2014Final results
2014 election for Texas Governor
Governor · Texas
Greg Abbott (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Wendy R. Davis (D) by 20.7 points.
Greg AbbottRepublican · winner
60.4%2,796,547
Wendy R. DavisDemocrat
39.6%1,835,596
4,632,143 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET