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
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
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
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
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
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
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
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
Runoff
Polling
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.
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
Results
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Predictions
Results
District 6
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
Eliminated in primary
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
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
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
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
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
Eliminated in primary
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
Results
Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Green primary
Candidates
Withdrawn
General election
Endorsements
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
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
Eliminated in primary
Results
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Mark Greene, U.S. Army veteran, journalist and nominee for this seat in 2000
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
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
Eliminated in primary
- Pam Barlow, veterinarian
- Elaine Hays, businesswoman
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Eddie Zamora, sales consultant and candidate for this seat in 2012
Eliminated in primary
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Corey Roen, business owner and retired lieutenant colonel
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 17
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
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
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
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
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
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
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Predictions
Results
District 20
Incumbent Democrat JoaquÃÂn 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
Results
Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
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
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Frank Briscoe, small business owner
Eliminated in primary
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Predictions
Results
District 23
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
Results
Republican primary
Soon after the 2012 election, Republicans began recruiting new candidates to challenge Gallego in 2014.
Candidates
Nominee
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
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
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Patrick McGehearty, computer scientist
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Mike Kolls, project manager at UTSW
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 25
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
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Marco Montoya, public health service professional
Eliminated in primary
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
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
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
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
Results
Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- James Stanczak, nominee for this seat in 2012
General election
Endorsements
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
Eliminated in primary
Results
Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Max Koch III, vice president of Arlington Cable
Independents
General election
Endorsements
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
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
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
Eliminated in primary
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
Eliminated in primary
- Thomas Carl Sanchez, attorney
Declined
Results
Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
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
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ryan Rowley, former U.S. Army Airborne infantryman
Eliminated in primary
General election
Predictions
Results
District 35
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
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
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
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
Eliminated in primary
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
See also
References
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