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The 2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the
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of the
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of
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for
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. Primary elections were held on March 1, with runoffs being held on May 24 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. Texas is one of 21 states that elects its
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separately from its
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. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Mike Collier in a rematch of the 2018 election.


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominee

* Dan Patrick, incumbent lieutenant governor


Eliminated in primary

*Trayce Bradford, activist *Todd Bullis, businessman and anti-abortion activist *Daniel Miller, president of the
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*Aaron Sorrells, businessman *Zach Vance, retired military


Endorsements


Polling


Results


Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominee

*Mike Collier, finance chair of the
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and nominee for
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in
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and lieutenant governor in 2018


Eliminated in runoff

*
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 ...
,
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from the 65th district


Eliminated in primary

*Carla Brailey, vice chair of the
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contributor, and former staffer to U.S. Senator
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Endorsements


First round


Polling

Graphical summary


Results


Runoff


Polling


Results


Libertarian convention


Nominee

*Shanna Steele, college student and former federal employee


General election


Post-primary endorsements


Polling

Graphical summary
Dan Patrick vs. Michelle Beckley


Results


By congressional district

Patrick won 25 of 38 congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::1c2c1e0d-2fd1-43a8-a039-73e7023124d1


See also

*
2022 Texas elections 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 el ...


Notes

Partisan clients


References


External links

Official campaign websites
Mike Collier (D) for Lieutenant Governor

Dan Patrick (R) for Lieutenant Governor
{{2022 United States elections Lieutenant Gubernatorial
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