2014 Texas Attorney General election

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]

2014 Texas Attorney General election

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Turnout24.6%[1] (Decrease 1.2%)
 
Nominee Ken Paxton Sam Houston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,742,646 1,773,108
Percentage 58.81% 38.02%

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%

Attorney General before election

Greg Abbott
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Ken Paxton
Republican

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)

administered

Sample

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Margin of

error

Dan

Branch

Ken

Paxton

Barry

Smitherman

Other Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune[7] February 7–17, 2014 461 ± 4.56% 42% 38% 20%
UoT/Texas Tribune[8] October 18–27, 2013 519 ± 5.02% 5% 10% 11% 74%

Results

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Republican primary results[9]
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

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Republican primary runoff results[10]
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

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Results

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Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Houston 437,518 100.00%
Total votes 437,518 100.00%

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Green primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)

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Sample

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error

Ken

Paxton (R)

Sam

Houston (D)

Other Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune[16] October 10–19, 2014 866 ± 3.6% 54% 34% 12%[a]
UoT/Texas Tribune[17] May 30–June 8, 2014 1,200 ± 2.83% 40% 27% 6%[b] 27%

Results

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2014 Texas Attorney General election[2]
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Jamie Balagia (L) with 8%; Jamar Osborne (G) with 4%
  2. ^ Jamie Balagia (L) with 3%; Jamar Osborne (G) with 3%

References

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  1. ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Results".
  3. ^ "Republican Attorney General Candidate Ken Paxton Eats With Racist Blog's Owner". Burnt Orange Report. November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cruz to the finish line? Dallas Rep. Dan Branch joins Texas attorney general race". Dallas Culture Map. November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Texas AG Candidate Barry Smitherman Can Shoot All the Guns". Dallas Observer. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ UoT/Texas Tribune
  8. ^ UoT/Texas Tribune
  9. ^ "1992 - 2006 ELECTION HISTORY". Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007. 2014 Republican Party Primary Election
  10. ^ "Texas - Summary Vote Results". Associated Press. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Election Results Archive". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  13. ^ Texas lawyer found guilty of scamming more than $1 million from Colombian drug lords, San Antonio Express-News, October 31, 2019.
  14. ^ "Libertarian Kathie Glass Announces Bid for Governor". The Texas Tribune. June 26, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  15. ^ "2014 Texas Statewide Candidates". Burnt Orange Report. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  16. ^ UoT/Texas Tribune
  17. ^ UoT/Texas Tribune