Wendy Davis, Gubernatorial candidate

Wendy Davis

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
May 16, 1963
Current age
63
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2014–2020

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Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Davis2.0M
Opponents3.0M
2
Elections run

Between 2014 and 2020, Wendy Davis ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), losing all 2. Davis's biggest single-election total was 1,835,596 votes, in the 2014 governor election in Texas.

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How many votes has Wendy Davis received?

Wendy Davis has received 2,041,376 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Wendy Davis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. HouseTexasLost205,78045.35%Chip Roy
Arthur Dibianca

Tom Wakely
2014GovernorTexasLost1,835,59638.9%Greg Abbott
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q7982632). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Wendy Davis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/wendy-davis. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.