2022 Texas General Election Results
Statewide Offices: All statewide offices remained in incumbents’ hands.
•Governor Greg Abbott defeated Beto O’Rourke
•Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick prevailed against Mike Collier
•Attorney General Ken Paxton won against Rochelle Garza
•Sen. Dawn Buckingham beat Jay Kleberg for General Land Office (GLO) Commissioner
•Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller prevailed against Susan Hays
•Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian won his race against Luke Warford
•Comptroller Hegar was victorious against Janet Dudding
Texas Senate: Every incumbent Senator won re-election. 6 senators did not seek re-election. Currently, Texas Senate is composed of 18 Republicans and 13 Democrats. For 2023, the count is 19 to 12. For the open seats, these are the results:
•SD 10: State Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) ran unopposed after former State Senator Beverly Powell (D-Burleson) withdrew from the race.
•SD 11: Rep. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) prevailed was unopposed in the general election.
•SD 12: This seat was previously held by retiring Senate Finance Committee Chair Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound), State Rep. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) prevailed over court coordinator Francine Ly (D-Dallas).
•SD 24: The central Texas seat was previously held by Sen. Dawn Buckingham (R-Lakeway). It was redrawn to be closer to San Antonio and picked up the hometown of former GOP State Sen. Pete Flores (R-Pleasanton). Flores handily defeated Kathy Jones-Hospod (D-Kerrville) by thirty points.
•SD 27: Attorney Morgan LaMantia (D-McAllen) narrowly prevailed against Adam Hinojosa (R-Corpus Christi) for the seat previously held by Senator Eddie Lucio (D-Brownsville).
•SD 31: The seat previously held by retiring Senator Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo), oil & gas executive Kevin Sparks (R-Midland) ran unopposed in the general election.
Texas House of Representatives: Very few surprises in the Texas House. Current composition is 86 Republicans and 64 Democrats and in January 2023, that number will remain the same. Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) will remain comfortably in charge of his House colleagues and the House agenda. He does, however, face an announced challenger in Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Fort Worth), a Freedom Caucus conservative who argues there should be no Democratic chairs. Some notable races are as follows:
•HD 30: Janie Lopez (R-San Benito) turned back former Senate staffer Luis Villarreal, Jr. (D-Harlingen) in this Valley district, flipping a seat previously held by Democrat Alex Dominguez.
•HD 70: In one of the more hotly contested races, Jamee Jolly (R-Plano) was narrowly bested by former House staffer Mihaela Elizabeth Plesa (D-Dallas) by a 50.7%-49.3% margin. This flips a seat previously held by Rep. Scott Sanford (R-McKinney).