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2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
Election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
The 2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Texas. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for governor of Texas. Primary elections were held on March 1, with runoffs being held on May 24 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. Texas is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
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Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Mike Collier in a rematch of the 2018 election.[1]
Candidates
Nominee
- Dan Patrick, incumbent lieutenant governor[2]
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Dan Patrick
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[7]
Polling
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Trayce Bradford |
Todd Bullis |
Daniel Miller |
Dan Patrick |
Aaron Sorrells |
Zach Vance |
Other | Undecided |
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| UT Tyler | February 8–15, 2022 | 579 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 54% | 2% | 3% | – | 31% |
| YouGov/UT | January 28 – February 7, 2022 | 375 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 82% | 2% | 4% | 3% | – |
| UT Tyler | January 18–25, 2022 | 514 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 42% | 1% | 1% | – | 48% |
| YouGov/UH | January 14–24, 2022 | 490 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 52% | 3% | 2% | – | 36% |
| YouGov/UT/TT | October 22–31, 2021 | 554 (RV) | ± 4.2% | – | – | – | 56% | – | – | 9% | 36% |
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Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dan Patrick (incumbent) | 1,425,717 | 76.6% | |
| Republican | Daniel Miller | 127,735 | 6.9% | |
| Republican | Trayce Bradford | 120,514 | 6.5% | |
| Republican | Aaron Sorrells | 73,031 | 3.9% | |
| Republican | Zach Vance | 70,863 | 3.8% | |
| Republican | Todd M. Bullis | 43,097 | 2.3% | |
| Total votes | 1,860,957 | 100.0% | ||
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Candidates
Nominee
- Mike Collier, finance chair of the Texas Democratic Party and nominee for comptroller in 2014 and lieutenant governor in 2018[9]
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
- Carla Brailey, vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party[11]
Withdrawn
- Matthew Dowd, political consultant, ABC News contributor, and former staffer to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen[12][13]
Endorsements
Mike Collier
- U.S. Representatives
- Lloyd Doggett, U.S. Representative for Texas's 35th congressional district (1995–present)[14]
- Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district (2019–present)[14]
- Lizzie Fletcher, U.S. Representative for Texas's 7th congressional district (2019–present)[14]
- State legislators
- Rafael Anchía, state representative from the 103rd district (2005–present)[15]
- John Bucy III, state representative from the 136th district (2019–present)[16]
- Terry Canales, state representative from the 40th district (2013–present)[16]
- Alex Dominguez, state representative from the 37th district (2019–present)[15]
- Ana Hernandez, state representative from the 143rd district (2005–present)[15]
- Donna Howard, state representative from the 48th district (2006–present)[16]
- Ann Johnson, state representative from the 134th district (2021–present)[15]
- Armando Martinez, state representative from the 39th district (2005–present)[15]
- Terry Meza, state representative from the 105th district (2019–present)[15]
- Joe Moody, state representative from the 78th district (2009–2011; 2013–present)[15]
- Victoria Neave, state representative from the 107th district (2017–present)[15]
- Ron Reynolds, state representative from the 27th district (2011–present)[15]
- Eddie Rodriguez, state representative from the 51st district (2003–present)[16]
- Jon Rosenthal, state representative from the 135th district (2019–present)[15]
- Kel Selinger, state senator from the 31st district (2004–2023) (Republican)[17]
- James Talarico, state representative from the 52nd district (2018–present)[16]
- Armando Walle, state representative from the 140th district (2009–present)[15]
- Gene Wu, state representative from the 137th district (2013–present)[16]
- Local officials
- Glen Whitley, county judge from Tarrant County (2007–2022) (Republican)[17]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Planned Parenthood Texas Votes[19]
- Stonewall Democrats[20]
- Newspapers and other media
- Austin American-Statesman (Democratic primary only)[21]
- The Austin Chronicle (Democratic primary only)[22]
- The Dallas Morning News (Democratic primary only)[23]
- Houston Chronicle (Democratic primary only)[24]
- San Antonio Express-News (Democratic primary only)[25]
Carla Brailey
- Newspapers and other media
Michelle Beckley
- Labor unions
- Organizations
First round
Polling
- Graphical summary
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Michelle Beckley |
Carla Brailey |
Mike Collier |
Matthew Dowd |
Other | Undecided | |||||||||
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| UT Tyler | February 8–15, 2022 | 479 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 18% | 15% | 21% | – | – | 46% | |||||||||
| YouGov/UT | January 28 – February 7, 2022 | 336 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 27% | 23% | 46% | – | 4% | – | |||||||||
| UT Tyler | January 18–25, 2022 | 458 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 17% | 11% | 13% | – | – | 59% | |||||||||
| YouGov/UH | January 14–24, 2022 | 616 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 10% | 10% | 21% | – | – | 59% | |||||||||
| December 7, 2021 | Dowd withdraws from the race | |||||||||||||||||
| UT Tyler | November 9–16, 2021 | 468 (LV) | ± 4.9% | – | – | 35% | 20% | 29% | 16% | |||||||||
| YouGov/UT/TT | October 22–31, 2021 | 436 (RV) | ± 4.7% | – | – | 17% | 13% | 4% | 67% | |||||||||
| YouGov/TXHPF | October 14–27, 2021 | – (LV) | – | – | – | 26% | 16% | – | 58% | |||||||||
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Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Collier | 422,379 | 41.7% | |
| Democratic | Michelle Beckley | 304,799 | 30.1% | |
| Democratic | Carla Brailey | 285,342 | 28.2% | |
| Total votes | 1,012,520 | 100.0% | ||
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Runoff
Polling
More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Michelle Beckley |
Mike Collier |
Undecided |
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| UT Tyler | May 2–10, 2022 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 31% | 19% | 50% |
| YouGov/TXHPF | March 18–28, 2022 | 435 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 31% | 43% | 26% |
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Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Collier | 265,345 | 54.8% | |
| Democratic | Michelle Beckley | 218,727 | 45.2% | |
| Total votes | 484,072 | 100.0% | ||
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Nominee
- Shanna Steele, college student and former federal employee[27]
Endorsements
Dan Patrick (R)
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[7]
- State legislators
- Eddie Lucio Jr., state senator from the 27th district (1991–present) (Democratic)[28]
- Organizations
Mike Collier (D)
- U.S. Representatives
- Steve Bartlett, U.S. Representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district (1983–1991) and Mayor of Dallas (1991–1995) (Republican)[30]
- Lloyd Doggett, U.S. Representative for Texas's 35th congressional district (1995–present)[14]
- Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district (2019–present)[14]
- Lizzie Fletcher, U.S. Representative for Texas's 7th congressional district (2019–present)[14]
- State officials
- Bill Ratliff, 40th Lieutenant Governor of Texas (2000–2003) (Republican)[31]
- State legislators
- Rafael Anchía, state representative from the 103rd district (2005–present)[15]
- John Bucy III, state representative from the 136th district (2019–present)[16]
- Terry Canales, state representative from the 40th district (2013–present)[16]
- Byron Cook, state representative from the 8th district (2003–2019) (Republican)[30]
- Alex Dominguez, state representative from the 37th district (2019–present)[15]
- Ana Hernandez, state representative from the 143rd district (2005–present)[15]
- Donna Howard, state representative from the 48th district (2006–present)[16]
- Ann Johnson, state representative from the 134th district (2021–present)[15]
- Lyle Larson, state representative from the 122nd district (2011–present) (Republican)[32]
- Armando Martinez, state representative from the 39th district (2005–present)[15]
- Terry Meza, state representative from the 105th district (2019–present)[15]
- Joe Moody, state representative from the 78th district (2009–2011; 2013–present)[15]
- Victoria Neave, state representative from the 107th district (2017–present)[15]
- Bennett Ratliff, state representative from the 115th district (2013–2015) (Republican)[30]
- Ron Reynolds, state representative from the 27th district (2011–present)[15]
- Eddie Rodriguez, state representative from the 51st district (2003–present)[16]
- Jon Rosenthal, state representative from the 135th district (2019–present)[15]
- Kel Seliger, state senator from the 31st district (2004–present) (Republican)[33]
- James Talarico, state representative from the 52nd district (2018–present)[16]
- Armando Walle, state representative from the 140th district (2009–present)[15]
- Gene Wu, state representative from the 137th district (2013–present)[16]
- Local officials
- Glen Whitley, Tarrant County Judge (Republican)[34]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Newspapers and other media
Polling
- Graphical summary
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Dan Patrick (R) |
Mike Collier (D) |
Shanna Steele (L) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS Research (R)[upper-alpha 1] | November 2–5, 2022 | 786 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 38% | 6% | – | 9% |
| UT Tyler | October 17–24, 2022 | 1,330 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 39% | 32% | 5% | 4%[lower-alpha 2] | 18% |
| 973 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 44% | 35% | 5% | 3%[lower-alpha 3] | 13% | ||
| Emerson College | October 17–19, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 47% | 42% | 3% | – | 7% |
| Siena College | October 16–19, 2022 | 649 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 49% | 41% | – | 1%[lower-alpha 4] | 9% |
| ActiVote | June 23 – September 21, 2022 | 250 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 46% | 38% | 17% | – | – |
| Siena College | September 14–18, 2022 | 651 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 49% | 40% | – | – | 11% |
| Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation | September 6–15, 2022 | 1,172 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 48% | 42% | 2% | – | 8% |
| UT Tyler | September 7–13, 2022 | 1,243 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 39% | 28% | 8% | 5%[lower-alpha 5] | 20% |
| YouGov/UT | August 26 – September 6, 2022 | 1,200 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 39% | 32% | 4% | 4%[lower-alpha 6] | 20% |
| YouGov/UH/TSU | August 11–29, 2022 | 1,312 (LV) | ± 2.7% | 49% | 43% | – | – | 8% |
| UT Tyler | August 1–7, 2022 | 1,384 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 36% | 28% | 8% | 7% | 21% |
| 1,199 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 39% | 30% | 6% | 6% | 18% | ||
| YouGov/UH | June 27 – July 7, 2022 | 1,169 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 45% | 41% | – | – | 14% |
| 1,006 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 48% | 43% | – | – | 9% | ||
| YouGov/UT | June 16–24, 2022 | 1,200 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 38% | 26% | 5% | 6% | 25% |
| YouGov/TXHPF | March 18–28, 2022 | 1,139 (LV) | ± 2.6% | 49% | 43% | – | – | 8% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Dan Patrick (R) |
Michelle Beckley (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov/TXHPF | March 18–28, 2022 | 1,139 (LV) | ± 2.6% | 50% | 42% | 8% |
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Hypothetical polling
- Dan Patrick vs. Michelle Beckley
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Dan Patrick (incumbent) | 4,310,553 | 53.77% | +2.47 | |
| Democratic | Mike Collier | 3,483,758 | 43.46% | –3.03 | |
| Libertarian | Shanna Steele | 222,181 | 2.77% | +0.56 | |
| Total votes | 8,016,492 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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By congressional district
Patrick won 25 of 38 congressional districts.[44]
More information District, Patrick ...
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- Partisan clients
- "Dan Patrick elected to third term as Texas Lieutenant Governor". KDFW. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- "Patrick Running For Reelection, Stresses Property Tax Reform". News/Talk 95.1 & 790 KFYO.
- "Conservative Activist Trayce Bradford Announces Campaign Against Dan Patrick". Texas Scorecard. October 5, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- "Dallas Mayor 'Disturbed' After Dowd Drops Bid for Lt. Governor On Grounds of Race, Sex". The Texan. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- "TEXIT President Launches Campaign For Lieutenant Governor of Texas". EIN News. October 21, 2021.
- "Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's Possible Challengers". Reform Austin. September 8, 2021.
- "Donald Trump endorses Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for reelection". The Texas Tribune. May 10, 2021.
- "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- Mekelburg, Madlin (October 4, 2021). "'I can close the gap': Democrat Mike Collier launches campaign for Texas lieutenant governor". Austin American-Statesman. Gannett. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- "Michelle Beckley, one of the Texas House's most liberal members, joins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor". The Texas Tribune. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- Harris, Cayla; Bureau, Austin (December 13, 2021). "Carla Brailey, vice chair of Texas Democratic Party, will run for lieutenant governor". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- Barragán, James (December 7, 2021). "Democrat Matthew Dowd ends campaign for Texas lieutenant governor, citing need for "greater diversity"". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "Matthew Dowd ends his campaign for Texas lieutenant governor". The Dallas Morning News. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- "Beckley calls on Collier to drop out of Democratic race for Texas lieutenant governor". San Antonio Express-News. March 3, 2022.
- "17 Texas House Democrats Endorse Collier for Lt. Gov. After Beckley's Call for Him to Drop Out". The Texan. March 15, 2022.
- "Three Democrats running for lieutenant governor of Texas". The Center Square. February 17, 2022.
- Dey, Sneha (September 4, 2022). "Two Republican foes of Dan Patrick support Democrat Mike Collier for lieutenant governor". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- "2022 Endorsements". www.texasaflcio.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- "2022 Primary Runoff Endorsements". Planned Parenthood.
- "Stonewall Democrats announce endorsements for March primary election". January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- American-Statesman Editorial Board (February 22, 2022). "Editorial: Collier could unite Texans in Dem bid for lieutenant governor". Austin American-Statesman.
- "March 1 Democratic Primary Endorsements (No Filler)". The Austin Chronicle. February 10, 2022.
- "Opinion: We recommend in the Texas lieutenant governor Democratic primary". The Dallas Morning News. February 11, 2022.
If Democrats are serious about ousting Patrick, then they should vote for Collier, 60.
- The Editorial Board (February 13, 2022). "Editorial: We recommend Mike Collier in Democratic primary for Texas Lieutenant Governor". Houston Chronicle.
- Express-News Editorial Board (February 2, 2022). "Editorial: Once again, Collier best pick for lieutenant governor". San Antonio Express-News.
- "Texas Democrats will struggle to challenge Dan Patrick. Here's the candidate with the best shot". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- "2022 General Election Endorsements". Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- "Democrat Mike Collier adds more GOP endorsements in lieutenant governor's race". Houston Chronicle. October 14, 2022.
- "Former Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff endorses Democrat Mike Collier over Dan Patrick". The Dallas Morning News. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- "Retiring Rep. Lyle Larson's last word on 'far-right' GOP politics". Houston Chronicle. September 29, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- "2022 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS". Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- "Texas - UAW Endorsements". United Auto Workers.
- "2022 Endorsements". equalitytexas.org. Equality Texas.
- "Statesman Editorial Board endorsements in the November 2022 election". Austin American-Statesman. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "Opinion: We recommend for Texas lieutenant governor". The Dallas Morning News. October 22, 2022.
- "Does Dan Patrick deserve a third term as Texas lieutenant governor? Here's our answer". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Editorial Board (October 9, 2022). "Editorial: We recommend Mike Collier for Texas Lieutenant Governor". Houston Chronicle.
- Express-News Editorial Board (October 13, 2022). "Editorial: Lt. Gov. Collier would improve lives of Texans". San Antonio Express-News.
- "Texas Lieutenant Governor Election Results 2022". NBC News. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- @averyhatestwt (March 10, 2023). "TX Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General results by CD; I'm not sure if this has already been done but I haven't seen it before" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Official campaign websites