Randy Weber, a Republican state representative from Pearland, defeated former Democratic congressman Nick Lampson in the race to replace Congressman Ron Paul in the 14th Congressional District. With 51 percent of precincts reporting, KUT's political reporting partner Texas Tribune has called the race for Weber.
CD-14 is in Southeast Texas, running from outside of Houston to the outskirts of Corpus Christi along the Gulf Coast. It was one of the few competitive congressional racesin the state this year. The seat came open after Ron Paul, a former presidential Republican primary candidate, decided not to seek re-election.
Lampson had served in the House twice before and was a target of the 2003 Texas controversial redistricting.