2014Final results
2014 election for U.S. Senate in Texas
U.S. Senate · Texas
John Cornyn (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating David M. Alameel (D) by 27.2 points.
John CornynRepublican · winner
61.6%2,861,531
David M. AlameelDemocrat
34.4%1,597,387
Rebecca PaddockLibertarian
2.9%133,751
1.2%54,701
4,648,358 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.
David M. AlameelJohn Cornyn
$10.3M
Raised by the campaign
$11.4M
$10.3M
Spent by the campaign
$10.2M
$8.9K
Cash on hand
$2.9M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014
The candidates
John Cornyn (R)David M. Alameel (D)
Also on the ballot: Rebecca Paddock (Libertarian), 2.9%; Emily "spicybrown" Sanchez (Green), 1.2%