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 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.

Governor
Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott successfully ran for re-election to a third term. He was re-elected in 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 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 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.

Candidates

 * Dawn Buckingham, state senator 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 Texas Real Estate Commissioner
 * Don W. Minton, attorney
 * Jon Spiers, surgeon and candidate for TX's 2nd congressional district in 2018

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

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 3rd term with 56.4% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Sid Miller, incumbent agriculture commissioner

Eliminated in primary

 * Carey A. Counsil, professor and rancher
 * James White, state representative from the 19th District

Candidates

 * Susan Hays, cannabis attorney

Eliminated in primary

 * Ed Ireson, businessman

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.

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

Candidates

 * Luke Warford, former staffer for the Texas Democratic Party

Candidates

 * Jaime Diez

Candidates

 * Hunter Crow

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.

Candidates

 * Debra Lehrmann, incumbent Associate Justice

Candidates

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

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.

Candidates

 * Rebeca Huddle, incumbent Associate Justice

Candidates

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

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.

Candidates

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

Candidates

 * Julia Maldonado, Judge of the Harris County District Court (507th District)

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.

Candidates

 * Mary Lou Keel, incumbent Judge

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.

Candidates

 * Clint Morgan, Harris County assistant district attorney
 * Scott Walker, incumbent Judge

Candidates

 * Dana Huffman, Dallas County magistrate judge

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.

Candidates

 * Jesse McClure, incumbent Judge

Candidates

 * Robert Johnson, Judge of the Harris County District Court (177th District)

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.

Legislature
All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and all 31 seats of the Texas State Senate were up for election. The winners of this election served in the 88th Texas Legislature.

Senate
All 31 seats of the Texas Senate were up for election to two-year terms. Prior to the election, Republicans held a majority of 18 seats against the Democrats' 13 seats.

House of Representatives
All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives were up for election to two-year terms. Prior to the election, Republicans held a majority of 85 seats against the Democrats' 65 seats.