2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election
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County results Congressional district results State Senate district results Precinct results Hegar: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Dudding: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections took place on November 8, 2022, to select the next Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Incumbent Republican Party Comptroller Glenn Hegar was elected to a third term over Democratic opponent Janet Dudding, with 56.4% of the vote.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Glenn Hegar, incumbent comptroller[2]
Eliminated in primary
- Mark V. Goloby, business owner
Endorsements
Glenn Hegar
- Statewide officials
- Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas[3]
- Organizations
- Texas Alliance for Life[4] (primary endorsement)
- Newspapers
- Austin American-Statesman[5] (primary endorsement)
- Houston Chronicle[6] (primary endorsement)
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Mark V. Goloby | Glenn Hegar | Undecided |
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YouGov/UH | January 14–24, 2022 | 490 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 8% | 28% | 64% |
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Glenn Hegar (incumbent) | 1,386,782 | 81.69% | |
Republican | Mark Goloby | 310,829 | 18.31% | |
Total votes | 1,697,611 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Janet T. Dudding, public accountant[8]
Eliminated in runoff
- Angel Luis Vega, strategist and author[9]
Eliminated in primary
- Tim Mahoney, attorney and planner[8]
Endorsements
Janet T. Dudding
- Newspapers
- Austin American-Statesman[5] (primary endorsement)
- The Austin Chronicle[10] (runoff endorsement)
- Houston Chronicle[11] (primary endorsement)
- San Antonio Express-News[12]
- Labor unions
- Texas Federation of Teachers[13]
- Texas AFL–CIO[14]
- United Auto Workers[15]
- Organizations
- Annie's List[16]
- Planned Parenthood Texas Votes[17]
- Stonewall Democrats of Dallas[18]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Janet T. Dudding | Tim Mahoney | Angel Luis Vega | Undecided |
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YouGov/UH | January 14–24, 2022 | 616 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 11% | 10% | 18% | 61% |
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janet Dudding | 454,338 | 46.29% | |
Democratic | Angel Vega | 338,877 | 34.53% | |
Democratic | Tim Mahoney | 188,250 | 19.18% | |
Total votes | 981,465 | 100.0% |
Runoff results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janet Dudding | 292,069 | 61.41% | |
Democratic | Angel Vega | 183,533 | 38.59% | |
Total votes | 475,602 | 100.0% |
Libertarian primary
Nominee
- Alonzo Echavarria-Garza, Hearne city manager[20][21]
General election
Endorsements
Janet Dudding
- Newspapers
Glenn Hegar
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Glenn Hegar (R) | Janet Dudding (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation | September 6–15, 2022 | 1,172 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 46% | 38% | 3%[b] | 13% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Glenn Hegar (incumbent) | 4,496,319 | 56.39% | +3.20% | |
Democratic | Janet Dudding | 3,265,069 | 40.95% | −2.44% | |
Libertarian | Alonzo Echavarria-Garza | 212,205 | 2.66% | 0.76% | |
Total votes | 7,973,593 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
By congressional district
Hegar won 25 of 38 congressional districts.[24]
District | Hegar | Dudding | Representative |
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1st | 77% | 21% | Louie Gohmert (117th Congress) |
Nathaniel Moran (118th Congress) | |||
2nd | 64% | 34% | Dan Crenshaw |
3rd | 62% | 36% | Van Taylor (117th Congress) |
Keith Self (118th Congress) | |||
4th | 68% | 31% | Pat Fallon |
5th | 64% | 33% | Lance Gooden |
6th | 66% | 32% | Jake Ellzey |
7th | 38% | 60% | Lizzie Fletcher |
8th | 68% | 30% | Kevin Brady (117th Congress) |
Morgan Luttrell (118th Congress) | |||
9th | 24% | 73% | Al Green |
10th | 64% | 34% | Michael McCaul |
11th | 74% | 24% | August Pfluger |
12th | 62% | 36% | Kay Granger |
13th | 75% | 23% | Ronny Jackson |
14th | 67% | 31% | Randy Weber |
15th | 52% | 44% | Vicente Gonzalez (117th Congress) |
Monica De La Cruz (118th Congress) | |||
16th | 35% | 60% | Veronica Escobar |
17th | 66% | 32% | Pete Sessions |
18th | 27% | 70% | Sheila Jackson Lee |
19th | 77% | 21% | Jodey Arrington |
20th | 33% | 62% | Joaquín Castro |
21st | 63% | 34% | Chip Roy |
22nd | 62% | 36% | Troy Nehls |
23rd | 56% | 41% | Tony Gonzales |
24th | 61% | 37% | Beth Van Duyne |
25th | 69% | 29% | Roger Williams |
26th | 63% | 34% | Michael Burgess |
27th | 64% | 33% | Michael Cloud |
28th | 46% | 49% | Henry Cuellar |
29th | 31% | 64% | Sylvia Garcia |
30th | 23% | 74% | Eddie Bernice Johnson (117th Congress) |
Jasmine Crockett (118th Congress) | |||
31st | 63% | 35% | John Carter |
32nd | 37% | 59% | Colin Allred |
33rd | 27% | 69% | Marc Veasey |
34th | 41% | 53% | Mayra Flores (117th Congress) |
Vicente Gonzalez (118th Congress) | |||
35th | 27% | 68% | Lloyd Doggett (117th Congress) |
Greg Casar (118th Congress) | |||
36th | 69% | 29% | Brian Babin |
37th | 25% | 72% | Lloyd Doggett |
38th | 64% | 34% | Wesley Hunt |
Notes
- ^ a b c Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Echavarria-Garza with 3%
References
- ^ a b "Texas Comptroller Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Warren, Thomas (July 9, 2021). "Hegar Announces Re-Election Bid for Comptroller". www.amarillopioneer.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Governor Greg Abbott Announces Endorsement of Glenn Hegar for Comptroller". January 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Primary Election Endorsements". Texas Alliance for Life. April 11, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Editorial: We recommend Hegar, Dudding in primaries for comptroller". Austin American-Statesman. February 23, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Editorial: We recommend Glenn Hegar in GOP primary for state comptroller". Houston Chronicle. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "2022 Texas primary: Results for comptroller race". www.wfaa.com. WFAA. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bryan Democrat announces run for state comptroller". The Eagle. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Perkins, Jeffrey (December 6, 2021). "Former US House Candidate Now Pursuing Texas Comptroller Bid". Patch. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-Offs". The Austin Chronicle. May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding in the Democratic primary for Texas comptroller". The Houston Chronicle. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Editorial: Comptroller top choices: GOP's Hegar vs. Dudding". San Antonio Express-News. February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "2022 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS". Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Endorsements". Texas AFL–CIO. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Texas - UAW Endorsements". United Auto Workers.
- ^ "Endorsed Leaders - Annie's List". Annie's List.
- ^ "2022 Primary Runoff Endorsements". Planned Parenthood.
- ^ "Voting / Endorsements". Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.
- ^ Astudillo, Carla (May 24, 2022). "Texas runoff election results for attorney general, Congress and more". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ Chesner, Laura (April 14, 2022). "Hearne City Manager Accepts Libertarian Party Nomination for Texas State Comptroller". www.robconews.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Dikeman, Neal (April 11, 2022). "Texas Libertarians & Greens Nominate Statewide Candidates for November". www.texasfreepress.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding for Texas comptroller". Houston Chronicle. October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Our recommendation for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts". The Dallas Morning News. October 21, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Dra 2020".
External links
- Official campaign websites
- Janet Dudding (D) for Comptroller
- Glenn Hegar (R) for Comptroller