Texas gubernatorial election, 2014

Texas gubernatorial election, 2014

2010 ← November 4, 2014 → 2018

Turnout 33.7% (Registered Voters)   Nominee Greg Abbott Wendy Davis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,796,547 1,835,596 Percentage 59.3% 38.9%

County results   Abbot—40-50%   Abbot—50-60%   Abbot—60-70%   Abbot—70-80%   Abbot—80-90%   Abbott—>90%   Davis—40-50%   Davis—50-60%   Davis—60-70%   Davis—70-80%

Governor before election Rick Perry Republican Elected Governor Greg Abbott Republican

Rick Perry
Republican

Greg Abbott
Republican

The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry, who had served since the resignation of then-Governor George W. Bush on December 21, 2000, declined to run for an unprecedented fourth full term, making this the first open election for governor since 1990.

The election took place between nominees who were selected on March 4, 2014: Republican State Attorney General Greg Abbott and Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis. Also on the ballot were Libertarian Party candidate Kathie Glass and Green Party candidate Brandon Parmer. Abbott was projected to carry the election, and ultimately won handily with a 20 percentage point advantage. Exit polls showed Abbott winning Whites (73% to 26%), while Davis received majorities among African Americans (92% to 7%) and Latinos (55% to 44%).

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