1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Texas's 14th District
U.S. House · Texas
Mac Sweeney (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating William Patman (D) by 2.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mac SweeneyRepublican · winner
51.3%104,181
William PatmanDemocrat
48.7%98,885
203,066 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
William PatmanMac Sweeney
$311.3K
Raised by the campaign
$657.2K
$310.8K
Spent by the campaign
$651.6K
$2.4K
Cash on hand
$5.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984