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2014Final results

2014 election for Texas's 18th District

U.S. House · Texas

Sheila Jackson Lee (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Sean Seibert (R) by 47.0 points.

Sheila Jackson LeeDemocrat · winner
71.8%76,097
Sean SeibertRepublican
24.8%26,249
Vince DuncanIndependent
2.2%2,362
1.2%1,302
106,010 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+57.02008D+42.92010D+52.42012D+47.02014D+49.92016D+54.42018

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.

Sheila Jackson LeeSean Seibert
$436.7K
Raised by the campaign
$3.7K
$384.1K
Spent by the campaign
$7.7K
$212.8K
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014

The candidates

Sheila Jackson Lee (D)Sean Seibert (R)

Also on the ballot: Vince Duncan (Independent), 2.2%; Remington Alessi (Green), 1.2%