The 2018 general election was held in the

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

on November 6, 2018. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a

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seat, and all of Texas's thirty-six seats in the

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. The Republican and Democratic Parties nominated their candidates by primaries held March 6, 2018. Convention Parties nominated their candidates at a series of conventions. County Conventions held March 17, 2018, District Conventions held March 24, 2018, and a State Convention held April 14, 2018. At the present time there is only one Convention Party in Texas, that is the Libertarian Party. Other parties may seek to achieve ballot access. Turnout in the November general election reached historic levels, rivaling turnout in a presidential election. While the Republican Party won every statewide position, the margin of victory was narrower than previous elections.

United States Senate

Democratic U.S. Representative

Beto O'Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( , ; ; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senat ...

and Libertarian candidate Neal Dikeman challenged U.S. Senator

Ted Cruz Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from ...

for re-election. Cruz narrowly defeated O'Rourke by 2.6%.

United States House of Representatives

All of Texas's thirty-six seats in the

were up for election in 2018.Executive Branch
retrieved 23-October-2008 No open seats changed hands, but two Republican incumbents lost to Democrats.

Governor

Incumbent governor

Greg Abbott Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 ...

ran for a second term. He was first elected in 2014 after serving twelve years as

Texas Attorney General The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer
of the

, and he succeeded Rick Perry as governor. Abbott won the March 20, 2018, Republican primary, while

Lupe Valdez Guadalupe Valdez (born October 11, 1947) is an American law enforcement official who served as Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, from 2005 to 2017, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas in the 2018 gubernatorial election. She lo ...

won the Democratic runoff against Andrew White, becoming the first Latina nominated by a major party for statewide office in Texas. Libertarian Mark Tippetts also ran against Abbott. Tippetts defeated Kathie Glass, Patrick "Not Governor" Smith, and Kory Watkins at the party convention to earn his nomination.

Lieutenant Governor

On January 9, 2017, the day before the 85th Texas Legislature began its session, incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor

Dan Patrick Dan Patrick may refer to: * Dan Patrick (ice hockey) (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player * Dan Patrick (politician) (born 1950), Lieutenant Governor of Texas and political and sports radio journalist * Dan Patrick (sportscaster) (born 1956), Ame ...

announced he would run for re-election in 2018. He stated his early announcement was in order to dispel rumors of a primary challenge to Governor

or U.S. Senator

Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent lieutenant governor * Scott Milder, former Rockwall city councilman

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Mike Collier, businessman, finance Chair of the

Texas Democratic Party The Texas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Texas and one of the two major political parties in the state. The party's headquarters are in Austin, Texas. President Lyndon B. Johnson was a Texas Democ ...

, and nominee for Comptroller in 2014 * Michael Cooper, businessman, community leader, and pastor

Results

Libertarian state convention

Candidates

* Kerry Douglas McKennon

General election

Polling

Results

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General

Ken Paxton Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Attorney General of Texas since January 2015. Paxton has described himself as a Tea Party conservative. Paxton was re-elected to a t ...

ran for re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent Texas Attorney General

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Justin Nelson, partner at Susman Godfrey

Results

Libertarian state convention

Candidates

* Michael Ray Harris

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican Comptroller

Glenn Hegar Glenn Allen Hegar Jr. (born 25 November 1970)State Sen. Glenn H ...

ran for re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Glenn Hegar Glenn Allen Hegar Jr. (born 25 November 1970)State Sen. Glenn H ...

, incumbent comptroller

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Joi Chevalier, business owner * Tim Mahoney

Results

Libertarian state convention

Candidates

*Ben Sanders

General election

Results

Commissioner of the General Land Office

Republican primary

Candidates

George P. Bush George Prescott Bush (born April 24, 1976) is an American politician and attorney who served as the commissioner of the Texas General Land Office from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Bush unsuccessfully campaigned for the party's ...

, incumbent Commissioner of the General Land Office *Davey Edwards, professional land surveyor * Jerry E. Patterson, former Commissioner of the General Land Office (2003–2015) *Rick Range, retired teacher and firefighter

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Tex Morgan * Miguel Suazo

Results

Libertarian state convention

Candidates

* Matt Piña

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Sid Miller ran for re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Trey Blocker, lobbyist * Jim Hogan * Sid Miller, incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Kim Olson, retired Air Force Colonel and former member of the

Weatherford Independent School District Weatherford Independent School District is a public school district based in Weatherford, Texas (USA). In addition to Weatherford, the district serves most of Hudson Oaks as well as portions of Willow Park and Annetta North. In 2009, the s ...

Board of Trustees

Results

Libertarian state convention

Candidates

* Richard Carpenter

General election

Results

Texas Railroad Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Christi Craddick ran for re-election to a second six-year term.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Christi Craddick, incumbent railroad commissioner * Weston Martinez

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Roman McAllen, historic preservation officer * Chris Spellmon

Results

Libertarian state convention

Candidates

* Mike Wright

General election

Results

Supreme Court of Texas

Justice, Place 2 election

Republican primary

=Candidates

= *

Jimmy Blacklock James Davis "Jimmy" Blacklock (born August 28, 1980) is an American attorney and judge currently serving as an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Background Blacklock was born in Missouri City, Texas, where he attended public schoo ...

, general counsel to Governor

=Results

Democratic primary

=Candidates

= *Steven Kirkland, Harris County district judge

=Results

General election

=Results

Justice, Place 4 election

Republican primary

=Candidates

= * John Devine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court

Democratic primary

=Candidates

= *R.K. Sandill, Harris County district judge

=Results

General election

=Results

Justice, Place 6 election

Republican primary

=Candidates

= * Jeff Brown, incumbent Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court

=Results

Democratic primary

=Candidates

= *Kathy Cheng, attorney

=Results

General election

=Results

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Presiding Judge election

Republican primary

=Candidates

= *David Bridges, incumbent Associate Justice of the

Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas The Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas is one of the 14 Texas Courts of Appeals. It currently sits in Dallas, Texas. It has simultaneously both the smallest Court of Appeals' jurisdictional geographic size (only six counties, one of which is shared ...

Sharon Keller Sharon Faye Keller (born August 1, 1953) is the Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. She is a Republican. Education and early career Born in Texas, Keller graduated from Rice University in Houston in 1975 with a major in philo ...

, incumbent Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

=Results

Democratic primary

=Candidates

= *Maria T. Jackson, Harris County district judge

=Results

General election

=Results

Judge, Place 7 election

Republican primary

=Candidates

= * Barbara Parker Hervey, incumbent Judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals

=Results

Democratic primary

=Candidates

= *Ramona Franklin, Harris County district judge

=Results

General election

=Results

Judge, Place 8

Republican primary

=Candidates

= *Jay Brandon,

Bexar County Bexar County ( or ; es, Béxar ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Brau ...

assistant district attorney * Michelle Slaughter,

Galveston County Galveston County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, located along the Gulf Coast adjacent to Galveston Bay. As of the 2020 census, the population was 350,682. The county was founded in 1838. The county seat is the City of Galveston, ...

district judge *Dib Waldrip,

Comal County Comal County ( ) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 161,501. Comal County is known for its rich German-Texan and European history. Its county seat is New Braunfels. ...

district judge

=Results

General election

=Results

Texas State Board of Education

Member, District 2

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 3

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 4

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 7

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 11

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Member, District 12

Republican primary

Democratic primary

=First round

= Malone-Miller withdrew after the first round, eliminating the need for a runoff.

General election

Member, District 13

Republican primary

Democratic primary

General election

Texas Legislature

Every seat in the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abo ...

and about half of the seats in the

Texas Senate The Texas Senate ( es, Senado de Texas) is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per co ...

were up for election.

Texas Senate

Texas House of Representatives

Texas Courts of Appeals

Local trial courts

School boards

Municipal

Controversies

References

External links

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;Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Mike Collier (D) for Lt. GovernorKerry McKinnon (L) for Lt. GovernorDan Patrick (R) for Lt. Governor
;Official Attorney General campaign websites
Michael Ray Harris (L) for Attorney GeneralJustin Nelson (D) for Attorney GeneralKen Paxton (R) for Attorney General
;Official Comptroller of Public Accounts campaign websites
Joi Chevalier (D) for ComptrollerGlenn Hegar (R) for ComptrollerBen Sanders (L) for Comptroller
;Official Commissioner of the General Land Office campaign websites
George P. Bush (R) for Land CommissionerMatt Piña (L) for Land CommissionerMiguel Suazo (D) for Land Commissioner
;Official Commissioner of Agriculture campaign websites
Sid Miller (R) for Agriculture CommissionerKim Olson (D) for Agriculture Commissioner
;Official Railroad Commissioner campaign websites
Christi Craddick (R) for Railroad CommissionerRoman McAllen (D) for Railroad CommissionerMike Wright (L) for Railroad Commissioner
;Official Supreme Court of Texas, Place 2 campaign websites
Jimmy Blacklock (R) for Supreme CourtSteven Kirkland (D) for Supreme Court
;Official Supreme Court of Texas, Place 4 campaign websites
John Devine (R) for Supreme CourtR.K. Sandill (D) for Supreme Court
;Official Supreme Court of Texas, Place 6 campaign websites
Jeff Brown (R) for Supreme CourtKathy Cheng (D) for Supreme Court
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