2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Texas. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for governor of Texas. Primary elections were held on March 1, with runoffs being held on May 24 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. Texas is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Dan Patrick Mike Collier Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,310,553 3,483,758 Percentage 53.8% 43.5%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Patrick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Collier:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data

Lieutenant Governor before election Dan Patrick Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick Republican

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Mike Collier in a rematch of the 2018 election.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

 

Lt. Gov Dan Patrick of Texas speaking to the Montgomery County Texas Tea Party in The Woodlands, Texas on November 7, 2022.

• Dan Patrick, incumbent lieutenant governor^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Trayce Bradford, activist^[3]
• Todd Bullis, businessman and anti-abortion activist^[4]
• Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement^[5]
• Aaron Sorrells, businessman^[6]
• Zach Vance, retired military^[4]

Endorsements

Dan Patrick

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[7]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	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

Republican primary results^[8]

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Collier, finance chair of the Texas Democratic Party and nominee for comptroller in 2014 and lieutenant governor in 2018^[9]

Eliminated in runoff

• Michelle Beckley, state representative from the 65th district^[10]

Eliminated in primary

• Carla Brailey, vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party^[11]

Withdrawn

• Matthew Dowd, political consultant, ABC News contributor, and former staffer to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen^[12][13]

Endorsements

Mike Collier

U.S. Representatives

• Lloyd Doggett, U.S. Representative for Texas's 35th congressional district (1995–present)^[14]
• Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district (2019–present)^[14]
• Lizzie Fletcher, U.S. Representative for Texas's 7th congressional district (2019–present)^[14]

State legislators

• Rafael Anchía, state representative from the 103rd district (2005–present)^[15]
• John Bucy III, state representative from the 136th district (2019–present)^[16]
• Terry Canales, state representative from the 40th district (2013–present)^[16]
• Alex Dominguez, state representative from the 37th district (2019–present)^[15]
• Ana Hernandez, state representative from the 143rd district (2005–present)^[15]
• Donna Howard, state representative from the 48th district (2006–present)^[16]
• Ann Johnson, state representative from the 134th district (2021–present)^[15]
• Armando Martinez, state representative from the 39th district (2005–present)^[15]
• Terry Meza, state representative from the 105th district (2019–present)^[15]
• Joe Moody, state representative from the 78th district (2009–2011; 2013–present)^[15]
• Victoria Neave, state representative from the 107th district (2017–present)^[15]
• Ron Reynolds, state representative from the 27th district (2011–present)^[15]
• Eddie Rodriguez, state representative from the 51st district (2003–present)^[16]
• Jon Rosenthal, state representative from the 135th district (2019–present)^[15]
• Kel Selinger, state senator from the 31st district (2004–2023) (Republican)^[17]
• James Talarico, state representative from the 52nd district (2018–present)^[16]
• Armando Walle, state representative from the 140th district (2009–present)^[15]
• Gene Wu, state representative from the 137th district (2013–present)^[16]

Local officials

• Glen Whitley, county judge from Tarrant County (2007–2022) (Republican)^[17]

Labor unions

• Texas AFL–CIO^[18]

Organizations

• Planned Parenthood Texas Votes^[19]
• Stonewall Democrats^[20]

Newspapers and other media

• Austin American-Statesman (Democratic primary only)^[21]
• The Austin Chronicle (Democratic primary only)^[22]
• The Dallas Morning News (Democratic primary only)^[23]
• Houston Chronicle (Democratic primary only)^[24]
• San Antonio Express-News (Democratic primary only)^[25]

Carla Brailey

Newspapers and other media

• Fort Worth Star-Telegram^[26]

Michelle Beckley

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO^[16]

Organizations

• 314 Action^[16]
• Annie's List^[16]
• Equality Texas^[16]
• Planned Parenthood^[16]

First round

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	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%
	December 7, 2021	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

Democratic primary results^[8]

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%

Runoff

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Michelle Beckley	Mike Collier	Undecided
UT Tyler	May 2–10, 2022	501 (LV)	± 4.9%	31%	19%	50%
YouGov/TXHPF	March 18–28, 2022	435 (LV)	± 4.7%	31%	43%	26%

Results

Democratic primary runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Collier	265,345	54.8%
	Democratic	Michelle Beckley	218,727	45.2%
Total votes			484,072	100.0%

Libertarian convention

Nominee

• Shanna Steele, college student and former federal employee^[27]

General election

Endorsements

Dan Patrick (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[7]

State legislators

• Eddie Lucio Jr., state senator from the 27th district (1991–present) (Democratic)^[28]

Organizations

• Texas Alliance for Life^[29]

Mike Collier (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Steve Bartlett, U.S. Representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district (1983–1991) and Mayor of Dallas (1991–1995) (Republican)^[30]
• Lloyd Doggett, U.S. Representative for Texas's 35th congressional district (1995–present)^[14]
• Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district (2019–present)^[14]
• Lizzie Fletcher, U.S. Representative for Texas's 7th congressional district (2019–present)^[14]

State officials

• Bill Ratliff, 40th Lieutenant Governor of Texas (2000–2003) (Republican)^[31]

State legislators

• Rafael Anchía, state representative from the 103rd district (2005–present)^[15]
• John Bucy III, state representative from the 136th district (2019–present)^[16]
• Terry Canales, state representative from the 40th district (2013–present)^[16]
• Byron Cook, state representative from the 8th district (2003–2019) (Republican)^[30]
• Alex Dominguez, state representative from the 37th district (2019–present)^[15]
• Ana Hernandez, state representative from the 143rd district (2005–present)^[15]
• Donna Howard, state representative from the 48th district (2006–present)^[16]
• Ann Johnson, state representative from the 134th district (2021–present)^[15]
• Lyle Larson, state representative from the 122nd district (2011–present) (Republican)^[32]
• Armando Martinez, state representative from the 39th district (2005–present)^[15]
• Terry Meza, state representative from the 105th district (2019–present)^[15]
• Joe Moody, state representative from the 78th district (2009–2011; 2013–present)^[15]
• Victoria Neave, state representative from the 107th district (2017–present)^[15]
• Bennett Ratliff, state representative from the 115th district (2013–2015) (Republican)^[30]
• Ron Reynolds, state representative from the 27th district (2011–present)^[15]
• Eddie Rodriguez, state representative from the 51st district (2003–present)^[16]
• Jon Rosenthal, state representative from the 135th district (2019–present)^[15]
• Kel Seliger, state senator from the 31st district (2004–present) (Republican)^[33]
• James Talarico, state representative from the 52nd district (2018–present)^[16]
• Armando Walle, state representative from the 140th district (2009–present)^[15]
• Gene Wu, state representative from the 137th district (2013–present)^[16]

Local officials

• Glen Whitley, Tarrant County Judge (Republican)^[34]

Labor unions

• Texas Federation of Teachers^[35]
• Texas AFL–CIO^[18]
• United Auto Workers^[36]

Organizations

• Equality Texas^[37]
• Planned Parenthood Texas Votes^[19]
• Stonewall Democrats^[20]

Newspapers and other media

• Austin American-Statesman^[38]
• The Dallas Morning News^[39]
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram^[40]
• Houston Chronicle^[41]
• San Antonio Express-News^[42]

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Dan Patrick (R)	Mike Collier (D)	Shanna Steele (L)	Other	Undecided
CWS Research (R)^[A]	November 2–5, 2022	786 (LV)	± 3.5%	46%	38%	6%	–	9%
UT Tyler	October 17–24, 2022	1,330 (RV)	± 2.9%	39%	32%	5%	4%^[b]	18%
		973 (LV)	± 3.4%	44%	35%	5%	3%^[c]	13%
Emerson College	October 17–19, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%	47%	42%	3%	–	7%
Siena College	October 16–19, 2022	649 (LV)	± 5.1%	49%	41%	–	1%^[d]	9%
ActiVote	June 23 – September 21, 2022	250 (LV)	± 6.0%	46%	38%	17%	–	–
Siena College	September 14–18, 2022	651 (LV)	± 4.4%	49%	40%	–	–	11%
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation	September 6–15, 2022	1,172 (LV)	± 2.9%	48%	42%	2%	–	8%
UT Tyler	September 7–13, 2022	1,243 (RV)	± 2.9%	39%	28%	8%	5%^[e]	20%
YouGov/UT	August 26 – September 6, 2022	1,200 (RV)	± 2.8%	39%	32%	4%	4%^[f]	20%
YouGov/UH/TSU	August 11–29, 2022	1,312 (LV)	± 2.7%	49%	43%	–	–	8%
UT Tyler	August 1–7, 2022	1,384 (RV)	± 2.8%	36%	28%	8%	7%	21%
		1,199 (LV)	± 3.0%	39%	30%	6%	6%	18%
YouGov/UH	June 27 – July 7, 2022	1,169 (RV)	± 2.9%	45%	41%	–	–	14%
		1,006 (LV)	± 3.1%	48%	43%	–	–	9%
YouGov/UT	June 16–24, 2022	1,200 (RV)	± 2.8%	38%	26%	5%	6%	25%
YouGov/TXHPF	March 18–28, 2022	1,139 (LV)	± 2.6%	49%	43%	–	–	8%

Hypothetical polling

Dan Patrick vs. Michelle Beckley

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Dan Patrick (R)	Michelle Beckley (D)	Undecided
YouGov/TXHPF	March 18–28, 2022	1,139 (LV)	± 2.6%	50%	42%	8%

Results

2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dan Patrick (incumbent)	4,310,553	53.77%	+2.47
	Democratic	Mike Collier	3,483,758	43.46%	–3.03
	Libertarian	Shanna Steele	222,181	2.77%	+0.56
Total votes			8,016,492	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Patrick won 25 of 38 congressional districts.^[44]

District	Patrick	Collier	Representative
1st	76.1%	22.04%	Louie Gohmert (117th Congress)
			Nathaniel Moran (118th Congress)
2nd	61.45%	36.04%	Dan Crenshaw
3rd	57.77%	39.76%	Van Taylor (117th Congress)
			Keith Self (118th Congress)
4th	64.16%	33.64%	Pat Fallon
5th	61.97%	35.51%	Lance Gooden
6th	63.01%	34.48%	Jake Ellzey
7th	34.42%	63.05%	Lizzie Fletcher
8th	65.73%	32.13%	Kevin Brady (117th Congress)
			Morgan Luttrell (118th Congress)
9th	22.69%	74.42%	Al Green
10th	60.12%	37.14%	Michael McCaul
11th	72.37%	24.98%	August Pfluger
12th	58.06%	38.9%	Kay Granger
13th	73.03%	24.27%	Ronny Jackson
14th	65.37%	32.14%	Randy Weber
15th	52.45%	44.98%	Vicente Gonzalez (117th Congress)
			Monica De La Cruz (118th Congress)
16th	35.27%	60.81%	Veronica Escobar
17th	63.66%	33.81%	Pete Sessions
18th	25.13%	71.96%	Sheila Jackson Lee
19th	74.9%	22.39%	Jodey Arrington
20th	32.66%	63.44%	Joaquín Castro
21st	59.73%	37.35%	Chip Roy
22nd	58.75%	38.89%	Troy Nehls
23rd	53.98%	43.13%	Tony Gonzales
24th	55.03%	42.19%	Beth Van Duyne
25th	66.02%	31.56%	Roger Williams
26th	59.56%	37.53%	Michael Burgess
27th	62.99%	34.4%	Michael Cloud
28th	46.17%	49.67%	Henry Cuellar
29th	30.38%	66.32%	Sylvia Garcia
30th	21.14%	75.79%	Eddie Bernice Johnson (117th Congress)
			Jasmine Crockett (118th Congress)
31st	59.91%	37.08%	John Carter
32nd	32.92%	63.81%	Colin Allred
33rd	25.25%	71.65%	Marc Veasey
34th	43.64%	53.4%	Mayra Flores (117th Congress)
			Vicente Gonzalez (118th Congress)
35th	25.49%	70.47%	Lloyd Doggett (117th Congress)
			Greg Casar (118th Congress)
36th	66.57%	31.15%	Brian Babin
37th	20.41%	76.7%	Lloyd Doggett
38th	59.43%	38.29%	Wesley Hunt

See also

• 2022 Texas elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Someone else" with 4%
3. "Someone else" with 3%
4. "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with <1%
5. "Someone else" with 5%
6. "Someone else" with 4%

Partisan clients

1. Poll conducted for the Defend Texas Liberty PAC.

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Mike Collier (D) for Lieutenant Governor
• Dan Patrick (R) for Lieutenant Governor