2014 United States Senate election in Texas

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2014 United States Senate election in Texas
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Turnout33.1%
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Nominee John Cornyn David Alameel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,861,5311,597,387
Percentage61.56%34.36%
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Cornyn:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Alameel:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No data
U.S. senator before election

John Cornyn
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Cornyn
Republican

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. Since no Democratic candidate received over 50% in the first round of the primary, a runoff election was required on May 27, 2014. David Alameel, who came in first in the primary, won the runoff and became his party's nominee. In the general election, Cornyn defeated Alameel in a landslide.

Contents

This is the last time Bexar, Fort Bend, Harris and Hays would vote for a Republican in a senate election.

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. [1] Until the controversial advertisement, the media had largely ignored Stovall's candidacy.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

  • Erick Wyatt, U.S. Army veteran [9]

Declined

Endorsements

John Cornyn

Individuals

Organizations

Steve Stockman

Individuals

Organizations

Linda Vega

Individuals

  • Erick Wyatt, former candidate for the U.S. Senate [26]
Declined to endorse

Individuals

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Curt
Cleaver		Ken
Cope		John
Cornyn		Chris
Mapp		Reid
Reasor		Steve
Stockman		Dwayne
Stovall		Linda
Vega		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [28] November 1–4, 2013388± 4.4%——41%——18%———44%
Wilson Perkins Allen [29] December 13, 2013762± 3.6%——50%——6%——5%39%
Gravis Marketing [30] February 10–12, 2014729± 3.6%——43%——28%———29%
UoT/Texas Tribune [31] February 7–17, 2014461± 4.56%1%4%62%3%3%16%4%7%——
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Cornyn		Someone more
conservative		Undecided
Gravis Marketing [32] October 26, 2013563± 3%33%46%21%
Public Policy Polling [28] November 1–4, 2013388± 4.4%33%49%18%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Cornyn		Dwayne
Stovall		Erick
Wyatt		Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune [33] October 18–27, 2013519± 5.02%39%7%6%48%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Cornyn		David
Barton		Rafael
Cruz		Louie
Gohmert		Ron
Paul		Rick
Perry		Steve
Stockman		Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune [33] October 18–27, 2013519± 5.02%25%—41%—18%—3%13%
35%————46%—20%
34%———44%——22%
40%——31%———29%
39%—33%————28%
Public Policy Polling [28] November 1–4, 2013388± 4.4%51%18%—————31%

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Cornyn (incumbent) 781,259 59.43%
Republican Steve Stockman251,57719.13%
Republican Dwayne Stovall140,79410.71%
Republican Linda Vega50,0573.80%
Republican Ken Cope34,4092.61%
Republican Chris Mapp23,5351.79%
Republican Reid Reasor20,6001.56%
Republican Curt Cleaver12,3250.94%
Total votes1,314,556 100.00%

Because Cornyn surpassed a majority in the primary, he faced no runoff election. [34] 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. [35]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

David Alameel

Individuals

Organizations

  • Bexar County African-American Political Alliance [42]
  • Bexar County Northside Coalition of Women [42]
  • Bexar County Mexican American Democrats [42]
  • Bexar County Second Chance Democrats [42]
  • Bexar County Tejano Democrats [42]
  • Bexar County Young Tejano Democrats [42]
  • Hispanic Women for Better Justice [42]
  • Houston GLBT Political Caucus [42]
  • Mexican American Democrats of Texas, San Antonio Chapter [42]
  • Texas Young Democrats Women's Caucus [42]

Media

Michael Fjetland

Media

Kesha Rogers

Organizations

  • Doctors Against Murderous Obamacare [45]
Maxey Scherr

Individuals

Organizations

  • Amalgamated Transit Union Local 694 [46]
  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 59 [46]
  • Austin Environmental Democrats [46]
  • Austin North by Northwest (NxNW) Democrats [46]
  • Austin Progressive Coalition [46]
  • Austin Stonewall Democrats [46]
  • Austin Young Democrats [46]
  • Bay Area New Democrats (BAND) [46]
  • Capital Area Asian American Democrats [46]
  • Central Austin Democrats [46]
  • Democracy for Houston [46]
  • El Paso Black Democrats [46]
  • El Paso Central Labor Union [46]
  • El Paso West Side Democrats [46]
  • Galveston Democratic Coalition [46]
  • International Association of Fire Fighters Local 51 [46]
  • NE Travis County Democrats [46]
  • San Antonio Stonewall Democrats [46]
  • South East Texas Stonewall Democrats [46]
  • State Tejano Democrats [46]
  • Texas Womans Coalition [46]
  • University Democrats (UDems) [46]
  • University of Houston Democrats [46]

Media

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		David
Alameel		Michael
Fjetland		Harry
Kim		Kesha
Rogers		Maxey
Scherr		OtherUndecided
UoT/Texas Tribune [31] February 7–17, 2014263± 6.04%27%9%14%35%15%——

Results

Democratic primary results [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Alameel 239,914 47.04%
Democratic Kesha Rogers 110,146 21.59%
Democratic Maxey Scherr90,35917.71%
Democratic HyeTae "Harry" Kim45,2078.86%
Democratic Michael Fjetland24,3834.80%
Total votes510,009 100.00%

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. [50]

Democratic primary runoff results [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Alameel 145,039 72.16%
Democratic Kesha Rogers55,95327.84%
Total votes200,992 100.00%

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Declared

Results

Rebecca Paddock won the nomination.

Green nomination

Candidates

Declared

  • Emily Marie Sanchez [53]

Results

Sanchez won the nomination.

General election

Debates

2014 United States Senate election in Texas debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
John Cornyn David Alameel
1Oct. 24, 2014 KUVN-DT Wendy Cruz [54] PP

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [55] Solid RNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [56] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [57] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [58] Safe RNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Cornyn (R)		David
Alameel (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [59] April 10–13, 2014559± 4.1%49%32%—20%
UoT/Texas Tribune [60] May 30 – June 8, 20141,200± 2.83%36%25%13% [61] 26%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [62] July 5–24, 20144,353± 3.7%52%35%3%10%
Rasmussen Reports [63] August 4–5, 20144,353± 3.0%47%29%6%19%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [64] August 18 – September 2, 20144,189± 2%55%39%3%8%
Texas Lyceum [65] September 11–25, 2014666± 3.8%48%30%8% [66] 14%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [67] September 20 – October 1, 20144,177± 2%55%35%1%9%
Rasmussen Reports [63] October 1–2, 2014840± 3.5%50%29%6%15%
UoT/Texas Tribune [68] October 10–19, 2014866± 3.6%57%31%12% [69] —
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [67] October 16–23, 20143,987± 3%57%35%1%8%
Hypothetical polling

With Castro

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Cornyn (R)		Julian
Castro (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [70] January 24–27, 2012500± 4.4%48%41%11%
Public Policy Polling [71] June 28 – July 1, 2013500± 4.4%50%37%13%
Public Policy Polling [28] November 1–4, 2013500± 4.4%49%35%17%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Louie
Gohmert (R)		Julian
Castro (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [28] November 1–4, 2013500± 4.4%44%35%21%

With Davis

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Cornyn (R)		Wendy
Davis (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [70] January 24–27, 2012500± 4.4%48%37%14%
Public Policy Polling [71] June 28 – July 1, 2013500± 4.4%48%40%12%

With Parker

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Cornyn (R)		Annise
Parker (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [70] January 24–27, 2012500± 4.4%47%36%16%
Public Policy Polling [71] June 28 – July 1, 2013500± 4.4%49%36%15%

With White

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Cornyn (R)		Bill
White (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [70] January 24–27, 2012500± 4.4%45%42%13%
Public Policy Polling [71] June 28 – July 1, 2013500± 4.4%47%40%13%
Public Policy Polling [28] November 1–4, 2013500± 4.4%44%39%17%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Louie
Gohmert (R)		Bill
White (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [28] November 1–4, 2013500± 4.4%40%39%21%

Results

2014 United States Senate election in Texas [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John Cornyn (incumbent) 2,861,531 61.56% +6.74%
Democratic David Alameel1,597,38734.36%−8.48%
Libertarian Rebecca Paddock133,7512.88%+0.54%
Green Emily Sanchez54,7011.18%N/A
Independent Mohammed Tahiro (write-in)9980.02%N/A
Total votes4,648,358 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Cornyn won 26 of 36 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. [73] [a]

DistrictCornynAlameelRepresentative
1st 79%21% Louie Gohmert
2nd 68%32% Ted Poe
3rd 70%30% Sam Johnson
4th 80%20% Ralph Hall (113th Congress)
John Ratcliffe (114th Congress)
5th 71%29% Jeb Hensarling
6th 63%37% Joe Barton
7th 67%33% John Culberson
8th 83%17% Kevin Brady
9th 26%74% Al Green
10th 64%36% Michael McCaul
11th 87%13% Mike Conaway
12th 71%29% Kay Granger
13th 87%13% Mac Thornberry
14th 64%36% Randy Weber
15th 49.9%50.1% Rubén Hinojosa
16th 44%56% Beto O'Rourke
17th 68%32% Bill Flores
18th 27%73% Sheila Jackson Lee
19th 84%16% Randy Neugebauer
20th 49%51% Joaquín Castro
21st 65%35% Lamar Smith
22nd 68%32% Pete Olson
23rd 61%39% Pete Gallego (113th Congress)
Will Hurd (114th Congress)
24th 67%33% Kenny Marchant
25th 64%36% Roger Williams
26th 73%27% Michael Burgess
27th 69%31% Blake Farenthold
28th 50.1%49.9% Henry Cuellar
29th 39%61% Gene Green
30th 23%77% Eddie Bernice Johnson
31st 67%33% John Carter
32nd 64%36% Pete Sessions
33rd 32%68% Marc Veasey
34th 49.6%50.4% Filemon Vela Jr.
35th 41%59% Lloyd Doggett
4th 78%22% Steve Stockman (113th Congress)
Brian Babin (114th Congress)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Not including third party candidates.

References

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