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2014 U.S. House Elections in Texas

Primary Date
March 4, 2014

Partisan breakdown •Candidates

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2014 U.S. Senate Elections

The2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections inTexas took place onNovember 4, 2014. Voterselected 36 candidates to serve in theU.S. House, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
December 9, 2013	March 4, 2014	November 4, 2014

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."^[1]

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).^[2]

See also:Texas elections, 2014

Battleground races

Texas was home to onebattleground district in 2014:Texas' 23rd Congressional District.

The district was a battleground due to the fact that it was held by a Democratic incumbent,Pete Gallego, but was a district that slightly favored Republicans. Cook's PVI rated the district as R+3, while Fairvote called the district a Toss Up.^[3]^[4] The district was won by the Republican presidential candidate in the last two elections as well:John McCain in 2008 andMitt Romney in 2012.^[5] Additionally,Pete Gallego was a freshman incumbent who won election in 2012 by less than 5 percent.

Gallego was defeated byWill Hurd (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held 24 of the 36 congressional seats fromTexas.

Members of the U.S. House from Texas -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	12	11
	Republican Party	24	25
Total		36	36

Incumbents

Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 36 congressional districts were:

Name	Party	District
Louie Gohmert	Republican	1
Ted Poe	Republican	2
Sam Johnson	Republican	3
Ralph Hall	Republican	4
Jeb Hensarling	Republican	5
Joe Barton	Republican	6
John Culberson	Republican	7
Kevin Brady	Republican	8
Al Green	Democratic	9
Michael McCaul	Republican	10
Mike Conaway (Texas)	Republican	11
Kay Granger	Republican	12
Mac Thornberry	Republican	13
Randy Weber	Republican	14
Ruben Hinojosa Sr.	Democratic	15
Beto O'Rourke	Democratic	16
Bill Flores	Republican	17
Sheila Jackson Lee	Democratic	18
Randy Neugebauer	Republican	19
Joaquin Castro	Democratic	20
Lamar Smith	Republican	21
Pete Olson	Republican	22
Pete Gallego	Democratic	23
Kenny Marchant	Republican	24
Roger Williams	Republican	25
Michael C. Burgess	Republican	26
Blake Farenthold	Republican	27
Henry Cuellar	Democratic	28
Gene Green	Democratic	29
Eddie Bernice Johnson	Democratic	30
John Carter	Republican	31
Pete Sessions	Republican	32
Marc Veasey	Democratic	33
Filemon Vela	Democratic	34
Lloyd Doggett	Democratic	35
Steve Stockman	Republican	36

Margin of victory for winners

There were a total of 36 seats up for election in 2014 in Texas. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.

District	Winner	Margin of Victory	Total Vote	Top Opponent
District 1	Louie Gohmert	54.9%	148,560	Shirley McKellar
District 2	Ted Poe	38.3%	150,026	Niko Letsos
District 3	Sam Johnson	64%	138,280	Paul Blair
District 4	John Ratcliffe	100%	115,085	Unopposed
District 5	Jeb Hensarling	70.7%	104,262	Ken Ashby
District 6	Joe Barton	24.7%	150,996	David Cozad
District 7	John Culberson	28.7%	143,219	James Cargas
District 8	Kevin Brady	78.6%	140,013	Ken Petty
District 9	Al Green	81.6%	86,003	Johnny Johnson
District 10	Michael McCaul	28%	176,460	Tawana Walter-Cadien
District 11	Mike Conaway (Texas)	80.5%	119,574	Ryan Lange
District 12	Kay Granger	45%	158,730	Mark Greene
District 13	Mac Thornberry	71.5%	131,451	Mike Minter
District 14	Randy Weber	25.8%	145,698	Donald Brown
District 15	Ruben Hinojosa Sr.	10.7%	90,184	Eddie Zamora
District 16	Beto O'Rourke	38.3%	73,105	Corey Roen
District 17	Bill Flores	32.2%	132,865	Nick Haynes
District 18	Sheila Jackson Lee	47%	106,010	Sean Seibert
District 19	Randy Neugebauer	58.7%	115,825	Neal Marchbanks
District 20	Joaquin Castro	51.3%	87,964	Jeffrey Blunt
District 21	Lamar Smith	57.1%	188,996	Antonio Diaz
District 22	Pete Olson	35%	151,566	Frank Briscoe
District 23	Will Hurd	2.1%	115,429	Pete Gallego
District 24	Kenny Marchant	32.7%	144,073	Patrick McGehearty
District 25	Roger Williams	24%	177,883	Marco Montoya
District 26	Michael Burgess	65.3%	141,470	Mark Boler
District 27	Blake Farenthold	29.9%	131,047	Wesley Reed
District 28	Henry Cuellar	68.8%	76,136	Will Aikens
District 29	Gene Green	79.1%	46,143	James Stanczak
District 30	Eddie Bernice Johnson	81.2%	105,793	Max Koch, III
District 31	John Carter	32.1%	143,028	Louie Minor
District 32	Pete Sessions	26.4%	156,096	Frank Perez
District 33	Marc Veasey	73%	50,592	Jason Reeves
District 34	Filemon Vela	20.9%	79,877	Larry Smith
District 35	Lloyd Doggett	29.2%	96,225	Susan Narvaiz
District 36	Brian Babin	53.9%	133,842	Michael Cole

Candidates

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1st Congressional District

General election candidates

Louie Gohmert

Shirley McKellar

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Louie Gohmert - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Shirley McKellar a

2nd Congressional District

General election candidates

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Ted Poe - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Niko Letsos a

Libertarian Convention

James Veasaw a

Green Party Convention

Mark Roberts a

3rd Congressional District

General election candidates

Sam Johnson

Paul Blair

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Green Party Convention

Paul Blair a

4th Congressional District

General election candidates

John Ratcliffe

May 27, 2014, Republican primary runoff candidates

Ralph Hall - Incumbent
John Ratcliffe a

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

5th Congressional District

General election candidates

Jeb Hensarling

Ken Ashby

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Jeb Hensarling - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

Ken Ashby a

6th Congressional District

General election candidates

Joe Barton

David Cozad

Hugh Chauvin

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Frank Kuchar
Joe Barton - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

David Cozad a

Libertarian Convention

Hugh Chauvin a

7th Congressional District

General election candidates

John Culberson

James Cargas

Gerald Fowler

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

John Culberson - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Libertarian Convention

Gerald Fowler a

8th Congressional District

General election candidates

Kevin Brady

Ken Petty

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Craig McMichael
Kevin Brady - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

Not on ballot
Ted DeMatteo a

9th Congressional District

General election candidates

Al Green

Johnny Johnson

March 4, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Al Green - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

Johnny Johnson a

10th Congressional District

General election candidates

Michael McCaul

Tawana Walter-Cadien

Bill Kelsey

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Michael McCaul - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Tawana Walter-Cadien a

Libertarian Convention

Bill Kelsey a

11th Congressional District

General election candidates

Mike Conaway

Ryan Lange

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Mike Conaway - Incumbenta
Wade Brown

Libertarian Convention

Ryan Lange a

12th Congressional District

General election candidates

Kay Granger

Mark Greene

Ed Colliver

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Kay Granger - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Mark Greene a

Libertarian Convention

13th Congressional District

General election candidates

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Democratic Primary

Mike Minter a

Libertarian Convention

Emily Pivoda a

Green Party Convention

Don Cook a

Not running

Michael Barrett

14th Congressional District

General election candidates

Randy Weber

Donald Brown

John Wieder

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Randy Weber - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Libertarian Convention

John Wieder a

15th Congressional District

General election candidates

Ruben Hinojosa Sr.

Eddie Zamora

Johnny Partain

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Democratic Primary

Ruben Hinojosa Sr. - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

16th Congressional District

General election candidates

Beto O'Rourke

Corey Roen

Jaime Perez

March 4, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Beto O'Rourke - Incumbenta

Republican Primary

Corey Roen a

Libertarian Convention

Jaime Perez a

17th Congressional District

General election candidates

Bill Flores

Nick Haynes

Shawn Michael Hamilton

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Bill Flores - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Nick Haynes a

Libertarian Convention

18th Congressional District

General election candidates

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Sean Seibert a

Democratic Primary

Sheila Jackson Lee - Incumbenta

Green Party Convention

Remington Alessi a

Independent candidates

Vince Duncan

19th Congressional District

General election candidates

Randy Neugebauer

Neal Marchbanks

Richard Peterson

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Democratic Primary

Neal Marchbanks a

Libertarian Convention

Richard Peterson a

20th Congressional District

General election candidates

Joaquin Castro

Jeffrey Blunt

March 4, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Joaquin Castro - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

21st Congressional District

General election candidates

Lamar Smith

Ryan Shields

Antonio Diaz

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Libertarian Convention

Green Party Convention

Antonio Diaz a

22nd Congressional District

General election candidates

Pete Olson

Frank Briscoe

Rob Lapham

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Pete Olson - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Libertarian Convention

Rob Lapham a

23rd Congressional District

General election candidates

Pete Gallego

Will Hurd

Ruben Corvalan

May 27, 2014, Republican primary runoff candidates

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Democratic Primary

Pete Gallego - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

Ruben Corvalan a

24th Congressional District

General election candidates

Kenny Marchant

Patrick McGehearty

Mike Kolls

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Kenny Marchant - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Patrick McGehearty a

Libertarian Convention

Mike Kolls a

25th Congressional District

General election candidates

Roger Williams

Marco Montoya

John Betz, Jr.

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Roger Williams - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Libertarian Convention

John Betz, Jr.a

26th Congressional District

General election candidates

Michael C. Burgess

Mark Boler

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Libertarian Convention

Mark Boler a

27th Congressional District

General election candidates

Blake Farenthold

Wesley Reed

Roxanne Simonson

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Blake Farenthold - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Wesley Reed a

Libertarian Convention

Roxanne Simonson a

28th Congressional District

General election candidates

Henry Cuellar

Will Aikens

Michael Cary

March 4, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Henry Cuellar - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

Will Aikens a

Green Party Convention

Michael Cary a

29th Congressional District

General election candidates

Gene Green

James Stanczak

March 4, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Gene Green - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

James Stanczak a

30th Congressional District

General election candidates

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Max Koch, III

Eric LeMonte Williams

March 4, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Barbara Mallory Caraway
Eddie Bernice Johnson - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

Max Koch, III a

Independent candidates

Eric LeMonte Williams

31st Congressional District

General election candidates

John Carter

Louie Minor

Scott Ballard

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

John Carter - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Louie Minor a

Libertarian Convention

Scott Ballard a

32nd Congressional District

General election candidates

Pete Sessions

Frank Perez

Ed Rankin

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Katrina Pierson^[7]
Pete Sessions - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

Frank Perez a

Libertarian Convention

Ed Rankin a

Not on ballot
Patrick Hernandez-Cigarruista

33rd Congressional District

General election candidates

Marc Veasey

Jason Reeves

March 4, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Marc Veasey - Incumbenta
Tom Sanchez

Libertarian Convention

Jason Reeves a

34th Congressional District

General election candidates

Filemon Vela

Larry Smith

Ryan Rowley

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Larry Smith a

Democratic Primary

Filemon Vela - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

35th Congressional District

General election candidates

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Susan Narvaiz a

Democratic Primary

Lloyd Doggett - Incumbenta

Libertarian Convention

Cory Bruner a

Green Party Convention

Kat Swift a

36th Congressional District

General election candidates

May 27, 2014, Republican primary runoff candidates

March 4, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Democratic Primary

Michael Cole a

Libertarian Convention

Green Party Convention

Hal Ridley Jr.a

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