2014 Texas Attorney General election

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ken Paxton, state senator

Eliminated in primary

Dan Branch, state representative Barry Smitherman, chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas

Declined

Greg Abbott, incumbent attorney general (running for governor)

Polling Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorDan BranchKen PaxtonBarry SmithermanOtherUndecidedUoT/Texas TribuneUoT/Texas TribuneFebruary 7–17, 2014461± 4.56%42%38%20%——UoT/Texas TribuneUoT/Texas TribuneOctober 18–27, 2013519± 5.02%5%10%11%—74%

Results

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Sam Houston, attorney and nominee for Texas Supreme Court Justice Place 7 in 2008

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jamie BalagiaTexas lawyer found guilty of scamming more than $1 million from Colombian drug lords, San Antonio Express-News, October 31, 2019.

Eliminated in primary

Tom Glass, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jamar Osborne

General election

Polling Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorKen Paxton (R)Sam Houston (D)OtherUndecidedUoT/Texas TribuneUoT/Texas TribuneOctober 10–19, 2014866± 3.6%54%34%12%—UoT/Texas TribuneUoT/Texas TribuneMay 30–June 8, 20141,200± 2.83%40%27%6%27%

Results

See also Texas Attorney General

Notes

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