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Texas Attorney General election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary)
- Primary date: March 1
- Mail-in registration deadline: Jan. 31
- Online reg. deadline: N/A
- In-person reg. deadline: Jan. 31
- Early voting starts: Feb. 14
- Early voting ends: Feb. 25
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Absentee/mail-in deadline: March 1
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| Filing deadline: December 13, 2021 |
| Primary: March 1, 2022 Primary runoff: May 24, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Ken Paxton (Republican) |
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Incumbent Ken Paxton and George P. Bush were the top two finishers in the March 1 Republican primary for Texas Attorney General. Because no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, Paxton and Bush advanced to a May 24 primary runoff election. Paxton received 42.7% of the vote, while Bush received 22.4%. Eva Guzman received 17.8% of the vote and Louis Gohmert received 17.1%.
To win the primary outright, a candidate had to receive more than 50% of the votes.
Paxton ran on his record as attorney general—a record he says includes challenging the Biden administration in court and guarding religious freedom. Bush, Gohmert, and Guzman said allegations that Paxton engaged in criminal misconduct make him unfit for office.[1] In 2015, Paxton was indicted on three counts related to securities fraud violations. The case is still open, and no trial has been scheduled.[2] In 2020, the FBI opened an investigation into claims that Paxton used the Office of the Attorney General to benefit a political donor.[3] Paxton has denied wrongdoing in both cases.[4]
In The Texas Tribune, Patrick Svitek and James Barragán wrote, "[T]he challengers are also looking for ways to distinguish themselves from one another. Paxton, Bush and Gohmert have all vied for Trump’s support, with Paxton receiving the coveted endorsement in June. Gohmert and Paxton are also vying for the same conservative voters who are further right than the establishment GOP. Bush and Guzman appear to be fighting over traditional, pro-business Republicans."[5]
Paxton was first elected Attorney General in 2014. He ran unchallenged in the Republican primary in 2018 and subsequently defeated Justin Nelson (D) in the general election, winning 50.6% of the vote to Nelson's 47.0%. In June 2021, former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Paxton's re-election effort. In a statement, Paxton said, "As the values conservative endorsed by President Trump, I am proud of my record standing up to and defeating the Biden Administration - repeatedly. I stand by my record and values, and ask each voter to join President Trump in standing with me for a safer and stronger Texas.”[6][7] According to The Dallas Morning News' Gromer Jeffers Jr., Paxton ran on "a so-called Rose Garden strategy that has him skipping forums and debates, while hoarding critical campaign cash until the primary runoff."[8]
At the time of the election, Bush was the Texas Land Commissioner, a position to which he was first elected in 2014. Bush said that as attorney general, he would secure the border, support law enforcement, jail human traffickers, and restore integrity to the office.[9] He said he was running because "Texans deserve a top advocate that's above reproach, not under indictment, focused on the job, going to defend our state against federal overreach, but also take on progressive mayors that are doing everything, for example, here in Austin, such as defunding the police."[10] The month before Trump endorsed Paxton, Trump said he would soon endorse a candidate in the race and that he "liked [both Bush and Paxton] very much."[11]
At the time of the election, Gohmert had represented Texas' 1st Congressional District since 2005. Before that, Gohmert served as a judge. In an interview with KLTV's Blake Holland, Gohmert explained why he was giving up his seat in Congress to run for the attorney general's office: "This is my effort to sacrifice my future to save Texas so we can save the Union."[12] Gohmert said he would fight to preserve election integrity, oppose unconstitutional pandemic mandates, and stop illegal immigration.[13]
Guzman is a former Texas Supreme Court justice, serving on the court from 2009 to 2021. Guzman said she entered the race because of Paxton's unsuccessful lawsuits against the federal government, saying, "I left a job that I love to step up for the state that I love. It's Ken Paxton's failure to produce real results for Texans. It's his lack of integrity."[9] Guzman said she was running to protect the border, push back against the federal government, and support the police."[14] Guzman criticized Bush for lacking legal experience and mismanaging oversight of the Alamo and Hurricane Harvey recovery funds in his capacity as Texas Land Commissioner.[15]
The attorney general is an executive office that serves as the chief legal advisor and chief law enforcement officer for the state government and is empowered to prosecute violations of state law, represent the state in legal disputes and issue legal advice to state agencies and the legislature. In most states, the attorney general has a substantial influence on a state's approach to law enforcement.
Texas has had a Republican attorney general since 1999.
Eva Guzman (R) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Click on a candidate's name to view that candidate's responses.
Election news
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Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Paxton | 42.7 | 823,199 |
| ✔ |  | George P. Bush | 22.8 | 439,240 |
 | Eva Guzman  | 17.5 | 337,761 | |
 | Louis B. Gohmert Jr. | 17.0 | 327,257 | |
| Total votes: 1,927,457 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Krause (R)
Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- Texas Attorney General (Assumed office: 2015)
- Texas State Senate (2013-2015)
Biography: Paxton earned a bachelor's degree and M.B.A. from Baylor University in 1985 and 1985, respectively, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School in 1991. Paxton's professional experience includes working as an attorney for Strasburger and Price, L.L.P. and starting his own law firm. He has also been a management consultant with Arthur Andersen and in-house legal counsel for J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
Texas Land Commissioner (Assumed office: 2015)
Biography: Bush earned a bachelor's degree in history from Rice University in 1998 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 2007 to 2017. Bush's professional experiences includes practicing corporate and securities law with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and co-founding a real estate private equity firm and an investment firm.
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- U.S. House Texas District 1 (Assumed office: 2005)
- Chief Justice, 12th Circuit Court (2002-2003)
- District Judge, Texas' 7th judicial district (1992-2002)
Biography: Gohmert earned a bachelor's degree in history from Texas A&M University in 1975 and a J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1977. He served as a defense attorney in the U.S. Army form 1978 to 1982. Before serving in Congress, Gohmert worked as a judge for Texas's 7th Judicial District and Texas's 12th Court of Appeals.
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I’m a former Texas Supreme Court judge and the daughter of legal immigrants who came from Mexico the right way to build a better life. I grew up in a working-class community in Houston’s East End and worked hard to attend the University of Houston. We were raised with the values of faith, family, and freedom that have continued to shape my life to this day. I have a lifelong passion for the Constitution and have dedicated my adult life to protecting it and upholding the rule of law as an attorney and in my 22-year career as a judge, including over a decade on the Texas Supreme Court. I’m the wife of a 37-year Houston Police Department veteran, so backing the blue is more than a talking point in my family. I’m a mother who believes children should be taught they can achieve anything through hard work–regardless of their last name or the neighborhood they come from—and that parents should play a hands-on role in their children’s education. I’m a Christian and will always show up and stand up for life. I am living the American dream today as the first Latina elected to statewide office in Texas."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Attorney General of Texas in 2022.
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News and conflicts in this primary
This race was featured in The Heart of the Primaries, a newsletter capturing stories related to conflicts within each major party. Click here to read more about conflict in this and other 2022 Republican attorney general primaries. Click here to subscribe to the newsletter.
- Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 12 (March 3, 2022)
- Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 10 (February 17, 2022)
- Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 8 (February 3, 2022)
- Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 2 (December 2, 2021)
- Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 1 (November 18, 2021)
Endorsements
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- George P. Bush
- Ken Paxton
- Louie Gohmert
- Eva Guzman
This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.
| Republican primary endorsements | |||
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| Endorser | Ken Paxton | George P. Bush | Eva Guzman
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| Government officials | |||
| U.S. Representative Kay Granger (R) source | ✔ | ||
| State Representative E. Sam Harless (R) source | ✔ | ||
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| Individuals | |||
| Frmr. White House Counsel Harriet Miers source | ✔ | ||
| Frmr. Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos source | ✔ | ||
| Frmr. U.S. Representative Ted Poe source | ✔ | ||
| Frmr. U.S. President Donald Trump source | ✔ | ||
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Election competitiveness
Polls
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Below we provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval.
| Texas attorney general election, 2022: Republican primary election polls | ||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Date | Bush | Gohmert | Guzman | Paxton | Don't Know/Unsure | Margin of error | Sample size[23] | Sponsor[24] | |||||
| The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin[25] | Jan. 28-Feb. 7, 2022 | 21% | 15% | 16% | 47% | N/A | ±5.06% | 375 RV | The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin | |||||
| University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs[26] | Jan. 14-24, 2022 | 16% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 24% | ± 2.2 | 1,400 RV[27] | University of Houston | |||||
Election spending
Campaign finance
The tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA. Transparency USA tracks loans separately from total contributions. View each candidates’ loan totals, if any, by clicking “View More” in the table below and learn more about this data here.
State profile
| Demographic data for Texas | ||
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| Texas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 27,429,639 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 261,232 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 74.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 38.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 81.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,207 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas
Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Texas, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[28]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Texas[29] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden 
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| Texas' 1st | 26.5% | 72.4% | ||
| Texas' 2nd | 37.9% | 60.7% | ||
| Texas' 3rd | 42.0% | 56.4% | ||
| Texas' 4th | 36.4% | 62.4% | ||
| Texas' 5th | 38.2% | 60.6% | ||
| Texas' 6th | 37.4% | 61.3% | ||
| Texas' 7th | 64.2% | 34.5% | ||
| Texas' 8th | 35.8% | 63.0% | ||
| Texas' 9th | 76.2% | 22.8% | ||
| Texas' 10th | 39.8% | 58.6% | ||
| Texas' 11th | 29.1% | 69.5% | ||
| Texas' 12th | 40.1% | 58.3% | ||
| Texas' 13th | 26.5% | 72.0% | ||
| Texas' 14th | 35.0% | 63.6% | ||
| Texas' 15th | 48.1% | 51.0% | ||
| Texas' 16th | 67.0% | 31.5% | ||
| Texas' 17th | 38.0% | 60.5% | ||
| Texas' 18th | 73.6% | 25.1% | ||
| Texas' 19th | 26.2% | 72.4% | ||
| Texas' 20th | 65.8% | 32.7% | ||
| Texas' 21st | 39.4% | 59.1% | ||
| Texas' 22nd | 41.3% | 57.4% | ||
| Texas' 23rd | 45.8% | 52.9% | ||
| Texas' 24th | 43.0% | 55.4% | ||
| Texas' 25th | 33.8% | 64.9% | ||
| Texas' 26th | 40.0% | 58.6% | ||
| Texas' 27th | 38.1% | 60.6% | ||
| Texas' 28th | 52.9% | 45.9% | ||
| Texas' 29th | 67.8% | 31.0% | ||
| Texas' 30th | 77.8% | 21.0% | ||
| Texas' 31st | 39.0% | 59.2% | ||
| Texas' 32nd | 65.7% | 32.7% | ||
| Texas' 33rd | 74.2% | 24.4% | ||
| Texas' 34th | 57.3% | 41.8% | ||
| Texas' 35th | 71.7% | 26.5% | ||
| Texas' 36th | 33.6% | 65.2% | ||
| Texas' 37th | 75.5% | 22.7% | ||
| Texas' 38th | 40.2% | 58.4% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
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| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 45.5% of Texans lived in one of the state's 18 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 40.1% lived in one of 223 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Texas was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Texas following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Texas county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 18 | 45.5% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 223 | 40.1% | |||||
| New Democratic | 3 | 10.2% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 1 | 2.8% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 1 | 0.9% | |||||
| New Republican | 7 | 0.6% | |||||
| Battleground Republican | 1 | <0.1% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 22 | 58.5% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 232 | 41.5% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Texas presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Texas.
| U.S. Senate election results in Texas | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2020 | 53.5% |
43.9%
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| 2018 | 50.9% |
48.3%
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| 2014 | 61.6% |
34.4%
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| 2012 | 56.5% |
40.7%
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| 2008 | 54.8% |
42.8%
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| Average | 55.5 | 42.0 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Texas
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Texas.
| Gubernatorial election results in Texas | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 55.8% |
42.5%
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| 2014 | 59.3% |
38.9%
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| 2010 | 55.0% |
42.3%
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| 2006 | 39.0% |
29.8%
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| 2002 | 57.8% |
40.0%
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| Average | 53.4 | 38.7 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Republican | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 36 | 38 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Texas, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Greg Abbott
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| Lieutenant Governor | Dan Patrick
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| Secretary of State | John Scott
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| Attorney General | Ken Paxton
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Texas State Legislature as of November 2022.
Texas State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 18 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | |
Texas House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 65 | |
| Republican Party | 83 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | |
| Total | 150 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Texas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Texas Party Control: 1992-2022
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Texas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Texas | ||
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| Texas | United States | |
| Population | 25,145,561 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 261,266 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 74% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 5.8% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 39.3% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 83.7% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 29.9% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $61,874 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.7% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
2022 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:
- Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- Michigan Secretary of State election, 2022
- North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2022
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Click2Houston, "Republican primary for attorney general heats up, with challengers taking aim at Ken Paxton’s legal troubles," December 15, 2021
- ↑ The Texas Standard, "Criminal Case Against Texas Attorney General Hits Six-Year Mark," July 28, 2021
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "FBI is investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, AP report says," November 17, 2020
- ↑ TexasMonthly, "The Republican Race for Attorney General Will Be the Weirdest, Wildest—And Most Telling—Texas Election in 2022," January 10, 2022
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Republican primary for attorney general heats up, with challengers taking aim at Ken Paxton’s legal troubles," December 15, 2021
- ↑ Spectrum News 1, "What a crowded Republican primary could mean for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton," September 16, 2021
- ↑ Associated Press, "Trump endorses Paxton for 3rd term as Texas attorney general," July 26, 2021
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Ken Paxton remains front-runner in Texas AG race as Republican primary rivals battle for 2nd place," January 24, 2022
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 KXAN, "Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush formally files to join attorney general race," November 15, 2021
- ↑ KVUE, "Texas This Week: Attorney general candidates George P. Bush and Eva Guzman," January 30, 2022
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Donald Trump says he'll endorse in likely primary battle for Texas attorney general between Ken Paxton, George P. Bush," May 25, 2021
- ↑ KLTV, "WATCH: Rep. Gohmert discusses why he’s giving up seat in congress to run for AG, what he will do if he loses," January 28, 2022
- ↑ NBC News, "GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert announces bid for Texas attorney general," November 22, 2021
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Eva Guzman, former Texas Supreme Court justice, officially starts campaign for attorney general," June 21, 2021
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedguzman - ↑ The Texas Politics Project at the University of Austin, "ABBOTT LEADS O’ROURKE 47-37 IN PROJECTED 2022 GUBERNATORIAL CONTEST AMID SIGNS OF FALLOUT FROM THE 87TH LEGISLATURE AND THE CORROSIVE IMPACT OF GOP REJECTION OF THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION," February 14, 2022
- ↑ University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs, "Texas 2022 Elections & Issues Vote Intention," accessed February 2, 2022
- ↑ ABC 13, "3 Republicans seek to unseat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton," Tuesday, January 18, 2022
- ↑ YouTube, "Candidates vie for Texas Attorney General spot, campaign in Belton," January 17, 2022
- ↑ In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ RV=Registered Voters
LV=Likely Voters - ↑ The sponsor is the person or group that funded all or part of the poll.
- ↑ The Texas Politics Project at the University of Austin, "ABBOTT LEADS O’ROURKE 47-37 IN PROJECTED 2022 GUBERNATORIAL CONTEST AMID SIGNS OF FALLOUT FROM THE 87TH LEGISLATURE AND THE CORROSIVE IMPACT OF GOP REJECTION OF THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION," February 14, 2022
- ↑ University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs, "Texas 2022 Elections & Issues Vote Intention," accessed February 2, 2022
- ↑ All primary voters
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
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