2022 Texas elections
November 8, 2022

The 2022 Texas elections were held 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, 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 ran for re-election to a third term.[1] He was re-elected in 2018 with 55.8% of the vote.[2]

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.[3][4][5] Former U.S. representative and 2018 U.S. Senate nominee Beto O'Rourke won the Democratic primary.[6]

2022 Texas gubernatorial election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Greg Abbott (incumbent) 4,437,099 54.76% −1.05
Democratic Beto O'Rourke 3,553,656 43.86% +1.35
Libertarian Mark Tippetts 81,932 1.01% −0.68
Green Delilah Barrios 28,584 0.35% N/A
Write-in 1,637 0.02% N/A
Total votes 8,102,908 100.00%
Republican hold

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick ran for re-election to a third term.[8] He was re-elected in 2018 with 51.3% of the vote.[2]

Republican candidates include activist Trayce Bradford and secessionist Daniel Miller[9][10] Democratic candidates included 2018 nominee Mike Collier and state representative Michelle Beckley.[11][12]

2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Patrick (incumbent) 4,317,692 53.75% +2.45
Democratic Mike Collier 3,492,544 43.48% −3.01
Libertarian Shanna Steele 222,208 2.77% +0.56
Total votes 8,032,444 100.00%
Republican hold

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Ken Paxton ran for re-election to a third term.[13] He was re-elected in 2018 with 50.6% of the vote.[2]

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.[14][15][16] 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.[17][18]

2022 Texas Attorney General election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ken Paxton (incumbent) 4,278,986 53.42% +2.85
Democratic Rochelle Garza 3,497,267 43.66% −3.35
Libertarian Mark Ash 233,750 2.92% +0.49
Total votes 8,010,003 100.00%
Republican hold

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican comptroller Glenn Hegar ran for re-election to a third term.[19] He was re-elected in 2018 with 53.2% of the vote.[2]

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.[20][21]

2022 Texas Comptroller election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Glenn Hegar (incumbent) 4,496,319 56.39% +3.20
Democratic Janet Dudding 3,265,069 40.95% −2.44
Libertarian Alonzo Echavarria-Garza 212,205 2.66% −0.76
Total votes 7,973,593 100.00%
Republican hold

Commissioner of the General Land Office

2022 Texas Land Commissioner election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Dawn Buckingham Jay Kleberg
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,463,452 3,350,291
Percentage 56.2% 42.2%
County results
Buckingham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Kleberg:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Land Commissioner before election

George P. Bush
Republican

 Elected Land Commissioner

Dawn Buckingham
Republican

Incumbent Republican Land Commissioner George P. Bush retired to run for attorney general.[22] He was re-elected in 2018 with 53.7% of the vote.[2] He was replaced by fellow Republican Dawn Buckingham, who won with 56.2% of the vote.[23]

Republican primary

Candidates
Eliminated in runoff
  • Tim Westley, pastor[25]
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Dawn Buckingham
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Statewide officials
State legislators
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Ben
Armenta		 Victor
Avila		 Dawn
Buckingham		 Rufus
Lopez		 Weston
Martinez		 Don W.
Minton		 Jon
Spiers		 Tim
Westley		 Undecided
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 490 (LV) ± 3.7% 0% 4% 4% 3% 3% 1% 3% 2% 80%
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dawn Buckingham 679,125 41.92%
Republican Tim Westley 239,473 14.78%
Republican Jon Spiers 203,879 12.58%
Republican Don W. Minton 171,001 10.55%
Republican Victor Avila 121,998 7.53%
Republican Weston Martinez 107,219 6.62%
Republican Rufus Lopez 49,475 3.05%
Republican Ben Armenta 48,029 2.96%
Total votes 1,620,199 100.0%
Runoff polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Dawn
Buckingham		 Tim
Westley		 Undecided
CWS Research (R)[upper-alpha 1] May 4–10, 2022 992 (LV) ± 3.1% 34% 18% 48%
CWS Research (R)[upper-alpha 1] March 29 – April 2, 2022 678 (LV) ± 3.8% 42% 18% 40%
Runoff results
Republican primary runoff results[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dawn Buckingham 595,554 68.78%
Republican Tim Westley 270,365 31.22%
Total votes 865,919 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates
Eliminated in runoff
  • Sandagrace Martinez, mental health advocate[25]
Eliminated in primary
  • Jinny Suh, lawyer and activist[40]
  • Michael Lange, investment manager[40]
Endorsements
Jay Kleberg
Statewide officials
State legislators
Newspaper and other media
Labor unions
Organizations
Jinny Suh
State legislators
Organizations
Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Jay
Kleberg		 Michael
Lange		 Sandagrace
Martinez		 Jinny
Suh		 Undecided
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 616 (LV) ± 3.3% 7% 8% 17% 4% 64%
Results
Democratic primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandragrace Martinez 313,780 31.80%
Democratic Jay Kleberg 257,034 26.05%
Democratic Jinny Suh 216,238 21.91%
Democratic Michael Lange 199,764 20.24%
Total votes 986,816 100.0%
Runoff results
Democratic primary runoff results[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Kleberg 254,273 52.95%
Democratic Sandragrace Martinez 225,964 47.05%
Total votes 480,237 100.0%

General election

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Dawn
Buckingham (R)		 Jay
Kleberg (D)		 Other Undecided
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation September 6–15, 2022 1,172 (LV) ± 2.9% 46% 38% 2%[lower-alpha 2] 14%
Results
2022 Texas Land Commissioner election[23][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dawn Buckingham 4,463,452 56.15% +2.47
Democratic Jay Kleberg 3,350,291 42.15% −1.04
Green Alfred Molison Jr. 133,034 1.67% N/A
Total votes 7,948,589 100.00%
Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture

2022 Texas Agriculture Commissioner election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Sid Miller Susan Hays
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,480,186 3,473,603
Percentage 56.3% 43.7%
County results
Miller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hays:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Agriculture Commissioner before election

Sid Miller
Republican

 Elected Agriculture Commissioner

Sid Miller
Republican

Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller ran for re-election to a third term.[46] He was re-elected in 2018 with 51.3% of the vote.[2] He was re-elected for a 3rd term with 56.4% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Carey
Counsil		 Sid
Miller		 James
White		 Undecided
UT Tyler February 8–15, 2022 577 (LV) ± 4.4% 6% 32% 14% 47%
UT Tyler January 18–25, 2022 512 (LV) ± 5.1% 5% 25% 7% 63%
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 490 (LV) ± 3.7% 4% 34% 7% 55%
YouGov/TXHPF October 14–27, 2021 405 (LV) ± 2.6% 2% 30% 5% 63%
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sid Miller (incumbent) 992,330 58.48%
Republican James White 528,434 31.14%
Republican Carey A. Counsil 176,083 10.38%
Total votes 1,696,847 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Susan Hays, cannabis attorney[48]
Eliminated in primary
  • Ed Ireson, businessman[49]
Endorsements
Susan Hays
Newspaper and other media
Labor unions
Organizations
Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Hays		 Ed
Ireson		 Undecided
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 616 (LV) ± 3.3% 27% 10% 63%
Results
Democratic primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Hays 814,283 82.77%
Democratic Ed Ireson 169,503 17.23%
Total votes 983,786 100.0%

General election

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Sid
Miller (R)		 Susan
Hayes (D)		 Undecided
ActiVote June 23 – September 21, 2022 184 (LV) ± 7.0% 50% 50% –
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation September 6–15, 2022 1,172 (LV) ± 2.9% 48% 41% 11%
Results
2022 Texas Agriculture Commissioner election[52][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sid Miller (incumbent) 4,480,186 56.33% +5.07
Democratic Susan Hays 3,473,603 43.67% −2.74
Total votes 7,953,789 100.00%
Republican hold

Railroad Commission

2022 Texas Railroad Commissioner election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Wayne Christian Luke Warford
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,401,187 3,222,305
Percentage 55.4% 40.5%
County results
Christian:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Warford:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Railroad Commissioner before election

Wayne Christian
Republican

 Elected Railroad Commissioner

Wayne Christian
Republican

Incumbent Republican Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian ran for re-election to a second six-year term.[53] He was first elected in 2016 with 53.1% of the vote.[54] He was successfully re-elected with 55.4% of the vote.[55]

Republican primary

Candidates
Eliminated in runoff
  • Sarah Stogner, attorney[56]
Eliminated in primary
  • Marvin Summers, lawyer[56]
  • Dawayne Tipton, project manager[56]
  • Tom Slocum Jr., engineering consultant[57]
Endorsements
Sarah Stogner
Newspaper and other media
Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Wayne
Christian		 Tom
Slocum Jr.		 Sarah
Stogner		 Marvin
Summers		 Dawayne
Tipton		 Undecided
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 490 (LV) ± 3.7% 9% 4% 5% 5% 3% 74%
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Christian (incumbent) 775,679 47.37%
Republican Sarah Stogner 244,949 14.96%
Republican Tom Slocum Jr. 234,439 14.32%
Republican Marvin "Sarge" Summers 194,099 11.85%
Republican Dawayne Tipton 188,428 11.51%
Total votes 1,637,594 100.0%
Runoff
Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Wayne
Christian		 Sarah
Stogner		 Undecided
CWS Research (R)[upper-alpha 1] May 4–10, 2022 992 (LV) ± 3.1% 46% 24% 30%
CWS Research (R)[upper-alpha 1] March 29 – April 2, 2022 678 (LV) ± 3.8% 50% 24% 26%
Results
Republican primary runoff results[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Christian (incumbent) 574,573 65.04%
Republican Sarah Stogner 308,859 34.96%
Total votes 883,432 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luke Warford 916,650 100.0%
Total votes 916,650 100.0%

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Green convention

Candidates

General election

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Wayne
Christian (R)		 Luke
Warford (D)		 Other Undecided
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation September 6–15, 2022 1,172 (LV) ± 2.9% 44% 37% 5%[lower-alpha 3] 14%
Data for Progress (D)[upper-alpha 2] August 17–22, 2022 636 (LV) ± 4.0% 48% 44% – 10%
Results
2022 Texas Railroad Commissioner election[55][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Christian (incumbent) 4,401,187 55.37% +2.30
Democratic Luke Warford 3,222,305 40.54% +2.16
Libertarian Jaime Díez 239,489 3.01% −2.27
Green Hunter Crow 85,570 1.08% −2.20
Total votes 7,948,551 100.00%
Republican hold

Judicial

Supreme Court

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

Place 3

Incumbent Republican justice Debra Lehrmann is running for re-election to a third term. She was re-elected in 2016 with 53.1% of the vote.[54]

Republican primary
Candidates
  • Debra Lehrmann, incumbent Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Debra Lehrmann (incumbent) 1,535,581 100.0%
Total votes 1,535,581 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erin A. Nowell 914,184 100.0%
Total votes 914,184 100.0%
General election
Results
2022 Texas Supreme Court Place 3 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Debra Lehrmann (incumbent) 4,475,136 56.17% +3.10
Democratic Erin A. Nowell 3,330,529 41.80% +3.42
Libertarian Tom Oxford 162,036 2.03% −3.25
Total votes 7,967,701 100.00%
Republican hold

Place 5

Incumbent Republican justice Rebeca Huddle is running for election to a full term. She was appointed by Greg Abbott in 2020 to replace retiring justice Paul W. Green.[65]

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rebeca Huddle (incumbent) 1,519,069 100.0%
Total votes 1,519,069 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Reichek 913,836 100.0%
Total votes 913,836 100.0%
General election
Results
2022 Texas Supreme Court Place 5 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rebeca Huddle (incumbent) 4,530,668 57.08% +2.78
Democratic Amanda Reichek 3,406,054 42.92% +1.74
Total votes 7,936,722 100.00%
Republican hold

Place 9

Incumbent Republican justice Evan A. Young is running 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.[66]

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Evan A. Young (incumbent) 860,852 54.86%
Republican David Schenck 708,359 45.14%
Total votes 1,569,211 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Maldonado 922,595 100.0%
Total votes 922,595 100.0%
General election
Results
2022 Texas Supreme Court Place 9 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Evan A. Young (incumbent) 4,474,900 56.41% +0.61
Democratic Julia Maldonado 3,458,103 43.59% +4.23
Total votes 7,933,003 100.00%
Republican hold

Court of Criminal Appeals

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

Place 2

Incumbent Republican Judge Mary Lou Keel is running for re-election to a second term. She was first elected in 2016 with 54.9% of the vote.[54]

Republican primary
Candidates
  • Mary Lou Keel, incumbent Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Lou Keel (incumbent) 1,485,583 100.0%
Total votes 1,485,583 100.0%
General election
Results
2022 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mary Lou Keel (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes
Republican hold

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.[54] Walker defeated Democratic opponent Dana Huffman, winning a second term with 57% of the vote.[68]

Republican primary
Candidates
  • Clint Morgan, prosecutor
  • Scott Walker, incumbent Judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Walker (incumbent) 884,160 56.62%
Republican Clint Morgan 677,504 43.38%
Total votes 1,561,664 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Dana Huffman, attorney[64]
Results
Democratic primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Huffman 911,472 100.0%
Total votes 911,472 100.0%
General election
Results
2022 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 election[68][69][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Scott Walker (incumbent) 4,513,500 56.94% +2.19
Democratic Dana Huffman 3,413,071 43.06% +2.85
Total votes 7,926,571 100.00%
Republican hold

Place 6

Incumbent Republican Judge Jesse McClure is running 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.[70]

Republican primary
Candidates
  • Jesse McClure, incumbent Judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals
Results
Republican primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jesse McClure (incumbent) 1,474,886 100.0%
Total votes 1,474,886 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Johnson 906,119 100.0%
Total votes 906,119 100.0%
General election
Results
2022 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jesse McClure (incumbent) 4,526,307 57.22% +2.24
Democratic Robert Johnson 3,383,705 42.78% +1.89
Total votes 7,910,012 100.00%
Republican hold

Board of education

All fifteen seats of the Texas Board of Education are 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

Republican primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Stevens 39,848 63.7
Republican Lani Popp 22,686 36.3
Total votes 62,534 100.0

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Ortega 42,212 46.1
Democratic Laura Marquez 32,523 35.5
Democratic Omar Yanar 16,817 18.4
Total votes 91,552 100.0
Democratic primary runoff results[72]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melissa Ortega 31,583 57.5
Democratic Laura Marquez 23,335 42.5
Total votes 54,918 100.0

General election

2022 Texas Board of Education 1st district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Melissa Ortega 247,093 55.79% +0.02
Republican Michael Stevens 195,794 44.21% −0.02
Total votes 442,887 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 2

Republican primary

Republican primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican LJ Francis 37,909 57.5
Republican Hilda Garza-DeShazo 28,046 42.5
Total votes 65,955 100.0

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Victor Perez 21,594 29.6
Democratic Pete Garcia 17,767 24.4
Democratic Thomas Garcia 15,216 20.9
Democratic Michael Vargas 14,437 19.8
Democratic Wayne Raasch 3,934 5.4
Total votes 72,948 100.0
Democratic primary runoff results[72]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Victor Perez 20,649 56.1
Democratic Pete Garcia 16,150 43.9
Total votes 36,799 100.0

General election

2022 Texas Board of Education 2nd district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican LJ Francis 194,976 50.18% +3.78
Democratic Victor Perez 193,578 49.82% −3.78
Total votes 388,554 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Member, District 3

Republican primary

Republican primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Morrow 42,267 55.9%
Republican Lana Jean Holland 33,297 44.1%
Total votes 75,564 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marisa Perez-Diaz (incumbent) 77,313 100%
Total votes 77,313 100%

General election

General election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marisa Perez-Diaz (incumbent) 258,122 54.92% −45.08
Republican Ken Morrow 211,906 45.08% +45.08
Total votes 470,028 100.00%

Member, District 4

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Coretta Mallet-Fontenot 26,418 38.7%
Democratic Staci Childs 19,108 28.0%
Democratic Marvin Johnson 10,231 15.0%
Democratic Theldon Branch 7,415 10.9%
Democratic Larry McKinzie 5,025 7.4%
Total votes 68,197 100%
Democratic primary runoff results[72]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Staci Childs 17,472 57.4%
Democratic Coretta Mallet-Fontenot 12,980 42.6%
Total votes 30,452 100%

General election

General election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Staci Childs 100%
Total votes 100%

Member, District 5

Republican primary

Republican primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Loewe 38,777 53.4%
Republican Robert Morrow 33,775 46.6%
Total votes 72,552 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebecca Bell-Metereau (incumbent) 91,054 73.7%
Democratic Juan Juárez 24,514 19.8%
Democratic Kevin Guico 8,018 6.5%
Total votes 123,586 100%

General election

General election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rebecca Bell-Metereau (incumbent) 419,391 63.82% +14.88
Republican Mark Loewe 237,773 36.18% –10.97
Total votes 657,164 100.00%

Member, District 6

Republican primary

Republican primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Hickman (incumbent) 71,825 65.8%
Republican Mike Wolfe 37,336 34.2%
Total votes 109,161 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Palmer 51,360 100%
Total votes 51,360 100%

General election

General election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Will Hickman (incumbent) 364,447 60.25% +10.49
Democratic Michelle Palmer 240,384 39.74% –7.64
Write-in 59 0.01% N/A
Total votes 604,890 100%

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 are up for election to two-year terms. Prior to the election, Republicans hold a majority of 18 seats against the Democrats' 13 seats.

Texas Senate
Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Donna Campbell 18 19 Increase 1
Democratic John Whitmire 13 12 Decrease 1
Total 31 31

House of Representatives

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

Texas House of Representatives
Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Dade Phelan 85 86 Increase 1
Democratic Chris Turner 65 64 Decrease 1
Total 150 150

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Molison with 2%
  3. ↑ Díez with 4%; Crow with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 3 4 Poll sponsored by Defend Texas Liberty PAC
  2. ↑ This poll was sponsored by Warford's campaign

References

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