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      Home/Elections/2014/US House/Texas/TX-34
      2014·US House·Texas·District profile →

      Texas District 34 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Filemon B Vela
      59.5%47,503 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Larry S Smith
      38.6%30,811 votes
      Margin
      D+20.9
      79,877 total votes
      3 candidates79,877 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Filemon B VelaDEM✓
      		DEM47,50359.5%
      Larry S SmithREP
      		REP30,81138.6%
      Ryan RowleyLIB
      		LIB1,5632.0%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+4.4
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+20.0
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202447.3%51.8%R+4.4204,916
      202057.3%41.8%D+15.6203,935
      201666.1%29.9%D+36.1166,426
      201269.1%30.9%D+38.2137,506
      200866.6%32.3%D+34.4136,744

      Seat History

      US House in Texas

      2024
      Vicente GonzalezDEM
      D+2.6
      2022
      Vicente GonzalezDEM
      D+8.5
      Redistricted
      2020
      Filemon B VelaDEM
      D+13.6
      2018
      Filemon B VelaDEM
      D+20.0
      2016
      Filemon B VelaDEM
      D+25.3
      2012
      Filemon B VelaDEM
      D+25.7
      View all US House history for Texas →

      Candidates

      Filemon B VelaDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2012-2020
      US House
      Full profile →
      Larry S SmithREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2014-2014
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ryan RowleyLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2014-2014
      US House
      Full profile →

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