The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 6, 2018. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives . The Republican and Democratic Parties nominated their candidates by primaries held March 6, 2018. Convention Parties nominated their candidates at a series of conventions. County Conventions held March 17, 2018, District Conventions held March 24, 2018, and a State Convention held April 14, 2018.[1] [2]
Turnout in the November general election reached historic levels, rivaling turnout in a presidential election.[3] Republican Party won every statewide position, the margin of victory was narrower than previous elections.[4] [5] [6]
United States Senate [ edit ] Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke and Libertarian candidate Neal Dikeman challenged U.S. Senator Ted Cruz for re-election. Cruz narrowly defeated O'Rourke by 2.6%.
United States House of Representatives [ edit ] All of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.[7]
Governor [ edit ] Incumbent governor Greg Abbott ran for a second term. He was first elected in 2014 after serving twelve years as Texas Attorney General , and he succeeded Rick Perry as governor.
Abbott won the March 20, 2018, Republican primary, while Lupe Valdez won the Democratic runoff against Andrew White, becoming the first Latina nominated by a major party for statewide office in Texas.
Libertarian Mark Tippetts also ran against Abbott. Tippetts defeated Kathie Glass, Patrick "Not Governor" Smith, and Kory Watkins at the party convention to earn his nomination.[8]
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] On January 9, 2017, the day before the 85th Texas Legislature began its session, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick announced he would run for re-election in 2018.[9] Greg Abbott or U.S. Senator Ted Cruz .[9]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Mike Collier, businessman, finance Chair of the Texas Democratic Party , and nominee for Comptroller in 2014[13] Michael Cooper, businessman, community leader, and pastor[14] Results [ edit ] Libertarian state convention [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Kerry Douglas McKennon[16] General election [ edit ] Polling [ edit ] Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Dan Mike Kerry Other Undecided Dixie Strategies September 6–7, 2018 519 ± 4.3% 45% 39% 2% – 14% Texas Lyceum July 9–26, 2018 441 ± 4.7% 39% 29% 4% – 28% Gravis Marketing July 3–7, 2018 602 ± 4.0% 46% 44% – – 10% UoT/Texas Tribune June 8–17, 2018 1,200 ± 2.83% 37% 31% 4% 5% 23%
Results [ edit ] Results of the 2018 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election by County Patrick: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Collier: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Attorney general [ edit ] Incumbent Republican attorney general Ken Paxton ran for re-election to a second term.[7]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Libertarian state convention [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Ken Paxton
Presidents of the United States Organizations Polling [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Comptroller of Public Accounts [ edit ] Incumbent Republican comptroller Glenn Hegar ran for re-election to a second term.[7]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Libertarian state convention [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Commissioner of the General Land Office [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Libertarian state convention [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] George P. Bush
Presidents of the United States Polling [ edit ] Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin George P. Miguel Matt Other Undecided Dixie Strategies September 6–7, 2018 519 ± 4.3% 46% 30% 3% – 22%
Results [ edit ] Commissioner of Agriculture [ edit ] Incumbent Republican Commissioner Sid Miller ran for re-election to a second term.[7]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Libertarian state convention [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Texas Railroad Commissioner [ edit ] Incumbent Republican Commissioner Christi Craddick ran for re-election to a second six-year term.[7]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Roman McAllen, historic preservation officer[36] Chris Spellmon Results [ edit ] Libertarian state convention [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Supreme Court of Texas [ edit ] Justice, Place 2 election [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Justice, Place 4 election [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] John Devine , incumbent Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme CourtDemocratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Justice, Place 6 election [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Jeff Brown , incumbent Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme CourtResults [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Texas Court of Criminal Appeals [ edit ] Presiding Judge election [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Judge, Place 7 election [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Judge, Place 8 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Texas State Board of Education [ edit ] Member, District 2 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Member, District 3 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Member, District 4 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Member, District 7 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Member, District 11 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Member, District 12 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] First round [ edit ] Malone-Miller withdrew after the first round, eliminating the need for a runoff.
General election [ edit ] Member, District 13 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Texas Legislature [ edit ] Every seat in the Texas House of Representatives and about half of the seats in the Texas Senate were up for election.
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Today, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) announced its endorsement of Ken Paxton for reelection as Texas attorney general. ^ "Open Carry Texas Endorses Attorney General Ken Paxton" . AmmoLand.com . September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018.^ "Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar and Democratic challenger Joi Chevalier on why they deserve your vote" . The Texas Tribune . October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018 .^ vote4sanders.com ^ Weissert, Will (June 19, 2017). "George P Bush seeks re-election as Texas land commissioner" . The Washington Post the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017 . ^ Tribe, Kristen (March 29, 2017). "Edwards pursues state office" . Wise County Messenger . Retrieved June 21, 2017 . ^ Tribe, Kristen (June 4, 2017). "Edwards starts signature drive for place on ballot" . Wise County Messenger . Retrieved June 21, 2017 . ^ "Trump Endorses Top Texas Republicans" . www.governing.com . February 28, 2018.^ "Profile: Rick Range, Republican for Texas Land Commissioner" . The Amarillo Pioneer . Retrieved November 11, 2018 .^ "George Bush on Twitter" .^ "Donald J. Trump on Twitter" .^ "Austin Lobbyist to Challenge Sid Miller" . The Amarillo Pioneer . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .^ "Sid Miller Announces Re-election Campaign for Texas Agriculture Commissioner" . Texas Insider . November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017 .^ "Sid Miller announces reelection bid" . Dallas Voice . November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017 .^ Coyne, Christin (May 19, 2017). "Former WISD trustee Olson seeks office" . Weatherford Democrat . Retrieved June 21, 2017 . ^ Heinkel-Wolfe, Peggy (July 5, 2017). "McAllen announces run for Texas Railroad Commission" . Denton Record-Chronicle . Retrieved July 18, 2017 . [permanent dead link ^ Platoff, Emma (November 9, 2017). "In race against Texas judge Sharon Keller, Republican highlighting infamous death row call" . The Texas Tribune ^ a b c McCullough, Jolie (February 28, 2018). "Three Republicans vie for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals seat, replacing death penalty critic" . The Texas Tribune External links [ edit ] Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites Official Attorney General campaign websites Official Comptroller of Public Accounts campaign websites Official Commissioner of the General Land Office campaign websites Official Commissioner of Agriculture campaign websites Official Railroad Commissioner campaign websites Official Supreme Court of Texas, Place 2 campaign websites Official Supreme Court of Texas, Place 4 campaign websites Official Supreme Court of Texas, Place 6 campaign websites
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