2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
2014 House elections in Texas
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
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.
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