Texas' 18th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The18th Congressional District of Texas held an election for theU.S. House of Representatives onNovember 4, 2014.
IncumbentSheila Jackson Lee (D) won re-election in 2014. She was unchallenged in the Democratic primary and defeatedSean Seibert (R) in the general election.
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Primary: Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes anopen primary system. State law requires voters to sign the following pledge before voting in a primary: "I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year."[3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register tovote in the primary by February 2, 2014. For thegeneral election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014 (30 days prior to election).[4]
- See also:Texas elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent wasSheila Jackson Lee (D), who was first elected in 1994.
As of the2010 redistricting cycle,Texas' 18th Congressional District was located in the eastern portion of thestate and included part of Harris County.[5]
Candidates
General election candidates
March 4, 2014, primary results
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Sheila Jackson LeeIncumbent | 71.8% | 76,097 | |
| Republican | Sean Seibert | 24.8% | 26,249 | |
| Independent | Vince Duncan | 2.2% | 2,362 | |
| Green | Remington Alessi | 1.2% | 1,302 | |
| Total Votes | 106,010 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also:United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[6] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen.Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[7]Sheila Jackson Lee voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[8]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by theSenate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made bySenate Democrats was to require income verification forObamacare subsidies.[9] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming fromRepublican members.Sheila Jackson Lee voted for HR 2775.[10]
Campaign contributions
Sheila Jackson Lee
| Sheila Jackson Lee (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[11] | April 6, 2013 | $160,294.34 | $20,900.00 | $(13,302.48) | $167,891.86 | ||||
| July Quarterly[12] | July 9, 2013 | $167,891.86 | $19,100.00 | $(18,001.07) | $168,990.79 | ||||
| October Quarterly[13] | October 5, 2013 | $168,990.79 | $46,900.00 | $(22,460.11) | $193,430.68 | ||||
| Year-End[14] | January 11, 2014 | $193,430 | $100,550 | $(24,197) | $269,782 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[15] | February 16, 2014 | $269,782 | $19,390 | $(15,440) | $273,732 | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 5, 2014 | $273,732 | $26,500 | $(23,690) | $276,542 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 6, 2014 | $276,542 | $6,500 | $(37,579) | $245,463 | ||||
| October Quarterly[18] | October 5, 2014 | $245,463 | $93,175 | $(37,314) | $301,323 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $333,015 | $(191,983.66) | ||||||||
Sean Seibert
| Sean Seibert (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 10, 2013 | $3,930 | $250 | $(390) | $3,790 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 12, 2013 | $3,790 | $295 | $(3,039) | $1,045 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 15, 2013 | $1,045 | $25 | $(53) | $1,017 | ||||
| Year-End[22] | January 31, 2014 | $1,017 | $415 | $(61) | $1,370 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[23] | February 20, 2014 | $1,370 | $1,200 | $(297) | $2,272 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 14, 2014 | $2,272 | $855 | $(224) | $2,902 | ||||
| July Quarterly[25] | July 3, 2014 | $2,902 | $263 | $(1,783) | $1,382 | ||||
| October Quarterly[26] | October 15, 2014 | $1,382 | $335 | $(909) | $807 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $3,638 | $(6,756) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 18th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbentSheila Jackson Lee (D) won re-election. She defeated Sean Seibert (R) and Christopher Barber (L) in the general election.[27]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Sheila Jackson LeeIncumbent | 75% | 146,223 | |
| Republican | Sean Seibert | 22.6% | 44,015 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Barber | 2.4% | 4,694 | |
| Total Votes | 194,932 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to theUnited States House. She defeated John Faulk (R), Mike Taylor (L) and Charles Meyer (Write-in) in the general election.[28]
| U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Leeincumbent | 70.2% | 85,108 | |
| Republican | John Faulk | 27.3% | 33,067 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Taylor | 2.6% | 3,118 | |
| Write-in | Charles Meyer | 0% | 28 | |
| Total Votes | 121,321 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Texas Secretary of State, 2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County
- Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary results
- Texas Secretary of State, Democratic primary results
- Texas Tribune, U.S. House elections brackets
Footnotes
- ↑Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑Texas Constitution and Statutes, "Tex. Election Code Ann. § 172.086," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑VoteTexas.gov, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑Texas Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sheila Jackson Lee April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sheila Jackson Lee July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sheila Jackson Lee October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sheila Jackson Lee Year-End," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sheila Jackson Lee Pre-Primary," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sheila Jackson Lee April Quarterly," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sheila Jackson Lee July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sheila Jackson Lee October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sean Seibert April Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sean Seibert July Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sean Seibert October Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sean Seibert Year-End," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sean Seibert Pre-Primary," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sean Seibert April Quarterly," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sean Seibert July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "Sean Seibert October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
