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Elections took place on November 8, 2022, to select the next Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Incumbent Republican Party Comptroller Glenn Hegar was elected to a third term over Democratic opponent Janet Dudding, with 56.4% of the vote.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Mark V. Goloby, business owner

Endorsements

Glenn Hegar
Statewide officials
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Mark V.
Goloby
Glenn
Hegar
Undecided
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 490 (LV) ± 3.7% 8% 28% 64%

Primary results

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Hegar (incumbent) 1,386,782 81.69%
Republican Mark Goloby 310,829 18.31%
Total votes 1,697,611 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Janet T. Dudding, public accountant[8]

Eliminated in runoff

  • Angel Luis Vega, strategist and author[9]

Eliminated in primary

  • Tim Mahoney, attorney and planner[8]

Endorsements

Janet T. Dudding

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Janet T.
Dudding
Tim
Mahoney
Angel Luis
Vega
Undecided
YouGov/UH January 14–24, 2022 616 (LV) ± 3.3% 11% 10% 18% 61%

Primary results

Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet Dudding 454,338 46.29%
Democratic Angel Vega 338,877 34.53%
Democratic Tim Mahoney 188,250 19.18%
Total votes 981,465 100.0%

Runoff results

Runoff results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet Dudding 292,069 61.41%
Democratic Angel Vega 183,533 38.59%
Total votes 475,602 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Janet Dudding
Glenn Hegar
Statewide officials
Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Glenn
Hegar (R)
Janet
Dudding (D)
Other Undecided
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation September 6–15, 2022 1,172 (LV) ± 2.9% 46% 38% 3%[b] 13%

Results

2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Glenn Hegar (incumbent) 4,496,319 56.39% +3.20%
Democratic Janet Dudding 3,265,069 40.95% −2.44%
Libertarian Alonzo Echavarria-Garza 212,205 2.66% 0.76%
Total votes 7,973,593 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Hegar won 25 of 38 congressional districts.[24]

District Hegar Dudding Representative
1st 77% 21% Louie Gohmert (117th Congress)
Nathaniel Moran (118th Congress)
2nd 64% 34% Dan Crenshaw
3rd 62% 36% Van Taylor (117th Congress)
Keith Self (118th Congress)
4th 68% 31% Pat Fallon
5th 64% 33% Lance Gooden
6th 66% 32% Jake Ellzey
7th 38% 60% Lizzie Fletcher
8th 68% 30% Kevin Brady (117th Congress)
Morgan Luttrell (118th Congress)
9th 24% 73% Al Green
10th 64% 34% Michael McCaul
11th 74% 24% August Pfluger
12th 62% 36% Kay Granger
13th 75% 23% Ronny Jackson
14th 67% 31% Randy Weber
15th 52% 44% Vicente Gonzalez (117th Congress)
Monica De La Cruz (118th Congress)
16th 35% 60% Veronica Escobar
17th 66% 32% Pete Sessions
18th 27% 70% Sheila Jackson Lee
19th 77% 21% Jodey Arrington
20th 33% 62% Joaquín Castro
21st 63% 34% Chip Roy
22nd 62% 36% Troy Nehls
23rd 56% 41% Tony Gonzales
24th 61% 37% Beth Van Duyne
25th 69% 29% Roger Williams
26th 63% 34% Michael Burgess
27th 64% 33% Michael Cloud
28th 46% 49% Henry Cuellar
29th 31% 64% Sylvia Garcia
30th 23% 74% Eddie Bernice Johnson (117th Congress)
Jasmine Crockett (118th Congress)
31st 63% 35% John Carter
32nd 37% 59% Colin Allred
33rd 27% 69% Marc Veasey
34th 41% 53% Mayra Flores (117th Congress)
Vicente Gonzalez (118th Congress)
35th 27% 68% Lloyd Doggett (117th Congress)
Greg Casar (118th Congress)
36th 69% 29% Brian Babin
37th 25% 72% Lloyd Doggett
38th 64% 34% Wesley Hunt

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Echavarria-Garza with 3%

References

  1. ^ a b "Texas Comptroller Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Warren, Thomas (July 9, 2021). "Hegar Announces Re-Election Bid for Comptroller". www.amarillopioneer.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Governor Greg Abbott Announces Endorsement of Glenn Hegar for Comptroller". January 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Primary Election Endorsements". Texas Alliance for Life. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Editorial: We recommend Hegar, Dudding in primaries for comptroller". Austin American-Statesman. February 23, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "Editorial: We recommend Glenn Hegar in GOP primary for state comptroller". Houston Chronicle. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2022 Texas primary: Results for comptroller race". www.wfaa.com. WFAA. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Bryan Democrat announces run for state comptroller". The Eagle. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Perkins, Jeffrey (December 6, 2021). "Former US House Candidate Now Pursuing Texas Comptroller Bid". Patch. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-Offs". The Austin Chronicle. May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding in the Democratic primary for Texas comptroller". The Houston Chronicle. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "Editorial: Comptroller top choices: GOP's Hegar vs. Dudding". San Antonio Express-News. February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS". Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 Endorsements". Texas AFL–CIO. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Texas - UAW Endorsements". United Auto Workers.
  16. ^ "Endorsed Leaders - Annie's List". Annie's List.
  17. ^ "2022 Primary Runoff Endorsements". Planned Parenthood.
  18. ^ "Voting / Endorsements". Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.
  19. ^ Astudillo, Carla (May 24, 2022). "Texas runoff election results for attorney general, Congress and more". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  20. ^ Chesner, Laura (April 14, 2022). "Hearne City Manager Accepts Libertarian Party Nomination for Texas State Comptroller". www.robconews.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  21. ^ Dikeman, Neal (April 11, 2022). "Texas Libertarians & Greens Nominate Statewide Candidates for November". www.texasfreepress.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  22. ^ "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding for Texas comptroller". Houston Chronicle. October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  23. ^ "Our recommendation for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts". The Dallas Morning News. October 21, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  24. ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::1c2c1e0d-2fd1-43a8-a039-73e7023124d1
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