Texas' 13th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 13th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Mac Thornberry (R) won re-election in 2014. He defeated Elaine Hays and Pamela Lee Barlow in the Republican primary and beat Mike Minter (D) in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes an open primary system. State law requires voters to sign the following pledge before voting in a primary: "I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year."[3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 2, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014 (30 days prior to election).[4]
- See also: Texas elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Mac Thornberry (R), who was first elected in 1994.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Texas' 13th Congressional District was located in the northern portion of the state and included Archer, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Foard, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lipscomb, Montague, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler, Wichita, and Wilbarger counties. Parts of Floyd and Wise counties were also included in the district.[5]
Candidates
General election candidates
March 4, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Mac Thornberry Incumbent |
84.3% | 110,842 | |
| Democratic | Mike Minter | 12.8% | 16,822 | |
| Libertarian | Emily Pivoda | 2.2% | 2,863 | |
| Green | Don Cook | 0.7% | 924 | |
| Total Votes | 131,451 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Mac Thornberry Incumbent |
68.2% | 45,168 | ||
| Elaine Hays | 18.6% | 12,330 | ||
| Pam Barlow | 13.2% | 8,723 | ||
| Total Votes | 66,221 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[6] Thornberry joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[7][8]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[9] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[10] Mac Thornberry voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[11]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[12] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Mac Thornberry voted against HR 2775.[13]
Campaign contributions
Mac Thornberry
| Mac Thornberry (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | April 15, 2013 | $461,600.31 | $198,894.17 | $(103,904.05) | $556,590.43 | ||||
| July Quarterly[15] | July 15, 2013 | $556,590.43 | $195,926.18 | $(155,399.85) | $597,116.76 | ||||
| October Quarterly[16] | October 15, 2013 | $597,116.76 | $177,661.77 | $(152,040.31) | $622,738.22 | ||||
| Year-End[17] | January 31, 2014 | $622,738 | $130,250 | $(207,835) | $545,153 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[18] | February 20, 2014 | $545,153 | $130,214 | $(306,625) | $368,742 | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 15, 2014 | $368,742 | $195,645 | $(279,085) | $285,302 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2014 | $285,302 | $221,941 | $(85,693) | $421,550 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 15, 2014 | $421,550 | $174,393 | $(184,922) | $411,021 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,424,925.12 | $(1,475,504.21) | ||||||||
Elaine Hays
| Elaine Hays (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| July Quarterly[22] | July 9, 2013 | $0 | $2,358 | $(2,358) | $0 | ||||
| October Quarterly[23] | October 14, 2013 | $0 | $31,930 | $(25,323) | $6,606 | ||||
| Year-End[24] | January 30, 2014 | $6,606 | $50,704 | $(50,194) | $7,116 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $84,992 | $(77,875) | ||||||||
Pamela Lee Barlow
| Pamela Lee Barlow (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 25, 2013 | $73 | $200 | $(230) | $43 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | July 12, 2013 | $43 | $935 | $(493) | $484 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 29, 2013 | $484 | $7,050 | $(1,559) | $5,975 | ||||
| Year-End[28] | January 30, 2014 | $5,975 | $3,800 | $(5,064) | $4,710 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $11,985 | $(7,346) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 13th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Mac Thornberry (R) won re-election. He defeated John Robert Deek (L) and Keith Houston (G) in the general election.[29]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mac Thornberry Incumbent |
91% | 187,775 | |
| Libertarian | John Robert Deek | 6.2% | 12,701 | |
| Green | Keith F. Houston | 2.9% | 5,912 | |
| Total Votes | 206,388 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Mac Thornberry won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Keith Dyer (I) and John Burwell, Jr. (L) in the general election.[30]
| U.S. House, Texas District 13 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mac Thornberry incumbent |
87% | 113,201 | |
| Independent | Keith Dyer | 8.6% | 11,192 | |
| Libertarian | John Burwell, Jr. | 4.3% | 5,650 | |
| Total Votes | 130,043 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Texas Secretary of State, 2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County
- Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary results
- Texas Secretary of State, Democratic primary results
- Texas Tribune, U.S. House elections brackets
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Texas Constitution and Statutes, "Tex. Election Code Ann. § 172.086," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑ VoteTexas.gov, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mac Thornberry April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mac Thornberry July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mac Thornberry October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mac Thornberry Year-End," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mac Thornberry Pre-Primary," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mac Thornberry April Quarterly," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mac Thornberry July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mac Thornberry October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Elaine Hays July Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Elaine Hays October Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Elaine Hays Year-End," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pamela Lee Barlow April Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pamela Lee Barlow July Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pamela Lee Barlow October Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pamela Lee Barlow Year-End," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
