2022 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Governor of Texas. As Texas does not have gubernatorial term limits, incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to a third term in office.[1]
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Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Greg Abbott, incumbent Governor of Texas[1]
- Martin Holsome, former Rusk City Councilman[2]
- Chad Prather, BlazeTV talk show host and comedian[3]
Potential
- George P. Bush, Texas Land Commissioner[4]
- Christi Craddick, Texas Railroad Commissioner[4]
- Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts[4]
- Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General[4]
- Konni Burton, Former State Senator and Founder of "The Texan"
- Pat Fallon, Texas State Senator
- Wayne Christian, Texas Railroad Commissioner
Declined
- Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas (seeking re-election)
Democratic primary
Candidates
Potential
- Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative for Texas's 20th congressional district[5]
- Julián Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, former mayor of San Antonio, and former 2020 presidential candidate[5]
- Eric Johnson, mayor of Dallas and former state representative[6]
- Beto O'Rourke, former U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018, former 2020 presidential candidate[7]
- Beverly Powell, state senator[8]
- Mike Rawlings, former mayor of Dallas and former CEO of Pizza Hut[6]
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Dan Behrman, software engineer and internet personality, nominee foTexas state representative from TX-125 in 2014, and former 2020 presidential candidate[9]
Independent
Candidates
Potential
- Matthew McConaughey, Academy Award-winning actor (unclear party affiliation)[10]
References
- Tilove, Jonathan. "Tilove: Abbott says Biden will fade and Trump will win Texas". Austin American-Statesman.
- "Martin Holsome Future Republican Candidate for Texas Governor". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- "BlazeTV's Chad Prather announces he's running for Governor of Texas". TheBlaze. July 10, 2020.
- Ramsey, Ross (December 20, 2019). "Analysis: A 2020 holiday fantasy for Texas officeholders looking to 2022". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- Ramsey. "Analysis: A 2020 holiday fantasy for Texas officeholders looking to 2022". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- "Will Dallas Mayor's Office Be a Political Dead End for Johnson?". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- Phillips, Steve (December 13, 2018). "Dear Beto, Andrew, and Stacey—Run Again" – via www.thenation.com.
- Simmons, Madison (February 22, 2019). "Why Tarrant County's newest senator is getting high marks from her colleagues". star-telegram. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- "Dan "Taxation Is Theft" Behrman". behrman2020.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- "Will Matthew McConaughey run for governor?". The Texas Signal. June 23, 2020.
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