The 2014 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 84th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms.

Quick Facts All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

2014 Texas House of Representatives election

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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joe Straus Craig Eiland (retiring) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 13, 2009 January 9, 2007 Leader's seat 121st 23rd Seats before 95 55 Seats won 98 52 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 2,589,656 1,305,080 Percentage 63.70% 32.10% Swing 1.18% 1.26%
Results by seat gains Results by vote share      Republican hold      Republican gain      Democratic hold Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90% Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Speaker before election Joe Straus Republican Elected Speaker Joe Straus Republican

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At the beginning of the Eighty-third Texas Legislature following the 2012 Texas State House of Representatives elections, the Democrats held 55 seats to the Republicans' 95.

This election marked the first time Republicans ever won a state house race in Chambers County.^[1]