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Texas, House of Representatives, District 114

Texas House of Representatives District 114
Current incumbentJohn Turner Democratic Party
Population172,330
Race50.2% White, 44.6% Black/Hispanic, 5.2% Other
Ethnicity71.7% Not Hispanic, 28.3% Hispanic
Voting age75.9% age 18 and over

Texas' one hundred-fourteenth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative John Turner.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 172,330 civilians reside within Texas' one hundred-fourteenth state house district. Texas state representatives represent an average of 167,637 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 139,012 residents.

About the office

Members of the Texas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session (January).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 21 years old before the general election
  • A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$7,200/year$190/day. Set by the ethics commission.

Pension

When calculating a legislators' pension, their normal salary is artificially inflated to $125,000. This goes back to 1981, when lawmakers linked their salaries to those of state judges. Since then, they raised judges' salaries while removing the caps on their own pensions, pushing the maximum benefit up to 100% of a judge's salary.

In 2011, this resulted in an average state employee pension of $17,526 annually. The maximum pension a legislator can earn is $125,000, of which Rep. Tom Craddick (R) will be the first to qualify for when he retires. .

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat. A Governor's proclamation to a special election must be delivered to local elections authorities representing the vacant seat no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.

The Secretary of State can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for May 26, 2020. The filing deadline was December 9, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 114

John Turner (D) defeated Lisa Luby Ryan (R) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John Turner (D)
55.6
37,020

Lisa Luby Ryan (R)
44.4
29,508

Total votes: 66,528
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114

John Turner advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John Turner (D)
100
8,914

Total votes: 8,914
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114

Lisa Luby Ryan defeated incumbent Jason Villalba in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lisa Luby Ryan (R)
53.1
6,387

Jason Villalba (R)
46.9
5,644

Total votes: 12,031

2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.

Incumbent Jason Villalba defeated Jim Burke and Anthony Holan in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Villalba Incumbent 55.72% 37,588
Democratic Jim Burke 40.57% 27,367
Libertarian Anthony Holan 3.71% 2,502
Total Votes 67,457
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Jim Burke ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 Democratic Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Burke (unopposed)

Incumbent Jason Villalba defeated Dan Morenoff in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Villalba Incumbent 55.16% 11,452
Republican Dan Morenoff 44.84% 9,308
Total Votes 20,760

2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Jason Villalba was unopposed in the Republican primary. Villalba defeated Thomas Griffing (L) in the general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJason Villalba Incumbent 81.1% 25,334
Libertarian Thomas Griffing 18.9% 5,915
Total Votes 31,249

2012

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Jason Villalba (R) defeated Carol Kent (D) in the general election. Bill Keffer defeated Villalba and David Boone in the Republican primary election. Villalba defeated Keffer in the July 31 primary runoff. Kent was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJason Villalba 54.2% 33,970
Democratic Carol Kent 45.8% 28,762
Total Votes 62,732

Texas House of Representatives District 114 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Keffer (advanced to runoff) 47.5% 4,745
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Villalba (advanced to runoff) 41.2% 4,114
David Boone 11.4% 1,138
Total Votes 9,997

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 114 raised a total of $2,462,297. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $164,153 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 114

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $422,165 2 $211,083
2012 $1,030,786 4 $257,697
2010 $513,818 2 $256,909
2008 $82,175 1 $82,175
2006 $267,793 2 $133,897
2004 $51,500 1 $51,500
2002 $39,210 1 $39,210
2000 $54,850 2 $27,425
Total $2,462,297 15 $164,153