For the 2014 election cycle, many seats will not see incumbents running for re-election.  Below is a list of seats that are being left open which will have either a Republican primary, Democratic primary, or both.  Only candidates who will be involved in a primary are listed.  Each office is displayed with the current officeholder in Italics.
 
Statewide Races

Governor (Rick Perry):
Greg Abbott – R, Austin
Lisa Fritsch – R, Austin          
Larry “Secede” Kilgore – R, Fort Worth
Miriam Martinez – R, Edinburg

Wendy Davis – D, Fort Worth 
Reynaldo "Ray" MadÅ•igal – D
                     
Attorney General (Greg Abbott):
Dan Branch – R, Dallas
Ken Paxton – R, McKinney
Barry Smitherman – R, Austin
 
Comptroller (Susan Combs):
Glenn Hegar – R, Katy
Harvey Hilderbran – R, Kerrville
Debra Medina – R, Wharton
Raul Torres – R, Corpus Christi
 
Agriculture Commissioner (Todd Staples):
J. Allen Carnes – R, Uvalde
Joe Cotton – R                         
Tommy Merritt – R, Longview
Sid Miller – R, Stephenville
Eric Opiela – R, Karnes City
 
Hugh Asa Fitzsimmons III – D, Carrizo Springs
Richard "Kinky" Friedman – D, Austin
Jim Hogan – D, Cleburne                    
 
Land Commissioner (Jerry Patterson):
George P. Bush – R, Fort Worth
David Watts – R, Gilmer
 
Railroad Commissioner (Barry Smitherman):
Becky Berger – R, Schulenburg
Malachi Boyuls – R, Dallas
Wayne Christian – R, Center
Ryan Sitton – R, Friendswood
 
Steve Brown – D, Missouri City
Dale Henry – D, Lampassas
 
Texas Senate

Senate District 4 (Tommy Williams): Special Election – May 10, 2014
Gordy Bunch – R, The Woodlands
Brandon Creighton – R, Conroe
Steve Toth – R, The Woodlands         
 
Senate District 7 (Dan Patrick):
Paul Bettencourt – R, Houston
James Wilson – R, Houston
 
Senate District 10 (Wendy Davis):
Konni Burton – R, Colleyville
Tony Pompa – R, Arlington
Jon Schweitzer – R, Colleyville          
Mark Shelton – R, Fort Worth
Mark Skinner – R, Colleyville
 
George Boll – D, Colleyville
Mike Martinez – D, Fort Worth
Libby Willis – D, Fort Worth         
 
Texas House of Representatives

House District 10 (Jim Pitts):
Duke Burge – R, Waxahachie
John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey – R, Midlothian      
T,J. Fabby – R, Waxahachie   
John Wray – R, Waxahachie
 
House District 15 (Steve Toth):
Mark Keough – R, The Woodlands    
Bruce Tough – R, The Woodlands
 
House District 16 (Brandon Creighton):
Duane Ham – R, Montgomery
Gary Louie – R, Oak Ridge North
Will Metcalf – R, Conroe       
Jason Millsaps – R, Cut and Shoot     
Ted Seago – R, Conroe
Steve Simonsen – R, Conroe
 
House District 21 (Allan Ritter):
Judy Nichols – R, Nederland  
Matthew "Dade" Phelan – R, Port Neches
 
House District 23 (Craig Eiland):
Wayne Faircloth – R, Dickinson         
Robert Senter – R, Texas City
 
House District 53 (Harvey Hilderbran):
Karen Harris – R, Lakehills    
Rob Henneke – R, Kerrville   
Andrew Murr – R, Junction    
Tink Nathan – R, Kerrville
Wayne Ramsay – R, Bandera
 
House District 58 (Rob Orr):
Dewayne Burns – R, Cleburne
Philip Eby – R, Clifton  
Lyndon Laird – R, Grandview
Henry Teich – R, Burleson
 
House District 66 (Van Taylor):
Glenn Callison – R, Plano
Stacy Chen – R, Plano
Matt Shaheen – R, McKinney
 
House District 81 (Tryon Lewis):
Austin Keith – R, Odessa
Brooks Landgraf – R, Odessa
 
House District 108 (Dan Branch):
Court Alley – R, Dallas
Morgan Meyer – R, Dallas
Chart Wescott – R, Dallas
 
House District 129 (John Davis):
Sheryl Berg – R, Clear Lake
Briscoe Cain – R, Seabrook
Mary Huls – R, Friendswood
Jeff Larson – R, Webster
Chuck Maricle – R, Houston
Dennis Paul – R, Webster
Brent Perry – R, Houston
 
House District 132 (Bill Callegari):
Michael Franks – R, Katy
Ann Hodge – R, Katy
Justin Perryman – R, Katy
Mike Schofield – R, Katy

State Board of Education

SBOE District 13 (Mavis Knight):
Erika Beltran – D, Dallas
Andrea Hillburn – D, Dallas
A. Denise Russell – D, Dallas

U.S. Congress

Congressional District 36 (Steve Stockman):
John Amdur – R, Houston
Doug Centilli – R
Phil Fitzgerald – R, Hull
Chuck Meyer – R, Lumberton
Kim Morrell – R, Seabrook
Dave Norman – R, Webster