2022 Texas gubernatorial election

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The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott won a third term, defeating Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.

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instanceOf Texas state election
gubernatorial election
campaignIssue abortion policy
border security
electric grid reliability
gun policy
property taxes
candidate Beto O’Rourke
linked to: Beto O'Rourke

Delilah Barrios
Greg Abbott
Mark Tippetts
candidateParty Democratic Party
Green Party of Texas
Libertarian Party
Republican Party
country United States
electionDate 2022-11-08
electionType general election
electorate registered voters in Texas
governingLaw Texas Constitution
Texas Election Code
governorTermLength 4 years
incumbentBeforeElection Greg Abbott
incumbentRanForReelection yes
language English
locatedIn Texas
mainOpponent Beto O’Rourke
linked to: Beto O'Rourke
mainOpponentParty Democratic Party
nextElection 2026 Texas gubernatorial election
officeHolderAfterElection Greg Abbott
partOf 2022 United States elections
2022 United States gubernatorial elections
partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection Republican Party
partyOfOfficeHolderAfterElection Republican Party
popularVoteRunnerUp Beto O’Rourke
linked to: Beto O'Rourke
popularVoteWinner Greg Abbott
positionContested Governor of Texas
previousElection 2018 Texas gubernatorial election
primaryElectionDate 2022-03-01
primaryElectionHeld Democratic primary
Republican primary
result Greg Abbott re-elected Governor of Texas
runoffElectionPossible yes
runoffThreshold 50% of the vote in primary
termNumberWon third term
winner Greg Abbott
winnerParty Republican Party

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2018 Texas gubernatorial election nextElection 2022 Texas gubernatorial election
2022 United States gubernatorial elections notableRace 2022 Texas gubernatorial election