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2022 Texas Attorney General election

The 2022 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton won re-election to his third term.[1][2][3] Paxton won all but 21 counties and won the popular vote by a margin of 9.7%, underperforming Governor Greg Abbott's concurrent bid for re-election by 1.1%.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Endorsements

George P. Bush
U.S. Executive Branch officials
State senators
Local officials
Newspapers
Organizations
Individuals
Ken Paxton
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Organizations
Eva Guzman
Newspaper and other media
Organizations
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform[8]
Louie Gohmert
State representatives

First round

Polling

Graphical summary

Results

Primary results map by county:
  Paxton
  •   30–40%
      40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%
  Bush
  •   30–40%
      40–50%
      50–60%
  Gohmert
  •   30–40%
      40–50%
      50–60%
      60–70%

Gohmert performed best in Texas's 1st congressional district, where he served as a US representative at the time; Guzman performed best in urban Travis, Harris, and Dallas counties; Bush performed best in the Rio Grande Valley; and Paxton performed best in the Texas Panhandle, South Plains, and Southeast Texas.[23]

Runoff

Polling

Results

Primary runoff results map by county:
  Paxton
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
      90–100%
  Bush
  •   50–60%
      70–80%
      80–90%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Joe Jaworski
Labor unions
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
Lee Merritt
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State senators
Local officials
Organizations
  • Texas Organizing Project[41] (endorse Garza in the runoff)
Rochelle Mercedes Garza
U.S. Representatives
Local officials
  • Mike Fields, former judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 14 and former Attorney General candidate[31]
Newspapers and other media
Individuals
  • Lee Merritt, civil rights attorney and former Attorney General candidate[31]
Labor unions
Organizations

First round

Polling

Graphical summary

Results

Runoff

Polling

Results

Libertarian convention

Declared

General election

On October 27, 2022, Libertarian nominee Mark Ash published an op-ed in The Amarillo Pioneer in which he blasted Ken Paxton as "the poster child for corruption and authoritarianism" and recommended that if voters were "reluctant to throw away their votes on a third-party candidate," they should vote for Democratic nominee Rochelle Garza instead. The Texas Democratic Party put out a statement claiming that Ash had endorsed Garza, but Ash clarified that he was not endorsing her, nor would he be dropping out of the race.[55]

Predictions

Polling

Graphical summary
Hypothetical polling
George P. Bush vs. Rochelle Garza
George P. Bush vs. Joe Jaworski
Ken Paxton vs. Joe Jaworski
Ken Paxton vs. Justin Nelson

Results

By congressional district

Paxton won 25 of 38 congressional districts.[58]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Someone else" with 4%
  3. ^ "Someone else" with 3%
  4. ^ "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
  5. ^ "Someone else" with 6%
  6. ^ "Someone else" with 5%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b c Poll sponsored by Defend Texas Liberty PAC, which supports Paxton
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "TEXAS". Stateageelections.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Gates, Billy (June 10, 2021). "Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces bid for re-election in 2022". Kxan.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ^ @DecisionDeskHQ (May 25, 2022). "Decision Desk HQ projects Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) is the winner of the Republican nomination for Attorney General…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "George P. Bush announces bid for Texas attorney general". The Hill. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Roy, Reagan (November 22, 2021). "IT'S OFFICIAL: US Rep. Louie Gohmert announces he's running for Texas Attorney General". CBS. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "George P. Bush, Ken Paxton prepare for a bitter primary runoff battle for Texas attorney general". March 3, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Patrick, Svitek (June 21, 2021). "Eva Guzman, former Texas Supreme Court justice, officially starts campaign for attorney general". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 23, 2021). "Republican state Rep. Matt Krause drops out of attorney general's race to run for Tarrant County district attorney". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "George P. Bush Scrubs Endorsement From Indicted Sheriff Linked to the Oath Keepers". Rolling Stone. November 22, 2021.
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  14. ^ a b "Time to vote in attorney general, Tarrant DA runoffs. Here are our recommendations". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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  20. ^ "Editorial: We recommend Eva Guzman for Texas Attorney General in the Republican primary". Houston Chronicle. February 13, 2022.
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  27. ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 1, 2021). "Former ACLU lawyer Rochelle Garza decides to run for attorney general after redistricting upends congressional campaign". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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  29. ^ Goldenstein, Taylor (January 6, 2022). "Once a Republican, ex-Harris County judge Mike Fields running for Texas AG as a Democrat". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt concedes dem AG primary loss, endorses Rochelle Garza". March 10, 2022.
  31. ^ a b c d Barragan, James; Zhang, Andrew (March 10, 2022). "Democrat Lee Merritt suspends campaign for attorney general nine days after election day, clearing path for runoff". Texas Tribune.
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  37. ^ "Opinion: We recommend in the Democratic primary for Texas attorney general". The Dallas Morning News. February 10, 2022. We recommend Galveston lawyer Joe Jaworski in this crowded Democratic primary for Texas attorney general.
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  40. ^ a b c d Barragán, James (February 23, 2022). "Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt takes heat for lack of Texas law license in his bid for attorney general". The Texas Tribune.
  41. ^ Sessions, Kennedy (December 17, 2021). "Texas Organizing Project endorses Merritt for AG". Texas Signal. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  42. ^ a b "Former ACLU lawyer Rochelle Garza decides to run for attorney general after redistricting upends congressional campaign". Texas Tribune. November 1, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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  47. ^ "End Citizens United // Let America Vote Endorses Rochelle Garza for Texas Attorney General". July 12, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  48. ^ "Equality Texas endorses Garza for Texas AG". September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  49. ^ "Latino Victory Fund endorses Rochelle Garza for Texas Attorney General". Texas Signal. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  50. ^ "NARAL Pro-Choice America endorses Rochelle Garza for Texas Attorney General". NARAL Pro-Choice America. February 24, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  51. ^ "Texas College Democrats endorse candidates for statewide office". January 19, 2022.
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  53. ^ "TOP PAC Endorses Rochelle Garza for TX Attorney General". April 5, 2022.
  54. ^ Dikeman, Neal (April 11, 2022). "Texas Libertarians & Greens Nominate Statewide Candidates for November". www.texasfreepress.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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  56. ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  57. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  58. ^ @averyhatestwt (March 10, 2023). "TX Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General results by CD; I'm not sure if this has already been done but I haven't seen it before" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Official campaign websites