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.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2014 Texas gubernatorial election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9796507 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2014 Texas gubernatorial election Context triple: [2018 Texas gubernatorial election, previousElection, 2014 Texas gubernatorial election]
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A.
2018 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Texas voters chose their governor for a new four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
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B.
2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election
The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam won a second term as governor of Tennessee.
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C.
2022 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Kansas for a four-year term, ultimately resulting in the Democratic incumbent retaining the office in a traditionally Republican-leaning state.
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D.
Texas's 34th congressional district
Texas's 34th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in South Texas that includes much of the Rio Grande Valley and is known for its predominantly Hispanic population and Democratic-leaning electorate.
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E.
Texas's 24th congressional district
Texas's 24th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, encompassing parts of Dallas and Tarrant counties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2014 Texas gubernatorial election Target entity description: 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.
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A.
2018 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Texas voters chose their governor for a new four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
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B.
2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election
The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam won a second term as governor of Tennessee.
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C.
2022 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Kansas for a four-year term, ultimately resulting in the Democratic incumbent retaining the office in a traditionally Republican-leaning state.
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D.
Texas's 34th congressional district
Texas's 34th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in South Texas that includes much of the Rio Grande Valley and is known for its predominantly Hispanic population and Democratic-leaning electorate.
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E.
Texas's 24th congressional district
Texas's 24th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, encompassing parts of Dallas and Tarrant counties.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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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Subject: 2014 Texas gubernatorial election Description of subject: 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.
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