2014 Texas gubernatorial election

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The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Republican Greg Abbott was elected governor, succeeding Rick Perry and defeating Democratic nominee Wendy Davis.

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instanceOf Texas state election
gubernatorial election
ballotAccess statewide popular vote
campaignFinanceRegulator Texas Ethics Commission
campaignHighlight Wendy Davis filibuster on abortion legislation was a major campaign issue
constitutionalBasis Texas Constitution
country United States
defeatedCandidate Wendy Davis
electedGovernor Greg Abbott
electedLieutenantGovernor Dan Patrick
electionDate 2014-11-04
electionLevel statewide
electorate voters of Texas
elects Governor of Texas for the 2015–2019 term
followedBy 2018 Texas gubernatorial election
follows 2010 Texas gubernatorial election
governorAfterElection Greg Abbott
governorAfterParty Republican Party
governorBeforeElection Rick Perry
governorBeforeParty Republican Party
governorTermLength four years
hasStartDate 2014-11-04
heldOn 2014-11-04
incumbentGovernor Rick Perry
incumbentParty Republican Party
incumbentRunning no
isGeneralElection yes
jurisdiction State of Texas
linked to: Texas
languageOfBallots English
Spanish
locatedIn Texas
mainOpponent Wendy Davis
notableCandidate Greg Abbott
Wendy Davis
officeContested Governor of Texas
opponentParty Democratic Party
oversightBody Texas Secretary of State
partOf 2014 Texas elections
2014 United States elections
partyOfGregAbbott Republican Party
partyOfWendyDavis Democratic Party
previousGovernor Rick Perry
reasonForOpenSeat Rick Perry did not seek re-election
resultedIn Greg Abbott elected Governor of Texas
tookPlaceInYear 2014
typeOfElection presidential-style gubernatorial election
votingSystem first-past-the-post
winner Greg Abbott
winningParty Republican Party

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2018 Texas gubernatorial election previousElection 2014 Texas gubernatorial election