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 thirty-eight 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. He was re-elected in

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

, and political commentator

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, 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

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Dan Patrick 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 secessionist Daniel Miller Democratic candidates included 2018 nominee

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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 repres ...

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

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

with 50.6% of the vote. Paxton was challenged by Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice

Eva Guzman Eva Martinez Guzman (born January 12, 1961) is an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a Republican member of the Texas Supreme Court from 2009 to 2021. Justice Guzman is a Shareholder at Chamberlain Hrdlicka in the Houston an ...

, and U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert in the Republican primary. Former Galveston 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 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 Land Commissioner George P. Bush retired to run for attorney general. He was re-elected in

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

= * Dawn Buckingham,

from the 24th district

=Eliminated in runoff

= * Tim Westley, pastor

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ben Armenta, businessman * Victor Avila, former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 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 King Ranch family

=Eliminated in runoff

= * Sandagrace Martinez, mental health advocate

=Eliminated in primary

= * Jinny Suh, lawyer and activist * Michael Lange, investment manager

= Endorsements

=Polling

= Results

= Runoff results

General election

= Polling

= Results

Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican

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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 3rd 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 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 successfully re-elected with 55.4% of the vote.

Republican primary

= Candidates

= * Wayne Christian, incumbent railroad commissioner

=Eliminated in runoff

= * Sarah Stogner, attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= * Marvin Summers, lawyer * Dawayne Tipton, project manager * Tom Slocum Jr., engineering consultant

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

Place 3

Incumbent Republican Justice

Debra Lehrmann Debra Ann H. Lehrmann (born November 16, 1956) is a justice of the Texas Supreme Court, the court of last resort for civil and juvenile matters located in the capital city of Austin in the U.S. state of Texas. She is a former 360th Judicial Dis ...

is running for re-election to a third term. She was re-elected in 2016 with 53.1% of the vote.

= Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court

Results

= Democratic primary

Candidates

*Erin A. Nowell, incumbent Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas

Results

= General election

Results

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.

= Republican primary

Candidates

* Rebeca Huddle, incumbent Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court and former Associate Justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas

Results

= Democratic primary

Candidates

*Amanda Reichek, incumbent Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas

Results

= General election

Results

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

, who retired to run for attorney general.

= Republican primary

Candidates

* David Schenck, incumbent Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas * Evan A. Young, incumbent Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court

Results

= Democratic primary

Candidates

*Julia Maldonado, Harris County district judge

Results

= General election

Results

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 Mary Lou Keel (born January 5, 1961) has been a Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 2016. Between 1995 and 2016 she presided over the 232nd District Court in Harris County, Texas. She had previously served as assistant district atto ...

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

= Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

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

= Republican primary

Candidates

* Clint Morgan, prosecutor * Scott Walker, incumbent Judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals

Results

= Democratic primary

Candidates

*Dana Huffman, attorney

Results

= General election

Results

Place 6

Incumbent Republican Judge

Jesse McClure Jesse F. McClure III (born 1972) is a Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Biography McClure graduated from Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, received his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of North Car ...

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.

= Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent Judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals

Results

= Democratic primary

Candidates

*Robert Johnson, Harris County district judge

Results

= General election

Results

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

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

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.

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.

Notes

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References

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