2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election explained

Election Name:	2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Country:	Texas
Previous Election:	2018 Texas elections#Comptroller of Public Accounts
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Next Year:	2026
Image1:	Hegar, Glenn - 09 5x7 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Glenn Hegar
Party1:	Republican
Popular Vote1:	4,496,319
Percentage1:	56.39%
Nominee2:	Janet Dudding
Party2:	Democratic
Popular Vote2:	3,265,069
Percentage2:	40.95%
Map Size:	310px
Comptroller
Before Election:	Glenn Hegar
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Glenn Hegar
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glenn Hegar, incumbent comptroller^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Mark V. Goloby, business owner

Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Janet T. Dudding, public accountant^[3]

Eliminated in runoff

• Angel Luis Vega, strategist and author^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Tim Mahoney, attorney and planner

Polling

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Nominee

• Alonzo Echavarria-Garza, Hearne city manager^{[5] [6]}

General election

Results

By congressional district

Hegar won 25 of 38 congressional districts.^[7]

District	Hegar	Dudding	Representative
	77%	21%		Louie Gohmert (117th Congress)
			Nathaniel Moran (118th Congress)
		64%	34%		Dan Crenshaw
	62%	36%		Van Taylor (117th Congress)
			Keith Self (118th Congress)
		68%	31%		Pat Fallon
		64%	33%		Lance Gooden
		66%	32%		Jake Ellzey
		38%	60%		Lizzie Fletcher
	68%	30%		Kevin Brady (117th Congress)
			Morgan Luttrell (118th Congress)
		24%	73%		Al Green
		64%	34%		Michael McCaul
		74%	24%		August Pfluger
		62%	36%		Kay Granger
		75%	23%		Ronny Jackson
		67%	31%		Randy Weber
	52%	44%		Vicente Gonzalez (117th Congress)
			Monica De La Cruz (118th Congress)
		35%	60%		Veronica Escobar
		66%	32%		Pete Sessions
		27%	70%		Sheila Jackson Lee
		77%	21%		Jodey Arrington
		33%	62%		Joaquín Castro
		63%	34%		Chip Roy
		62%	36%		Troy Nehls
		56%	41%		Tony Gonzales
		61%	37%		Beth Van Duyne
		69%	29%		Roger Williams
		63%	34%		Michael Burgess
		64%	33%		Michael Cloud
		46%	49%		Henry Cuellar
		31%	64%		Sylvia Garcia
	23%	74%		Eddie Bernice Johnson (117th Congress)
			Jasmine Crockett (118th Congress)
		63%	35%		John Carter
		37%	59%		Colin Allred
		27%	69%		Marc Veasey
	41%	53%		Mayra Flores (117th Congress)
			Vicente Gonzalez (118th Congress)
	27%	68%		Lloyd Doggett (117th Congress)
			Greg Casar (118th Congress)
		69%	29%		Brian Babin
		25%	72%		Lloyd Doggett
		64%	34%		Wesley Hunt

External links

Official campaign websites

• Janet Dudding (D) for Comptroller
• Glenn Hegar (R) for Comptroller

Notes and References

1. News: Texas Comptroller Election Results . 19 November 2022 . . 8 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119032941/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-texas-comptroller.html . 19 November 2022 . live.
2. Web site: Warren . Thomas . Hegar Announces Re-Election Bid for Comptroller . www.amarillopioneer.com . 6 March 2022 . 9 July 2021.
3. Web site: Bryan Democrat announces run for state comptroller . December 13, 2021 . December 21, 2021 . The Eagle .
4. Web site: Former US House Candidate Now Pursuing Texas Comptroller Bid . Jeffrey . Perkins . December 6, 2021 . Patch . December 21, 2021 .
5. Web site: Chesner . Laura . Hearne City Manager Accepts Libertarian Party Nomination for Texas State Comptroller . www.robconews.com . 19 April 2022 . 14 April 2022.
6. Web site: Dikeman . Neal . Texas Libertarians & Greens Nominate Statewide Candidates for November . www.texasfreepress.com . 19 April 2022 . 11 April 2022.
7. Web site: Dra 2020 .