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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 2014
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): June 2014
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): August 2014
Primary: March 4, 2014
Run-Off: May 27, 2014

This page was last updated on April 29, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Rick Perry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Greg Abbott (R) - Attorney General, Ex-State Supreme Court Justice & Ex-District Court Judge
Larry Secede Kilgore (R) - Conservative Activist, Telecommunications Worker & Frequent Candidate
Tom Pauken (R) - Ex-State GOP Chair, Attorney, Ex-Reagan White House Aide & Vietnam War Veteran
Rafael Anchia (D) - State Rep., Ex-Dallas School Board Member & Attorney
Mike Fjetland (D) - Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Mike Villarreal (D) - State Rep. & Economist
Kirk Watson (D) - State Sen., Ex-Austin Mayor, Attorney & '02 Attorney General Nominee

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

George W. Bush - 1994

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
David Dewhurst (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Susan Combs (R) - State Comptroller, Ex-State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Jerry Patterson (R) - State Land Commissioner, Ex-State Sen., Businessman & Vietnam War Veteran
Todd Staples (R) - State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Palestine Mayor & Farmer

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Greg Abbott (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Branch (R) - State Rep. & Attorney
Barry Smitherman (R) - State Railroad Commissioner, Ex-State Public Utility Commissioner & Attorney

COMPTROLLER:
Susan Combs (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Glenn Hegar (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Debra Medina (R) - Nurse, Rancher, Ron Paul Campaign Activist & '10 Gov. Candidate
Dan Patrick (R) - State Sen. & Radio Talk Show Host

James A. Baker - 1978

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
[ Jerry Patterson (R)* - Candidate for Lt. Governor in 2014. ]
George P. Bush (R) - Attorney, Investment Consultant & Son of Ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
[ Todd Staples (R)* - Candidate for Lt. Governor in 2014. ]

STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION:

Barry Smitherman (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

David Porter (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

Christi Craddick (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2018.

Preston Smith

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

John Cornyn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Erick Wyatt (R)

Ted Cruz (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2018.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Louie Gohmert (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Ted Poe (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Sam Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Ralph Hall (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tony Arterburn Jr. (R) - Realtor & Iraq/Afghan War Veteran
Brent Lawson (R) - Electrical Engineering Manager & GOP Activist

District 5:
Jeb Hensarling (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Jack Brooks