2022 Texas gubernatorial election

The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to a third term.

2022 Texas gubernatorial election

November 8, 2022
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Greg Abbott
Republican


On June 4, 2021, Texas Republican Party chairman Allen West announced his resignation as party chair,[1] which was seen at the time as a possible prelude to a primary challenge to incumbent Governor Greg Abbott, given West's record of vociferous criticism of Abbott's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.[2] The history of conflict between West and Abbott included a lawsuit by West and other Republicans in which they challenged Abbott's extension of the early voting period in 2020 and a protest outside the Governor's Mansion over pandemic-related shutdowns.[3] Both West and another GOP primary challenger, Don Huffines, are further to the right of Governor Abbott.[4][5]

Texas does not have gubernatorial term limits. All statewide elected offices are currently held by Republicans, including all judicial positions on the two courts of last resort for civil and criminal matters. In his most recent gubernatorial race in 2018, Abbott won with 55.8% of the vote.[6]

Republican primary

Declared

Republican candidates[lower-alpha 1]

Did Not File

Withdrawn

  • Martin Holsome, former Rusk city councillor[15]
  • Kurt Schwab, military veteran[14]

Declined

Endorsements

Greg Abbott
Presidents of the United States
U.S. Senators
State officials
Don Huffines
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Texas State Representatives
Local officials
Individuals
Allen West
Texas State Representatives
Executive Branch officials
Individuals
  • Ted Nugent, singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and political activist[37]

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott
Don
Huffines
Chad
Prather
Allen
West
Other Undecided
UT Tyler November 9–16, 2021 520 (LV) ± 4.7% 65% 3% 6% 6% 3% 18%
YouGov/UT/TT October 22–31, 2021 554 (RV) ± 4.2% 56% 7% 4% 13% 4% 16%
YouGov/TXHPF October 14–27, 2021 405 (LV) ± 4.9% 61% 4% 3% 13% 19%
UT Tyler September 7–14, 2021 427 (LV) ± 6.1% 70% 15% 15%
431 (LV) ± 6.0% 65% 20% 15%
Victory Insights (R) July 22–24, 2021 400 (RV) ± 4.9% 80% 20%
UT Tyler June 22–29, 2021 440 (LV) ± 5.4% 77% 12% 11%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott
Don
Huffines
Sid
Miller
Allen
West
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 1] June 14–17, 2021 446 (LV) ± 4.6% 69% 3% 3% 13%
Generic matchups
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott
More
centrist
candidate
More
conservative
candidate
More
Trump-like
candidate
UT Tyler June 22–29, 2021 477 (LV) ± 5.1% 52% 12% 13% 22%
UT Tyler April 6–13, 2021 508 (LV) ± 6.1% 47% 20% 14% 18%

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Abbott
Republican Paul Belew
Republican Danny Harrison
Republican Kandy Kaye Horn
Republican Don Huffines
Republican Allen West
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

Democratic candidates[lower-alpha 1]

Withdrew

  • Deirdre Gilbert, public educator[40][10]

Declined

Endorsements

Beto O'Rourke
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State officials
County officials
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Beto
O'Rourke
Other Undecided
YouGov/UT/TT October 22–31, 2021 436 (RV) ± 4.7% 70% 5% 25%
Hypothetical polling
Generic matchups
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
More
centrist
candidate
More
progressive
candidate
Undecided
UT Tyler September 7–14, 2021 474 (LV) ± 5.8% 25% 54% 21%
UT Tyler June 22–29, 2021 418 (LV) ± 5.5% 20% 52% 28%
UT Tyler April 6–13, 2021 451 (LV) ± 6.5% 25% 51% 24%

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Inocencio Barrientez
Democratic Michael Cooper
Democratic Joy Diaz
Democratic Kandy Kaye Horn
Democratic R. Star Locke
Democratic Beto O'Rourke
Democratic Rich Wakeland
Total votes

Green primary

Declared

  • Delilah Barrios, healthcare worker, indigenous rights activist, environmental activist, podcaster, Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX) Member.[56]

Libertarian convention

Declared

Independents and other parties

Declined

Withdrawn or Disqualified Candidates

Patrick Wynne, Reform Party

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[63] Likely R October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[64] Solid R September 29, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[65] Likely R September 15, 2021

Polling

Greg Abbott vs. Beto O'Rourke
Aggregate polls
Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Greg
Abbott (R)
Beto
O'Rourke (D)
Other
[lower-alpha 3]
Margin
Real Clear Politics October 14 – December 6, 2021 December 8, 2021 46.5% 38.8% 14.7% Abbott +7.7
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott (R)
Beto
O'Rourke (D)
Other Undecided
Quinnipiac University December 2–6, 2021 1,224 (RV) ± 2.8% 52% 37% 4% 6%
UT Tyler November 9–16, 2021 1,106 (RV) ± 3.2% 45% 39% 16%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies November 9, 2021 884 (RV) ± 3.3% 40% 39% 5% 7%
854 (LV) ± 3.4% 43% 44% 5% 6%
YouGov/UT/TT October 22–31, 2021 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 46% 37% 7% 10%
YouGov/TXHPF October 14–27, 2021 1,402 (RV) ± 3.1% 43% 42% 3%[lower-alpha 4] 12%
UT Tyler September 7–14, 2021 1,148 (RV) ± 3.7% 42% 37% 21%
UT Tyler June 22–29, 2021 1,090 (RV) ± 3.0% 45% 33% 22%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 2] June 14–17, 2021 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 52% 42% 6%
Hypothetical polling
Greg Abbott vs. Julián Castro
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott (R)
Julián
Castro (D)
Other Undecided
Redfield & Wilton Strategies November 9, 2021 884 (RV) ± 3.3% 43% 35% 4% 9%
854 (LV) ± 3.4% 45% 39% 4% 8%
Greg Abbott vs. Beto O'Rourke with Matthew McConaughey as an independent
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott (R)
Beto
O'Rourke (D)
Matthew
McConaughey (I)
Other Undecided
UT Tyler November 9–16, 2021 1,106 (RV) ± 3.2% 37% 26% 27% 10%
YouGov/TXHPF October 14–27, 2021 1,402 (RV) ± 3.1% 40% 37% 9% 2%[lower-alpha 5] 12%
Greg Abbott vs. Don Huffines
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott (R)
Don
Huffines
Other
UT Tyler June 22–29, 2021 1,090 (RV) ± 3.0% 46% 22% 32%
Greg Abbott vs. Matthew McConaughey
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott (R)
Matthew
McConaughey
Other
UT Tyler November 9–16, 2021 1,106 (RV) ± 3.2% 35% 43% 22%
UT Tyler September 7–14, 2021 1,148 (RV) ± 3.7% 35% 44% 21%
UT Tyler June 22–29, 2021 1,090 (RV) ± 3.0% 39% 38% 23%
UT Tyler April 6–13, 2021 1,124 (RV) ± 2.9% 33% 45% 22%
Greg Abbott vs. generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott (R)
Generic
Democrat
Undecided
Data for Progress (D)[upper-alpha 3] September 15–22, 2020 726 (LV) ± 3.6% 46% 34% 20%
Greg Abbott vs. generic opponent
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Greg
Abbott (R)
Generic
Opponent
Undecided
Quinnipiac University September 24–27, 2021 863 (RV) ± 3.3% 42% 51% 7%
Quinnipiac University June 15–21, 2021 1,099 (RV) ± 3.0% 46% 48% 6%

Notes

  1. The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  4. Dan Behrman/Andrew Jewell (L) with 2%, Delilah Barrios (G) with 1%
  5. Dan Behrman/Andrew Jewell (L) and Delilah Barrios (G) with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. Poll conducted for Abbott's campaign
  2. Poll conducted for Abbott's campaign
  3. Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund

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