The election took place between nominees who were selected on March 4, 2014: Republican State Attorney General Greg Abbott and Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis. Also on the ballot were Libertarian Party candidate Kathie Glass and Green Party candidate Brandon Parmer. Abbott was projected to carry the election, and ultimately won handily with a 20 percentage point advantage. Exit polls showed Abbott winning Whites (72 % to 25 %), while Davis received majorities among African Americans (92 % to 7 %) and Hispanics (55 % to 44 %).
in 2014 the losing democratic nominee for governor of texas was
State Senator Wendy Davis