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