2014 Texas gubernatorial election
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The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Republican Greg Abbott was elected governor, succeeding Rick Perry and defeating Democratic nominee Wendy Davis.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas state election
ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| ballotAccess | statewide popular vote ⓘ |
| campaignFinanceRegulator | Texas Ethics Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignHighlight | Wendy Davis filibuster on abortion legislation was a major campaign issue ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Texas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defeatedCandidate | Wendy Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedGovernor | Greg Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedLieutenantGovernor | Dan Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2014-11-04 ⓘ |
| electionLevel | statewide ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of Texas ⓘ |
| elects | Governor of Texas for the 2015–2019 term ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2018 Texas gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2010 Texas gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| governorAfterElection | Greg Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorAfterParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorBeforeElection | Rick Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorBeforeParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorTermLength | four years ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 2014-11-04 ⓘ |
| heldOn | 2014-11-04 ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernor | Rick Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRunning | no ⓘ |
| isGeneralElection | yes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| languageOfBallots |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Wendy Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCandidate |
Greg Abbott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wendy Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| opponentParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Texas Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2014 Texas elections
ⓘ
2014 United States elections ⓘ |
| partyOfGregAbbott | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfWendyDavis | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousGovernor | Rick Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForOpenSeat | Rick Perry did not seek re-election ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Greg Abbott elected Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | presidential-style gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Greg Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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