2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Dan Patrick Mike Collier
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,310,553 3,483,758
Percentage 53.8% 43.5%

Patrick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Collier:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data

Lieutenant Governor before election

Dan Patrick
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Dan Patrick
Republican

The 2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Texas. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for governor of Texas. Primary elections were held on March 1, with runoffs being held on May 24 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. Texas is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Mike Collier in a rematch of the 2018 election.[1]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Lt. Gov Dan Patrick of Texas speaking to the Montgomery County Texas Tea Party in The Woodlands, Texas on November 7, 2022.

Eliminated in primary[edit]

  • Trayce Bradford, activist[3]
  • Todd Bullis, businessman and anti-abortion activist[4]
  • Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement[5]
  • Aaron Sorrells, businessman[6]
  • Zach Vance, retired military[4]

Endorsements[edit]

Dan Patrick
U.S. Executive Branch officials

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Trayce
Bradford
Todd
Bullis
Daniel
Miller
Dan
Patrick
Aaron
Sorrells
Zach
Vance
Other Undecided
UT Tyler February 8–15, 2022 579 (LV) ± 4.4% 3% 2% 4% 54% 2% 3% 31%
YouGov/UT January 28 – February 7, 2022 375 (LV) ± 5.1% 2% 1% 6% 82% 2% 4% 3%
UT Tyler January 18–25, 2022 514 (LV) ± 5.1% 3% 3% 2% 42% 1% 1% 48%
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 490 (LV) ± 3.7% 1% 2% 4% 52% 3% 2% 36%
YouGov/UT/TT October 22–31, 2021 554 (RV) ± 4.2% 56% 9% 36%

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Patrick (incumbent) 1,425,717 76.6%
Republican Daniel Miller 127,735 6.9%
Republican Trayce Bradford 120,514 6.5%
Republican Aaron Sorrells 73,031 3.9%
Republican Zach Vance 70,863 3.8%
Republican Todd M. Bullis 43,097 2.3%
Total votes 1,860,957 100.0%

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Eliminated in runoff[edit]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Withdrawn[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Mike Collier
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers and other media
Carla Brailey
Newspapers and other media

First round[edit]

Polling[edit]

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Michelle
Beckley
Carla
Brailey
Mike
Collier
Matthew
Dowd
Other Undecided
UT Tyler February 8–15, 2022 479 (LV) ± 4.9% 18% 15% 21% 46%
YouGov/UT January 28 – February 7, 2022 336 (LV) ± 5.4% 27% 23% 46% 4%
UT Tyler January 18–25, 2022 458 (LV) ± 5.4% 17% 11% 13% 59%
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 616 (LV) ± 3.3% 10% 10% 21% 59%
December 7, 2021 Dowd withdraws from the race
UT Tyler November 9–16, 2021 468 (LV) ± 4.9% 35% 20% 29% 16%
YouGov/UT/TT October 22–31, 2021 436 (RV) ± 4.7% 17% 13% 4% 67%
YouGov/TXHPF October 14–27, 2021 – (LV) 26% 16% 58%

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Collier 422,379 41.7%
Democratic Michelle Beckley 304,799 30.1%
Democratic Carla Brailey 285,342 28.2%
Total votes 1,012,520 100.0%

Runoff[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Michelle
Beckley
Mike
Collier
Undecided
UT Tyler May 2–10, 2022 501 (LV) ± 4.9% 31% 19% 50%
YouGov/TXHPF March 18–28, 2022 435 (LV) ± 4.7% 31% 43% 26%

Results[edit]

Democratic primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Collier 265,345 54.8%
Democratic Michelle Beckley 218,727 45.2%
Total votes 484,072 100.0%

Libertarian convention[edit]

Nominee[edit]

  • Shanna Steele, college student and former federal employee[27]

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Dan Patrick (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
State legislators
Organizations
Mike Collier (D)
U.S. Representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers and other media

Polling[edit]

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Dan
Patrick (R)
Mike
Collier (D)
Shanna
Steele (L)
Other Undecided
CWS Research (R)[A] November 2–5, 2022 786 (LV) ± 3.5% 46% 38% 6% 9%
UT Tyler October 17–24, 2022 1,330 (RV) ± 2.9% 39% 32% 5% 4%[b] 18%
973 (LV) ± 3.4% 44% 35% 5% 3%[c] 13%
Emerson College October 17–19, 2022 1,000 (LV) ± 3.0% 47% 42% 3% 7%
Siena College October 16–19, 2022 649 (LV) ± 5.1% 49% 41% 1%[d] 9%
ActiVote June 23 – September 21, 2022 250 (LV) ± 6.0% 46% 38% 17%
Siena College September 14–18, 2022 651 (LV) ± 4.4% 49% 40% 11%
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation September 6–15, 2022 1,172 (LV) ± 2.9% 48% 42% 2% 8%
UT Tyler September 7–13, 2022 1,243 (RV) ± 2.9% 39% 28% 8% 5%[e] 20%
YouGov/UT August 26 – September 6, 2022 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 39% 32% 4% 4%[f] 20%
YouGov/UH/TSU August 11–29, 2022 1,312 (LV) ± 2.7% 49% 43% 8%
UT Tyler August 1–7, 2022 1,384 (RV) ± 2.8% 36% 28% 8% 7% 21%
1,199 (LV) ± 3.0% 39% 30% 6% 6% 18%
YouGov/UH June 27 – July 7, 2022 1,169 (RV) ± 2.9% 45% 41% 14%
1,006 (LV) ± 3.1% 48% 43% 9%
YouGov/UT June 16–24, 2022 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 38% 26% 5% 6% 25%
YouGov/TXHPF March 18–28, 2022 1,139 (LV) ± 2.6% 49% 43% 8%
Hypothetical polling
Dan Patrick vs. Michelle Beckley
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Dan
Patrick (R)
Michelle
Beckley (D)
Undecided
YouGov/TXHPF March 18–28, 2022 1,139 (LV) ± 2.6% 50% 42% 8%

Results[edit]

2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Patrick (incumbent) 4,310,553 53.77% +2.47
Democratic Mike Collier 3,483,758 43.46% –3.03
Libertarian Shanna Steele 222,181 2.77% +0.56
Total votes 8,016,492 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district[edit]

Patrick won 25 of 38 congressional districts.[44]

District Patrick Collier Representative
1st 76.1% 22.04% Louie Gohmert (117th Congress)
Nathaniel Moran (118th Congress)
2nd 61.45% 36.04% Dan Crenshaw
3rd 57.77% 39.76% Van Taylor (117th Congress)
Keith Self (118th Congress)
4th 64.16% 33.64% Pat Fallon
5th 61.97% 35.51% Lance Gooden
6th 63.01% 34.48% Jake Ellzey
7th 34.42% 63.05% Lizzie Fletcher
8th 65.73% 32.13% Kevin Brady (117th Congress)
Morgan Luttrell (118th Congress)
9th 22.69% 74.42% Al Green
10th 60.12% 37.14% Michael McCaul
11th 72.37% 24.98% August Pfluger
12th 58.06% 38.9% Kay Granger
13th 73.03% 24.27% Ronny Jackson
14th 65.37% 32.14% Randy Weber
15th 52.45% 44.98% Vicente Gonzalez (117th Congress)
Monica De La Cruz (118th Congress)
16th 35.27% 60.81% Veronica Escobar
17th 63.66% 33.81% Pete Sessions
18th 25.13% 71.96% Sheila Jackson Lee
19th 74.9% 22.39% Jodey Arrington
20th 32.66% 63.44% Joaquín Castro
21st 59.73% 37.35% Chip Roy
22nd 58.75% 38.89% Troy Nehls
23rd 53.98% 43.13% Tony Gonzales
24th 55.03% 42.19% Beth Van Duyne
25th 66.02% 31.56% Roger Williams
26th 59.56% 37.53% Michael Burgess
27th 62.99% 34.4% Michael Cloud
28th 46.17% 49.67% Henry Cuellar
29th 30.38% 66.32% Sylvia Garcia
30th 21.14% 75.79% Eddie Bernice Johnson (117th Congress)
Jasmine Crockett (118th Congress)
31st 59.91% 37.08% John Carter
32nd 32.92% 63.81% Colin Allred
33rd 25.25% 71.65% Marc Veasey
34th 43.64% 53.4% Mayra Flores (117th Congress)
Vicente Gonzalez (118th Congress)
35th 25.49% 70.47% Lloyd Doggett (117th Congress)
Greg Casar (118th Congress)
36th 66.57% 31.15% Brian Babin
37th 20.41% 76.7% Lloyd Doggett
38th 59.43% 38.29% Wesley Hunt

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Someone else" with 4%
  3. ^ "Someone else" with 3%
  4. ^ "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with <1%
  5. ^ "Someone else" with 5%
  6. ^ "Someone else" with 4%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll conducted for the Defend Texas Liberty PAC.

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Patrick Running For Reelection, Stresses Property Tax Reform". News/Talk 95.1 & 790 KFYO.
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  8. ^ a b "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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  11. ^ Harris, Cayla; Bureau, Austin (December 13, 2021). "Carla Brailey, vice chair of Texas Democratic Party, will run for lieutenant governor". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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  27. ^ "Shanna Steele | 2022 candidate for lieutenant governor of Texas".
  28. ^ "Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. endorses Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for reelection". The Texas Tribune. September 7, 2022.
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  41. ^ The Editorial Board (October 9, 2022). "Editorial: We recommend Mike Collier for Texas Lieutenant Governor". Houston Chronicle.
  42. ^ Express-News Editorial Board (October 13, 2022). "Editorial: Lt. Gov. Collier would improve lives of Texans". San Antonio Express-News.
  43. ^ "Texas Lieutenant Governor Election Results 2022". NBC News. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  44. ^ @averyhatestwt (March 10, 2023). "TX Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General results by CD; I'm not sure if this has already been done but I haven't seen it before" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites