The 2014 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 of the 31 state senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 84th Texas Legislature. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. A statewide map of Texas's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.
Following the 2012 State Senate elections, the Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with nineteen members to the Democrats' twelve. As of 2020, this is the last time Republicans have gained seats in the senate in a regularly scheduled election.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to gain four seats. While the GOP's statewide margin of victory for this class of Senators fell 4.3 percentage points compared to that of the 2012 elections, nearly all of the decrease was due to greater support for third-party candidates; the Democrats' vote share remained practically the same. In the end, the Republicans flipped one Democrat-held seat, winning twelve out of the fifteen races. Notably, the Libertarian Party fielded candidates in more races than the Democratic Party; as of the 2020, this is the last time this has occurred.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 20, 2014
Summary of race results + Summary of the November 4, 2014 Texas Senate election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % Before Up Won After +/– Republican 14 1,469,629 63.09 19 11 12 20 1 Democratic 9 691,984 29.71 11 4 3 11 1 Libertarian 13 165,284 7.10 0 0 0 0 Green 2 2,397 0.10 0 0 0 0 Total 2,329,294 100.00 31 15 15 31 Source:
+DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%District 2 - -99,92583.58% 19,626 16.42%119,551100.00%Republican holdDistrict 3 - -140,06990.56% 14,605 9.44%154,674100.00%Republican holdDistrict 5 54,286 31.23%112,93064.97%6,5953.79%173,811100.00%Republican holdDistrict 745,23026.29%123,55171.82% 3,244 1.89%172,025100.00%Republican holdDistrict 8 - -114,49879.07%30,31220.93%144,810100.00%Republican holdDistrict 947,96534.94%89,33165.06% - -137,296100.00%Republican holdDistrict 1080,87244.72%95,53252.83% 4,434 2.45%180,838100.00%R GAIN from DDistrict 14154,39179.98% - - 38,648 20.02%193,039100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 1574,19259.17%48,24938.48% 2,947 2.35%125,388100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 16 - -106,546100.00% - -106,546100.00%Republican holdDistrict 17 60,934 33.91%113,81763.34%4,9452.76%179,696100.00%Republican holdDistrict 2399,10279.39% 23,520 18.84% 2,204 1.77%124,826100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 2575,01231.83%153,53665.15% 7,106 3.02%235,654100.00%Republican holdDistrict 30 - -140,24086.65% 21,599 13.35%161,839100.00%Republican holdDistrict 31 - -107,88590.43% 11,416 9.57%119,301100.00%Republican holdTotal 691,98429.71% 1,469,62963.09% 167,6817.20% 2,329,294 100.00% Source:
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