Republicans had a total turnout of 9.8 percent in 2014; the Democrats, 3.7 percent. Lloyd Doggett has been called the winner of the race. [32] When the final results were released, Hegar had come only 50 votes short of winning the primary outright. 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]. Jeb Bush of Florida and the nephew of former president George W. Bush — and, of course, the grandson of former President George H. W. Bush, won statewide office as land commissioner. Neither his father, his uncle or his grandfather won their first elections. Also on the ballot were Libertarian Party candidate Kathie Glass[2] and Green Party candidate Brandon Parmer. Filemon Vela has been called the winner of the race. The 2014 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 4, 2014. Bill Flores has been called the winner of the race. They are running for Railroad Commissioner, not Secretary of State. Incumbent Republican Commissioner Todd Staples did not run for re-election to a third term. Texas Election Results Governor House Ballot Measures Preview Dec. 17, 2014, 12:28 PM • Abbott wins governor’s race and continues Republicans’ streak on statewide offices. Dallas Rep. Dan Branch joins Texas attorney general race", "Republican Attorney General Candidate Ken Paxton Eats With Racist Blog's Owner", "Texas AG Candidate Barry Smitherman Can Shoot All the Guns", "Greg Abbott makes it official: He's running for governor of Texas", "Attorney Sam Houston files for attorney general", Texas lawyer found guilty of scamming more than $1 million from Colombian drug lords, "Comptroller candidates pounce on Combs' endorsement of Hegar", "Rep. 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Tommy Merritt entering race for Ag Commissioner", "Shake-up in race for Texas Ag Commissioner", "Texas agriculture commissioner candidate Eric Opiela focuses on water, rights", "Kinky Friedman running for agriculture commissioner", "Railroad Commission candidates hit campaign trail", "MALACHI BOYULS SAYS "FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES" MUST PLAY ROLE IN REGULATION FROM TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION [AUDIO]", "Texas Digest: Wayne Christian announces for railroad commissioner; feds nix Texas waiver to reduce tests for high-performing students", "Will Texas Railroad Commission Race Draw Attention? Sheila Jackson Lee has been called the winner of the race. He instead ran unsuccessfully for attorney general. David Alameel, who came in first in … The Democratic primary required a runoff election on May 27, 2014, to choose an opponent to Cornyn. Correction: An earlier version of this page mislabled the office that Steve Brown, Ryan Sitton, Mark Miller and Martina Salinas are running for. View Texas state coverage for the 2014 Midterm Elections, including news, results and political analysis of Texas's senate, house and governor races. Despite the similarity with 1994, Davis told a candidate forum after the primary that she expected no difficulty in attracting large Hispanic support in South Texas in her campaign against Abbott. Instead of moving toward turning Texas blue, they are moving back towards Texas as an even redder state. Kathie Glass was nominated at the 2014 party convention. Louie Gohmert has been called the winner of the race. In the general election, Cornyn defeated Alameel 61.6%–34.4%.[63]. All of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014. He instead ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor. Randy Neugebauer has been called the winner of the race. Kay Granger has been called the winner of the race. 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Incumbent Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott did not run for re-election to a fourth term. Roger Williams has been called the winner of the race. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry, who had served since the resignation of then-Governor George W. Bush on December 21, 2000, declined to run for an unprecedented fourth full term, making this the first open election for governor since 1990. Primary elections were held on March 4, 2014. John Cornyn, the Republican incumbent, easily defeated Dr. David Alameel, a Democrat who had founded and sold a chain of dental clinics. [46], Political scientist Mark P. Jones of Rice University in Houston, declared that the primary returns "looks bad for Democrats. The first of two confirmed gubernatorial debates between Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott took place at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance at 18:00 on Friday, September 19, co-hosted by KGBT-TV, The Monitor and KTLM-TV. Mr. Patrick defeated the incumbent Lt. Gov. Every seat in the Texas House of Representatives and about half of the seats in the Texas Senate were up for election. 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. John Carter has been called the winner of the race. Texas also elected George Bush, but not the ones who most readily come to mind. Incumbent Republican senator and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn ran for re-election to a third term. Richards remains thus far the last Democrat to have served as governor of Texas. Republicans called her “abortion Barbie” and never let up their attacks. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote in the state, but instead by results in each congressional district. Incumbent Republican Commissioner Jerry E. Patterson did not run for re-election to a fourth term. Al Green has been called the winner of the race. Mr. Abbott had reached a $10 million settlement for his own injury but, the ad argued, he had worked to restrict recovery for other accident victims. Two state senators faced off for the powerful position of lieutenant governor: Dan Patrick, a Republican, and Leticia Van de Putte, a Democrat. Randy Weber has been called the winner of the race. The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect the Governor of Texas. Twelve Texas state house incumbents, including eleven Republicans, chose not to run for re-election in 2014. Michael C. Burgess has been called the winner of the race. The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Senator and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn ran for re-election to a third term. Mr. Bush, a lawyer and energy consultant, easily defeated John Cook, the former mayor of El Paso. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst ran for re-election to an unprecedented fourth term in office. Blake Farenthold has been called the winner of the race. 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The GOP had 151,101 fewer primary voters in 2014 than in 2010; the Democrats declined by 133,354. On September 18, he announced that he would resign within the next two months, to become President of the Texas Oil and Gas Association.[41]. The Abbott campaign called the ad “desperate and despicable.” Even without those stumbles, however, Ms. Davis faced a major challenge in a state that has not elected a Democrat to statewide office in 20 years. POLITICO's 2014 Texas Election Results and Live Map, includes Midterm Races for Senate, House, Governor and Key Ballot Measures. Mac Thornberry has been called the winner of the race. Beto O'Rourke has been called the winner of the race. "[51] The second debate took place on September 30 and was also posted online. Jeb Hensarling has been called the winner of the race. John Culberson has been called the winner of the race. Correction: An earlier version of a summary on this page misspelled the surname of the incumbent Lt. Gov. Palmquist won the Libertarian nomination. Amend Constitution to reallocate half of gas and oil tax revenue from “rainy day” fund to highways fund? Alameel won the runoff. Michael McCaul has been called the winner of the race. The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 36 U.S. Greg Abbott won the Republican primary, Wendy Davis won the Democratic primary. Mr. Bush’s mother, Columba Bush, is Mexican-American, and he is a founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas, a political action committee. 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.