The 2014 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth term, but instead decided to run for governor. Republican state senator Ken Paxton defeated Democratic attorney Sam Houston with 58.81% of the vote.[2]
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| Turnout | 24.6%[1] ( 1.2%) | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Paxton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Houston: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Ken Paxton, state senator[3]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Dan Branch, state representative[4]
- Barry Smitherman, chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas[5]
Declined
edit- Greg Abbott, incumbent attorney general (running for governor)[6]
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Dan
Branch |
Ken
Paxton |
Barry
Smitherman |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UoT/Texas Tribune | February 7–17, 2014 | 461 | ± 4.56% | 42% | 38% | 20% | — | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 18–27, 2013 | 519 | ± 5.02% | 5% | 10% | 11% | — | 74% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Paxton | 569,034 | 44.45% | |
| Republican | Dan Branch | 428,325 | 33.46% | |
| Republican | Barry Smitherman | 282,701 | 22.08% | |
| Total votes | 1,280,060 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Paxton | 466,224 | 63.63% | |
| Republican | Dan Branch | 266,539 | 36.37% | |
| Total votes | 732,763 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Sam Houston, attorney and nominee for Texas Supreme Court Justice Place 7 in 2008[9]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam Houston | 437,518 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 437,518 | 100.00% | ||
Libertarian primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Jamie Balagia[11]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Tom Glass, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas[12]
Green primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Jamar Osborne[13]
General election
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Ken
Paxton (R) |
Sam
Houston (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UoT/Texas Tribune | October 10–19, 2014 | 866 | ± 3.6% | 54% | 34% | 12%[a] | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | May 30–June 8, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 40% | 27% | 6%[b] | 27% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Paxton | 2,742,646 | 58.81% | |
| Democratic | Sam Houston | 1,773,108 | 38.02% | |
| Libertarian | Jamie Balagia | 118,186 | 2.53% | |
| Green | Jamar Osborne | 29,590 | 0.63% | |
| Majority | 969,538 | 20.79% | ||
| Total votes | 4,663,530 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 24.65% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Results".
- ^ "Republican Attorney General Candidate Ken Paxton Eats With Racist Blog's Owner". Burnt Orange Report. November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Cruz to the finish line? Dallas Rep. Dan Branch joins Texas attorney general race". Dallas Culture Map. November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Texas AG Candidate Barry Smitherman Can Shoot All the Guns". Dallas Observer. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ Hoppe, Christy (July 14, 2013). "Greg Abbott makes it official: He's running for governor of Texas". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ "1992 - 2006 ELECTION HISTORY". Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007. 2014 Republican Party Primary Election
- ^ "Texas - Summary Vote Results". Associated Press. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ "Attorney Sam Houston files for attorney general". My Fox Houston. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Election Results Archive". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Texas lawyer found guilty of scamming more than $1 million from Colombian drug lords, San Antonio Express-News, October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Libertarian Kathie Glass Announces Bid for Governor". The Texas Tribune. June 26, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Texas Statewide Candidates". Burnt Orange Report. Retrieved October 5, 2013.