2014 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election
November 4, 2014
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County results Hegar: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Collier: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the comptroller of public accounts of Texas. Incumbent Republican comptroller Susan Combs retired and did not seek a third term in office. State senator Glenn Hegar emerged as the winner of a crowded Republican primary, while businessman Mike Collier won the Democratic nomination unopposed. Hegar won the general election in a landslide, earning 58% of the vote to Collier's 38%.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Glenn Hegar, state senator[1]
- Harvey Hilderbran, state representative[2]
- Debra Medina, activist and candidate for governor in 2010[3]
- Raul Torres, former state representative[4]
Declined
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Glenn
Hegar |
Harvey
Hilderbran |
Debra
Medina |
Raul
Torres |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UoT/Texas Tribune[6] | February 7–17, 2014 | 461 | ±4.56% | 24% | 26% | 39% | 11% | — | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune[7] | October 18–27, 2013 | 519 | ±5.02% | 4% | 2% | 14% | 5% | — | 75% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenn Hegar | 612,269 | 49.99 | |
| Republican | Harvey Hilderbran | 318,899 | 26.04 | |
| Republican | Debra Medina | 236,531 | 19.31 | |
| Republican | Raul Torres | 56,937 | 4.64 | |
| Total votes | 1,224,636 | 100 | ||
A runoff was to be held, but with Hegar only narrowly below the 50% threshold and with several thousand provisional and overseas ballots to be counted, Hildebran withdrew on March 7, 2014, and endorsed Hegar.[9] When the final results were released, Hegar had come only 50 votes short of winning the primary outright.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mike Collier, businessman and accountant[10]
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Declared
- Ben Sanders[11]
Green nomination
Candidates
Declared
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Glenn
Hegar (R) |
Mike
Collier (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UoT/Texas Tribune[12] | October 10–19, 2014 | 866 | ± 3.6% | 49% | 34% | 17%[13] | — |
| UoT/Texas Tribune[14] | May 30–June 8, 2014 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 32% | 25% | 7%[15] | 37% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenn Hegar | 2,692,803 | 58.36 | |
| Democratic | Mike Collier | 1,739,308 | 37.69 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Sanders | 136,969 | 2.96 | |
| Green | Deb Shafto | 44,924 | 0.97 | |
| Majority | 953,495 | 20.67% | ||
| Total votes | 4,614,004 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | 32.89 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Comptroller candidates pounce on Combs' endorsement of Hegar". Houston Chronicle. October 22, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Rep. Harvey Hilderbran announces bid for comptroller". The Dallas Morning News. September 19, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Tea party activist Medina to run for Texas comptroller". The Dallas Morning News. November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Raul Torres Launches Campaign for Texas Comptroller". Texas Inside. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Susan Combs to Retire; 2014 Dominoes to Fall Without Rick Perry Decision". Burnt Orange Report. May 30, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ UoT/Texas Tribune
- ^ UoT/Texas Tribune
- ^ "1992 - 2006 ELECTION HISTORY". Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007. 2014 Republican Party Primary Election
- ^ "Kate Alexander, "Glenn Hegar wins GOP comptroller primary after Harvey Hilderbran bows out of runoff"". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Democrat Collier enters race for Texas comptroller". The Dallas Morning News. October 7, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "2014 Texas Statewide Candidates". Burnt Orange Report. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ^ UoT/Texas Tribune
- ^ Ben Sanders (L) 11%, Deb Shafto (G) 6%
- ^ UoT/Texas Tribune
- ^ Ben Sanders (L) 5%, Deb Shafto (G) 2%
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State 2014 General Election Election Night Returns". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.