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

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and all 38 seats in the

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, 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

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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 ...

successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in

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with 55.8% of the vote. Abbott faced a number of Republican challengers, including former

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and ex-Florida congressman Allen West, former

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Don Huffines Donald Blaine Huffines is an American politician and businessman from the state of Texas. Huffines co-owns and operates Huffines Communities, a real estate development company in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. A conservative, Tea Party moveme ...

, and political commentator

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, all of which have been vocal critics of Abbott due to his handling of the

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. Former

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and 2018 U.S. Senate nominee

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won the Democratic primary.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican

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Dan Patrick successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in

with 51.3% of the vote. Republican candidates include activist Trayce Bradford and

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Daniel Miller Democratic candidates included 2018 nominee Mike Collier and

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Michelle Beckley Michelle Jane Beckley (born November 28, 1969) is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 65. She was first elected in November 2018, defeating incumbent Republican Ron Simmons. Texas' 65th district repre ...

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

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successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in

with 50.6% of the vote. Paxton was challenged by

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, former

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Justice

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, and

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Louie Gohmert Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. (; born August 18, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, and former judge who was the U.S. representative from Texas's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a Republican and was part of the Tea ...

in the Republican primary. Former

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mayor Joe Jaworski, Attorney

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who dropped out and endorsed eventual primary nominee,

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attorney

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, were running in the Democratic primary.

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican

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Glenn Hegar Glenn Allen Hegar Jr. (born November 25, 1970)State Sen. Glenn ...

successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in

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

retired to run for attorney general. He was re-elected in

with 53.7% of the vote. He was replaced by fellow Republican

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, who won with 56.2% of the vote.

Republican primary

= Candidates

= *

from the 24th district

=Eliminated in runoff

= * Tim Westley, pastor

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ben Armenta, businessman * Victor Avila, former

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agent * Rufus Lopez, attorney * Weston Martinez, activist and former

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er * Don W. Minton, attorney * Jon Spiers, surgeon and candidate for in

= Endorsements

=Polling

= Results

= Runoff polling

= Runoff results

Democratic primary

= Candidates

= * Jay Kleberg, conservationist and member of the

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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

with 51.3% of the vote. He was re-elected for a third term with 56.4% of the vote.

Republican primary

= Candidates

= * Sid Miller, incumbent agriculture commissioner

=Eliminated in primary

= * Carey A. Counsil, professor and rancher * James White,

from the 19th District

= 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

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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

= *

, incumbent railroad commissioner

=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

= * Luke Warford, former staffer for the

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= 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

* Debra Lehrmann, incumbent Associate Justice

Results

= Democratic primary

Candidates

* Erin A. Nowell, incumbent Associate Justice of the

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Results

= General election

Results

Place 5

Incumbent Justice Rebeca Huddle ran for election to a full term. She was appointed by

in 2020 to replace retiring justice

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= Republican primary

Candidates

Rebeca Huddle Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle (born July 7, 1973) is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas since 2020. She previously served as a justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas from 2011 to 2017. On October 15, 202 ...

, incumbent Associate Justice

Results

= Democratic primary

Candidates

* Amanda Reichek, incumbent Associate Justice of the

Results

= General election

Results

Place 9

Incumbent Republican justice Evan Young ran for election to a full term. He was appointed by

in 2021 to replace Justice

, who retired to run for attorney general.

= Republican primary

Candidates

* David Schenck, incumbent Associate Justice of the

* Evan A. Young, incumbent Associate Justice

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

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were up for election. Justices are elected to six-year renewable terms with no term limit.

Place 2

Incumbent Republican Judge

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ran for re-election to a second term. She was first elected in 2016 with 54.9% of the vote.

= Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent Judge

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

* Clint Morgan, Harris County assistant district attorney * Scott Walker, incumbent Judge

Results

= Democratic primary

Candidates

* Dana Huffman, Dallas County magistrate judge

Results

= General election

Results

Place 6

Incumbent Republican Judge Jesse McClure ran for election to a full term. He was appointed by

in 2021 to replace

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, who reached

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when he turned 75 years old in 2017.

= Republican primary

Candidates

* Jesse McClure, incumbent Judge

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

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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

Legislature

All 150 seats of the

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and all 31 seats of the

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were up for election. The winners of this election served in the

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Senate

All 31 seats of the

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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

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

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites for Comptroller candidates
Mark Goloby (R) for Comptroller

Glenn Hegar (R) for Comptroller

Angel Luis Vega (D) for Comptroller
Official campaign websites for Land Commissioner candidates
Ben Armenta (R) for Land Commissioner

Dawn Buckingham (R) for Land Commissioner

Jay Kleberg (D) for Land Commissioner

Weston Martinez (R) for Land Commissioner

Don W. Minton (R) for Land Commissioner

Jon Spiers (R) for Land Commissioner

Jinny Suh (D) for Land Commissioner

Tim Westley (R) for Land Commissioner
Official campaign websites for Agriculture Commissioner candidates
Carey A. Counsil (R) for Agriculture Commissioner

Susan Hays (D) for Agriculture Commissioner

Ed Ireson (D) for Agriculture Commissioner

Sid Miller (R) for Agriculture Commissioner

James White (R) for Agriculture Commissioner
Official campaign websites for Railroad Commissioner candidates
Wayne Christian (R) for Railroad Commissioner

Luke Warford (D) for Railroad Commissioner
Official campaign websites for Supreme Court candidates
Rebeca Huddle (R) for Supreme Court

Debra Lehrmann (R) for Supreme Court

Julia Maldonado (D) for Supreme Court

Erin Nowell (D) for Supreme Court

Amanda Reichek (D) for Supreme Court
Official campaign websites for Court of Criminal Appeals candidates
Dana Huffman (D) for Court of Criminal Appeals

Mary Lou Keel (R) for Court of Criminal Appeals

Jesse McClure (R) for Court of Criminal Appeals

Clint Morgan (R) for Court of Criminal Appeals

Scott Walker (R) for Court of Criminal Appeals
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