Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a third term, defeating the Democratic nominee, former Congressman Beto O'Rourke. [1] All statewide elected offices are currently held by Republicans.
0–9. 1845 Texas gubernatorial election; 1847 Texas gubernatorial election; 1849 Texas gubernatorial election; 1851 Texas gubernatorial election; 1853 Texas gubernatorial election
In the 2014 gubernatorial election, when Greg Abbott became governor, he beat Wendy Davis by more than 20 percentage points. ... West Texas and East Texas. A comprehensive map of how Texans voted ...
Texas was the first state to elect a woman governor, simultaneous to Wyoming in 1924 with the election of Miriam A. Ferguson. In a 2020 study, Texas was ranked as the hardest state for citizens to vote in. [4]
Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to an unprecedented fourth term. [1] If Abbott were to be successful and finish out a fourth full term, he would become the state's longest-serving governor with 16 years on January 21, 2031, surpassing the 14 years of his predecessor, Rick Perry. He would also tie with former ...
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Texas, concurrently with the election of Texas's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other congressional, state and local elections throughout the United States and Texas.
As of the latest statewide elections in 2024, Texas is a solid Republican state. In 2024, Trump expanded his win margin to an almost 14 percent margin, the first time Texas went Republican by double digits since 2012, while Ted Cruz won reelection with an eight percent margin.