2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is running for re-election to a third term.[1]
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Republican primary
Declared
- Trayce Bradford, activist[2]
- Todd Bullis, businessman and anti-abortion activist[3]
- Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement[4]
- Dan Patrick, incumbent lieutenant governor[1]
- Aaron Sorrells, businessman[5]
- Zach Vance, retired military[3]
Republican candidates[lower-alpha 1]
Endorsements
Dan Patrick
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[6]
- Rick Perry, former U.S. Secretary of Energy (2017–2019) and former Governor of Texas (2000–2015)[7]
- U.S. Senators
- John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas (2003–present)[7]
- Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present)[7]
- Organizations
- Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND[8]
Daniel Miller
- State representatives
- Kyle Biedermann, state representative from the 73rd district (2017–present)[9]
- County officials
- Brent Smith, Kinney County District Attorney (2021–present)[10]
- Dale Inman, Conroe Independent School District Board Trustee (2018–present)[11]
- Party officials
- Chris Breaux, former State Republican Executive Committee member (2020–2021)[12]
- Jon Bouche, chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party (2018–present)[13]
- Individuals
- Steven Hotze, president of the Conservative Republicans of Texas[14]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
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
| 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
Advanced to runoff
- Michelle Beckley, state representative from the 65th district[16]
- Mike Collier, finance chair of the Texas Democratic Party and nominee for comptroller in 2014 and lieutenant governor in 2018[17]
Democratic candidates[lower-alpha 1]
Eliminated in primary
- Carla Brailey, vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party[18]
Withdrawn
- Matthew Dowd, political consultant, ABC News contributor, and former staffer to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen[19][20]
Endorsements
Mike Collier
- U.S. Representatives
- Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district (2019–present)[21]
- Lizzie Fletcher, U.S. Representative for Texas's 7th congressional district (2019–present)[21]
- Lloyd Doggett, U.S. Representative for Texas's 35th congressional district (1995–present)[21]
- State legislators
- James Talarico, state representative from the 52nd district (2018–present)[22][23]
- John Bucy III, state representative from the 136th district (2019–present)[24][23]
- Gene Wu, state representative from the 137th district (2013–present)[25][23]
- Donna Howard, state representative from the 48th district (2006–present)[26][23]
- Eddie Rodriguez, state representative from the 51st district (2003–present)[26][23]
- Terry Canales, state representative from the 40th district (2013–present)[27][23]
- Wendy Davis, former state senator from the 10th district (2009–2015)[28]
- Alex Dominguez, state representative from the 37th district (2019–present)[29]
- Rafael Anchía, state representative from the 103th district (2005–present)[30]
- Ana Hernandez, state representative from the 143th district (2005–present)[30]
- Ann Johnson, state representative from the 134th district (2021–present)[30]
- Armando Martinez, state representative from the 39th district (2005–present)[30]
- Terry Meza, state representative from the 105th district (2019–present)[30]
- Joe Moody, state representative from the 78th district (2009–2011; 2013–present)[30]
- Victoria Neave, state representative from the 107th district (2017–present)[30]
- Ron Reynolds, state representative from the 27th district (2011–present)[30]
- Jon E. Rosenthal, state representative from the 135th district (2019–present)[30]
- Armando Walle, state representative from the 140th district (2009–present)[30]
- Sarah Eckhardt, state senator from the 14th district (2020–present)[31]
- Borris Miles, state senator from the 11th district (2017–present)[32]
- Local officials
- Sylvester Turner, mayor of Houston (2016–present) and former Texas state representative from the 139th district (1989–2016)[33]
- Rodney Ellis, Harris County Commissioner from Precinct 1 (2017–present) and former state senator from the 13th district (1990–2017)[33]
- Letitia Plummer, Houston City Council member for At-Large Position 4 (2020–present)[33]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Stonewall Democrats[36]
- Texas College Democrats[37]
- Planned Parenthood Texas Votes[38]
- Newspapers and other media
Carla Brailey
- Newspapers and other media
Michelle Beckley
- Labor unions
- Organizations
Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
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% | |||||||
| 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
| 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% | ||
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Michelle Beckley |
Mike Collier |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov/TXHPF | March 18–28, 2022 | 435 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 31% | 43% | 26% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michelle Beckley | |||
| Democratic | Mike Collier | |||
| Total votes | ||||
General election
Polling
- Dan Patrick vs. Michelle Beckley
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Dan Patrick (R) |
Michelle Beckley (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov/TXHPF | March 18–28, 2022 | 1,139 (LV) | ± 2.6% | 50% | 42% | 8% |
- Dan Patrick vs. Mike Collier
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Dan Patrick (R) |
Mike Collier (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov/TXHPF | March 18–28, 2022 | 1,139 (LV) | ± 2.6% | 49% | 43% | 8% |
Notes
- The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
- "Patrick Running For Reelection, Stresses Property Tax Reform". News/Talk 95.1 & 790 KFYO.
- "Conservative Activist Trayce Bradford Announces Campaign Against Dan Patrick". Texas Scorecard. October 5, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- "Dallas Mayor 'Disturbed' After Dowd Drops Bid for Lt. Governor On Grounds of Race, Sex". The Texan. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- "TEXIT President Launches Campaign For Lieutenant Governor of Texas". EIN News. October 21, 2021.
- "Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's Possible Challengers". Reform Austin. September 8, 2021.
- "Donald Trump endorses Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for reelection". The Texas Tribune. May 10, 2021.
- "Endorsements".
- "Lt. Governor Patrick Endorsed by Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND". December 15, 2021.
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- @TheTexianDM (January 6, 2022). "This is a big one, folks. Thank you to Dr. Steven Hotze and to Conservative Republicans of Texas for endorsing my c…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- "Michelle Beckley, one of the Texas House's most liberal members, joins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor". The Texas Tribune. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- Mekelburg, Madlin (October 4, 2021). "'I can close the gap': Democrat Mike Collier launches campaign for Texas lieutenant governor". Austin American-Statesman. Gannett. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- 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.
- Barragán, James (December 7, 2021). "Democrat Matthew Dowd ends campaign for Texas lieutenant governor, citing need for "greater diversity"". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "Matthew Dowd ends his campaign for Texas lieutenant governor". The Dallas Morning News. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- "Beckley calls on Collier to drop out of Democratic race for Texas lieutenant governor". San Antonio Express-News. March 3, 2022.
- Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (November 19, 2021). "When I first met Rep. @jamestalarico nearly a decade ago, I told him that he ought to run for office because the State House desperately needed not only a teacher but someone with his sincerity. He ran, he won, and he delivered. I couldn't be more proud to have his endorsement" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Three Democrats running for lieutenant governor of Texas". The Center Square. February 17, 2022.
- Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (November 18, 2021). "Rep. @BucyForTexas is one of the first people I met when I entered politics, and I've been honored to call him a friend since. Nearly a decade later, John hasn't changed a bit. He remains a relentless fighter for our values. I could not be more grateful for his endorsement" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (December 7, 2021). "For nearly a decade, Rep. @GeneforTexas has fought for the most vulnerable in the State Legislature, ensuring that every Texan is heard. He is a relentless champion for our democratic values. That is why I am so grateful for his endorsement as we take the fight to Dan Patrick" (Tweet). Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (January 13, 2022). "I want to thank Representatives Howard, Rodriguez, and Wu for placing their trust in me to take the fight to Dan Patrick and bring honest, capable leadership to the office of Lt. Governor. This is the year we defeat Dan Patrick. I hope you'll join us at collierfortexas.com" (Tweet). Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (January 18, 2022). "The Rio Grande Valley deserves a Lt. Governor who will represent the Texans that call the region home with dignity and not just as a TV backdrop" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (January 27, 2022). "As long as I have known Wendy, she has been a relentless fighter for Texas families and for Texas women. With our rights under assault, she knows what's at stake with another term of Dan Patrick. I'm grateful to Wendy for her trust in me as we take the fight to Dan Patrick" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (February 16, 2022). "As a county commissioner and now as a State Representative, @RepDominguez has worked tirelessly for a better Texas. Driven by a passion for public service, he has championed investments in education, in healthcare, and in our infrastructure. I'm honored to have his endorsement" (Tweet). Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Phil Jankowski [@PhilJankowski] (March 15, 2022). "Inbox: Dem Lt. Gov. hopeful Mike Collier (@CollierForTexas) grabs endorsements from more than a dozen state reps. List below. #txlege" (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (March 16, 2022). "For nearly two decades, Sen. @sarah_eckhardt has served the people of Travis County from the County Courthouse to now in the State Senate. She is a fighter, a fierce advocate, and a dedicated public servant. I'm honored to have her support as we fight to take back our state" (Tweet). Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (March 21, 2022). "For years, Senator @BorrisLMiles has fought tirelessly to protect the right to vote, to strengthen our public schools, and to ensure that every community benefits from the prosperity of this state. I'm honored to have his support as we fight to take back our beloved Texas" (Tweet). Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Phil Jankowski [@PhilJankowski] (March 22, 2022). "Democrat Lt. Gov. hopeful @CollierForTexas lines up endorsements from several Black political leaders in Harris County" (Tweet). Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "2022 Endorsements". www.texasaflcio.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- Mike Collier [@CollierForTexas] (February 16, 2022). "Folks, public education is why I first ran for office. Public schools are the beating hearts of our communities in Texas. They are where we learn the wonders of our world, character and respect, sportsmanship and friendship. I'm honored to be endorsed by @TexasAFT" (Tweet). Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Stonewall Democrats announce endorsements for March primary election". January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- Texas College Democrats [@CollegeDemsTX] (March 12, 2022). "NEW: We're endorsing @CollierForTexas for Lt. Governor. Mike is the only candidate who has demonstrated the ability to lead with compassion and consideration for all Texans. His policies for a better Texas make him the clear choice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "2022 Primary Runoff Endorsements". Planned Parenthood.
- "Opinion: We recommend in the Texas lieutenant governor Democratic primary". The Dallas Morning News. February 11, 2022.
If Democrats are serious about ousting Patrick, then they should vote for Collier, 60.
- The Editorial Board (February 13, 2022). "Editorial: We recommend Mike Collier in Democratic primary for Texas Lieutenant Governor". Houston Chronicle.
- Express-News Editorial Board (February 2, 2022). "Editorial: Once again, Collier best pick for lieutenant governor". San Antonio Express-News.
- "March 1 Democratic Primary Endorsements (No Filler)". The Austin Chronicle. February 10, 2022.
- American-Statesman Editorial Board (February 22, 2022). "Editorial: Collier could unite Texans in Dem bid for lieutenant governor". Austin American-Statesman.
- "Texas Democrats will struggle to challenge Dan Patrick. Here's the candidate with the best shot". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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