2018 Texas Attorney General election
The 2018 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton ran for re-election. The Democratic Party nominated attorney Justin Nelson.
Paxton was narrowly re-elected to a second term by a 3.56% margin of victory.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Justin Nelson, Susman Godfrey partner
Results
Libertarian convention
Nominated
- Michael Ray Harris, attorney
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ken Paxton | Justin Nelson | Michael Ray Harris | Other | Undecided |
| Dixie Strategies | September 6–7, 2018 | 519 | ± 4.3% | 45% | 39% | 2% | – | 15% |
| Texas Lyceum | July 9–26, 2018 | 441 | ± 4.7% | 35% | 25% | 4% | – | 37% |
| Gravis Marketing | July 3–7, 2018 | 602 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 41% | – | – | 14% |
| UoT/Texas Tribune | June 8–17, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 32% | 31% | 6% | 4% | 26% |
| Baselice & Associates | May 21–28, 2018 | – | – | 45% | 33% | – | – | – |
Results
By congressional district
Paxton won 21 of 36 congressional districts, with the remaining 15 going to Nelson, including two that elected Republicans.| District | Paxton | Nelson | Representative |
| 71% | 28% | Louie Gohmert | |
| 50% | 48% | Ted Poe | |
| 50% | 48% | Dan Crenshaw | |
| 51% | 46% | Sam Johnson | |
| 51% | 46% | Van Taylor | |
| 73% | 25% | John Ratcliffe | |
| 59% | 39% | Jeb Hensarling | |
| 59% | 39% | Lance Gooden | |
| 51% | 47% | Joe Barton | |
| 51% | 47% | Ron Wright | |
| 46% | 52% | John Culberson | |
| 46% | 52% | Lizzie Fletcher | |
| 71% | 27% | Kevin Brady | |
| 19% | 80% | Al Green | |
| 49% | 48% | Michael McCaul | |
| 76% | 21% | Mike Conaway | |
| 60% | 38% | Kay Granger | |
| 78% | 20% | Mac Thornberry | |
| 57% | 41% | Randy Weber | |
| 41% | 57% | Vicente Gonzalez | |
| 28% | 68% | Beto O'Rourke | |
| 28% | 68% | Veronica Escobar | |
| 54% | 43% | Bill Flores | |
| 20% | 78% | Sheila Jackson Lee | |
| 70% | 27% | Jodey Arrington | |
| 33% | 64% | Joaquín Castro | |
| 49% | 48% | Lamar Smith | |
| 49% | 48% | Chip Roy | |
| 50% | 48% | Pete Olson | |
| 47% | 50% | Will Hurd | |
| 48% | 49% | Kenny Marchant | |
| 52% | 46% | Roger Williams | |
| 57% | 40% | Michael Burgess | |
| 59% | 38% | Michael Cloud | |
| 39% | 59% | Henry Cuellar | |
| 26% | 73% | Gene Green | |
| 26% | 73% | Sylvia Garcia | |
| 18% | 80% | Eddie Bernice Johnson | |
| 50% | 46% | John Carter | |
| 45% | 53% | Pete Sessions | |
| 45% | 53% | Colin Allred | |
| 22% | 75% | Marc Veasey | |
| 40% | 57% | Filemon Vela Jr. | |
| 28% | 69% | Lloyd Doggett | |
| 70% | 28% | Brian Babin |