The 2014 Primary Election in Texas

Here’s a look at who’s on the ballot.

• Republican Candidates
• Democratic Candidates

* Indicates incumbent

U.S. Senate (Texas)

• John Cornyn (R)*
• Chris Mapp (R)
• Dwayne Stovall (R)
• Reid Reasor (R)
• Linda Vega (R)
• Ken Cope (R)
• Curt Cleaver (R)
• Steve Stockman (R)
• David M. Alameel (D)
• Michael Fjetland (D)
• Harry Kim (D)
• Maxey Marie Scherr (D)

U.S. House of Representatives (District 17)

• Bill Flores (R)*
• Nick Haynes (D)

Texas Senate (District 5)

• Charles Schwertner (R)*
• Joel Shapiro (D)

Texas House of Representatives (District 14)

• John Raney (R)*
• Andrew Metscher (D)

Texas Governor

• Greg Abbott (R)
• Miriam Martinez (R)
• Lisa Fritsch (R)
• SECEDE Kilgore (R)
• Wendy Davis (D)
• Reynaldo Madrigal (D)

NOTE: Governor Rick “Good Hair” Perry is not running for a 4^th term.

Texas Lieutenant Governor

• David Dewhurst (R)*
• Jerry Patterson (R)
• Todd Staples (R)
• Dan Patrick (R)
• Leticia van de Putte (D)

Texas Attorney General

• Barry Smitherman (R)
• Dan Branch (R)
• Ken Paxton (R)
• Sam Houston (D)

NOTE: Greg Abbott is vacating the position to run for Governor.

Texas Supreme Court

Chief Justice

• Nathan Hecht (R)*
• Robert Talton (R)
• William Moody (D)

Place 6

• Jeff Brown (R)
• Joe Pool (R)
• Lawrence Edward Meyers (D)

NOTE: Jeff Brown’s term doesn’t end until December 31, 2016, but he must run in 2014 to keep his position.

Place 7

• Jeff Boyd (R)
• Gina Benavides (D)

Place 8

• Phil Johnson (R)
• Sharon McCally (R)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Place 3

• Barbara Walther (R)
• Bert Richardson (R)
• John Granberg (D)

Place 4

• Jani Jo Wood (R)
• Kevin Patrick Yeary (R)
• Richard Dean Davis (R)

Place 9

• David Newell (R)
• W.C. “Bud” Kirkendall (R)

Texas Courts of Appeals (District 10)

Place 2

• Rex Davis (R)*

Comptroller of Public Accounts

• Debra Medina (R)
• Glenn Hegar (R)
• Harvey Hilderbran (R)
• Raul Torres (R)
• Mike Collier (D)

NOTE: Could not confirm if Susan Combs is stepping down.

Commissioner of the General Land Office

• David Watts (R)
• George P. Bush (R)
• John Cook (D)

NOTE: Jerry Patterson is stepping down to run for Lieutenant Governor.

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Eric Opiela (R)
• J. Allen Carnes (R)
• Joe Cotten (R)
• Sid Miller (R)
• Tommy Merritt (R)
• Hugh Asa Fitzsimons III (D)
• Jim Hogan (D)
• Richard “Kinky” Friedman (D)

NOTE: Todd Staples is stepping down to run for Lieutenant Governor.

Railroad Commissioner

• Becky Berger (R)
• Malachi Boyuls (R)
• Ryan Sitton (R)
• Wayne Christian (R)
• Dale Henry (D)
• Steve Brown (D)

NOTE: Berry Smitherman is stepping down to run for Texas Attorney General

Texas State Board of Education Member (District 8)

• Barbara Cargill (R) – Next election Nov. 2016

District Courts – Brazos County

85^th District Court Judge

• Kyle Hawthorne (R)

NOTE: Judge J. D. Langley is stepping down.

272^nd District Court Judge

• Travis Bryan III – Next election ?

361^st District Court Judge

• Steve Smith (R)*
• Margaret Meece (R)
• Michele Esparza (R)

Justice of the Peace – Brazos County (Precinct 4)

• Rose Jones – Next election ?
• Louis Garcia Jr (R)
• Tommy (Shannon) Duren (D)
• Larry J. Johnson (D)
• Christina S. Butler (D)
• Darrell Booker (D)
• Manuel “Manny” Aguilar (D)

District Attorney – Brazos County

• Jarvis Parsons – Next election Nov. 2016

Sheriff – Brazos County

• Chris Kirk – Next election Nov. 2016

 Read More

• Republican Party of Texas
• Texas Democratic Party
• Republican Party of Brazos County
• Brazos County Democratic Party
• Texas Secretary of State Candidate Filings
• What’s On the Ballot in Texas?
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives

UPDATE:

There was a runoff election held May 27 for a few contested spots.

Texas Lieutenant Governor

• David Dewhurst (R)*
• Dan Patrick (R)

U.S. Senate (Texas)

• David Alameel (D)
• Kesha Rogers (D)

NOTE: This race was controversial because the Democratic Party said Rogers wasn’t a Democrat, and she wasn’t on the ballot as of February 14.

Texas Attorney General

• Ken Paxton (R)
• Dan Branch (R)