2014 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 4, 2014
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County results Patrick: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Van de Putte: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst ran for an unprecedented fourth term, but was defeated in the Republican primary by his more conservative opponent, state senator Dan Patrick. Patrick would go on to win the general election in a landslide over Leticia Van de Putte. Patrick was sworn in on January 20, 2015.