2014 Texas Attorney General election
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November 4, 2014
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| Turnout | 24.6%[1] ( 1.2%) | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
Candidates
Nominee
- Ken Paxton, state senator[3]
Eliminated in primary
- Dan Branch, state representative[4]
- Barry Smitherman, chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas[5]
Declined
- Greg Abbott, incumbent attorney general (running for governor)[6]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
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% |
Paxton
- 30–40%40–50%50–60%60–70%
Branch
- 30–40%40–50%50–60%70–80%
Smitherman
- 30–40%40–50%
Results
| 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% | ||
Paxton
- 50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%
Branch
- 50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%
Runoff results
| 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
Candidates
Nominee
- Sam Houston, attorney and nominee for Texas Supreme Court Justice Place 7 in 2008[11]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam Houston | 437,518 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 437,518 | 100.00% | ||
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jamie Balagia[13]
Eliminated in primary
- Tom Glass, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas[14]
Green primary
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
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
| 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 | ||||