Texas kicks of the 2014 election season this week with state and congressional primaries. Nationwide, every House seat, most governors and a third of U.S .Senators will be elected this November - yet only two in five eligible voters will likely participate. For more information on this year's election season, read:

• FairVote's guide to the Texas primary 

• Monopoly Politics 2014 projections in U.S. House elections

• Voter turnout resources and our Promote Our Vote project 

• State of Women's Representation 2013 - 2014 with 50 state profiles

• Federal Primary Runoff Elections and Voter Turnout Declines, 2013 report

• Improving Top Two primaries with Top Four & ranked choice voting