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2014 election for Texas's 23rd District

U.S. House · Texas

Will Hurd (R) won with 49.8% of the vote, defeating Pete P. Gallego (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Will HurdRepublican · winner
49.8%57,459
47.7%55,037
Ruben CorvalanLibertarian
2.5%2,933
115,429 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+13.82008R+5.02010D+4.82012R+2.12014R+1.32016R+0.52018

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.

Pete P. GallegoWill Hurd
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$2.7M
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$28.9K
Cash on hand
$78.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014

The candidates

Will Hurd (R)Pete P. Gallego (D)

Also on the ballot: Ruben Corvalan (Libertarian), 2.5%