2014 Texas elections explained

Election Name:	2014 Texas Election
Country:	Texas
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2013 Texas elections
Previous Year:	2013
Next Election:	2016 Texas elections
Next Year:	2016

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Governor

See main article: 2014 Texas gubernatorial election.

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^[4]
• Dan Patrick, state senator^[5]
• Jerry E. Patterson, Commissioner of the General Land Office^[6]
• Todd Staples, Commissioner of Agriculture^[7]

Declined

• Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts^[8]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	class=small	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%	align=center	37%	—	—	—	align=center	31%	17%	15%	—	—
Public Policy Polling	November 1–4, 2013	388	± 5%	align=center	37%	—	—	—	align=center	18%	10%	4%	—	31%
UoT/Texas Tribune	October 18–27, 2013	519	± 5.02%	align=center	26%	—	—	—	align=center	13%	10%	5%	—	align=center	46%
Public Policy Polling	June 28–July 1, 2013	318	± ?	align=center	37%	—	—	—	align=center	17%	7%	5%	—	align=center	34%
UoT/Texas Tribune	May 31–June 9, 2013	492	± 5.27%	align=center	19%	—	—	—	align=center	10%	6%	5%	—	align=center	61%
Public Policy Polling	January 24–27, 2013	400	± ?	align=center	37%	—	align=center	18%	—	12%	2%	4%	—	26%
University of Texas-Austin	May 7–13, 2012	343	± 5.29%	—	3%	align=center	29%	—	align=center	23%	9%	10%	22%	4%
DWBS	April 27–30, 2012	400	± 4.5%	—	2%	align=center	28%	5%	align=center	15%	5%	7%	—	align=center	39%
University of Texas-Austin	February 8–15, 2012	361	± 5.16%	—	3%	align=center	27%	—	align=center	20%	8%	8%	align=center	34%	—
University of Texas-Austin	October 19–26, 2011	397	± 4.92%	—	1%	align=center	14%	—	align=center	9%	5%	2%	5%	align=center	64%

Runoff

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Leticia Van de Putte, state senator^[9]

Withdrew

• Maria Luisa Alvarado, retired United States Air Force master sergeant and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006^{[10] [11]}

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Brandon de Hoyos, journalist^[12]

Withdrew

• Ed Kless, businessman^{[12] [11]}

Green nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Chandra Courtney^[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	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%	align=center	52%	35%	13%^[13]	—
Survey Research Center		781	± 3.5%	align=center	36%	24%	6%^[14]	34%
Crosswind Communications	October 9–12, 2014	500	± 4.33%	align=center	42.8%	23%	1.2%	33%
Texas Lyceum	September 11–25, 2014	666	± 3.8%	align=center	47%	33%	5%^[15]	14%
UoT/Texas Tribune	May 30–June 8, 2014	1,200	± 2.83%	align=center	41%	26%	9%^[16]	23%
Public Policy Polling	April 10–13, 2014	559	± 4.1%	align=center	51%	35%	—	14%
UoT/Texas Tribune	February 7–17, 2014	1,200	± 2.83%	align=center	41%	32%	—	28%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	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%	align=center	50%	32%	—	17%
UoT/Texas Tribune	February 7–17, 2014	1,200	± 2.83%	align=center	44%	32%	—	24%
Public Policy Polling	November 1–4, 2013	500	± 4.4%	align=center	46%	37%	—	align=center	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	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%	align=center	41%	30%	—	29%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	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%	align=center	41%	29%	—	30%

Results

Attorney General

Election Name:	2014 Texas Attorney General election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 Texas elections#2010 Texas Attorney General Election
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2018 Texas Attorney General election
Next Year:	2018
Election Date:	November 4, 2014
Nominee1:	Ken Paxton
Party1:	Republican Party of Texas
Popular Vote1:	2,742,646
Percentage1:	58.81%
Nominee2:	Sam Houston
Party2:	Texas Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	1,773,108
Percentage2:	38.02%
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Attorney General
Before Election:	Greg Abbott
Before Party:	Republican Party of Texas
After Election:	Ken Paxton
After Party:	Republican Party of Texas

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott did not run for re-election to a fourth term. He was instead the Republican nominee for governor.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Dan Branch, state representative^[17]
• Ken Paxton, state senator^[18]
• Barry Smitherman, chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas^[19]

Declined

• Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General^[20]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Branch	Ken Paxton	Barry Smitherman	Other	Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune	February 7–17, 2014	461	± 4.56%	align=center	42%	align=center	38%	20%	—	—
UoT/Texas Tribune	October 18–27, 2013	519	± 5.02%	5%	align=center	10%	align=center	11%	—	align=center	74%

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sam Houston, attorney and nominee for Texas Supreme Court Justice Place 7 in 2008^[21]

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Jamie Balagia^[11] (In 2019, Balagia was found guilty of defrauding Colombian drug traffickers thousands of dollars after claiming to be well-connected to U.S. officials who could dismiss the drug trafficking cases if the Colombians paid money).^[22]
• Tom Glass, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas^[12]

Balagia won the Libertarian nomination

Green nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Jamar Osborne^[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Ken Paxton (R)	Sam Houston (D)	Other	Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune	October 10–19, 2014	866	± 3.6%	align=center	54%	34%	12%^[23]	—
UoT/Texas Tribune	May 30–June 8, 2014	1,200	± 2.83%	align=center	40%	27%	6%^[24]	27%

Results

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^[25]
• Harvey Hilderbran, state representative^[26]
• Debra Medina, activist and candidate for governor in 2010^[27]
• Raul Torres, former state representative^[28]

Declined

• Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts^[8]

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%	align=center	26%	align=center	39%	11%	—	—
UoT/Texas Tribune	October 18–27, 2013	519	±5.02%	4%	2%	align=center	14%	align=center	5%	—	align=center	75%

Results

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.^[29] 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^[30]

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Ben Sanders^[11]

Green nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Deb Shafto, nominee for Governor in 2010^[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Glenn Hegar (R)	Mike Collier (D)	Other	Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune	October 10–19, 2014	866	± 3.6%	align=center	49%	34%	17%^[31]	—
UoT/Texas Tribune	May 30–June 8, 2014	1,200	± 2.83%	align=center	32%	25%	7%^[32]	align=center	37%

Results

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^[33]
• David Watts, businessman, author, preacher and flight instructor^[34]

Declined

• Jerry E. Patterson, Commissioner of the General Land Office^[6]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• John Cook, former mayor of El Paso^[35]

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Steven Childs^[11]
• Justin Knight^[11]

Withdrew

• Ed Tidwell, Lago Vista City Councilman^[12]

Knight won the Libertarian nomination

Green nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Ulises Cabrera^[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	George P. Bush (R)	John Cook (D)	Other	Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune	October 10–19, 2014	866	± 3.6%	align=center	50%	32%	17%^[36]	—
UoT/Texas Tribune	May 30–June 8, 2014	1,200	± 2.83%	align=center	36%	25%	9%^[37]	30%
Public Policy Polling	April 10–13, 2014	559	± 4.1%	align=center	50%	32%	—	18%

Results

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.^[38]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• J. Allen Carnes, Mayor of Uvalde^[39]
• Joe Cotten, candidate for Railroad Commission of Texas in 2012^[40]
• Tommy Merritt, former state representative^[41]
• Sid Miller, former state representative^[42]
• Eric Opiela, attorney, rancher and former executive director of the Republican Party of Texas^[43]

Withdrew

• Brandon Creighton, state representative (running for the state senate)^[42]

Declined

• Todd Staples, Commissioner of Agriculture^[7]

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Hugh Fitzsimons, rancher and former member of the Winter Garden Water Conservation District^[44]
• Kinky Friedman, singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist and Independent candidate for Governor in 2006^[45]
• Jim Hogan, farmer and insurance agent^[46]

Runoff

Results

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Rick Donaldson^[11]
• David "Rocky" Palmquist, rancher^[12]

Palmquist won the Libertarian nomination.

Green nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Kenneth Kendrick, food safety advocate and whistleblower^[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Sid Miller (R)	Jim Hogan (D)	Other	Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune	October 10–19, 2014	866	± 3.6%	align=center	47%	35%	18%^[47]	—
UoT/Texas Tribune	May 30–June 8, 2014	1,200	± 2.83%	align=center	32%	24%	9%^[48]	align=center	34%

Results

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^[49]
• Malachi Boyuls, attorney and venture capitalist^[50]
• Wayne Christian, former state representative^[51]
• 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)^{[52] [11]}
• Ray Keller, former state representative^{[53] [11]}
• Joe Pool, Jr., candidate for Texas Supreme Court Justice Place 4 in 2012 and son of former U.S. Representative Joe R. Pool^{[54] [11]}

Declined

• Barry Smitherman, Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas^[19]

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Steve Brown, former chairman of the Fort Bend County Democratic Party^[55]
• Dale Henry, perennial candidate

Results

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Jason Kute^[11]
• Mark Miller, businessman^[12]

Miller won the Libertarian nomination.

Green nomination

Candidates

Declared

• Martina Salinas^[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Ryan Sitton (R)	Steve Brown (D)	Other	Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune	October 10–19, 2014	866	± 3.6%	align=center	48%	34%	19%^[56]	—
UoT/Texas Tribune	May 30–June 8, 2014	1,200	± 2.83%	align=center	32%	24%	10%^[57]	align=center	33%

Results

Texas Legislature

See also: Eighty-fourth 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

See main article: 2014 Texas House of Representatives election.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Before 2014 elections		95	55	150	0
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Voting share
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	After 2014 elections		98	52	150	0
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Voting share

Texas Senate

See main article: 2014 Texas State Senate election.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Before 2014 elections		19	12	31	0
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Voting share
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	After 2014 elections		20	11	31	0
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Voting share

United States Senate

See main article: United States Senate election in Texas, 2014.

Incumbent Republican senator and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn ran for re-election to a third term.^[58] 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%.^[59]

United States House of Representatives

See main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014.

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

Notes and References

1. News: Fernandez . Manny . Lieutenant Governor Loses Texas Runoff as Tea Party Holds Sway . May 27, 2014 . . April 2, 2015.
2. Koppel, Nathan (January 21, 2015) - "Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Moves Quickly to Advance Conservative Agenda". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
3. Grissom, Brandi. Tea Party Conservatives Win Top GOP Runoff Contests, Texas Tribune, May 28, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
4. Web site: David Dewhurst, Texas Lieutenant Governor, Launches Reelection Bid . Independent Political Report . August 7, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
5. News: Coming Out Swinging, Dan Patrick Announces for Lt. Gov. . The Texas Tribune . June 27, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
6. Web site: Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson Wants 4 States Out of U.S. . 5nbcdfw . October 11, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
7. Web site: TEXAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CANDIDATE TODD STAPLES EXPLAINS SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 6 AND HIS VOTE ON DPS ID BILL [AUDIO] ]. KYFO . October 23, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
8. Web site: Susan Combs to Retire; 2014 Dominoes to Fall Without Rick Perry Decision . Burnt Orange Report . May 30, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
9. News: Leticia Van de Putte Announces Bid For Texas Lieutenant Governor . The Huffington Post. November 23, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
10. Web site: DEMOCRAT LT. GOVERNOR CANDIDATE MARIA LUISA ALVARADO TO HOLD LUBBOCK MEET AND GREET . KYFO . November 22, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
11. Web site: 2014 Texas Statewide Candidates . Burnt Orange Report . October 5, 2013.
12. News: Libertarian Kathie Glass Announces Bid for Governor . The Texas Tribune . June 26, 2013 . October 5, 2013.
13. Robert Butler (L) 9%, Chandra Courtney (G) 4%
14. Robert Butler (L) 1.8%, Chandra Courtney (G) 0.9%, Other 3.3%
15. Robert Butler (L) 3%, Chandra Courtney (G) 2%
16. Robert Butler (L) 4%, Chandra Courtney (G) 1%, Other 4%
17. Web site: Cruz to the finish line? Dallas Rep. Dan Branch joins Texas attorney general race . Dallas Culture Map . November 13, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
18. Web site: Republican Attorney General Candidate Ken Paxton Eats With Racist Blog's Owner . Burnt Orange Report . November 22, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
19. News: Texas AG Candidate Barry Smitherman Can Shoot All the Guns . Dallas Observer . November 20, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
20. Web site: Greg Abbott makes it official: He's running for governor of Texas. July 14, 2013. Hoppe. Christy. July 15, 2013. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181519/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/greg-abbott-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-governor.html/. dead.
21. Web site: Attorney Sam Houston files for attorney general . My Fox Houston . November 22, 2013 . November 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225027/http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/24034389/attorney-sam-houston-files-for-attorney-general . December 2, 2013 . dead .
22. https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Texas-lawyer-found-guilty-of-scamming-more-than-14636678.php Texas lawyer found guilty of scamming more than $1 million from Colombian drug lords
23. Jamie Balagia (L) 8%, Jamar Osborne (G) 4%
24. Jamie Balagia (L) 3%, Jamar Osborne (G) 3%
25. News: Comptroller candidates pounce on Combs' endorsement of Hegar . Houston Chronicle . October 22, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
26. News: Rep. Harvey Hilderbran announces bid for comptroller . The Dallas Morning News . September 19, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
27. News: Tea party activist Medina to run for Texas comptroller . The Dallas Morning News . November 13, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
28. Web site: Raul Torres Launches Campaign for Texas Comptroller . Texas Inside . August 29, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
29. News: Kate Alexander, "Glenn Hegar wins GOP comptroller primary after Harvey Hilderbran bows out of runoff". Austin American-Statesman. March 7, 2014.
30. News: Democrat Collier enters race for Texas comptroller . The Dallas Morning News . October 7, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
31. Ben Sanders (L) 11%, Deb Shafto (G) 6%
32. Ben Sanders (L) 5%, Deb Shafto (G) 2%
33. News: George P. Bush formally files to run for Texas land commissioner . The Dallas Morning News . November 19, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
34. Web site: REPUBLICAN TEXAS LAND COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE DAVID WATTS TO VISIT LUBBOCK . KYFO . July 1, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
35. Web site: Candidate Filing Roundup; Sen. Wendy Davis and General Greg Abbott to Face Primary Challengers . Burnt Orange Report . November 10, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
36. Justin Knight (L) 10%, Valerie Alessi (G) 7%
37. Justin Knight (L) 6%, Valerie Alessi (G) 3%
38. News: Texas agriculture commissioner to resign . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075213/http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/09/18/6131661/texas-agriculture-commissioner.html . dead . October 6, 2014 . Star Tribune . September 19, 2014 . October 2, 2014 .
39. News: Uvalde mayor, J. Allen Carnes, makes bid for agriculture commissioner official . The Dallas Morning News . September 5, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
40. Web site: Republican candidate for Texas agricultural commissioner talks industry growth . Texas Chronicle . December 11, 2013 . February 14, 2014.
41. News: Former Rep. Tommy Merritt entering race for Ag Commissioner . The Dallas Morning News . October 18, 2013 . November 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235038/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/10/former-rep-tommy-merritt-entering-race-for-ag-commissioner.html/ . December 2, 2013 . dead .
42. News: Shake-up in race for Texas Ag Commissioner . Houston Chronicle . October 17, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
43. Texas agriculture commissioner candidate Eric Opiela focuses on water, rights . The Washington Examiner . October 26, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
44. News: For Ag commissioner . Houston Chronicle . January 31, 2014 . February 14, 2014.
45. News: Kinky Friedman running for agriculture commissioner . Houston Chronicle . October 15, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
46. News: Statewide Candidate Filings Trickle In . The Austin Chronicle . November 22, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
47. Kenneth Kendrick (G) 9%, Rocky Palmquist (L) 9%
48. Kenneth Kendrick (G) 5%, Rocky Palmquist (L) 4%
49. Web site: Railroad Commission candidates hit campaign trail . My West Texas . July 17, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
50. Web site: MALACHI BOYULS SAYS "FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES" MUST PLAY ROLE IN REGULATION FROM TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION [AUDIO] ]. KYFO . August 7, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
51. Web site: Texas Digest: Wayne Christian announces for railroad commissioner; feds nix Texas waiver to reduce tests for high-performing students . statesman.com . September 9, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
52. News: State lawmaker drops out of Railroad Commission race . Houston Chronicle . October 22, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
53. News: Former state Rep. Ray Keller announces for RR Commissioner . The Dallas Morning News . July 23, 2013 . November 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231922/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/former-state-rep-ray-keller-announced-for-rr-commissioner.html/ . December 2, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
54. Web site: Will Texas Railroad Commission Race Draw Attention? . My High Plains . September 25, 2013 . November 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223626/http://www.myhighplains.com/story/will-texas-railroad-commission-race-draw-attention/d/story/7PVM1j8MYUGISD1tOLbLng . December 2, 2013 . dead .
55. News: Steve Brown to Run for Railroad Commissioner . The Texas Tribune . November 8, 2013 . November 24, 2013.
56. Mark Miller (L) 10%, Martina Salinas (G) 9%
57. Mark Miller (L) 6%, Martina Salinas (G) 4%
58. Web site: John Cornyn Airs First Re-Election Campaign Spot. Roll Call. October 7, 2013. November 24, 2013. December 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203115607/http://atr.rollcall.com/john-cornyn-airs-first-ad-of-re-election-campaign/. dead.
59. Web site: Office of the Secretary of State 2014 General Election Election Night Returns . Texas Secretary of State . November 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105175126/https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/nov04_175_state.htm . November 5, 2014 .