Election Results
March 1, 2022, Republican Primary | ||||
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| U.S. House District 23 This district has about 456,000 eligible voters according to the latest Census estimates available. Of this group, 1.6% are Asian, 3.9% are Black, 57.8% are Hispanic and 35.1% are white. |
o | Tony Gonzales | 37,130 | 77.93% |
| o | Alía Garcia | 3.222 | 6.76% | |
| o | Alma Arredondo-Lynch | 7,294 | 15.31% | |
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| Governor The governor is the chief executive of Texas. The seat has not been held by a Republican since 1995, and Republican Greg Abbott is seeking a third term. |
o | Kandy Kaye Horn | 22,866 | 1.21% |
| o | Chad Prather | 72,510 | 3.82% | |
| o | Allen West | 232,973 | 12.28% | |
| o | Paul Belew | 10,892 | 0.57% | |
| o | Paul Huffines | 224,904 | 11.85% | |
| o | Rick Perry | 60,753 | 3.20% | |
| o | Greg Abbott | 1,262,148 | 66.52% | |
| o | Danny Harrison | 10,421 | 0.55% | |
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| Lieutenant Governor The lieutenant governor, the second-highest executive in the state, presides over the state Senate and heavily influences the state budget. Republican Dan Patrick is seeking a third term. |
o | Aaron Sorrells | 71,400 | 3.96% |
| o | Daniel Miller | 123,203 | 6.83% | |
| o | Dan Patrick | 1,380,632 | 76.50% | |
| o | Trayce Bradford | 118,111 | 6.54% | |
| o | Zach Vance | 69,791 | 3.87% | |
| o | Todd M. Bullis | 41,675 | 2.31% | |
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| Attorney General The attorney general is the top lawyer in Texas, representing the state in mostly civil litigation. Ken Paxton is seeking a third term, and his tenure has been clouded by a high-profile securities fraud indictment and FBI investigation into claims of malfeasance in office. He has attracted three primary foes who are well known in Texas politics. |
o | Ken Paxton | 797,413 | 42.65% |
| o | George P. Bush | 426,433 | 22.81% | |
| o | Louie Gohmert | 319,277 | 17.07% | |
| o | Eva Guzman | 326,733 | 17.47% | |
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| Comptroller of Public Accounts The comptroller is the state official responsible for collecting taxes, overseeing the state treasury and forecasting the amount of money that's available for the state's two-year budget. Glenn Hegar is running for a third term. |
o | Mark V. Goloby | 301,490 | 18.32% |
| o | Glenn Hegar | 1,344,392 | 81.68% | |
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| Commissioner of the General Land Office The land commissioner manages mineral rights for public lands in Texas and oversees the Alamo. The race is wide open as incumbent George P. Bush is running for attorney general. |
o | Jon Spiers | 198,294 | 12.63% |
| o | Dawn Buckingham | 656,303 | 41.79% | |
| o | Tim Westley | 232,674 | 14.82% | |
| o | Weston Martinez | 102,903 | 6.55% | o | Don W. Minton | 167,013 | 10.63% |
| o | Victor Avila | 118,650 | 7.56% | |
| o | Ben Armenta | 46,826 | 2.98% | |
| o | Rufus Lopez | 47,809 | 3.04% | |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture The agriculture department supports farmers, regulates fuel pumps and administers school lunch programs. Sid Miller is seeking a third term. |
o | James White | 512,617 | 31.06% |
| o | Carey A. Counsil | 171,779 | 10.41% | |
| o | Sid Miller | 965,826 | 58.53% | |
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| Railroad Commissioner In Texas, the Railroad Commission regulates the oil and gas industry. Members of the three-person board are elected statewide. One seat (currently held by Wayne Christian) is up for election in 2022. |
o | Dawayne Tipton | 182,869 | 11.48% |
| o | Sarah Stogner | 241,377 | 15.15% | |
| o | Tom Slocum Jr. | 228,384 | 14.34% | |
| o | Marvin "Sarge" Summers | 189,757 | 11.91% | |
| o | Wayne Christian | 750,531 | 47.12% | |
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| Supreme Court of Texas Three of the nine seats on the Supreme Court are up for election in 2022. Justices are elected statewide, and Republicans currently hold all the seats. | ||||
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| Supreme Court of Texas Place 3 | o | Debra Lehrmann | 1,493,485 | 100% |
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| Supreme Court of Texas Place 5 | o | Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle | 1,476,927 | 100% |
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| Supreme Court of Texas Place 9 | o | David J. Schenck | 689,137 | 45.22% |
| o | Evan Young | 834,850 | 54.78% | |
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| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the state's highest criminal court. The nine members are elected statewide and are currently all Republican. Three seats are up for election this year. | ||||
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| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 | o | Mary Lou Keel | 1,444,196 | 100% |
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| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 | o | Scott Walker | 861,996 | 56.85% |
| o | Clint Morgan | 654,298 | 43.15% | |
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| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 | o | Jesse F. McClure III | 1,432,068 | 100% |
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| State Board of Education District 1 This district has about 1,162,000 eligible voters according to the latest Census estimates available. Of this group, 1.4% are Asian, 3.4% are Black, 69.4% are Hispanic and 24.4% are white. |
o | Lani Popp | 22,686 | 36.28% |
| o | Michael "Travis" Stevens | 39,848 | 63.72% | |
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| Texas Senate District 24 This district has about 637,000 eligible voters according to the latest Census estimates available. Of this group, 2.7% are Asian, 11.0% are Black, 21.1% are Hispanic and 62.1% are white. |
o | Raul Reyes | 27,069 | 32.77% |
| o | Pete Flores | 38,024 | 46.03% | |
| o | Lamar Lewis | 17,507 | 21.19% | |
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| Texas House District 53 This district has about 153,000 eligible voters according to the latest Census estimates available. Of this group, 0.3% are Asian, 1.9% are Black, 30.6% are Hispanic and 65.7% are white. |
o | Andrew S. Murr | 21,218 | 63.35% |
| o | Wesley Virdell | 12,275 | 36.65% | |
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| Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 6 | o | Todd McCray | 129,211 | 100% |
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| Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 7 Unexpired Term |
o | Lori I. Valenzuela | 127,607 | 100% |
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| County Judge | o | Keith Lutz | 3,730 | 56.46% |
| o | Zygfred Moczygemba | 307 | 4.65% | |
| o | Melodee Gruber | 2,569 | 38.89% | |
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| County Court at Law | o | Mark Cashion | 5,860 | 100% |
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| District Clerk | o | Cindy Fowler | 5,825 | 100% |
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| County Clerk | o | Gina Campion | 5,768 | 100% |
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| County Treasurer | o | Debbie Southwell | 5,704 | 100% |
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| County Commissioner Pct 2 | o | Larry Sittre | 1,340 | 100% |
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| County Commissioner Pct 4 | o | Daniel Lawler | 1,220 | 81.33% |
| o | Steve Smith | 280 | 18.67% | |
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| Justice of the Peace Pct 1 | o | Phillip M. Lange | 1,712 | 100% |
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| Justice of the Peace Pct 2 | o | Bill T. Tschirhart Jr | 1,438 | 100% |
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| Justice of the Peace Pct 3 | o | Clyde Bubba Howse | 831 | 54.35% |
| o | Andrea R. Pope | 698 | 45.65% | |
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| Justice of the Peace Pct 4 | o | Tomas Tommy Ramirez III | 807 | 52.03% |
| o | Tommy Grimes | 369 | 23.79% | |
| o | Stanley O. Hulse | 125 | 8.06% | |
| o | Celeste Brown | 250 | 16.12% | |
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| Republican Party County Chair | o | Welquis R. Lopez | 1,799 | 29.38% |
| o | Julie Clark | 4,325 | 70.62% | |
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| Republican Primary Propositions | ||||
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| Proposition 1 | ||||
| In light of the federal government's refusal to defend the southern border, Texas should immediately deploy the National Guard, Texas Military Forces, and necessary state law enforcement to seal the border, enforce immigration laws, and deport illegal alieans. | o | Yes | 1,711,083 | 92.22% |
| o | No | 144,381 | 7.78% | |
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| Proposition 2 | ||||
| Texas should eliminate all property taxes within ten (10) years without implementing a state income tax. | o | Yes | 1,369,372 | 75.68% |
| o | No | 440,112 | 24.32% | |
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| Proposition 3 | ||||
| Texans should not lose their jobs, nor should students be penalized, for declining a COVID-19 vaccine. | o | Yes | 1,646,174 | 88.55% |
| o | No | 212,806 | 11.45% | |
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| Proposition 4 | ||||
| Texas schools should teach students basic knowledge and American exceptionalism and reject Critical Race Theory and other curricula that promote Marxist doctrine and encourage division based on creed, race, or economic status. | o | Yes | 1,681,376 | 91.11% |
| o | No | 164,032 | 8.89% | |
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| Proposition 5 | ||||
| Texas should enact a State Constitutional Amendment to defend the sanctity of innocent human life, created in the image of God, from fertilization until natural death. | o | Yes | 1,520,578 | 83.34% |
| o | No | 304,053 | 16.66% | |
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| Proposition 6 | ||||
| The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature should end the practice of awarding committee chairmanships to Democrats. | o | Yes | 1,461,440 | 81.25% |
| o | No | 337.196 | 18.75% | |
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| Proposition 7 | ||||
| Texas should protect the integrity of our elections by verifying that registered voters are American citizens, restoring felony penalties and enacting civil penalties for voter fraud, and fighting any federal takeover of state elections. | o | Yes | 1,779,772 | 95.71% |
| o | No | 79,821 | 4.29% | |
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| Proposition 8 | ||||
| Texas should ban chemical castration, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and genital mutilation surgery on all minor children for sex transition purposes. | o | Yes | 1,708,089 | 92.57% |
| o | No | 137,097 | 7.43% | |
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| Proposition 9 | ||||
| Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student. | o | Yes | 1,585,624 | 87.52% |
| o | No | 226,093 | 12.48% | |
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| Proposition 10 | ||||
| Texans affirm that our freedoms come from God and that the government should have no control over the conscience of individuals. | o | Yes | 1,695,195 | 92.56% |
| o | No | 136.177 | 7.44% | |
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