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The 2010 Texas gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Rick Perry ran successfully for election to a third consecutive term. He won the Republican primary against U.S. senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and political newcomer, Debra Medina.
The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Rick Perry, who had served since the resignation of then-Governor George W. Bush on December 21, 2000, declined to run for an unprecedented fourth full term, making this the first open election for governor of the ...
The 2014 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 4, 2014. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on March 4, 2014. Primary runoffs, required if no ...
No Democrat has won statewide office in Texas since 1994. ... when Greg Abbott became governor, he beat Wendy Davis by more than 20 percentage points. ... KXAN calculated the average margin of ...
A statewide canvass, in which the governor certifies the results with the secretary of state as a witness, must take place by Dec. 9. At that point, statewide results become official and final.
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
Governor. Next gubernational election in Texas will take place on November 2022. Candidates term ends; Greg Abbott: 2022. Source: Associated Press.
David Barton, author, minister and former vice chair of the Republican Party of Texas [11] David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor of Texas (running for re-election) [12] [13] Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative (running for re-election) [14] Debra Medina, activist and candidate for Governor in 2010 (ran for Comptroller of Public Accounts) [15]