The 2014 election will feature contests for at least six statewide offices, including governor. Texas has not seen such possible turnover in statewide office in 16 years, and the last open governor’s race was more than 20 years ago. (Read our blog post about past open races for Texas governor).

Several state legislators have announced they are running for statewide seats. Below is a list of declared candidates as of Sept. 10, 2013 who are current or former members. Click on the links to view information about each legislator, including terms of service.

Attorney General

• Rep. Dan Branch
• Sen. Ken Paxton

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Rep. Brandon Creighton

Comptroller of Public Accounts

• Sen. Glenn Hegar
• Rep. Harvey Hilderbran
• Former Rep. Raul Torres

Lieutenant Governor

• Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst
• Sen. Dan Patrick
• Former Sen. Jerry Patterson (current Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office)
• Former Sen. Todd Staples (current Texas Commissioner of Agriculture)

Railroad Commissioner

• Rep. Stefani Carter
• Former Rep. Wayne Christian
• Former Rep. Ray Keller

Did You Know?

2014 Election Dates of Note

• November 9, 2013: first day candidates for statewide office may file to be on the primary ballot
• December 9, 2013: filing deadline to be on the primary ballot
• March 4, 2014: primary election
• November 4, 2014: general election

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