2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election

Last updated

2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election
Flag of Texas.svg
←  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  →
  Hegar, Glenn - 09 5x7 (cropped).jpg Meet the Candidate Janet Dudding for Texas Comptroller (cropped).jpg
Nominee Glenn Hegar Janet Dudding
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote4,496,3193,265,069
Percentage56.39%40.95%
2022 Texas Comptroller Election.svg
2022 Texas Treasurer Election By Congressional District.svg
TX Comptroller 2022.svg
Hegar:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Dudding:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No data
Comptroller before election

Glenn Hegar
Republican

Elected Comptroller

Glenn Hegar
Republican

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]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Mark V. Goloby, business owner

Endorsements

Glenn Hegar

Statewide officials

Organizations

Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Mark V.
Goloby		Glenn
Hegar		Undecided
YouGov/UH [7] January 14–24, 2022490 (LV)± 3.7%8%28%64%

Primary results

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Glenn Hegar (incumbent) 1,386,782 81.69%
Republican Mark Goloby310,82918.31%
Total votes1,697,611 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Janet T. Dudding, public accountant [9]

Eliminated in runoff

  • Angel Luis Vega, strategist and author [10]

Eliminated in primary

  • Tim Mahoney, attorney and planner [9]

Endorsements

Janet T. Dudding

Newspapers

Labor unions

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Janet T.
Dudding		Tim
Mahoney		Angel Luis
Vega		Undecided
YouGov/UH [7] January 14–24, 2022616 (LV)± 3.3%11%10%18%61%

Primary results

Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janet Dudding 454,338 46.29%
Democratic Angel Vega 338,877 34.53%
Democratic Tim Mahoney188,25019.18%
Total votes981,465 100.0%

Runoff results

Runoff results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janet Dudding 292,069 61.41%
Democratic Angel Vega183,53338.59%
Total votes475,602 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Janet Dudding

Newspapers

Glenn Hegar

Statewide officials

Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Glenn
Hegar (R)		Janet
Dudding (D)		OtherUndecided
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation [25] September 6–15, 20221,172 (LV)± 2.9%46%38%3% [b] 13%

Results

State Senate district results 2022-Texas Treasurer Election By State Senate District.svg
State Senate district results
2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Glenn Hegar (incumbent) 4,496,319 56.39% +3.20%
Democratic Janet Dudding3,265,06940.95%−2.44%
Libertarian Alonzo Echavarria-Garza212,2052.66%0.76%
Total votes7,973,593 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Hegar won 25 of 38 congressional districts. [26]

DistrictHegarDuddingRepresentative
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. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Echavarria-Garza with 3%

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. April 11, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "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. 1 2 YouGov/UH
  8. 1 2 "2022 Texas primary: Results for comptroller race". www.wfaa.com. WFAA. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Bryan Democrat announces run for state comptroller". The Eagle. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ Perkins, Jeffrey (December 6, 2021). "Former US House Candidate Now Pursuing Texas Comptroller Bid". Patch. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-Offs". The Austin Chronicle. May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding in the Democratic primary for Texas comptroller". The Houston Chronicle . February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Editorial: Comptroller top choices: GOP's Hegar vs. Dudding". San Antonio Express-News . February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2022 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS" . Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2022 Endorsements". Texas AFL–CIO. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Texas - UAW Endorsements". United Auto Workers.
  17. ↑ "Endorsed Leaders - Annie's List". Annie's List.
  18. ↑ "2022 Primary Runoff Endorsements". Planned Parenthood.
  19. ↑ "Voting / Endorsements". Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.
  20. ↑ Astudillo, Carla (May 24, 2022). "Texas runoff election results for attorney general, Congress and more". The Texas Tribune . Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  21. ↑ Chesner, Laura (April 14, 2022). "Hearne City Manager Accepts Libertarian Party Nomination for Texas State Comptroller". www.robconews.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  22. ↑ Dikeman, Neal (April 11, 2022). "Texas Libertarians & Greens Nominate Statewide Candidates for November". www.texasfreepress.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "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.
  25. ↑ Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation
  26. ↑ "Dra 2020".

Official campaign websites

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.