2018 Texas Attorney General election
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| Turnout | 41.6% ( 17.0%) | ||||||||||||||||
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Paxton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Texas |
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The 2018 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton ran for re-election. The Democratic Party nominated attorney Justin Nelson.
Paxton was narrowly re-elected to a second term by a 3.56% margin of victory.