2014Final results
2014 election for Texas's 31st District
U.S. House · Texas
John Carter (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Louie Minor (D) by 32.1 points.
John CarterRepublican · winner
64.0%91,607
Louie MinorDemocrat
32.0%45,715
Scott BallardLibertarian
4.0%5,706
143,028 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
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.
Louie MinorJohn Carter
$67.7K
Raised by the campaign
$996.1K
$67.6K
Spent by the campaign
$862.7K
$611
Cash on hand
$598.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 15, 2014; FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014