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Texas state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline:December 11, 2017
Primary: March 6, 2018 Primary runoff: May 22, 2018 (if needed) General: November 6, 2018
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
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The following state executive offices were up for election inTexas in 2018. Click on the following links to learn more about each race:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Comptroller
Agriculture commissioner
Railroad commissioner
State board of education
Public lands commissioner

Candidates and election results

Governor

General election

General election for Governor of Texas

IncumbentGreg Abbott defeatedLupe Valdez andMark Tippetts in the general election for Governor of Texas on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Abbott (R)	55.8	4,656,196
		Lupe Valdez (D)	42.5	3,546,615
		Mark Tippetts (L)	1.7	140,632

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,343,443
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Janis Richards (G)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Texas

Lupe Valdez defeatedAndrew White in the Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Texas on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lupe Valdez	53.0	224,091
		Andrew White	47.0	198,407

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 422,498
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Texas

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lupe Valdez	42.9	435,484
✔		Andrew White	27.4	278,333
		Cedric Davis	8.3	83,817
		Grady Yarbrough	5.4	54,372
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Payne	4.8	48,269
		Adrian Ocegueda	4.4	44,681
		Thomas Wakely	3.4	34,737
	Submit photo	James Clark	2.2	21,871
	Submit photo	Joe Mumbach	1.4	13,878

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,015,442
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Texas

IncumbentGreg Abbott defeatedBarbara Krueger andLarry SECEDE Kilgore in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Abbott	90.4	1,389,562
	Submit photo	Barbara Krueger	8.3	127,134
		Larry SECEDE Kilgore	1.3	20,384

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,537,080
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Lieutenant governor

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

IncumbentDan Patrick defeatedMike Collier andKerry McKennon in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Patrick (R)	51.3	4,260,990
		Mike Collier (D)	46.5	3,860,865
		Kerry McKennon (L)	2.2	183,516

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,305,371
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Mike Collier defeatedMichael Cooper in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Collier	52.4	500,568
		Michael Cooper	47.6	455,222

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 955,790
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

IncumbentDan Patrick defeatedScott Milder in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Patrick	75.9	1,164,065
		Scott Milder	24.1	369,143

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,533,208
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Attorney general

General election

General election for Attorney General of Texas

IncumbentKen Paxton defeatedJustin Nelson andMichael Ray Harris in the general election for Attorney General of Texas on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Paxton (R)	50.6	4,193,207
		Justin Nelson (D)	47.0	3,898,098
	Submit photo	Michael Ray Harris (L)	2.4	201,310

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,292,615 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas

Justin Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Justin Nelson

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas

IncumbentKen Paxton advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ken Paxton

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Texas

Michael Ray Harris defeatedJamar Osborne in the Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Texas on April 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Ray Harris (L)	90.4	236
	Submit photo	Jamar Osborne (L)	9.6	25

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 261
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Comptroller

General election

General election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

IncumbentGlenn Hegar defeatedJoi Chevalier andBen Sanders in the general election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar (R)	53.2	4,376,828
		Joi Chevalier (D)	43.4	3,570,693
		Ben Sanders (L)	3.4	281,081

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,228,602 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Joi Chevalier defeatedTim Mahoney in the Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joi Chevalier	51.9	483,276
		Tim Mahoney	48.1	448,468

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 931,744
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

IncumbentGlenn Hegar advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Glenn Hegar

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Agriculture commissioner

General election

General election for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

IncumbentSid Miller defeatedKim Olson andRichard Carpenter in the general election for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sid Miller (R)	51.3	4,221,527
		Kim Olson (D)	46.4	3,822,137
	Submit photo	Richard Carpenter (L)	2.3	191,639

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,235,303 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

Kim Olson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Kim Olson

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

IncumbentSid Miller defeatedJim Hogan andTrey Blocker in the Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sid Miller	55.7	755,498
		Jim Hogan	22.9	310,431
		Trey Blocker	21.5	291,583

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,357,512
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Railroad commissioner

General election

General election for Texas Railroad Commission

IncumbentChristi Craddick defeatedRoman McAllen andMike Wright in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Craddick (R)	53.2	4,376,729
		Roman McAllen (D)	43.9	3,612,130
	Submit photo	Mike Wright (L)	2.9	237,984

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,226,843
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• George Reiter (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Roman McAllen defeatedChris Spellmon in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roman McAllen	58.5	535,855
		Chris Spellmon	41.5	380,091

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 915,946
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission

IncumbentChristi Craddick defeatedWeston Martinez in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Craddick	75.8	1,036,964
		Weston Martinez	24.2	330,407

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,367,371
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State board of education

District 2

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 2

IncumbentRuben Cortez Jr. defeatedCharles Hasse in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ruben Cortez Jr. (D)	53.6	206,689
	Submit photo	Charles Hasse (R)	46.4	178,923

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 385,612
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

IncumbentRuben Cortez Jr. defeatedMichelle Arévalo Dávila in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ruben Cortez Jr.	52.3	31,289
	Submit photo	Michelle Arévalo Dávila	47.7	28,487

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,776
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Charles Hasse defeatedEric Garza in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Charles Hasse	67.1	31,717
	Submit photo	Eric Garza	32.9	15,536

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,253
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District 3

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 3

IncumbentMarisa Perez-Diaz won election in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marisa Perez-Diaz (D)	100.0	302,242

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 302,242
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3

IncumbentMarisa Perez-Diaz defeatedDan Arellano in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marisa Perez-Diaz	75.9	60,027
	Submit photo	Dan Arellano	24.1	19,022

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,049
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District 4

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 4

IncumbentLawrence Allen Jr. won election in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lawrence Allen Jr. (D)	100.0	311,590

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 311,590
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 4

IncumbentLawrence Allen Jr. defeatedSteven Chambers in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lawrence Allen Jr.	66.9	45,162
	Submit photo	Steven Chambers	33.1	22,337

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,499
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District 7

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Matt Robinson defeatedElizabeth Markowitz in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Robinson (R)	59.5	369,752
		Elizabeth Markowitz (D)	40.5	252,158

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 621,910
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Elizabeth Markowitz advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Markowitz	100.0	50,781

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,781
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Matt Robinson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Robinson	100.0	99,875

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,875
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District 11

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 11

IncumbentPatricia Hardy defeatedCarla Morton andAaron Gutknecht in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Hardy (R)	57.2	366,245
		Carla Morton (D)	40.5	259,276
	Submit photo	Aaron Gutknecht (L)	2.4	15,241

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 640,762
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11

Carla Morton defeatedCeleste Light in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carla Morton	57.9	33,217
	Submit photo	Celeste Light	42.1	24,156

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,373
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11

IncumbentPatricia Hardy defeatedFeyi Obamehinti andCheryl Surber in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Hardy	55.8	58,796
		Feyi Obamehinti	24.3	25,580
	Submit photo	Cheryl Surber	20.0	21,073

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,449
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District 12

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Pam Little defeatedSuzanne Smith andRachel Wester in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Little (R)	49.4	334,584
		Suzanne Smith (D)	47.9	324,307
	Submit photo	Rachel Wester (L)	2.7	18,002

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 676,893
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Democratic primary runoff election

The Democratic primary runoff election was canceled.Suzanne Smith advanced from the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 12.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Laura Malone-Miller (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Suzanne Smith andLaura Malone-Miller advanced to a runoff. They defeatedTina Green in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Smith	48.1	35,460
✔	Submit photo	Laura Malone-Miller	26.3	19,426
	Submit photo	Tina Green	25.6	18,883

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,769
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Pam Little advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Little	100.0	82,548

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District 13

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Aicha Davis defeatedA. Denise Russell in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aicha Davis (D)	76.3	309,926
		A. Denise Russell (R)	23.7	96,136

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 406,062
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Aicha Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aicha Davis	100.0	68,458

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,458
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13

A. Denise Russell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		A. Denise Russell

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Public lands commissioner

General election

General election for Texas Land Commissioner

IncumbentGeorge P. Bush defeatedMiguel Suazo andMatthew Piña in the general election for Texas Land Commissioner on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George P. Bush (R)	53.7	4,435,202
		Miguel Suazo (D)	43.2	3,567,927
		Matthew Piña (L)	3.1	258,482

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,261,611
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner

Miguel Suazo defeatedTex Morgan in the Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Miguel Suazo	70.0	659,163
		Tex Morgan	30.0	282,387

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 941,550
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner

IncumbentGeorge P. Bush defeatedJerry Patterson,Davey Edwards, andRick Range in the Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George P. Bush	58.2	857,398
		Jerry Patterson	29.7	437,535
		Davey Edwards	6.8	100,763
		Rick Range	5.3	77,623

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,473,319
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Context of the 2018 elections

Party control in Texas

Astate government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Republicans in Texas gained astate government trifecta as a result of the 2002 elections by taking control of the state House.

Voter information

How the primary works

Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes anopen primary system. State law requires voters to sign the following pledge before voting in a primary: "I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year."^[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.

Poll times

InTexas, all polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. Texas is divided between the Central and Mountain time zones. Anyone in line when the polls close must be allowed to vote.^[2][3]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration statushere.

To register to vote in Texas, an applicant must be a United States citizen, a resident of the county in which he or she is registering, and at least 17 years and 10 months old. An individual may also not be a convicted felon whose sentence, including probation or parole, is not complete, or declared mentally incapacitated by a court.^[4]

The deadline to register to vote is 30 days before the election. Prospective voters canrequest a postage-paid voter registration form online or complete the formonline and return it to the county voter registrar. Applications are also available at a variety of locations, including the county voter registrar’s office, the secretary of state’s office, libraries, and high schools. Voter registration certificates are mailed to newly registered voters.^[5][6]

Automatic registration

See also:Automatic voter registration

Texas does not practiceautomatic voter registration.^[7]

Online registration

See also:Online voter registration

Texas does not permit online voter registration.^[8]

Same-day registration

See also:Same-day voter registration

Texas does not allowsame-day voter registration.^[9]

Residency requirements

Prospective voters must reside in the county in which they are registering to vote. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.^[4]

Verification of citizenship

See also:Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Texas does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.^[10]

State law requires election officials to conduct a check of registered voters' citizenship status. Section 18.068 of the Texas Election Code says the following:^[11]

In January 2019, the Texas secretary of state’s office announced that it would be providing local election officials with a list of registered voters who obtained driver’s licenses or IDs with documentation such as work visas or green cards. Counties would then be able to require voters on the list to provide proof of citizenship within 30 days.^[13] The review was halted by a federal judge in February 2019, and Secretary of StateDavid Whitley rescinded the advisory in April.^[14][15] A news release from Whitley’s office stated that “... going forward, the Texas Secretary of State's office will send to county voter registrars only the matching records of individuals who registered to vote before identifying themselves as non-U.S. citizens to DPS when applying for a driver license or personal identification card. This will ensure that naturalized U.S. citizens who lawfully registered to vote are not impacted by this voter registration list maintenance process.”^[16]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.^[17] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Texas Secretary of State’s office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visitingthis website.

Voter ID requirements

Texas requires voters to present photo identification while voting.^[18]

The following list of accepted IDs was current as of December 2025.Click here for the Texas Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

Voters who are unable to provide one of the ID options listed above can sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and provide one of the following supporting documents:^[18]

The following voters are exempt from showing photo ID:^[18]

• Voters with a disability "may apply with the county voter registrar for a permanent exemption by presenting an acceptable photo identification or following the Reasonable Impediment Declaration procedure in the county."
• Voters who have a religious objection to being photographed and voters affected by a natural disaster declarated by the governor or president of the United States may "vote a provisional ballot, appear at the voter registrar’s office within six (6) calendar days after election day, and sign an affidavit swearing to the religious objection or natural disaster, in order for the voter’s ballot to be counted."

To view Texas law pertaining to voter identification,click here.

Voters who do not have a photo ID can obtain aTexas Election Identification Certificate (EIC) at anyTexas driver’s license office during regular business hours. Voters can also obtain an Election Identification Certificate from a mobile station. Locations are listedhere.^[18]

Early voting

Texas permits early voting. Learn more by visitingthis website.

Early voting allows citizens to cast their ballots in person at a polling place before an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting. Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire do not offer no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

Texas voters are eligible to vote absentee in an election if:

• They cannot make it to the polls on Election Day because they will be away from the county on Election Day and during early voting;
• They are sick or disabled;
• They are expeted to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day
• They are 65 years of age or older on Election Day; or
• They are confined in jail.^[19]

To vote absentee, a request must be received by county election officials no later than the close of regular business on the eleventh day before the election. The completed ballot must be postmarked by 7 p.m. on Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on the day after the election to be counted.^[19][20]

Voters who have a new sickness or physical disability that originates after the second to last day to apply for an absentee ballot may request an emergency absentee ballot. The deadline for returning the ballot is 7 p.m. on Election Day.^[21]

Past elections

2016

The following elections took place in 2016.

• Texas Railroad Commission election, 2016

2014

The following elections took place in 2014.

• Texas Attorney General election, 2014
• Texas gubernatorial election, 2014
• Texas state executive official elections, 2014
• Texas down ballot state executive elections, 2014
• Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

2012

The following elections took place in 2012.

• Texas state executive official elections, 2012

Recent news

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State profile

Presidential voting pattern

See also:Presidential voting trends in Texas

Texasvoted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted forDonald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won thesePivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Texas, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.^[22]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won asRetained Pivot Counties and those won byJoe Biden (D) asBoomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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See also

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External links

Suggest a link

• State of Texas official website

Footnotes

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