2014 elections review: Texas' congressional primary runoff
May 28, 2014
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
Four congressional races in Texas required a primary runoff to determine the winner. Here is a review of what happened in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House.
U.S. Senate
There was only a need for a Democratic primary runoff for Texas' U.S. Senate seat, as incumbent John Cornyn easily secured the Republican nomination in the primary.
In the Democratic runoff, David Alameel easily defeated Kesha Rogers. Alameel secured over 70% of the runoff vote. He will move on to face incumbent John Cornyn in November.[1]
U.S. House
There were three nominations up for grabs in Texas' congressional runoff. All three primary runoffs that took place in the U.S. House were for the Republican nomination.
| Members of the U.S. House from Texas -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 12 | 11 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | 25 | |
| Total | 36 | 36 | |
District 4
Incumbent Ralph Hall (R) was defeated by primary challenger John Ratcliffe in the primary runoff election.[1] Ratcliffe won the runoff by roughly 6 percent of the vote. He will win election unopposed in November.
District 23
Will Hurd defeated Francisco Canseco in the Republican primary runoff. Hurd will face incumbent Pete Gallego (D) in the general election.[1]
District 36
Brian Babin defeated Ben Streusand for the Republican nomination to fill the open seat left by incumbent Steve Stockman's U.S. Senate run. He will face Michael Cole (D) in the general election.[1]
See also
- United States Senate elections in Texas, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014
- Contested primaries in U.S. Congressional elections, 2014
External links
- VoteTexas.Gov, What's on the ballot
- Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division
- Associated Press primary runoff results
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