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 Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

, one from each of the state's 36

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. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a

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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 A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

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 Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. (; born August 18, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, and former judge who was the U.S. representative from Texas's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a Republican and was part of the Tea ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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

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Results

General election

Results

District 2

Incumbent Republican

Ted Poe Lloyd Theodore Poe (born September 10, 1948) is an American politician who represented Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2019. Poe was the first Republican Party (United States), Republi ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 3

Incumbent Republican

Sam Johnson Samuel Robert Johnson (October 11, 1930 – May 27, 2020) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the act ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Cami Dean, businesswoman *Josh Loveless, network engineer *Harry Pierce, pilot and candidate for this seat in

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Cecil Ince

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Paul Blair

General election

Results

District 4

Incumbent Republican

Ralph Hall Ralph Moody Hall (May 3, 1923 – March 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in United States House elections, 1980, 1980, and was the chairman of the Uni ...

, 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 John Lee Ratcliffe (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from ...

, former

United States Attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal ...

for the

Eastern District of Texas The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (in case citations, E.D. Tex.) is a federal court in the Fifth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to ...

and former mayor of

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Tony Arterburn,

Army An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...

veteran *Lou Gigliotti, auto racing part company owner and candidate in

, incumbent U.S. Representative *Brent Lawson, engineering manager *John Stacy, former

city council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough counc ...

lor 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.

Results

District 5

Incumbent Republican

Jeb Hensarling Thomas Jeb Hensarling (born May 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Republican Conference f ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ken Ashby

General election

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican

Joe Barton Joseph Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 t ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 7

Incumbent Republican

John Culberson John Abney Culberson (born August 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019. A Republican, he served in in large portions of western Houston and surrounding Ha ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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

=Eliminated in primary

= *Lissa Squires, activist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Gerald Fowler

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 8

Incumbent Republican

Kevin Brady Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes northern Houston, including The Woodlands. He reti ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 9

Incumbent Democrat

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Tired of ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 10

Incumbent Republican

Michael McCaul Michael Thomas McCaul Sr. (born January 14, 1962) is an American politician, attorney, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security dur ...

, 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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Bill Kelsey

General election

Results

District 11

Incumbent Republican

Mike Conaway Kenneth Michael Conaway (born June 11, 1948) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district Conaway represented is located in West Texas and includes Midlan ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 12

Incumbent Republican

Kay Granger Norvell Kay Granger (born January 18, 1943) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district from 1997 to 2025. A Republican Party (United States), Re ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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

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Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ed Colliver

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 13

Incumbent Republican

Mac Thornberry William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Thornberry represented the ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 14

Incumbent Republican,

Randy Weber Randall Keith Weber (born July 2, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has represented Texas's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. He was previously a member of the Texas House of ...

, 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

General election

Results

District 15

Incumbent Democrat

Rubén Hinojosa Rubén Eloy Hinojosa (born August 20, 1940) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretched from Seguin (east of San Antonio), to McAllen on ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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

=Eliminated in primary

= *Doug Carlile

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Johnny Partain

=Eliminated in primary

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

General election

Results

District 16

Incumbent Democrat

Beto O'Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( , ; ; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States) ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 17

Incumbent Republican

Bill Flores William Hose Flores Sr. (; born February 25, 1954) is an American businessman, the Vice Chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as the interim Chair of ERCOT. From 2011 to 2021, he was the U.S. representative for . F ...

, 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

Results

District 18

Incumbent Democrat

Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee ( Jackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for , from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of ...

, 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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jennifer Whelan

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Remington Alessi

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 19

Incumbent Republican

Randy Neugebauer Robert Randolph Neugebauer (born December 24, 1949) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , having served from a special election in Texas' 19th congressional district special electi ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Donald May, physician *Chris Winn, former Chair of the

Lubbock County Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 census placed the population at 310,639. Its county seat and largest city is Lubbock. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. It is named for Thomas Salt ...

Republican Party and candidate for this seat in

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Neal Marchbanks, meteorologist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Richard Peterson

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mark Lawson

General election

Results

District 20

Incumbent Democrat

Joaquín Castro Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956) (Joaquín Alonso González), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981) (Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez), ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jeffrey Blunt

General election

Results

District 21

Incumbent Republican

Lamar Smith Lamar Seeligson Smith (born November 19, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives for for 16 terms, a district including most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as w ...

, 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

= *

, 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

Results

District 22

Incumbent Republican

Pete Olson Peter Graham Olson (born December 9, 1962) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2021. His district included much of southern Houston, as well as most of the city's southwestern suburbs such as Katy, ...

, 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

= *

, 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

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 Francisco Raul "Quico" Canseco (born July 30, 1949) is an American attorney, businessman, and former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life and education Canseco was born and reared in Laredo in Webb Count ...

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 William Ballard Hurd (born August 19, 1977) is an American politician and former CIA clandestine officer who served as the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2021. Following a nine-year stint with the CIA, Hurd ran for Congress in 2010 and ...

, former

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...

officer and candidate for this seat in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

=Eliminated in primary

= *

, 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

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 Kenny Ewell Marchant (born February 23, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented several areas around Dallas and Fort Worth. On August 5, 20 ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Patrick McGehearty, computer scientist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mike Kolls, project manager at

UTSW The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern or UTSW) is a public academic health science center in Dallas, Texas. With approximately 23,000 employees, more than 3,000 full-time faculty, and nearly 4 million outpatient ...

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 25

Incumbent Republican

Roger Williams Roger Williams (March 1683) was an English-born New England minister, theologian, author, and founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Pl ...

, 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

= *

, 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

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

General election

Results

District 27

Incumbent Republican

Blake Farenthold Randolph Blake Farenthold (born December 12, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Farenthold co-hosted a conservative talk-radio program before beginning a career in po ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Wesley Reed, pilot

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Roxanne Simonson

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 28

Incumbent Democrat

Henry Cuellar Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar ( ; born September 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district extends from the Rio Grande to San Ant ...

, 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

= *

, 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

General election

Results

District 29

Incumbent Democrat,

Gene Green Raymond Eugene Green (born October 17, 1947) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , serving for 13 terms. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district included most of eastern Houston, including portion ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *James Stanczak, nominee for this seat in

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 30

Incumbent Democrat

Eddie Bernice Johnson Eddie Bernice Johnson (December 3, 1934 – December 31, 2023) was an American politician who represented Texas's in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party. Johnson was electe ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Barbara Mallory Caraway Barbara Mallory Caraway (born May 8, 1956) is an American politician who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 110th district from 2007 to 2013. Early life and education Born in Clarksville, Texas, Mallory Caraway w ...

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and candidate for this seat in

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

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

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 32

Incumbent Republican

Pete Sessions Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician who serves in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 17th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. He chaired the House Rules Committee ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

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activist

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Frank Perez, attorney

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Edward Rankin, executive coach

General election

Results

District 33

Incumbent Democrat

Marc Veasey Marc Allison Veasey (; born January 3, 1971) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 33rd congressional district. From 2005 to 2013, he was a member of the Texas House o ...

, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Thomas Carl Sanchez, attorney

=Declined

= * Domingo García, former

and candidate for this seat in

Results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jason Reeves

General election

Endorsements

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

Results

District 35

Incumbent Democrat

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, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Cory Bruner

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kat Swift

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 36

Incumbent Republican

Steve Stockman Stephen Ernest Stockman (born November 14, 1956) is an American politician who is a member of the Republican Party and a convicted felon. He served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 9th congressional district from 1995 to 1997 and for Texa ...

, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 1995 to 1997, chose to challenge

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for the

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, 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 Brian Philip Babin ( ; born March 23, 1948) is an American dentist, politician and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from since 2015 ...

, dentist, former mayor of Woodville and nominee for the 2nd district in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

and

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

=Eliminated in primary

= * John Amdur, attorney and

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city councillor * Doug Centilli, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative

* Jim Engstrand, businessman, retired Army colonel and candidate for this seat in

* Phil Fitzgerald, construction business owner and former

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judge * Pat Kasprzak, high school teacher and former banker * John Manlove, businessman, former mayor of

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and candidate for the 22nd district in

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

* Chuck Meyer, lawyer, candidate for this seat in

and Independent candidate for 18th district in

* Kim Morrell, former Seabrook city councillor and candidate for this seat in

* 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

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contractor and former mayor of Seabrook * Ben Streusand, mortgage banker and candidate for the 10th district in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Results

Runoff

=Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Rodney Veach

=Eliminated in primary

= *Robb Rourke

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Hal J. Ridley Jr.

General election

Endorsements

Results

References

External links

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