2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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All 36 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	25%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Seats before 24 12 0 Seats won 25 11 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,684,592 1,474,016 225,178 Percentage 60.28% 33.10% 5.06% Swing 2.49% 5.39% 1.84%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%   No Vote Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

The candidate filing deadline was December 9, 2013, the primary elections were held on March 4 and primary runoffs were on May 27.

With 25% of voting age people turning out, all seats except for that of district 23 were retained by their respective parties, with the Republican Party receiving 25 seats and the Democratic Party receiving 11 seats.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	2,684,592	60.28%	24	25	+1
	Democratic	1,474,016	33.10%	12	11	-1
	Libertarian	225,178	5.06%	0	0	-
	Green	61,699	1.39%	0	0	-
	Independent	8,014	0.18%	0	0	-
Totals		4,453,499	100.00%	36	36	0

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	115,084	77.47%	33,476	22.53%	0	0.00%	148,560	100%	Republican hold
District 2	101,936	67.95%	44,462	29.64%	3,628	2.42%	150,026	100%	Republican hold
District 3	113,404	82.01%	0	0.00%	24,876	17.99%	138,280	100%	Republican hold
District 4	115,085	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	115,085	100%	Republican hold
District 5	88,998	85.36%	0	0.00%	15,264	14.64%	104,262	100%	Republican hold
District 6	92,334	61.15%	55,027	36.44%	3,731	2.47%	150,996	100%	Republican hold
District 7	90,606	63.26%	49,478	34.55%	3,135	2.19%	143,219	100%	Republican hold
District 8	125,066	89.32%	0	0.00%	14,947	10.68%	140,013	100%	Republican hold
District 9	0	0.0%	78,109	90.82%	7,894	9.18%	86,003	100%	Democratic hold
District 10	109,726	62.18%	60,243	34.14%	6,491	3.68%	176,460	100%	Republican hold
District 11	107,939	90.27%	0	0.00%	11,635	9.73%	119,574	100%	Republican hold
District 12	113,186	71.31%	41,757	26.31%	3,787	2.38%	158,730	100%	Republican hold
District 13	110,842	84.32%	16,822	12.80%	2,863	2.18%	131,451	100%	Republican hold
District 14	90,116	61.85%	52,545	36.06%	3,037	2.09%	145,698	100%	Republican hold
District 15	39,016	43.26%	48,708	54.01%	2,460	2.73%	90,184	100%	Democratic hold
District 16	21,324	29.17%	49,338	67.49%	2,443	3.34%	73,105	100%	Democratic hold
District 17	85,807	64.58%	43,049	32.40%	4,009	3.02%	132,865	100%	Republican hold
District 18	26,249	24.76%	76,097	71.78%	3,664	3.46%	106,010	100%	Democratic hold
District 19	90,160	77.18%	21,458	18.37%	5,200	4.45%	116,818	100%	Republican hold
District 20	0	0.0%	66,554	75.66%	21,410	24.34%	87,964	100%	Democratic hold
District 21	135,660	71.78%	0	28.22%	53,336	2.1%	188,996	100%	Republican hold
District 22	100,861	66.55%	47,844	31.57%	2,861	1.89%	151,566	100%	Republican hold
District 23	57,459	49.78%	55,037	47.68%	2,933	2.54%	115,429	100%	Republican gain
District 24	93,712	65.05%	46,548	32.31%	3,813	2.65%	144,073	100%	Republican hold
District 25	107,120	60.22%	64,463	36.24%	6,300	3.54%	177,883	100%	Republican hold
District 26	116,944	82.66%	0	0.00%	24,526	17.34%	141,470	100%	Republican hold
District 27	83,342	63.60%	44,152	33.69%	3,553	3.1%	131,047	100%	Republican hold
District 28	0	0.00%	62,508	82.10%	13,628	17.90%	76,136	100%	Democratic hold
District 29	0	0.00%	41,321	89.55%	4,822	10.45%	46,143	100%	Democratic hold
District 30	0	0.00%	93,041	87.95%	12,752	12.05%	105,793	100%	Democratic hold
District 31	91,607	64.05%	45,715	31.96%	5,706	3.99%	143,028	100%	Republican hold
District 32	96,495	61.82%	55,325	35.44%	4,276	2.74%	156,096	100%	Republican hold
District 33	0	0.00%	43,769	86.51%	6,823	13.49%	50,592	100%	Democratic hold
District 34	30,811	38.57%	47,503	59.47%	1,563	1.96%	79,877	100%	Democratic hold
District 35	32,040	33.30%	60,124	62.48%	4,061	4.22%	96,225	100%	Democratic hold
District 36	101,663	75.96%	29,543	22.07%	2,636	1.97%	133,842	100%	Republican hold
Total	2,684,592	60.28%	1,474,016	33.10%	294,891	6.62%	4,453,499	100%

Incumbent Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of R+24.

• Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louie Gohmert (incumbent)	16,096	100.0

• Shirley McKellar, Army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012^[3]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley McKellar	7,240	100.0

Texas's 1st congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louie Gohmert (incumbent)	115,084	77.5
	Democratic	Shirley McKellar	33,476	22.5
Total votes			148,560	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Ted Poe, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a PVI of R+16.

• Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Poe (incumbent)	34,863	100.0

• Niko Letsos

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Niko Letsos	5,906	100.0

• James Veasaw

• Craig Cleveland

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Poe (Incumbent)	101,936	68.0
	Democratic	Niko Letsos	44,462	29.6
	Libertarian	James B Veasaw	2,316	1.5
	Green	Mark Roberts	1,312	0.9
Total votes			150,026	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2012, and the district had a PVI of R+17.

• Sam Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Cami Dean, businesswoman
• Josh Loveless, network engineer
• Harry Pierce, pilot and candidate for this seat in 2012^[6]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Johnson (incumbent)	31,178	80.5
	Republican	Harry Pierce	3,004	7.8
	Republican	Cami Dean	2,435	6.3
	Republican	Josh Loveless	2,086	5.4
Total votes			38,703	100.0

No Democrats filed to run.

• Cecil Ince

• Paul Blair

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Johnson (incumbent)	113,404	82.0
	Green	Paul Blair	24,876	18.0
Total votes			138,280	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Ralph Hall, represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 73% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+25.

At 91 years of age, Hall was the oldest member of the US House of Representatives. He was challenged in the primary by five Republicans. Hall announced that this campaign would be the last time he runs for public office.^[7]

• John Ratcliffe, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas and former mayor of Heath^[8]

• Tony Arterburn, Army veteran
• Lou Gigliotti, auto racing part company owner and candidate in 2012
• Ralph Hall, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Brent Lawson, engineering manager^[9]
• John Stacy, former city councillor of Fate City

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Hall (incumbent)	29,848	45.4
	Republican	John Ratcliffe	18,917	28.8
	Republican	Lou Gigliotti	10,601	16.1
	Republican	John Stacy	2,812	4.3
	Republican	Brent Lawson	2,290	3.5
	Republican	Tony Arterburn	1,252	1.9
Total votes			65,720	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Hall	John Ratcliffe	Undecided
Gravis Marketing[10]	May 12, 2014	656	± 4.0%	46%	38%	16%
Wenzel Strategies (R-Ratcliffe)[11]	March 12–13, 2014	436	± ?	35%	47%	17%

Republican primary runoff results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Ratcliffe	22,271	52.8
	Republican	Ralph Hall (incumbent)	19,899	47.2
Total votes			42,170	100.0

Hall became the first incumbent Congressman of the 2014 cycle to be defeated in the primary, the oldest Congressman to lose a primary and the only sitting Republican U.S. Representative from Texas to unsuccessfully seek renomination to his or her seat out of 257 attempts since statehood.^[13]

Ratcliffe won the election uncontested.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Ratcliffe	115,085	100.0
Total votes			115,085	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Jeb Hensarling, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 64% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+17.

• Jeb Hensarling, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeb Hensarling (incumbent)	41,634	100.0

No Democrats filed to run.

• Ken Ashby

Texas's 5th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeb Hensarling (incumbent)	88,998	85.4
	Libertarian	Ken Ashby	15,264	14.6
Total votes			104,262	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Texas's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Joe Barton David Cozad Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 92,334 55,027 Percentage 61.2% 36.4%

County results Barton:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Joe Barton Republican Elected U.S. Representative Joe Barton Republican

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 58% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+11.

• Joe Barton, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Frank Kuchar

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Barton (incumbent)	32,618	72.7
	Republican	Frank Kuchar	12,272	27.3
Total votes			44,890	100.0

• David Edwin Cozad

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Edwin Cozad	11,727	100.0

• Hugh Chauvin

Texas's 6th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Barton (incumbent)	92,334	61.2
	Democratic	David Cozad	55,027	36.4
	Libertarian	Hugh Chauvin	3,635	2.4
Total votes			150,996	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican John Culberson, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+13.

• John Culberson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Culberson (incumbent)	31,065	100.0

• James Cargas, energy attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012

• Lissa Squires, activist

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Cargas	4,098	62.2
	Democratic	Lissa Squiers	2,491	37.8
Total votes			6,589	100.0

• Gerald Fowler

Texas's 7th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Culberson (incumbent)	90,606	63.3
	Democratic	James Cargas	49,478	34.5
	Libertarian	Grant Fowler	3,135	2.2
Total votes			143,219	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 77% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+29.

• Kevin Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Craig McMichael, network engineer and Marine Corps veteran

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Brady (incumbent)	42,368	68.3
	Republican	Craig McMichael	19,687	31.7
Total votes			62,055	100.0

No Democrats filed to run.

Libertarian Russ Jones and Ken Petty ran in a petition primary, which Petty won.

• Ken Petty

• Russ Jones

Texas's 8th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Brady (incumbent)	125,066	89.3
	Libertarian	Ken Petty	14,947	10.7
Total votes			140,013	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Al Green, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 78% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+25.

• Al Green, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	13,442	100.0

No Republicans filed to run.

• Johnny Johnson

• George Reiter

Texas's 9th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	78,109	90.8
	Libertarian	Johnny Johnson	7,894	9.2
Total votes			86,003	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Michael McCaul, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+29.

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael McCaul (incumbent)	38,406	100.0

• Tawana Walter-Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA surgery supervisor, quality assurance director and nominee for this seat in 2012

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tawana Walter-Cadien	13,915	100.0

• Bill Kelsey

Texas's 10th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael McCaul (incumbent)	109,726	62.2
	Democratic	Tawana Walter-Cadien	60,243	34.1
	Libertarian	Bill Kelsey	6,491	3.7
Total votes			176,460	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Mike Conaway, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 79% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+31.

• Mike Conaway, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Wade Brown

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Conaway (incumbent)	53,272	73.7
	Republican	Wade Brown	19,010	26.3
Total votes			72,282	100.0

No Democrats filed to run.

• Ryan T. Lange

Texas's 11th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Conaway (incumbent)	107,939	90.3
	Libertarian	Ryan T. Lange	11,635	9.7
Total votes			119,574	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Kay Granger, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 71% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+19.

• Kay Granger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Granger (incumbent)	39,907	100.0

• Mark Greene, U.S. Army veteran, journalist and nominee for this seat in 2000^[15]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Greene	9,700	100.0

• Ed Colliver^[16]

Texas's 12th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Granger (incumbent)	113,186	71.3
	Democratic	Mark Greene	41,757	26.3
	Libertarian	Ed Colliver	3,787	2.4
Total votes			158,730	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 91% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+32, making it the most Republican district in the entire country.

• Mac Thornberry, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Pam Barlow, veterinarian^[17]
• Elaine Hays, businesswoman

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (incumbent)	45,168	68.2
	Republican	Elaine Hays	12,330	18.6
	Republican	Pam Barlow	8,723	13.2
Total votes			66,221	100.0

• Mike Minter

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Minter	4,842	100.0

• Emily Pivoda^[16]

• Don Cook

Texas's 13th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (incumbent)	110,842	84.3
	Democratic	Mike Minter	16,822	12.8
	Libertarian	Emily Pivoda	2,863	2.2
	Green	Don Cook	924	0.7
Total votes			131,451	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican, Randy Weber, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He won the seat in 2012 with 53% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Weber (incumbent)	34,131	100.0

• Donald Brown, small business owner

• Gagan Panjhazari
• Buck Willis

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Brown	9,780	68.2
	Democratic	Buck Willis	3,699	25.8
	Democratic	Gagan Panjhazari	853	6.0
Total votes			14,332	100.0

• John Wieder, clergy and nominee for the 9th district in 2012

Texas's 14th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Weber (incumbent)	90,116	61.8
	Democratic	Donald Brown	52,545	36.1
	Libertarian	John Wieder	3,037	2.1
Total votes			145,698	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Rubén Hinojosa, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 61% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+5.

• Rubén Hinojosa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rubén Hinojosa (incumbent)	29,916	100

• Eddie Zamora, sales consultant and candidate for this seat in 2012

• Doug Carlile^[18]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eddie Zamora	7,810	54.9
	Republican	Doug Carlile	6,407	45.1
Total votes			14,217	100.0

• Johnny Partain

• Ross Lynn Leone, candidate for the 35th district in 2012

Texas's 15th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Hinojosa (incumbent)	48,708	54.0
	Republican	Eddie Zamora	39,016	43.3
	Libertarian	Johnny Partain	2,460	2.7
Total votes			90,184	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2012 winning with 65% of the vote. The district had a PVI of D+5.

• Beto O'Rourke, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beto O'Rourke (incumbent)	24,728	100.0

• Corey Roen, business owner and retired lieutenant colonel

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Corey Roen	6,239	100.0

• Jaime Perez, professor

Texas's 16th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beto O'Rourke (incumbent)	49,338	67.5
	Republican	Corey Roen	21,324	29.2
	Libertarian	Jamie O. Perez	2,443	3.3
Total votes			73,105	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 Texas's 17th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Flores Nick Haynes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 85,807 43,049 Percentage 64.6% 32.4%

County results Flores:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Haynes:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Flores Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Flores Republican

Incumbent Republican Bill Flores, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 80% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Flores (incumbent)	32,770	100.0

• Nick Haynes

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Haynes	10,141	100.0

• Shawn Hamilton^[16]

• Bill Oliver

Texas's 17th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Flores (incumbent)	85,807	64.6
	Democratic	Nick Haynes	43,049	32.4
	Libertarian	Shawn Michael Hamilton	4,009	3.0
Total votes			132,865	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2012 with 75% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of D+24.

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent)	14,373	100.0

• Sean Seibert, Afghanistan veteran and nominee for this seat in 2012

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Seibert	6,527	100.0

• Jennifer Whelan^[16]

• Remington Alessi

Texas's 18th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent)	76,097	71.8
	Republican	Sean Seibert	26,249	24.8
	Independent	Vince Duncan	2,362	2.2
	Green	Remington Alessi	1,302	1.2
Total votes			106,010	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Randy Neugebauer, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected in 2012 with 85% of the vote, and the district had a PVI of R+26.

• Randy Neugebauer, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Donald May, physician
• Chris Winn, former Chair of the Lubbock County Republican Party and candidate for this seat in 2012.

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer (incumbent)	39,611	64.4
	Republican	Donald May	14,498	23.5
	Republican	Chris Winn	7,429	12.1
Total votes			61,538	100.0

• Neal Marchbanks, meteorologist^[17]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neal Marchbanks	6,476	100.0

• Richard Peterson^[16]

• Mark Lawson

Texas's 19th congressional district, 2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer (incumbent)	90,160	77.2
	Democratic	Neal Marchbanks	21,458	18.4
	Libertarian	Richard (Chip) Peterson	5,146	4.4
	Independent	Donald Vance (write-in)	54	0.0
Total votes			116,818	100.0
	Republican hold