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- The 2014 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican senator and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn ran for re-election to a third term. Primary elections were held on March 4, 2014. Since no Democratic candidate received over 50% in the first round of the primary, a runoff election was required on May 27, 2014. David Alameel, who came in first in the primary, won the runoff and became his party's nominee. In the general election, Cornyn defeated Alameel in a landslide. (en)
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- Individuals
* Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General
* Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator
* Blake Farenthold, U.S. Representative
* Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative
* Ralph Hall, U.S. Representative
* Ted Nugent, musician and conservative activist
* Kenny Marchant, U.S. Representative
Organizations
* Club for Growth (en)
- ;Media
* Texpatriate (en)
- Individuals
* Kay Granger, U.S. Representative
* Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
* Karl Rove, Republican campaign consultant; appeared with Cornyn in rally in Longview
* George Strake Jr., former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, former Secretary of State of Texas, and unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1982
Organizations
* Texas Right to Life PAC
* United States Chamber of Commerce (en)
- Individuals
* Erick Wyatt, former candidate for the U.S. Senate (en)
- Individuals
* Jerome Corsi, historian and journalist
Organizations
* Revolution PAC
* Gun Owners of America (en)
- ;Organizations
* Doctors Against Murderous Obamacare (en)
- ;Individuals
* Roberto Alonzo, state representative
* John Wiley Bryant, former U.S. Representative
* Wendy Davis, State Senator and candidate for Governor
* Yvonne Davis, state representative
* Ryan Guillen, state representative
* Joe Pickett, state representative
* Ciro Rodriguez, former U.S. Representative
* Rosa Rosales, former national president of LULAC
* Chris Turner
* Carlos Uresti, state senator
* Leticia Van de Putte, State Senator and nominee for Lieutenant Governor
* Marc Veasey, U.S. Representative
;Organizations
* Bexar County African-American Political Alliance
* Bexar County Northside Coalition of Women
* Bexar County Mexican American Democrats
* Bexar County Second Chance Democrats
* Bexar County Tejano Democrats
* Bexar County Young Tejano Democrats
* Hispanic Women for Better Justice
* Houston GLBT Political Caucus
* Mexican American Democrats of Texas, San Antonio Chapter
* Texas Young Democrats Women's Caucus
;Media
* The Beaumont Enterprise
* The Dallas Morning News
* Fort Worth Star-Telegram
* The Houston Chronicle (en)
- ;Individuals
* Carol Alvarado, state representative
* John Cook, former Mayor of El Paso and nominee for Land Commissioner
* Veronica Escobar, El Paso County Judge
* David Langston, former Mayor of Lubbock
* Sergio Lewis, El Paso County Commissioner
* Marisa Marquez, state representative
* Joe Moody, state representative
* Beto O'Rourke, U.S. Representative
* Barbara Ann Radnofsky, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2006 and for Attorney General in 2010
* Silvestre Reyes, former U.S. Representative
* José R. Rodríguez, state senator
* Eliot Shapleigh, former state senator
* Armando Walle, state representative
;Organizations
* Amalgamated Transit Union Local 694
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 59
* Austin Environmental Democrats
* Austin North by Northwest Democrats
* Austin Progressive Coalition
* Austin Stonewall Democrats
* Austin Young Democrats
* Bay Area New Democrats
* Capital Area Asian American Democrats
* Central Austin Democrats
* Democracy for Houston
* El Paso Black Democrats
* El Paso Central Labor Union
* El Paso West Side Democrats
* Galveston Democratic Coalition
* International Association of Fire Fighters Local 51
* NE Travis County Democrats
* San Antonio Stonewall Democrats
* South East Texas Stonewall Democrats
* State Tejano Democrats
* Texas Womans Coalition
* University Democrats
* University of Houston Democrats
;Media
* The Austin Chronicle
* Burnt Orange Report
* Jewish Herald-Voice
* Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
* San Antonio Express-News (en)
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- The 2014 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican senator and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn ran for re-election to a third term. Primary elections were held on March 4, 2014. Since no Democratic candidate received over 50% in the first round of the primary, a runoff election was required on May 27, 2014. David Alameel, who came in first in the primary, won the runoff and became his party's nominee. In the general election, Cornyn defeated Alameel in a landslide. (en)
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