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.

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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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