Quico Canseco will try to reclaim seat from Rep. Pete Gallego | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. September 25, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[21] Gromer Jeffers Jr. (September 13, 2013). "Tea party activist Katrina Pierson to challenge incumbent Pete Sessions for Congress". trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[22] "Democrat files to challenge Rep. Pete Sessions | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[23] "Domingo Garcia won't seek rematch against incumbent Marc Veasey for Congress | Dallas Morning News". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[do140710-24] Young, Stephen (July 10, 2014). "Meet Jason Reeves, the Guy Guaranteed to Finish at Least Second to Marc Veasey". Unfair Park. Dallas Observer. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

[nj-25] "Stockman challenges Cornyn in Texas US Senate race". Northjersey.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

[important-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Most Important Race for NASA & Houston's Economy". The Houston Chronicle. February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[27] "2014 Primary: John Amdur, CD-36". The Houston Chronicle. February 19, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[28] "2014 Primary: Colonel Jim Engstrand, CD-36". The Houston Chronicle. February 1, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[29] "Crosby's Kasprzak running for Congress". The Lake Houston Observer. December 31, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[30] "Manlove for the 36th Congressional District". The Houston Chronicle. January 28, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[31] "2014 Primary: Robin Riley, CD-36". The Houston Chronicle. February 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

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