2014 United States House of Representatives 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.

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.

Nominee

 * Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Shirley McKellar, Army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012

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.

Nominee

 * Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Niko Letsos

Nominee

 * James Veasaw

Eliminated in primary

 * Craig Cleveland

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.

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

Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.

Nominee

 * Cecil Ince

Nominee

 * Paul Blair

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.

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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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.

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.

Nominee

 * Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.

Nominee

 * Ken Ashby

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.

Nominee

 * Joe Barton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Frank Kuchar

Nominee

 * David Edwin Cozad

Nominee

 * Hugh Chauvin

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.

Nominee

 * John Culberson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * James Cargas, energy attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

 * Lissa Squires, activist

Nominee

 * Gerald Fowler

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.

Nominee

 * Kevin Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Craig McMichael, network engineer and Marine Corps veteran

Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary
Libertarian Russ Jones and Ken Petty ran in a petition primary, which Petty won.

Nominee

 * Ken Petty

Eliminated in primary

 * Russ Jones

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.

Nominee

 * Al Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.

Nominee

 * Johnny Johnson

Withdrawn

 * George Reiter

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.

Nominee

 * Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA surgery supervisor, quality assurance director and nominee for this seat in 2012

Nominee

 * Bill Kelsey

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.

Nominee

 * Mike Conaway, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Wade Brown

Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.

Nominee

 * Ryan T. Lange

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.

Nominee

 * Kay Granger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Mark Greene, U.S. Army veteran, journalist and nominee for this seat in 2000

Nominee

 * Ed Colliver

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.

Nominee

 * Mac Thornberry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Pam Barlow, veterinarian
 * Elaine Hays, businesswoman

Nominee

 * Mike Minter

Nominee

 * Emily Pivoda

Nominee

 * Don Cook

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.

Nominee

 * Donald Brown, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

 * Gagan Panjhazari
 * Buck Willis

Nominee

 * John Wieder, clergy and nominee for the 9th district in 2012

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.

Nominee

 * Rubén Hinojosa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Eddie Zamora, sales consultant and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

 * Doug Carlile

Nominee

 * Johnny Partain

Eliminated in primary

 * Ross Lynn Leone, candidate for the 35th district in 2012

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.

Nominee

 * Beto O'Rourke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Corey Roen, business owner and retired lieutenant colonel

Nominee

 * Jaime Perez, professor

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.

Nominee

 * Nick Haynes

Nominee

 * Shawn Hamilton

Eliminated in primary

 * Bill Oliver

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.

Nominee

 * Sean Seibert, Afghanistan veteran and nominee for this seat in 2012

Nominee

 * Jennifer Whelan

Nominee

 * Remington Alessi

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.

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.

Nominee

 * Neal Marchbanks, meteorologist

Nominee

 * Richard Peterson

Nominee

 * Mark Lawson

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.

Nominee

 * Joaquín Castro, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.

Nominee

 * Jeffrey Blunt

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.

Nominee

 * Lamar Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Matt McCall, small business owner
 * Michael Smith

Democratic primary
No Democrats filed.

Nominee

 * Ryan Shields, oilfield worker

Eliminated in primary

 * David Cunningham
 * Mark Loewe, researcher

Nominee

 * Antonio Diaz, small business owner

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.

Nominee

 * Pete Olson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Frank Briscoe, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

 * Mark Gibson, attorney

Nominee

 * Rob Lapham

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.

Nominee

 * Pete Gallego, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary
Soon after the 2012 election, Republicans began recruiting new candidates to challenge Gallego in 2014.

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

Nominee

 * Ruben Corvalan

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.

Nominee

 * Kenny Marchant, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Patrick McGehearty, computer scientist

Nominee

 * Mike Kolls, project manager at UTSW

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.

Nominee

 * Roger Williams, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Marco Montoya, public health service professional

Eliminated in primary

 * Stuart Gourd, attorney

Nominee

 * John Betz

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.

Nominee

 * Michael C. Burgess, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Joel A. Krause, small business owner
 * Divenchy Watrous

Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.

Nominee

 * Mark Boler, computer scientist and nominee for this seat in 2012

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.

Nominee

 * Blake Farenthold, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Wesley Reed, pilot

Nominee

 * Roxanne Simonson

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.

Nominee

 * Henry Cuellar, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.

Nominee

 * William Aikens

Nominee

 * Michael Cary, nominee for this seat in 2012

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.

Nominee

 * Gene Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * James Stanczak, nominee for this seat in 2012

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.

Nominee

 * Eddie Bernice Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Barbara Mallory Caraway, state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012

Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.

Nominee

 * Max Koch III, vice president of Arlington Cable

Independents

 * Eric LeMonte Williams

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.

Nominee

 * John Carter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Louie Minor, Army reserve captain and Iraq War veteran

Nominee

 * Scott Ballard, nominee for the 11th district in 2012

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.

Nominee

 * Pete Sessions, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Katrina Pierson, Tea Party activist

Nominee

 * Frank Perez, attorney

Nominee

 * Edward Rankin, executive coach

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.

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

Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run.

Nominee

 * Jason Reeves

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.

Nominee

 * Filemon Vela Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Larry Smith

Nominee

 * Ryan Rowley, former U.S. Army Airborne infantryman

Eliminated in primary

 * Doug Purl

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.

Nominee

 * Lloyd Doggett, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos and nominee for this seat in 2012

Nominee

 * Cory Bruner

Nominee

 * Kat Swift

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.

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

Nominee

 * Michael K. Cole, educator and Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2012

Nominee

 * Rodney Veach

Eliminated in primary

 * Robb Rourke

Nominee

 * Hal J. Ridley Jr.