2018 Texas Attorney General Election
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The 2018 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the
Attorney General of Texas The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer
of the
. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton ran for re-election. The
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nominated attorney Justin Nelson. Paxton was narrowly re-elected to a second term by a 3.56% margin of victory.


Republican primary


Candidates

* Ken Paxton, incumbent
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...


Results


Democratic primary


Candidates

* Justin Nelson,
Susman Godfrey Stephen Daily Susman (January 20, 1941 – July 14, 2020) was an American commercial plaintiffs attorney and founding and name partner of Susman Godfrey LLP. He won more than $2 billion in damages and settlements in just three cases, includi ...
partner


Results


Libertarian convention


Nominated

* Michael Ray Harris, attorney


General election


Endorsements


Polling


Results


See also

* Texas Attorney General *
2018 Texas elections 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 Rep ...


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