2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Texas. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for governor of Texas. 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 [Lieutenant Governor (United States)|governor (United States)|lieutenant governor] separately from its governor.
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick won re-election to a third term, defeating [Texas Texas Democratic Party|Democratic Party|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 Texas Nationalist Movement
- Aaron Sorrells, businessman
- Zach Vance, retired military
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Trayce Bradford | Todd Bullis | Daniel Miller | Dan Patrick | Aaron Sorrells | Zach Vance | Other | Undecided |
| UT Tyler | February 8–15, 2022 | 579 | ± 4.4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 54% | 2% | 3% | – | 31% |
| YouGov/UT | January 28 – February 7, 2022 | 375 | ± 5.1% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 82% | 2% | 4% | 3% | – |
| UT Tyler | January 18–25, 2022 | 514 | ± 5.1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 42% | 1% | 1% | – | 48% |
| YouGov/UH | January 14–24, 2022 | 490 | ± 3.7% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 52% | 3% | 2% | – | 36% |
| YouGov/UT/TT | October 22–31, 2021 | 554 | ± 4.2% | – | – | – | 56% | – | – | 9% | 36% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Mike Collier, finance chair of the Texas Democratic Party and nominee for comptroller in 2014 and lieutenant governor in 2018
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
- Carla Brailey, vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party
Withdrawn
- Matthew Dowd, political consultant, ABC News contributor, and former staffer to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen
First round
Polling
Graphical summaryLibertarian convention
Nominee
- Shanna Steele, college student and former federal employee
General election
Polling
Graphical summary| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Patrick | Mike Collier | Shanna Steele | Other | Undecided |
| CWS Research | November 2–5, 2022 | 786 | ± 3.5% | 46% | 38% | 6% | – | 9% |
| UT Tyler | October 17–24, 2022 | 1,330 | ± 2.9% | 39% | 32% | 5% | 4% | 18% |
| UT Tyler | October 17–24, 2022 | 973 | ± 3.4% | 44% | 35% | 5% | 3% | 13% |
| Emerson College | October 17–19, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 42% | 3% | – | 7% |
| Siena College | October 16–19, 2022 | 649 | ± 5.1% | 49% | 41% | – | 1% | 9% |
| ActiVote | June 23 – September 21, 2022 | 250 | ± 6.0% | 46% | 38% | 17% | – | – |
| Siena College | September 14–18, 2022 | 651 | ± 4.4% | 49% | 40% | – | – | 11% |
| Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation | September 6–15, 2022 | 1,172 | ± 2.9% | 48% | 42% | 2% | – | 8% |
| UT Tyler | September 7–13, 2022 | 1,243 | ± 2.9% | 39% | 28% | 8% | 5% | 20% |
| YouGov/UT | August 26 – September 6, 2022 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 39% | 32% | 4% | 4% | 20% |
| YouGov/UH/TSU | August 11–29, 2022 | 1,312 | ± 2.7% | 49% | 43% | – | – | 8% |
| UT Tyler | August 1–7, 2022 | 1,384 | ± 2.8% | 36% | 28% | 8% | 7% | 21% |
| UT Tyler | August 1–7, 2022 | 1,199 | ± 3.0% | 39% | 30% | 6% | 6% | 18% |
| YouGov/UH | June 27 – July 7, 2022 | 1,169 | ± 2.9% | 45% | 41% | – | – | 14% |
| YouGov/UH | June 27 – July 7, 2022 | 1,006 | ± 3.1% | 48% | 43% | – | – | 9% |
| YouGov/UT | June 16–24, 2022 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 38% | 26% | 5% | 6% | 25% |
| YouGov/TXHPF | March 18–28, 2022 | 1,139 | ± 2.6% | 49% | 43% | – | – | 8% |
Dan Patrick vs. Michelle Beckley
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Patrick | Michelle Beckley | Undecided |
| YouGov/TXHPF | March 18–28, 2022 | 1,139 | ± 2.6% | 50% | 42% | 8% |
Results
By congressional district
Patrick won 25 of 38 congressional districts.| District | Patrick | Collier | Representative |
| 76% | 22% | Louie Gohmert | |
| 76% | 22% | Nathaniel Moran | |
| 61% | 36% | Dan Crenshaw | |
| 58% | 40% | Van Taylor | |
| 58% | 40% | Keith Self | |
| 64% | 34% | Pat Fallon | |
| 62% | 36% | Lance Gooden | |
| 63% | 34% | Jake Ellzey | |
| 34% | 63% | Lizzie Fletcher | |
| 66% | 32% | Kevin Brady | |
| 66% | 32% | Morgan Luttrell | |
| 23% | 74% | Al Green | |
| 60% | 37% | Michael McCaul | |
| 72% | 25% | August Pfluger | |
| 58% | 39% | Kay Granger | |
| 73% | 24% | Ronny Jackson | |
| 65% | 32% | Randy Weber | |
| 52% | 45% | Vicente Gonzalez | |
| 52% | 45% | Monica De La Cruz | |
| 35% | 61% | Veronica Escobar | |
| 64% | 34% | Pete Sessions | |
| 25% | 72% | Sheila Jackson Lee | |
| 75% | 22% | Jodey Arrington | |
| 33% | 63% | Joaquín Castro | |
| 60% | 37% | Chip Roy | |
| 59% | 39% | Troy Nehls | |
| 54% | 43% | Tony Gonzales | |
| 55% | 42% | Beth Van Duyne | |
| 66% | 32% | Roger Williams | |
| 60% | 38% | Michael Burgess | |
| 63% | 34% | Michael Cloud | |
| 46% | 50% | Henry Cuellar | |
| 30% | 66% | Sylvia Garcia | |
| 21% | 76% | Eddie Bernice Johnson | |
| 21% | 76% | Jasmine Crockett | |
| 60% | 37% | John Carter | |
| 33% | 64% | Colin Allred | |
| 25% | 72% | Marc Veasey | |
| 44% | 53% | Mayra Flores | |
| 44% | 53% | Vicente Gonzalez | |
| 25% | 70% | Lloyd Doggett | |
| 25% | 70% | Greg Casar | |
| 67% | 31% | Brian Babin | |
| 20% | 77% | Lloyd Doggett | |
| 59% | 38% | Wesley Hunt |