On January 9, 2017, the day before the 85th Texas Legislature began its session, incumbent Republican
lieutenant governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
Dan Patrick announced he would run for re-election in 2018.
He stated his early announcement was in order to dispel rumors of a primary challenge to Governor
Greg Abbott
Gregory Wayne Abbott ( ; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served from 2002 to ...
or U.S. Senator
Ted Cruz
Rafael Edward Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 ...
.
Republican primary
=Candidates
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* Scott Milder, former
Rockwall city councilman
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Dan Patrick, incumbent lieutenant governor
=Results
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Democratic primary
=Candidates
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* Mike Collier, businessman, finance Chair of the
Texas Democratic Party
The Texas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Texas and one of the two major political parties in the state. The party's headquarters are in Austin, Texas.
President Lyndon B. Johnson was a Texas Democ ...
, and nominee for Texas Comptroller in 2014
* Michael Cooper, businessman, community leader, and pastor
=Results
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Libertarian state convention
=Candidates
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* Kerry Douglas McKennon
General election
= Polling
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=Results
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By congressional district
Patrick won 22 of 36 congressional districts, with the remaining 14 going to Collier, including one that elected a Republican.
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Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections