2022 Texas elections


Elections were held in Texas 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 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives, an additional two of which were apportioned to the state following the 2020 redistricting cycle based on data from the 2020 census.

Executive

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 [Texas gubernatorial election|2018] with 55.8% of the vote.
Abbott faced a number of Republican challengers, including former party chair and ex-Florida congressman Allen West, former state senator Don Huffines, and political commentator Chad Prather, 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 [United States Senate election in Texas|2018 U.S. Senate nominee] Beto O'Rourke won the Democratic primary.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 with 51.3% of the vote.
Republican candidates include activist Trayce Bradford and secessionist Daniel Miller Democratic candidates included 2018 nominee Mike Collier and state representative Michelle Beckley.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Ken Paxton successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 [Texas Attorney General election|2018] with 50.6% of the vote.
Paxton was challenged by Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman, and U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert in the Republican primary. Former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski, Attorney Lee Merritt who dropped out and endorsed eventual primary nominee, ACLU attorney Rochelle Garza, were running in the Democratic primary.

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican comptroller Glenn Hegar successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 2018 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 2018 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
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
    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 2018 with 51.3% of the vote. He was re-elected for a third term with 56.4% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates
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 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
  • Tom Slocum Jr., engineering consultant
  • Marvin Summers, lawyer
  • Dawayne Tipton, project manager
    Endorsements
Polling
Results
Runoff
Polling
Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

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
Democratic primary
Candidates
General election
Results

Place 5

Incumbent Justice Rebeca Huddle ran for election to a full term. She was appointed by Greg Abbott in 2020 to replace retiring justice Paul W. Green.
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
General election
Results

Place 9

Incumbent Republican justice Evan Young ran for election to a full term. He was appointed by Greg Abbott in 2021 to replace Justice Eva Guzman, who retired to run for attorney general.
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Julia Maldonado, Judge of the Harris County District Court
    Results
General election
Results

Court of Criminal Appeals

Three of the nine positions of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals were up for election. Justices are elected to six-year renewable terms with no term limit.

Place 2

Incumbent Republican Judge Mary Lou Keel ran for re-election to a second term. She was first elected in 2016 with 54.9% of the vote.
Republican primary
Candidates
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
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Democratic primary
Candidates
General election
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Place 6

Incumbent Republican Judge Jesse McClure ran 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
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Robert Johnson, Judge of the Harris County District Court
    Results
General election
Results

Board of education

All fifteen seats of the Texas Board of Education 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.

Member, District 8

Member, District 10

Democratic primary

  • James Whitfield dropped out of primary giving Luis become a nominee.