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2022 Texas elections

Elections were held in Texas on November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on March 1, with runoffs held on May 24 for primary candidates who did not receive a majority of the vote.

All of the states' executive offices were up for election, as well as all seats of the Texas Legislature and all 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives, an additional two of which were apportioned to the state following the 2020 redistricting cycle based on data from the 2020 census.

Federal

United States House of Representatives

Executive

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 with 55.8% of the vote.

Abbott faced a number of Republican challengers, including former party chair and ex-Florida congressman Allen West, former state senator Don Huffines, and political commentator Chad Prather, all of which have been vocal critics of Abbott due to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. Former U.S. representative and 2018 U.S. Senate nominee Beto O'Rourke won the Democratic primary.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 with 51.3% of the vote.

Republican candidates include activist Trayce Bradford and secessionist Daniel Miller Democratic candidates included 2018 nominee Mike Collier and state representative Michelle Beckley.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Ken Paxton successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 with 50.6% of the vote.

Paxton was challenged by Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman, and U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert in the Republican primary. Former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski, Attorney Lee Merritt who dropped out and endorsed eventual primary nominee, ACLU attorney Rochelle Garza, were running in the Democratic primary.

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican comptroller Glenn Hegar successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 with 53.2% of the vote.

Hegar's sole Republican challenger was businessman Mark Golby. Accountant Janet Dudding, attorney Tim Mahoney, and strategist Angel Luis Vega ran for the Democratic nomination.

Commissioner of the General Land Office

Incumbent Republican Land Commissioner George P. Bush retired to run for attorney general. He was re-elected in 2018 with 53.7% of the vote. He was replaced by fellow Republican Dawn Buckingham, who won with 56.2% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates
Eliminated in runoff
  • Tim Westley, pastor
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Runoff polling
Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Jay Kleberg, conservationist and member of the King Ranch family
Eliminated in runoff
  • Sandagrace Martinez, mental health advocate
Eliminated in primary
  • Jinny Suh, lawyer and activist
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Runoff results

General election

Polling
Results

Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 with 51.3% of the vote. He was re-elected for a third term with 56.4% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Polling
Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Susan Hays, cannabis attorney
Eliminated in primary
  • Ed Ireson, businessman
Endorsements
Polling
Results

General election

Polling
Results

Railroad Commission

Incumbent Republican Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian ran for re-election to a second six-year term. He was first elected in 2016 with 53.1% of the vote. He was re-elected with 55.4% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates
Eliminated in runoff
  • Sarah Stogner, attorney
Eliminated in primary
  • Tom Slocum Jr., engineering consultant
  • Marvin Summers, lawyer
  • Dawayne Tipton, project manager
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Runoff
Polling
Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
Results

Libertarian convention

Candidates
  • Jaime Diez

Green convention

Candidates
  • Hunter Crow

General election

Polling
Results

Judicial

Supreme Court

Three of the nine positions of the Supreme Court of Texas were up for election. Justices are elected to six-year renewable terms with no term limit.

Place 3

Incumbent Justice Debra Lehrmann ran for re-election to a third term. She was re-elected in 2016 with 53.1% of the vote.

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results

Place 5

Incumbent Justice Rebeca Huddle ran for election to a full term. She was appointed by Greg Abbott in 2020 to replace retiring justice Paul W. Green.

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results

Place 9

Incumbent Republican justice Evan Young ran for election to a full term. He was appointed by Greg Abbott in 2021 to replace Justice Eva Guzman, who retired to run for attorney general.

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Julia Maldonado, Judge of the Harris County District Court (507th District)
Results
General election
Results

Court of Criminal Appeals

Three of the nine positions of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals were up for election. Justices are elected to six-year renewable terms with no term limit.

Place 2

Incumbent Republican Judge Mary Lou Keel ran for re-election to a second term. She was first elected in 2016 with 54.9% of the vote.

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results

Place 5

Incumbent Republican Judge Scott Walker ran for re-election to a second term. He was first elected in 2016 with 54.7% of the vote.

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results

Place 6

Incumbent Republican Judge Jesse McClure ran for election to a full term. He was appointed by Greg Abbott in 2021 to replace Michael Keasler, who reached mandatory retirement when he turned 75 years old in 2017.

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Robert Johnson, Judge of the Harris County District Court (177th District)
Results
General election
Results

Board of education

All fifteen seats of the Texas Board of Education were up for election to four-year terms. The board follows a 2-4-4 term system; members are elected to two-year terms at the beginning of each decade. Prior to the election, the board was made up of nine Republicans and six Democrats.

District 1

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

District 2

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 3

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 4

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 5

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 6

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 7

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 8

Republican primary

General election

Member, District 9

Republican primary

General election

Member, District 10

Republican primary

General election

Democratic primary

  • James Whitfield dropped out of primary giving Luis become a nominee.

General election

Member, District 12

Republican primary

General election

Member, District 13

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Member, District 14

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 15

Republican primary

General election

Legislature

All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and all 31 seats of the Texas State Senate were up for election. The winners of this election served in the 88th Texas Legislature.

Senate

All 31 seats of the Texas Senate were up for election to two-year terms. Prior to the election, Republicans held a majority of 18 seats against the Democrats' 13 seats.

House of Representatives

All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives were up for election to two-year terms. Prior to the election, Republicans held a majority of 85 seats against the Democrats' 65 seats.

See also

Notes

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References

External links

Official campaign websites for Comptroller candidates

Official campaign websites for Land Commissioner candidates

Official campaign websites for Agriculture Commissioner candidates

Official campaign websites for Railroad Commissioner candidates

Official campaign websites for Supreme Court candidates

Official campaign websites for Court of Criminal Appeals candidates