Border Security })(); Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Such policies have resulted in Texas designation as the number one state in America for human and sex trafficking. overflow-y: hidden; $("div.vis_widget_title").click(function(){ .census-table-container { } I believe that the leader of a state must show poise and stand strong during times of crisisnot caving into pressure from special interest groups and national party leaders. font-style: italic; width: 50px; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; }); .image-candidate-thumbnail { } External Relations: Moira Delaney Hannah Nelson Caroline Presnell Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. } Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. Contact our sales team. border-right: 1px solid #ddd; For more in-depth information on Texas' Democratic gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages: Click below to view a timeline leading up to the election, including polling, debates, and other noteworthy events. Democracy is at stake and Texas deserves a Governor that chooses Patriotism over Party. background-color: #003388; position: relative; .inner_percentage { } .results_table_container { U.S. President | margin-right: 10px; background-color: #f4f4f4; .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { Abbott was first elected governor in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018. font-size: 1.25em; My parents' generation were able to exit university without debt, walk into a secure job with just a bachelor's degree alone, support an entire family on one middle-class income and even buy a home to build wealth and security for their golden years. top: -1px; top: -5px; } With McConaughey standing down, the following are the candidates who have actually filed, or plan to file, for the Texas gubernatorial primary election on March 1, 2022. .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, } ", "I am a Christian, conservative public Servant.". } Beto ORourke is expected to announce a run for governor of Texas, adding to the interest in the state-level races over congressional races in 2022. margin-top: 0px; } The Texas gubernatorial election will be held on Nov. 8, 2022. } Mayor: HISD has two optionsclose school or be taken over, Meet the Astros prospect tearing up Spring Training, Report: Houston ranked No. The former El Paso congressman officially launched his campaign for governor on November 15 after months of hinting at a potential run. ", Huffines highlighted his experience in the Texas Senate, saying, "I was always ranked one of the top three most conservative senators in the history of the State of Texas. He ran for lieutenant governor in 2018. font-size: 12px; font-size: 12px; [5] The history of conflict between West and Abbott included a lawsuit by West and other Republicans challenging Abbott's extension of the early voting period in 2020, as well as a protest outside the Governor's Mansion over pandemic-related shutdowns as well as mask mandates. } .votebox { padding-right: 62px; letter-spacing: .03em; width: 100% padding-bottom: 0px; width: 100%; Republican Greg Abbott. margin: 0px 10px; Incumbent Greg Abbott defeated Lupe Valdez and Mark Tippetts in the general election for Governor of Texas on November 6, 2018. } .results_row td:first-child { max-width: 600px; He also served three terms as state attorney general from 2002 to 2015. } Dallas and Houston are the top two cities in America for the same. Our Poll Results are In", "Donald Trump endorses Gov. Despite this, O'Rourke says he can beat Abbott. Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state. "I am an independent Conservative and small business owner living in North Texas, originally from the community of Humble, Texas. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { } Abbott said he would "[continue] to build on his record as a strong conservative leader who fights to preserve Texas values," and said, as governor, he "achieved significant legislative victories to build a safer, freer, and more prosperous future for Texas. .votebox-results-cell--check { .election_results_text { padding-top: 8px; I would joyfully pay to welcome & assist migrants, instead my money is used to treat them like they are garbage or vermin released on Abbott's empathic political adversaries. font-size: 12px; "[6] Huffines received endorsements from former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). width: 100%; .votebox-scroll-container { $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); border-radius: 7px 7px 0 0; } Also running in the primary were Paul Belew, Daniel Harrison, Kandy Kaye Horn, Rick Perry[9], and Chad Prather. .outer_percentage { It is within us, as human beings, to create and establish a legacy that will transcend our own lives. Abbott also did well in the suburbs of the Texas Triangle, winning Brazoria, Galveston, and Montgomery counties around Houston; Comal and Guadalupe around San Antonio; Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, and Tarrant in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex; and Williamson in Greater Austin. It cannot be adversarial, but it must be arms length and insure that legislators do not craft programs like Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code that are so disdainful to the Texas Taxpayers. padding-left: 10px; Abbott, Sarah Huckabee Sanders stop in Wichita Falls", "Ted Cruz backs Gov. } .results_row.winner { Last year, former President Donald Trump carried Texas by more than five percentage points, despite national unpopularity and unprecedented Democratic fervor. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. width: 50%; font-size: 1.25em; This is more about being antagonistic & degrading human beings with human dignity. .votebox_legend { 34 counties, in particular, gave Abbott over 90% of the vote, the most by any Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate, and the most for any candidate since Democrat Allan Shivers' 1954 re-election. color:white; 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. .race_header.republican { } Lieutenant Governor Three candidatesAbbott, Don Huffines, and Allen West received the most media attention. The culture wars he wages for political fodder also have dangerous consequences for Texans targeted & their families, namely our transgender population which he harasses & threatens. .non_result_row { top: -5px; border-radius: 0 0 7px 7px; Governor Abbott holding Texas 10th Governors Cup last year. background-color: #db0000; background-color: green; background-color: #db0000; People like our astronauts and researchers that are looking to make humanity better through innovative solutions and priorities. } In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses, 2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines. width: 100% !important; padding-right: 62px; background-color: grey; } } Click [show] on the table below for examples: 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. .results_row td { Incumbent Greg Abbott defeated Barbara Krueger and Larry SECEDE Kilgore in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018. } } On the Democratic side, a handful candidates have announced in the hope of unseating the incumbent Republican. overflow-x: scroll; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; Huffines received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981. My political philosophy is mainly that of the American Solidarity Party and the movement of Christian Democracy. height: auto; In Texas, voters will elect officials for seven statewide seats governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner, background-color: #ccc; } .race_header.libertarian { View each candidates loan totals, if any, by clicking View More in the table below and learn more about this data here. padding-right: 0.25em; width: 100% !important; border-left: 1px solid #ddd; margin-bottom:16px; } Apply today! margin: 0 !important; } else { The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Texas. For this reason I advocate the reduction of taxation to the lowest feasible level. --view-more-background: #f0a236; .inner_percentage { background-color: #f0a236; Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. } } padding-bottom: 8px; He won the vast majority of counties, mostly rural, and by significantly wide margins. Feb. 2022 Mar. margin-top: 0px; position: relative; padding-top: 3px; July 23, 2022, 1:30 AM PDT. If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? } top: -1px; The Dallas native says he wants to finish the wall along the country's southern border and eliminate property taxes. font-weight: 300; The race for Texas governor is on. } Greg Abbott's campaign website, "Bio," accessed Jan. 25, 2022, Greg Abbott's campaign website, "Issues," accessed Jan. 25, 2022, KHOU, "Abbott vs. O'Rourke: Race for Texas governor heats up in Houston as candidates trade attacks," Jan. 12, 2022;VoteSmart, "Greg Abbott," accessed Jan. 25, 2022, LinkedIn, "Greg Abbott," accessed Jan. 25, 2022, This information was current as of the candidate's run for Governor of Texas in 2022, Submitted Biography: "I am an independent Conservative and small business owner living in North Texas, originally from the community of Humble, Texas. I won't bargain about how much violence I will accept towards lives that aren't mine. Issues that were of utmost importance to voters, according to the polls, include immigration and border control, abortion and the state economy. Texas is one of 36 states electing their top executive officials during the 2022 midterm elections. Before the election, there were 28 Republican governors and 22 Democratic governors. } This is clearly not to inspire political change since Abbott is sending them to cities without any influence on federal law. In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. background-color: #db0000; No Democrat has won the governorship in Texas since Ann Richards defeated Republican Clayton Williams in 1990. } margin-bottom: -2px !important; .votebox { I believe that the governor should have more involvement into the state budget process and allowed more input into how state funds are administered. vertical-align: top; They know I am out there but I'm not getting any kind of response back or mentions. 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. Petition signatures only required in lieu of filing fee. .votebox-covid-disclaimer { .answer-photo-container { chevron.addClass('fa-chevron-down'); } text-align: center; He defeated Bill White, Kathie Glass, Deb Shafto and Andy Barron in the general election. padding-bottom: 8px; At the time of the primary, no incumbent governor in Texas had lost his or her party's nomination since 1978, when Gov. The results have been certified. If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required? text-align: center; Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks with members of the press at a campaign rally on November 16, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. max-width: 500px; On June 4, 2021, Texas Republican Party chairman Allen West announced his resignation as party chair. And it is not about the candidate, and not about my political party," O'Rourke told the Dallas Morning News. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well. .results_table_container { .election_results_text { Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. .votebox-results-metadata-p { background-color: #6db24f; Incumbents are bolded and underlined. There were no incumbents in this race. P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn. .answers-container { padding-left: 0; height: 50px; However, in our state the legislature only meets once every two years and when the legislature is out of session the Governor has nearly complete authority to act on their own unsupervised. } Detailed and documented civil unrest. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? .census-table-census-item-header { Texas voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020. } Whos ahead in the Texas governor race? font-weight: normal !important; color: #888; Michael Cooper, president of the Beaumont NAACP, announced his bid for governor in February. width: 35px !important; .image-candidate-thumbnail { } } font-weight: normal !important; But it cannot trample the individual with a reckless rush for growth at any cost. Republican Greg Abbott won election on November 4, 2014. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Ballotpedia features 395,557 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. How old were you at the time? There were no incumbents in this race. WebUnited States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 2022, in 36 states and three territories. font-size: 20px; Simple: Creating new revenue streams such as legalized gaming and recreational cannabis. Biography: Huffines received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981. overflow: hidden; 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. } margin-right: 10px; }); } Two-term incumbent Paxton carries Trumps endorsement, so tonights election is a crucial test of the power that he holds in 2022. .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state. He believes it will be conservative, free market policies, not politics that secures a sound economic future for Americans with growth, opportunity and returning the promise of the American dream for this generation and those to come.". margin-bottom:16px; } WebElection and oath of Governor Governors are elected by popular ballot and serve terms of four years, with a limit of two terms, if served after November 6, 1990. letter-spacing: .03em; font-size: 12px; border-radius: 50%; .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { } As such, I view taxation as the forced taking of property. The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on March 1, 2022. } height: auto; State Board of Education (15 seats) color: #fff; position: relative; function widget_load_check_jquery() { text-align: left; } On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. --progress-bar: #f0a236; width: 50px; position: absolute; overflow-x: auto; $(window).on('resize',resizeChevron); This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state. 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To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here. Source. What does that mean do you? .votebox_legend .non_result_row { border-radius: 50%; The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Texas State Legislature as of November 2022. padding-top: 3px; Greg Abbott", "George P. Bush 'seriously considering' running for Texas attorney general", "Can Joe Straus Beat Greg Abbott? As the legislature should be reflecting the priorities of the voters. Despite this improvement from the 2020 presidential race, Abbott flipped two heavily Hispanic counties, Zapata and Culberson (in the Trans Pecos). display: block; margin-top: 16px; Click here to watch a recording of the event, Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 12 (March 3, 2022), Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 10 (February 17, 2022), Frmr. } After paying student loans faithfully for decades and owing more- fully expecting to never see a social security check- we cripple our entire future. .indicate_scroll { If you are aware of a website that should be included, please email us. Protecting Texas Children and Families

. z-index:1; }) margin: 5px 0 5px 0; } Incumbents are bolded and underlined. With special guest Katrina Pierson! Below we provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { Illegal immigration is a multi-headed hydra that undermines our national security, endangers our local communities, threatens our educational and healthcare systems, and supports the cartels . Texas Primary 2022 Candidates, Ballot Details and Polling Locations. margin: 0px 10px; color: #aaa; display: inline-block; Click here to subscribe to the newsletter. In 1985, he co-founded Huffines Communities, a real-estate development company in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. chevron = $(this).find('i.fa-pull-right'); } background-color: green; Poll conducted for the Democratic Policy Institute, a non-profit organization advocating for progressive causes. margin: 0 !important; .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { padding-top: 30px !important; background-color: #ccc; In Texas at this time is the protection of the Texas borders. .votebox-results-cell--number { } Here are the 12 candidates running for Texas governor this primary election season. .results_text { Living off one income is nigh impossible, childcare costs crippling and petrifying this generation from conceiving the next. [45] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times. .percentage_number { .census-table-section-header { Abbott won re-election by 10.9%, which is a margin slightly smaller than his 13.3% in 2018 in spite of a much redder national climate in 2022, making this the closest gubernatorial election in Texas since 2006, and the closest election of Abbott's entire political career since his first race for the Texas Supreme Court in 1998. The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Texas. The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022. I would like people to KNOW that I left Texas a lot better than what our two established parties have given us. background-color: #D9D9D9; Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy? Previously, she was a community news and breaking news reporter for the Austin American-Statesman. Texas gubernatorial election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary), Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses, 2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines. font-weight: 300; A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Texas in the 2022 election cycle. } .results_table { padding-top: 8px; News outlets are pushing everyone out who they believe is running for Governor or who they think should run. [38], On Oct. 27, 2021, Huffines, Prather, and West participated in a debate hosted by the Wise County Conservatives.[42]. overflow-x: auto; } "I want you to know I am running for re-election to protect and secure our border," Abbott said in an announcement video. There were no incumbents in this race. Texas State Sen Don Huffines speaks at a rally by Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at Galley's Dallas the day before Super Tuesday February 29, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. Despite improving on 2018 nominee Lupe Valdez's margins in these counties, he did worse in all of them compared to his Senate campaign in 2018, and, excluding Travis and Hays, worse than Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race but that was chiefly because Greg Abbott had been much more popular than Donald Trump in the state. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. margin-top: 16px; top: 0px; [22] Candidates whose interviews have been released are shown below: On Jan. 26, 2022, Huffines, Prather, and West participated in a candidate forum hosted by the South Texas Alliance of Republicans. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA. Republican Greg Abbott won election on November 4, 2014. 100% remote. Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. Source. display: flex; } Outside the Texas Triangle and Trans Pecos, the only other area O'Rourke won was the heavily Hispanic Rio Grande Valley along the U.S. border with Mexico, but his performance was worse than Valdez's and his own from 2018, which continued the trend of rural Hispanic voters away from the Democrats towards Republicans, but did slightly outperform Biden from 2020. Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy? letter-spacing: 0.03em; } chevron = $(this).find('i.fa-pull-right'); He defeated Chris Bell, James Werner, Richard "Kinky" Friedman, Carole Keeton Strayhorn and James "Patriot" Dillon in the general election. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor. Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years. The results have been certified. Texas presidential election results (1900-2020). | font-size: 20px; I believe in a free market, secure border and strong, new, innovative ideas to old problems that should have been dealt with a long time ago.". 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Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. padding-left: 75px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; background-color: #f0a236; Likewise, the supposedly pro-life Greg Abbott does indeed oppose abortion violence but that does not justify his support of the death penalty, violence just as lethal as abortion yet reserved for born humans equally as human as the unborn ones he deems worthy of protection. I also admire strong business leaders like H. Ross Perot and Ed Whitacher, Jr, both of Texas. .votebox { Other 2022 battleground elections included: if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Communications: Alison Graves Carley Allensworth Abigail Campbell Sarah Groat Caitlin Vanden Boom .quote-icons { } float: left; $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { Texas is the most robust state in the nation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during the Houston Region Business Coalition's monthly meeting on October 27, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Only 14 days remain for Texans seeking the state's highest office to officially file for the state's gubernatorial primaries and so far at least six have announced their candidacies for governor in 2022. I am an advocate for rural Texas and rural Texas issues running on a platform that puts the needs of rural Texans on a level platform of the population centers. widget_load_check_jquery(); font-weight: bold; complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. I am also open to ensuring that we enact policy that creates jobs and protects small business owners now and in the future. text-align: left !important; text-align: center !important; margin-bottom: 0px; .race_header { padding: 15px 15px 5px 15px; Greg Abbott has been serving as governor of Texas since 2015 and is currently running for his third term in office.