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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.
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.
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By the 2022 gubernatorial election, Abbott’s margin of victory was cut to about 11 percentage points. 234 of Texas’ 254 counties swung toward Trump in 2024 election The margin in presidential ...
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 official residence of the Texas governor is the Texas Governor's Mansion, in Austin. The mansion was built in 1854 and has been the home of every governor since 1856. It is also one of the official workplaces for the governor. The governor's primary official workplace is located within the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
"League of Women Voters of Texas". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) Texas 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets "Election Guides: Texas", Spreadthevote.org (in English and Spanish), archived from the original on October 4, 2020. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)