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Who ran for Texas governor 2014?

Who ran for Texas governor 2014?

2014 Texas gubernatorial election

Nominee Greg Abbott Wendy Davis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,796,547 1,835,596
Percentage 59.3% 38.9%

Who did Texas vote for in 2014?

Greg Abbott won the Republican primary, Wendy Davis won the Democratic primary. Kathie Glass won the Libertarian Party of Texas nomination in convention. They and a Green candidate will contest the general election. Abbott won the general election, defeating Davis by twenty points.

What happened in the 2014 election?

The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama’s second term. Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives and won control of the Senate.

What was elected governor in 2014?

2014 California gubernatorial election

Nominee Jerry Brown Neel Kashkari
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 4,388,368 2,929,213
Percentage 60.0% 40.0%

Who were the Texas governors?

Greg Abbott (Republican Party)Since 2015
Texas/Governor

How many terms can a Texas governor serve?

Governor of Texas
Term length Four years, no term limit
Constituting instrument Texas Constitution
Precursor President of the Republic of Texas
Inaugural holder James Pinckney Henderson 1846

Who controlled Congress in 2014?

The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate and the House for the first time since the 109th Congress. With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate, this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929–1931.

Who won 2014 election results?

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received 31% of the vote and won 282 seats, while its National Democratic Alliance won a total of 336 seats.

Who ran against Jerry Brown in 2010?

2010 California gubernatorial election

Nominee Jerry Brown Meg Whitman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 5,428,149 4,127,391
Percentage 53.8% 40.9%

Who was the Democratic nominee for California in 1934?

1934 California gubernatorial election

Nominee Frank Merriam Upton Sinclair
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,138,629 879,537
Percentage 48.87% 37.75%

How long can you be governor in Texas?

Who were the female governors of Texas?

She was the first female governor of Texas and one of the first two women to be governor of any U.S. state, along with Nellie Tayloe Ross….Miriam A. Ferguson.

Miriam Ferguson
Succeeded by Dan Moody
First Lady of Texas
In role January 19, 1915 – August 25, 1917
Governor James E. Ferguson