2014 United States Senate election in Texas


The 2014 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican senator and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn ran for re-election to a third term. Primary elections were held on March 4, 2014. The Democratic primary required a runoff election on May 27, 2014, to choose an opponent to Cornyn. David Alameel, who came in first in the primary, won the runoff and became his party's nominee.

Republican primary

In February 2014, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was featured in a controversial television advertisement by Dwayne Stovall. Stovall belittled McConnell, Cornyn's superior in the Senate leadership, as an ineffective "Beltway turtle" who is out-of-touch with the party rank-and-file. Until the controversial advertisement, the media had largely ignored Stovall's candidacy.

Candidates

Declared

Polling

Poll sourceJohn
Cornyn
conservative		Undecided
October 26, 2013563± 3%33%46%21%
November 1–4, 2013388± 4.4%33%49%18%


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Results

Because Cornyn surpassed a majority in the primary, he faced no runoff election. Cornyn's winning percent and margin of victory were the lowest by any Texas Republican U.S. Senator in a primary election in state history.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Polling

Results

Because no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the primary, the two with the most votes – David Alameel and Kesha Rogers – advanced to a runoff on May 27.

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Declared

  • Rebecca Paddock, electrical engineer
  • Tanuja Paruchuri, holistic wellness coach
  • Jon Roland, computer programmer and nominee for Texas Attorney General in 2002, 2006 and 2010

    Results

Rebecca Paddock won the nomination.

Green nomination

Candidates

Declared

  • Emily Marie Sanchez

    Results

Sanchez won the nomination.

General election

Debates

Polling


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Results

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