2022 Texas Attorney General election

2022 Texas Attorney General election

November 8, 2022
Turnout36.6% ( 5.0%)
 
Nominee Ken Paxton Rochelle Mercedes Garza
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,278,986 3,497,267
Percentage 53.42% 43.66%

Paxton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Garza:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data

Attorney General before election

Ken Paxton
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Ken Paxton
Republican

The 2022 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton won re-election to his third term. Paxton won 233 counties and won the popular vote by a margin of 9.7%, underperforming Governor Greg Abbott's concurrent bid for re-election by 1.1%.