2014 Texas House of Representatives election

none July 2026 September 2023 2014 Texas House of Representatives election Joe Straus 52 1,305,080 63.70% 3 32.10% 1.26% 320px#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold Results by seat gains 320px Republican: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 ≥90% Democratic: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 ≥90% Results by vote share 1 1.18% Republican Party of Texas Joe Straus File:CraigEiland.jpg Craig Eiland(retired) Democratic Party (United States) January 9, 2007 23rd 55 20 Speaker 95 76 November 4, 2014 2,589,656 Texas File:Joe Straus voting (cropped).jpg 150x150px Joe Straus Republican Party (United States) January 13, 2009 121st 98 3 legislative no 2012 Texas House of Representatives election 2012 2016 Texas House of Representatives election 2016 All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives Republican Party of Texas The 2014 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 84th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. At the beginning of the Eighty-third Texas Legislature following the 2012 Texas State House of Representatives elections, the Democrats held 55 seats to the Republicans' 95. This election marked the first time Republicans ever won a state house race in Chambers County.Legislative Reference Library Legislators and Leaders Texas Legislators: Past & Present https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/lrlhome.cfm 2022-02-24 lrl.texas.gov Predictions Owing to a Republican-leaning national environment and the state's recent trend towards the Republican Party, analysts predicted that the party would easily maintain its large margin of control over the Texas House. SourceRankingAs ofGoverningLuzer Daniel 2014-10-20 Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-legislative-handicapping-update-late-october.html 2024-07-10 Governing enSafe ROct. 20, 2014 Results Statewide +Summary of the November 4, 2014 Texas House of Representatives election resultscenterPartyCandi-datesVotes %Seats+/–Republican Party1072,589,65663.70%983Democratic Party901,305,08032.10%523Libertarian Party39153,7503.78%0–Green Party613,5360.33%0–Independent13,1660.07%0–Write-in11650.00%0–Total4,065,262100.00%150– Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 63.70 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 32.10 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 3.78 Green Green Party (United States) 0.33 Independent Independent (United States) 0.07 Write-in Write-in 0.00House seats won #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 65.33 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 34.67 Close races This election marked a low point in seat competitiveness for the Texas House of Representatives. 69% of seats only drew candidates from only one major political party, and 45% of seats hosted unopposed races. Only 8% of seats featured more than two political parties, and only 4 races were decided by margins under 10%.# red District 144, 1.28% (gain) red District 117, 5.40% (gain) red District 23, 9.28% (gain) blue District 149, 9.80% 35em Notable races Results by district DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%District 1 - -29,585100.00% - -29,585100.00%Republican holdDistrict 2 - -28,847100.00% - -28,847100.00%Republican holdDistrict 3 - -28,76091.08%2,8188.92%31,578100.00%Republican holdDistrict 4 - -26,66089.13%3,25310.87%29,913100.00%Republican holdDistrict 5 - -30,77992.34%2,5527.66%33,331100.00%Republican holdDistrict 6 - -26,68487.84%3,69512.16%30,379100.00%Republican holdDistrict 7 - -25,342100.00% - -25,342100.00%Republican holdDistrict 8 - -25,89787.85%3,58112.15%29,478100.00%Republican holdDistrict 9 - -29,412100.00% - -29,412100.00%Republican holdDistrict 10 - -27,319100.00% - -27,319100.00%Republican holdDistrict 11 - -25,980100.00% - -25,980100.00%Republican holdDistrict 12 - -22,617100.00% - -22,617100.00%Republican holdDistrict 13 - -35,589100.00% - -35,589100.00%Republican holdDistrict 146,35828.49%15,19368.08%7653.43%22,316100.00%Republican holdDistrict 15 - -36,260100.00% - -36,260100.00%Republican holdDistrict 164,74813.66%29,13283.79%8872.55%34,767100.00%Republican holdDistrict 1712,45935.40%22,73764.60% - -35,196100.00%Republican holdDistrict 18 - -23,808100.00% - -23,808100.00%Republican holdDistrict 19 - -30,543100.00% - -30,543100.00%Republican holdDistrict 2010,88322.73%35,11073.33%1,8843.94%47,877100.00%Republican holdDistrict 219,73925.61%28,28374.39%38,022100.00%Republican holdDistrict 2224,203100.00% - - - -24,203100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 2314,76345.36%17,18454.64% - -32,547100.00%Republican GAINDistrict 24 - -31,757100.00% - -31,757100.00%Republican holdDistrict 25 - -25,927100.00% - -25,927100.00%Republican holdDistrict 2611,08030.32%25,45869.68% - -36,538100.00%Republican holdDistrict 2724,32666.98%11,99033.02% - -36,316100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 28 - -30,122100.00% - -30,122100.00%Republican holdDistrict 29 - -25,777100.00% - -25,777100.00%Republican holdDistrict 30 - -28,224100.00% - -28,224100.00%Republican holdDistrict 3116,396100.00% - - - -16,396100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 32 - -23,348100.00% - -23,348100.00%Republican holdDistrict 33 - -32,013100.00% - -32,013100.00%Republican holdDistrict 3416,241100.00% - - - -16,241100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 3511,431100.00% - - - -11,431100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 3612,055100.00% - - - -12,055100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 3710,504100.00% - - - -10,504100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 3811,718100.00% - - - -11,718100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 3914,409100.00% - - - -14,409100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 4011,998100.00% - - - -11,998100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 4111,53257.46%8,53942.54% - -20,071100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 4216,10388.44% - -2,10411.56%18,207100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 4310,86938.59%17,29461.41% - -28,163100.00%Republican holdDistrict 449,82124.32%30,55875.68% - -40,379100.00%Republican holdDistrict 45 - -25,73972.64%9,69627.36%35,435100.00%Republican holdDistrict 4623,95984.03% - -4,55215.97%28,511100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 47 - -37,45573.04%13,82226.96%51,277100.00%Republican holdDistrict 4839,66878.10% - -11,12621.90%50,794100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 4938,54885.08% - -6,75914.92%45,307100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 5022,69058.68%14,35937.13%1,6204.19%38,669100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 5121,46787.36% - -3,10512.64%24,572100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 5212,45238.53%18,23556.42%1,6335.05%32,320100.00%Republican holdDistrict 53 - -36,87889.91%4,13910.09%41,017100.00%Republican holdDistrict 54 - -17,190100.00% - -17,190100.00%Republican holdDistrict 55 - -18,278100.00% - -18,278100.00%Republican holdDistrict 56 - -25,65483.35%5,12516.65%30,779100.00%Republican holdDistrict 57 - -28,174100.00% - -28,174100.00%Republican holdDistrict 586,53219.56%26,86680.44% - -33,398100.00%Republican holdDistrict 59 - -22,586100.00% - -22,586100.00%Republican holdDistrict 60 - -33,878100.00% - -33,878100.00%Republican holdDistrict 617,45816.96%36,50483.04% - -43,962100.00%Republican holdDistrict 62 - -24,501100.00% - -24,501100.00%Republican holdDistrict 639,02622.66%30,80977.34% - -39,835100.00%Republican holdDistrict 6412,61133.77%23,67463.39%1,0592.84%37,344100.00%Republican holdDistrict 6510,44035.69%18,81264.31% - -29,252100.00%Republican holdDistrict 66 - -24,751100.00% - -24,751100.00%Republican holdDistrict 67 - -25,43278.56%6,94121.44%32,373100.00%Republican holdDistrict 68 - -30,979100.00% - -30,979100.00%Republican holdDistrict 69 - -22,822100.00% - -22,822100.00%Republican holdDistrict 70 - -29,534100.00% - -29,534100.00%Republican holdDistrict 71 - -22,950100.00% - -22,950100.00%Republican holdDistrict 72 - -24,364100.00% - -24,364100.00%Republican holdDistrict 73 - -46,194100.00% - -46,194100.00%Republican holdDistrict 7415,968100.00% - - - -15,968100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 758,453100.00% - - - -8,453100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 7611,92387.09% - -1,76712.91%13,690100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 7711,32478.15% - -3,16621.85%14,490100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 7812,880100.00% - - - -12,880100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 7912,001100.00% - - - -12,001100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 8014,98189.61% - -1,73710.39%16,718100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 81 - -17,00699.04%1650.96%17,171100.00%Republican holdDistrict 82 - -24,262100.00% - -24,262100.00%Republican holdDistrict 836,23118.78%26,95081.22% - -33,181100.00%Republican holdDistrict 846,34727.29%16,91372.71% - -23,260100.00%Republican holdDistrict 859,63033.39%19,21566.61% - -28,845100.00%Republican holdDistrict 86 - -31,589100.00% - -31,589100.00%Republican holdDistrict 873,66415.67%19,71484.33% - -23,378100.00%Republican holdDistrict 88 - -22,57893.17%1,6546.83%24,232100.00%Republican holdDistrict 8911,15428.39%28,13571.61% - -39,289100.00%Republican holdDistrict 909,909100.00% - - - -9,909100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 919,34928.18%22,80268.74%1,0213.08%33,172100.00%Republican holdDistrict 9212,56736.38%21,97663.62% - -34,543100.00%Republican holdDistrict 93 - -20,433100.00% - -20,433100.00%Republican holdDistrict 9416,48140.49%23,04656.63%1,1722.88%40,699100.00%Republican holdDistrict 9521,90875.78%7,00224.22% - -28,910100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 96 - -22,82280.75%5,44219.25%28,264100.00%Republican holdDistrict 97 - -27,97781.63%6,29518.37%24,272100.00%Republican holdDistrict 98 - -39,407100.00% - -39,407100.00%Republican holdDistrict 99 - -26,144100.00% - -26,144100.00%Republican holdDistrict 100 17,209 89.97% - -1,91910.03%19,128100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 101 14,926 84.59% - -2,27015.41%17,646100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 10212,24337.51%20,39462.49% - -32,637100.00%Republican holdDistrict 10312,190100.00% - - - -12,190100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 1049,765100.00% - - - -9,765100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 10510,47842.72%13,60055.45%4491.83%24,527100.00%Republican holdDistrict 1069,61427.53%24,41969.93%8862.54%34,919100.00%Republican holdDistrict 10713,80744.98%16,89155.02% - -30,683100.00%Republican holdDistrict 10816,18239.32%24,97360.68% - -41,155100.00%Republican holdDistrict 10931,504100.00% - - - -31,504100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 11015,505100.00% - - - -15,505100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 11126,681100.00% - - - -26,681100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 112 - -19,13181.63%4,30518.37%23,436100.00%Republican holdDistrict 11312,04740.57%17,64459.43% - -29,691100.00%Republican holdDistrict 114 - -25,33481.07%5,91581.07%31,249100.00%Republican holdDistrict 11511,76739.53%16,99957.11%9993.36%29,765100.00%Republican holdDistrict 11616,639100.00% - - - -16,639100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 11711,52147.30%12,83552.70% - -24,356100.00%Republican GAINDistrict 11814,531100.00% - - - -14,531100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 11915,361100.00% - - - -15,361100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 12016,89282.28% - -3,63717.72%20,529100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 121 - -33,84582.10%7,38117.90%41,226100.00%Republican holdDistrict 122 - -42,47385.01%7,48914.99%49,962100.00%Republican holdDistrict 12320,17886.28% - -3,21013.72%23,388100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 12416,236100.00% - - - -16,236100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 12517,14376.92% - -5,14423.08%22,287100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 126 - -23,89986.31%3,79113.69%27,690100.00%Republican holdDistrict 127 - -31,214100.00% - -31,214100.00%Republican holdDistrict 128 - -23,88790.70%2,4509.30%26,337100.00%Republican holdDistrict 12912,54032.19%26,41567.81% - -38,955100.00%Republican holdDistrict 130 - -34,48990.77%3,5069.23%37,995100.00%Republican holdDistrict 13120,408100.00% - - - -20,408100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 13210,52333.88%20,53566.12% - -31,058100.00%Republican holdDistrict 13311,75425.40%34,53074.60% - -46,284100.00%Republican holdDistrict 13420,36438.82%32,09261.18% - -52,456100.00%Republican holdDistrict 13510,17534.14%19,63065.86% - -29,805100.00%Republican holdDistrict 13615,82141.10%20,86254.20%1,8114.70%38,494100.00%Republican holdDistrict 1377,15557.86%5,21142.14% - -12,366100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 1388,76633.22%17,62266.78% - -26,388100.00%Republican holdDistrict 13921,802100.00% - - - -21,802100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 1408,125100.00% - - - -8,125100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 14116,162100.00% - - - -16,162100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 14217,602100.00% - - - -17,602100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 14310,610100.00% - - - -10,610100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 1445,86349.36%6,01550.64% - -11,878100.00%Republican GAINDistrict 14510,255100.00% - - - -10,255100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 14621,70291.87% - -1,9208.13%23,622100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 14725,288100.00% - - - -25,288100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 14814,20760.29%9,35639.71% - -23,563100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 14911,95454.90%9,82045.10% - -21,774100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 15010,32826.85%28,13373.15% - -38,461100.00%Republican holdTotal1,305,08032.10%2,589,56563.70%170,6174.20%4,065,262100.00%Source:Race Summary Report – 2014 General Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist175_state.htm live 2022-01-19 elections.sos.state.tx.us https://web.archive.org/web/20150201040349/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us:80/elchist175_state.htm 2015-02-01 References House of Representatives Category:Texas House of Representatives elections Texas House