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| Turnout | 33.7% (of registered voters) 25.0% (of voting age population)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Davis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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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 of the state 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[2] and Green Party candidate Brandon Parmer.[3] Abbott was projected to carry the election, and ultimately won handily with a 20.4 percentage point advantage.[4] As of 2022, this is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Bexar, Harris and Hays counties voted Republican and in which Frio, Jim Wells, and Val Verde counties voted Democratic. Exit polls showed Abbott winning Whites (72% to 25%), while Davis received majorities among African Americans (92% to 7%) and Hispanics (55% to 44%). Abbott won roughly half of Hispanic men, 54% of all women, and 62% of married women.[5]
Abbott took office on January 20, 2015, as the 48th governor of Texas.
- ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "2014 Statewide Offices List". Libertarian Party of Texas. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Green Party of Texas - Peace * Justice * Democracy * Ecology". Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Up and down the ballot, a night of dominance for GOP in Texas and in Harris County". Houston Chronicle. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Exit Polls - Politics - Fox News". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2014.