2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas explained

See also: 2014 Texas elections.

Election Name:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Country:	Texas
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Previous Year:	2012
Election Date:	November 4, 2014
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Next Year:	2016
Seats For Election:	All 36 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout:	25%
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Seats Before1:	24
Seats1:	25
Seat Change1:	1
Popular Vote1:	2,684,592
Percentage1:	60.28%
Swing1:	2.49%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Seats Before2:	12
Seats2:	11
Seat Change2:	1
Popular Vote2:	1,474,016
Percentage2:	33.10%
Swing2:	5.39%
Party3:	Libertarian Party (United States)
Seats Before3:	0
Seats3:	0
Popular Vote3:	225,178
Percentage3:	5.06%
Swing3:	1.84%

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]

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

See also: Texas's 1st congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shirley McKellar, Army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012^[2]

Results

General election

Results

District 2

See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Niko Letsos

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Veasaw

Eliminated in primary

• Craig Cleveland

General election

Results

District 3

See also: Texas's 3rd congressional district. 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^[3]

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cecil Ince

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Blair

General election

Results

District 4

See also: Texas's 4th congressional district. 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.^[4]

Candidates

Nominee

• John Ratcliffe, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas and former mayor of Heath^[5]

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^[6]
• John Stacy, former city councillor of Fate City

Runoff

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Hall	John Ratcliffe	Undecided
Gravis Marketing^[7]	May 12, 2014	656	± 4.0%	align=center	46%	38%	16%
Wenzel Strategies (R-Ratcliffe)^[8]	March 12–13, 2014	436	± ?	35%	align=center	47%	17%

Results

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.^[9]

General election

Ratcliffe won the election uncontested.

Results

District 5

See also: Texas's 5th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Ashby

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2014 Texas's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 6
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 6
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Joe Barton 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Joe Barton
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	92,334
Percentage1:	61.2%
Nominee2:	David Cozad
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	55,027
Percentage2:	36.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Joe Barton
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Joe Barton
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Texas's 6th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Edwin Cozad

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hugh Chauvin

General election

Results

District 7

See also: Texas's 7th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Lissa Squires, activist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gerald Fowler

General election

Results

District 8

See also: Texas's 8th congressional district. 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

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

District 9

See also: Texas's 9th congressional district. 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

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Johnny Johnson

Green primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

• George Reiter

General election

Results

District 10

See also: Texas's 10th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Kelsey

General election

Results

District 11

See also: Texas's 11th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ryan T. Lange

General election

Results

District 12

See also: Texas's 12th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Greene, U.S. Army veteran, journalist and nominee for this seat in 2000^[10]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Colliver^[11]

General election

Results

District 13

See also: Texas's 13th congressional district. 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^[12]
• Elaine Hays, businesswoman

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Minter

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Emily Pivoda^[11]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Don Cook

General election

Results

District 14

See also: Texas's 14th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald Brown, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Gagan Panjhazari
• Buck Willis

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

General election

Results

District 15

See also: Texas's 15th congressional district. 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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Doug Carlile

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Johnny Partain

Eliminated in primary

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

General election

Results

District 16

See also: Texas's 16th congressional district. 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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Corey Roen, business owner and retired lieutenant colonel

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jaime Perez, professor

General election

Results

District 17

Election Name:	2014 Texas's 17th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Bill Flores 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Bill Flores
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	85,807
Percentage1:	64.6%
Nominee2:	Nick Haynes
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	43,049
Percentage2:	32.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Bill Flores
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Bill Flores
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Texas's 17th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nick Haynes

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shawn Hamilton^[11]

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Oliver

General election

Results

District 18

See also: Texas's 18th congressional district. 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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jennifer Whelan^[11]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Remington Alessi

General election

Results

District 19

See also: Texas's 19th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Neal Marchbanks, meteorologist^[12]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Peterson^[11]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Lawson

General election

Results

District 20

See also: Texas's 20th congressional district. 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

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.^[11]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeffrey Blunt

General election

Results

District 21

See also: Texas's 21st congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ryan Shields, oilfield worker^[11]

Eliminated in primary

• David Cunningham
• Mark Loewe, researcher

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Antonio Diaz, small business owner

General election

Results

District 22

See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Briscoe, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Gibson, attorney

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rob Lapham

General election

Results

District 23

Election Name:	2014 Texas's 23rd congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 23
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 23
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Will Hurd 114th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Will Hurd
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	57,459
Percentage1:	49.8%
Nominee2:	Pete Gallego
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	55,037
Percentage2:	47.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Pete Gallego
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Will Hurd
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district. 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

Republican primary

Soon after the 2012 election, Republicans began recruiting new candidates to challenge Gallego in 2014.^[13]

Candidates

Nominee

• Will Hurd, former CIA officer and candidate for this seat in 2010^[14]

Eliminated in primary

• Quico Canseco, former U.S. Representative^[15]
• Robert Lowry, political activist

Declined

• Rolando Pablos, public utility commissioner and former chairman of the board for the Museo Alameda^[13]

Runoff

Results

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.

District 24

See also: Texas's 24th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patrick McGehearty, computer scientist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Kolls, project manager at UTSW

General election

Results

District 25

Election Name:	2014 Texas's 25th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 25
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Roger Williams 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Roger Williams
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	107,120
Percentage1:	60.2%
Nominee2:	Marco Montoya
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	64,463
Percentage2:	36.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Roger Williams
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Roger Williams
After Party:	Republican Party (US)
Map Size:	250px

See also: Texas's 25th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marco Montoya, public health service professional

Eliminated in primary

• Stuart Gourd, attorney

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Betz

General election

Results

District 26

See also: Texas's 26th congressional district. 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^[10]

Results

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

District 27

See also: Texas's 27th congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Wesley Reed, pilot

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Roxanne Simonson^[11]

General election

Results

District 28

See also: Texas's 28th congressional district. 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

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

District 29

See also: Texas's 29th congressional district. 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

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Stanczak, nominee for this seat in 2012

General election

Results

District 30

See also: Texas's 30th congressional district. 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

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

Results

District 31

See also: Texas's 31st congressional district. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Louie Minor, Army reserve captain and Iraq War veteran

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Ballard, nominee for the 11th district in 2012

General election

Results

District 32

See also: Texas's 32nd congressional district. 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^[16]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Perez, attorney^[17]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Edward Rankin, executive coach^[11]

General election

Results

District 33

See also: Texas's 33rd congressional district. 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^[10]

Declined

• Domingo García, former state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012^[18]

Results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.^[11]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Reeves^[19]

General election

Results

District 34

See also: Texas's 34th congressional district. 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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Larry Smith

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ryan Rowley, former U.S. Army Airborne infantryman^[14]

Eliminated in primary

• Doug Purl

General election

Results

District 35

Election Name:	2014 Texas's 35th congressional district election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Lloyd Doggett, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Lloyd Doggett
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	60,124
Percentage1:	62.5%
Nominee2:	Susan Narvaiz
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	32,040
Percentage2:	33.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Lloyd Doggett
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Lloyd Doggett
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)
Previous Year:	2012
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 35

See also: Texas's 35th congressional district. 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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cory Bruner

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kat Swift^[14]

General election

Results

District 36

See also: Texas's 36th congressional district. 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.^[20] 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^[21]

Eliminated in primary

• John Amdur, attorney and Nassau Bay city councillor^[22]
• Doug Centilli, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Kevin Brady^[21]
• Jim Engstrand, businessman, retired Army colonel and candidate for this seat in 2012^[23]
• Phil Fitzgerald, construction business owner and former Liberty County judge^[21]
• Pat Kasprzak, high school teacher and former banker^[24]
• John Manlove, businessman, former mayor of Pasadena and candidate for the 22nd district in 2008^[25]
• Chuck Meyer, lawyer, candidate for this seat in 2012 and Independent candidate for 18th district in 2010^[21]
• Kim Morrell, former Seabrook city councillor and candidate for this seat in 2012^[21]
• Dave Norman, insurance agent, nominee for the State House in 1996 and 1998 and candidate for the state senate in 2012^[21]
• Robin Riley, oil and gas executive, former NASA contractor and former mayor of Seabrook^[26]
• Ben Streusand, mortgage banker and candidate for the 10th district in 2004^[21]

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rodney Veach

Eliminated in primary

• Robb Rourke

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hal J. Ridley Jr.

General election

Results

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• U.S. House elections in Texas, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Haas. Karen L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. October 28, 2019. March 9, 2015.
2. http://ballotpedia.org/Texas%27_1st_Congressional_District_elections,_2014 ballotpedia.org - Texas's 1st Congressional District 2014
3. Web site: Two GOP challengers for Rep. Sam Johnson | Dallas Morning News . Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com . December 10, 2013.
4. Web site: Hall announces final re-election bid . rockwallheraldbanner.com . Rockwall County Herald-Banner . 27 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113604/http://www.rockwallheraldbanner.com/local/x1956136864/Hall-announces-final-re-election-bid . 24 December 2013 . 20 December 2013.
5. Web site: Ex-US Attorney John Ratcliffe files against Ralph Hall | Dallas Morning News . Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com . April 16, 2008 . December 10, 2013 . December 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211130739/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/12/ex-us-attorney-john-ratcliffe-files-against-ralph-hall-2.html/ . dead .
6. Web site: Rep. Ralph Hall draws five primary challengers | Dallas Morning News . Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com . December 10, 2013.
7. http://gravismarketing.com/polling-and-market-research/political-poll-cd4-texas-runoff-congressman-ralph-hall-leads-john-ratcliffe/ Gravis Marketing
8. http://images.politico.com/global/2014/03/17/nowneverpr_v2.html Wenzel Strategies (R-Ratcliffe)
9. Web site: Hall Makes History: 1st Texas GOP US Rep to Lose Renomination Bid . Smart Politics . Eric . Ostermeier . May 28, 2014.
10. Web site: Tinsley . Anna M. . Filing ends, ballot set for 2014 election | Elections & Politics | News from Fort Worth . Star-telegram.com . August 28, 2010 . December 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212213322/http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/12/09/5405624/the-ballot-is-set-for-the-2014.html . December 12, 2013 . dead .
11. Web site: Texas Congressional Candidates. Burnt Orange Report. September 19, 2014.
12. Web site: Rangel . Enrique . Thornberry gets challengers in race for Panhandle, West Texas Congressional seat | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Lubbock Online . December 10, 2013.
13. Web site: Local politicians in permanent campaign - San Antonio Express-News . Mysanantonio.com . December 10, 2013.
14. Web site: Stockman to challenge Cornyn; Canseco, 2 others file for District 23 - San Antonio Express-News . Mysanantonio.com . December 10, 2013.
15. Web site: Quico Canseco will try to reclaim seat from Rep. Pete Gallego | Dallas Morning News . Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com . September 25, 2012 . December 10, 2013.
16. Web site: Gromer Jeffers Jr. . Tea party activist Katrina Pierson to challenge incumbent Pete Sessions for Congress . trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com . The Dallas Morning News . 30 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130917000148/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/09/tea-party-activist-katrina-pierson-to-challenge-incumbent-pete-sessions-for-congress.html/ . 17 September 2013 . 13 September 2013.
17. Web site: Democrat files to challenge Rep. Pete Sessions | Dallas Morning News . Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com . October 15, 2013 . December 10, 2013.
18. Web site: Domingo Garcia won’t seek rematch against incumbent Marc Veasey for Congress | Dallas Morning News . Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com . December 10, 2013 . February 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223111034/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/12/domingo-garcia-wont-seek-rematch-against-incumbent-marc-veasey-for-congress.html/ . dead .
19. News: Stephen . Young . Unfair Park . . Meet Jason Reeves, the Guy Guaranteed to Finish at Least Second to Marc Veasey . July 10, 2014 . July 14, 2014.
20. Web site: Stockman challenges Cornyn in Texas US Senate race . Northjersey.com . December 10, 2013.
21. News: The Most Important Race for NASA & Houston’s Economy. The Houston Chronicle. February 14, 2014. March 4, 2014. March 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140304204525/http://blog.chron.com/intheloop/2014/02/nasas-tea-party-primary/. dead.
22. News: 2014 Primary: John Amdur, CD-36. The Houston Chronicle . February 19, 2014 . March 4, 2014.
23. News: 2014 Primary: Colonel Jim Engstrand, CD-36. The Houston Chronicle . February 1, 2014 . March 4, 2014.
24. Web site: Crosby’s Kasprzak running for Congress. The Lake Houston Observer . December 31, 2013 . March 4, 2014.
25. News: Manlove for the 36th Congressional District . The Houston Chronicle . January 28, 2014 . March 4, 2014.
26. News: 2014 Primary: Robin Riley, CD-36 . The Houston Chronicle . February 4, 2014 . March 4, 2014.