2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

Overview

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:

District 1

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

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

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

Predictions

Results

District 3

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

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cecil Ince

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Blair

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

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.

Candidates

Nominee

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

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
• John Stacy, former city councillor of Fate City

Results

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Runoff

Polling

Results

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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.

General election

Ratcliffe won the election uncontested.

Predictions

Results

District 5

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

Predictions

Results

District 6

Barton:
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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 7

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 8

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

Predictions

Results

District 9

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 10

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

Predictions

Results

District 11

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

Predictions

Results

District 12

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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Colliver

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 13

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
• Elaine Hays, businesswoman

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Minter

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Emily Pivoda

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Don Cook

General election

Predictions

Results

District 14

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

Predictions

Results

District 15

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

Predictions

Results

District 16

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 17

Flores:
Haynes: 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

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Oliver

General election

Predictions

Results

District 18

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

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Remington Alessi

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 19

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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Peterson

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Lawson

General election

Predictions

Results

District 20

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.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeffrey Blunt

General election

Predictions

Results

District 21

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

Eliminated in primary

• David Cunningham
• Mark Loewe, researcher

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Antonio Diaz, small business owner

General election

Predictions

Results

District 22

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

Predictions

Results

District 23

Hurd:
Gallego:
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.

Candidates

Nominee

• Will Hurd, former CIA officer and candidate for this seat in 2010

Eliminated in primary

• Quico Canseco, former U.S. Representative
• Robert Lowry, political activist

Declined

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

Results

Runoff

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ruben Corvalan

General election

Predictions

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

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 25

Williams:
Montoya:
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

Predictions

Results

District 26

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

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

Predictions

Results

District 27

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

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 28

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

Predictions

Results

District 29

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 30

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 31

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 32

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

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Perez, attorney

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Edward Rankin, executive coach

General election

Predictions

Results

District 33

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

Declined

• Domingo García, former state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Reeves

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 34

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

Eliminated in primary

• Doug Purl

General election

Predictions

Results

District 35

Doggett:
Narvaiz: 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

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 36

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. 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

Eliminated in primary

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

Results

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

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

References

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