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. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a second term in office[2] defeating Democratic nominee Lupe Valdez, the former sheriff of Dallas County, and Libertarian nominee Mark Tippetts, a former member of the Lago Vista city council.

The Republican and Democratic party primaries were held on March 6, 2018, making them the first primaries of the 2018 electoral season.[3] Abbott won the March 6 primary with 90% of the vote to receive the Republican nomination, while Democratic candidates Lupe Valdez and Andrew White advanced to a May 22 runoff.[4] Valdez defeated White in the runoff with 53.1% of the vote and faced Abbott in the general election as the Democratic nominee.[5]

Valdez's nomination made her the first openly gay person nominated for governor by a major party in the state.[6]

Tippetts was nominated at the Libertarian Party of Texas' state convention in Houston April 13–15, 2018. He defeated three challengers, as well as the None Of The Above option, on the first ballot and received more than 70% approval from Libertarian party delegates.

Despite considerably closer contests in other Texas state elections, Abbott handily won a second term with the highest margin of victory of any state executive official on the ballot, although Valdez also won the largest vote share for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate since Ann Richards in 1994.[7] Tippetts' showing exceeded the previous record for most votes for a Libertarian nominee for Texas governor; that record had been set in 1990.

The election also took place alongside a closer, higher-profile Senate race between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz, which may have played a factor in making the Democratic gubernatorial candidate considerably more competitive than in 2014. Abbott won a majority among white voters (72% to 26%), while Valdez won majorities among African Americans (80% to 16%) and Latinos (63% to 35%).[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Larry Kilgore

Religious leaders

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Greg
Abbott		 Barbara
Krueger		 Other Undecided
Dixie Strategies[22] February 22–23, 2018 – ± 4.7% 84% 2% 1%[23] 13%
University of Texas[24] February 1–12, 2018 612 ± 5.3% 95% 5% 0%[25] –

Results

Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Abbott (incumbent) 1,392,310 90.38%
Republican Barbara Krueger 127,549 8.28%
Republican Larry Kilgore 20,504 1.33%
Total votes 1,540,363 100.0%
Turnout 10.10%[27]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Jeffrey Payne

Newspapers

Lupe Valdez

U.S. cabinet and cabinet-level officials

U.S. representatives

Texas state senators

Texas state representatives

Local officeholders

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Andrew White

Texas state representatives

Local officeholders

  • Cedric Davis, former mayor of Balch Springs and candidate for the 2018 gubernatorial Democratic nomination[97]

Individuals

  • Michael Cooper, pastor and candidate for the 2018 lieutenant governor Democratic nomination[97]

Organizations

Newspapers

First round

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Adrian
Ocegueda		 Jeffrey
Payne		 Lupe
Valdez		 Tom
Wakely		 Andrew
White		 Grady
Yarbrough		 Other Undecided
Dixie Strategies[22] February 22–23, 2018 – ± 5.7% 6% 1% 12% 2% 17% 1% 6%[109] 54%
University of Texas[24] February 1–12, 2018 453 ± 7.4% 5% 5% 43% 7% 24% 7% 8%[110] –

Results

Initial primary results by county
Valdez
  •   Valdez—60–70%
  •   Valdez—50–60%
  •   Valdez—40–50%
  •   Valdez—30–40%
  •   Valdez—20–30%
White
  •   White—100%
  •   White—50–60%
  •   White—40–50%
  •   White—30–40%
  •   White—20–30%
Davis
  •   Davis—60–70%
  •   Davis—20–30%
  •   Davis—<20%
Yarbrough
  •   Yarbrough—20–30%
  •   Yarbrough—30–40%
Payne
  •   Payne—70–80%
Wakely
  •   Wakely—30–40%
  •   Wakely—20–30%
Tie
  •   Tie
Democratic primary results[111]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lupe Valdez 436,666 42.89%
Democratic Andrew White 278,708 27.37%
Democratic Cedric Davis Sr. 83,938 8.24%
Democratic Grady Yarbrough 54,660 5.36%
Democratic Jeffrey Payne 48,407 4.75%
Democratic Adrian Ocegueda 44,825 4.40%
Democratic Tom Wakely 34,889 3.42%
Democratic James Clark 21,945 2.15%
Democratic Joe Mumbach 13,921 1.36%
Total votes 1,017,959 100.0%
Turnout 6.67%[27]

Runoff

Runoff results by county
Valdez
  •   Valdez—>90%
  •   Valdez—80–90%
  •   Valdez—70–80%
  •   Valdez—60–70%
  •   Valdez—50–60%
Tie
  •   Tie
White
  •   White—50–60%
  •   White—60–70%
  •   White—70–80%
  •   White—80–90%
  •   White—>90%
No vote
  •   No vote

Lupe Valdez and Andrew White proceeded to a runoff on May 22 since neither received 50% of the vote in the first round of the primary.[4] Lupe Valdez won the runoff.[112]

Results

Democratic primary runoff results[111]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lupe Valdez 227,577 53.1
Democratic Andrew White 201,356 46.9
Total votes 432,180 100.0

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominated

  • Mark Tippetts, former Lago Vista city councilman[113]

Defeated at convention

  • Kathie Glass, attorney and previous nominee[114]
  • Patrick Smith[113]
  • Kory Watkins, activist[115]

General election

Debates

Endorsements

Greg Abbott (R)

Federal officials

U.S. senators

Statewide officeholders

State legislators

  • 4 state senators[a]
  • 7 state representatives[b]

Local officeholders

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Lupe Valdez (D)

U.S. cabinet and cabinet-level officials

U.S. representatives

Texas state senators

Texas state representatives

Local officeholders

Individuals

Organizations

Mark Tippetts (L)

Governors

Individuals

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[152] Safe R October 26, 2018
The Washington Post[153] Safe R November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[154] Safe R November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[155] Safe R November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[156] Safe R November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[157] Safe R November 4, 2018
Daily Kos[158] Safe R November 5, 2018
Fox News[159][c] Likely R November 5, 2018
Politico[160] Safe R November 5, 2018
Governing[161] Safe R November 5, 2018
Notes
  1. ↑
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Greg
Abbott (R)		 Lupe
Valdez (D)		 Mark
Tippetts (L)		 Other Undecided
Emerson College[162] October 28–30, 2018 781 ± 3.7% 51% 43% 2% – 4%
Quinnipiac University[163] October 22–28, 2018 1,078 ± 3.5% 54% 40% – 1% 6%
University of Texas Tyler[164] October 15–28, 2018 1,033 ± 3.0% 53% 32% – 5% 10%
Dixie Strategies[165] October 25–26, 2018 588 ± 4.0% 59% 33% – – 7%
University of Texas/YouGov[166] October 15–21, 2018 927 ± 3.2% 56% 37% 3% 4% –
Ipsos[167] October 12–18, 2018 1,298 ± 3.2% 53% 38% – 3% 6%
CNN/SSRS[168] October 9–13, 2018 716 LV ± 4.5% 57% 39% – 0% 3%
862 RV ± 4.1% 56% 38% – 0% 4%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[169] October 8–11, 2018 800 ± 3.6% 57% 35% – – 8%
Quinnipiac University[170] October 3–9, 2018 730 ± 4.4% 58% 38% – 0% 4%
Emerson College[171] October 1–5, 2018 500 ± 4.5% 53% 33% – 3% 11%
Epstein Group[172] September 15–24, 2018 1,200 ± 2.9% 58% 29% 3% – 10%
Vox Populi Polling[173] September 16–18, 2018 508 ± 4.4% 55% 45% – – –
Quinnipiac University[174] September 11–17, 2018 807 ± 4.1% 58% 39% – 0% 3%
Ipsos[175] September 6–14, 2018 992 ± 4.0% 50% 41% – 2% 6%
Crosswind Media & Public Relations[176] September 6–9, 2018 800 ± 4.0% 52% 39% – – –
Dixie Strategies[177] September 6–7, 2018 519 ± 4.3% 53% 34% 1% – 12%
Emerson College[178] August 22–25, 2018 550 ± 4.4% 48% 28% – 3% 20%
Marist College[179] August 12–16, 2018 759 ± 3.8% 56% 37% – <1% 6%
Quinnipiac University[180] July 26–31, 2018 1,118 ± 3.5% 51% 38% – 1% 9%
Texas Lyceum[181] July 9–26, 2018 441 LV ± 4.7% 47% 31% 1% – 22%
806 RV ± 3.5% 44% 25% 3% – 28%
Gravis Marketing[182] July 3–7, 2018 602 ± 4.0% 51% 41% – – 8%
University of Texas/YouGov[183] June 8–17, 2018 1,200 ± 2.8% 44% 32% 4% 4% 16%
Quinnipiac University[184] May 23–29, 2018 961 ± 3.8% 53% 34% – 1% 9%
JMC Analytics (R-Red Metrics Group)[185] May 19–21, 2018 575 ± 4.1% 48% 36% – – 16%
Quinnipiac University[186] April 12–17, 2018 1,029 ± 3.6% 49% 40% – 0% 9%
Hypothetical polling

with Andrew White

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Greg
Abbott (R)		 Andrew
White (D)		 Other Undecided
JMC Analytics (R-Red Metrics Group)[185] May 19–21, 2018 575 ± 4.1% 50% 39% – 10%
Quinnipiac University[186] April 12–17, 2018 1,029 ± 3.6% 48% 41% 0% 9%

with Julian Castro

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Greg
Abbott (R)		 Julian
Castro (D)		 Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[187] August 12–14, 2016 944 ± 3.2% 57% 28% – 15%

with Wendy Davis

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Greg
Abbott (R)		 Wendy
Davis (D)		 Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[187] August 12–14, 2016 944 ± 3.2% 57% 32% – 11%

Results

2018 Texas gubernatorial election[188]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Greg Abbott (incumbent) 4,656,196 55.81% Decrease3.46
Democratic Lupe Valdez 3,546,615 42.51% Increase3.61
Libertarian Mark Tippetts 140,632 1.69% Increase0.28
Total votes 8,343,443 100.00%
Majority 1,109,581 13.30% Decrease7.07
Turnout 8,343,443 52.83% Increase14.45
Republican hold

By county

County[189] Greg Abbott
Republican		 Lupe Valdez
Democratic		 Mark Tippetts
Libertarian		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Anderson 11,732 79.53% 2,868 19.44% 151 1.02% 8,864 60.09% 14,751
Andrews 3,400 82.42% 687 16.65% 38 0.92% 2,713 65.77% 4,125
Angelina 19,701 74.76% 6,406 24.31% 244 0.93% 13,295 50.45% 26,351
Aransas 7,075 78.79% 1,797 20.01% 108 1.20% 5,278 58.78% 8,980
Archer 3,259 90.28% 323 8.95% 28 0.78% 2,936 81.33% 3,610
Armstrong 822 91.84% 59 6.59% 14 1.56% 763 85.25% 895
Atascosa 8,361 68.68% 3,655 30.02% 158 1.30% 4,706 38.66% 12,174
Austin 9,009 81.68% 1,897 17.20% 123 1.12% 7,112 64.48% 11,029
Bailey 1,241 77.27% 348 21.67% 17 1.06% 893 55.60% 1,606
Bandera 7,866 82.04% 1,602 16.71% 120 1.25% 6,264 65.33% 9,588
Bastrop 16,351 59.68% 10,407 37.98% 640 2.34% 5,944 21.70% 27,398
Baylor 1,090 88.33% 129 10.45% 15 1.22% 961 77.88% 1,234
Bee 4,827 67.25% 2,261 31.50% 90 1.25% 2,566 35.75% 7,178
Bell 51,157 59.21% 33,803 39.12% 1,438 1.66% 17,354 20.09% 86,398
Bexar 251,043 45.95% 285,502 52.25% 9,852 1.80% −34,459 −6.31% 546,397
Blanco 4,329 74.70% 1,351 23.31% 115 1.98% 2,978 51.39% 5,795
Borden 321 94.69% 17 5.01% 1 0.29% 304 89.68% 339
Bosque 5,948 83.10% 1,104 15.42% 106 1.48% 4,844 67.67% 7,158
Bowie 20,651 73.00% 7,357 26.01% 281 0.99% 13,294 46.99% 28,289
Brazoria 70,373 63.09% 39,536 35.44% 1,637 1.47% 30,837 27.65% 111,546
Brazos 39,424 61.44% 23,361 36.41% 1,383 2.16% 16,063 25.03% 64,168
Brewster 2,033 50.05% 1,933 47.59% 96 2.36% 100 2.46% 4,062
Briscoe 556 89.25% 58 9.31% 9 1.44% 498 79.94% 623
Brooks 658 35.22% 1,198 64.13% 12 0.64% −540 −28.91% 1,868
Brown 10,640 86.93% 1,458 11.91% 142 1.16% 9,182 75.02% 12,240
Burleson 5,254 79.62% 1,277 19.35% 68 1.03% 3,977 60.27% 6,599
Burnet 14,497 78.16% 3,712 20.01% 340 1.83% 10,785 58.14% 18,549
Caldwell 6,723 58.68% 4,509 39.36% 225 1.96% 2,214 19.32% 11,457
Calhoun 4,409 72.07% 1,627 26.59% 82 1.34% 2,782 45.47% 6,118
Callahan 4,475 89.23% 486 9.69% 54 1.08% 3,989 79.54% 5,015
Cameron 34,407 44.39% 41,991 54.17% 1,113 1.44% −7,584 −9.78% 77,511
Camp 2,816 72.48% 1,028 26.46% 41 1.06% 1,788 46.02% 3,885
Carson 2,209 90.05% 208 8.48% 36 1.47% 2,001 81.57% 2,453
Cass 8,323 80.89% 1,890 18.37% 76 0.74% 6,433 62.52% 10,289
Castro 1,226 75.91% 371 22.97% 18 1.11% 855 52.94% 1,615
Chambers 12,505 82.44% 2,460 16.22% 203 1.34% 10,045 66.22% 15,168
Cherokee 11,943 79.43% 2,938 19.54% 154 1.02% 9,005 59.89% 15,035
Childress 1,546 87.59% 206 11.67% 13 0.74% 1,340 75.92% 1,765
Clay 3,807 88.82% 449 10.48% 30 0.70% 3,358 78.35% 4,286
Cochran 550 81.00% 122 17.97% 7 1.03% 428 63.03% 679
Coke 1,187 89.92% 118 8.94% 15 1.14% 1,069 80.98% 1,320
Coleman 2,774 88.63% 328 10.48% 28 0.89% 2,446 78.15% 3,130
Collin 208,075 58.83% 139,175 39.35% 6,444 1.82% 68,900 19.48% 353,694
Collingsworth 827 88.07% 101 10.76% 11 1.17% 726 77.32% 939
Colorado 5,992 78.71% 1,558 20.46% 63 0.83% 4,434 58.24% 7,613
Comal 46,635 75.47% 14,145 22.89% 1,015 1.64% 32,490 52.58% 61,795
Comanche 3,906 84.67% 657 14.24% 50 1.08% 3,249 70.43% 4,613
Concho 825 83.93% 145 14.75% 13 1.32% 680 69.18% 983
Cooke 12,294 84.72% 2,054 14.15% 164 1.13% 10,240 70.56% 14,512
Coryell 11,281 70.81% 4,392 27.57% 258 1.62% 6,889 43.24% 15,931
Cottle 468 83.72% 88 15.74% 3 0.54% 380 67.98% 559
Crane 842 80.42% 197 18.82% 8 0.76% 645 61.60% 1,047
Crockett 921 72.75% 333 26.30% 12 0.95% 588 46.45% 1,266
Crosby 1,005 70.92% 392 27.66% 20 1.41% 613 43.26% 1,417
Culberson 324 42.80% 422 55.75% 11 1.45% −98 −12.95% 757
Dallam 985 87.79% 129 11.50% 8 0.71% 856 76.29% 1,122
Dallas 283,659 39.18% 425,208 58.74% 15,030 2.08% −141,549 −19.55% 723,897
Dawson 2,240 74.44% 739 24.56% 30 1.00% 1,501 49.88% 3,009
Deaf Smith 2,788 73.89% 957 25.36% 28 0.74% 1,831 48.53% 3,773
Delta 1,606 82.95% 301 15.55% 29 1.50% 1,305 67.41% 1,936
Denton 174,472 59.25% 113,808 38.65% 6,194 2.10% 60,664 20.60% 294,474
Dewitt 5,115 83.59% 942 15.39% 62 1.01% 4,173 68.20% 6,119
Dickens 656 86.54% 96 12.66% 6 0.79% 560 73.88% 758
Dimmit 1,042 36.55% 1,787 62.68% 22 0.77% −745 −26.13% 2,851
Donley 1,130 88.01% 134 10.44% 20 1.56% 996 77.57% 1,284
Duval 1,479 37.37% 2,457 62.08% 22 0.56% −978 −24.71% 3,958
Eastland 5,434 87.66% 708 11.42% 57 0.92% 4,726 76.24% 6,199
Ector 21,934 71.78% 8,211 26.87% 412 1.35% 13,723 44.91% 30,557
Edwards 635 85.58% 100 13.48% 7 0.94% 535 72.10% 742
Ellis 43,647 72.14% 15,879 26.25% 975 1.61% 27,768 45.90% 60,501
El Paso 62,749 31.28% 134,181 66.88% 3,699 1.84% −71,432 −35.60% 200,629
Erath 10,356 82.22% 2,073 16.46% 167 1.33% 8,283 65.76% 12,596
Falls 3,344 71.62% 1,286 27.54% 39 0.84% 2,058 44.08% 4,669
Fannin 8,856 82.35% 1,767 16.43% 131 1.22% 7,089 65.92% 10,754
Fayette 8,576 81.98% 1,777 16.99% 108 1.03% 6,799 64.99% 10,461
Fisher 1,161 78.02% 310 20.83% 17 1.14% 851 57.19% 1,488
Floyd 1,448 77.14% 412 21.95% 17 0.91% 1,036 55.19% 1,877
Foard 331 75.92% 101 23.17% 4 0.92% 230 52.75% 436
Fort Bend 125,867 49.39% 125,374 49.19% 3,613 1.42% 493 0.19% 254,854
Franklin 3,359 84.93% 537 13.58% 59 1.49% 2,822 71.35% 3,955
Freestone 5,336 81.60% 1,143 17.48% 60 0.92% 4,193 64.12% 6,539
Frio 1,844 50.74% 1,739 47.85% 51 1.40% 105 2.89% 3,634
Gaines 3,305 86.22% 475 12.39% 53 1.38% 2,830 73.83% 3,833
Galveston 72,104 63.56% 39,314 34.66% 2,017 1.78% 32,790 28.91% 113,435
Garza 1,078 84.42% 186 14.57% 13 1.02% 892 69.85% 1,277
Gillespie 10,351 82.51% 2,030 16.18% 164 1.31% 8,321 66.33% 12,545
Glasscock 515 93.13% 36 6.51% 2 0.36% 479 86.62% 553
Goliad 2,397 78.28% 617 20.15% 48 1.57% 1,780 58.13% 3,062
Gonzales 4,393 78.24% 1,170 20.84% 52 0.93% 3,223 57.40% 5,615
Gray 5,330 89.61% 551 9.26% 67 1.13% 4,779 80.35% 5,948
Grayson 32,562 75.68% 9,857 22.91% 608 1.41% 22,705 52.77% 43,027
Gregg 25,558 71.03% 10,015 27.83% 408 1.13% 15,543 43.20% 35,981
Grimes 6,684 77.33% 1,858 21.49% 102 1.18% 4,826 55.83% 8,644
Guadalupe 36,284 66.69% 17,265 31.74% 854 1.57% 19,019 34.96% 54,403
Hale 5,532 75.03% 1,727 23.42% 114 1.55% 3,805 51.61% 7,373
Hall 815 84.54% 142 14.73% 7 0.73% 673 69.81% 964
Hamilton 2,903 86.97% 405 12.13% 30 0.90% 2,498 74.84% 3,338
Hansford 1,548 91.54% 118 6.98% 25 1.48% 1,430 84.57% 1,691
Hardeman 997 86.17% 154 13.31% 6 0.52% 843 72.86% 1,157
Hardin 17,528 87.60% 2,327 11.63% 155 0.77% 15,201 75.97% 20,010
Harris 559,819 46.39% 628,804 52.11% 18,094 1.50% −68,985 −5.72% 1,206,717
Harrison 16,747 74.21% 5,562 24.65% 257 1.14% 11,185 49.57% 22,566
Hartley 1,491 91.87% 125 7.70% 7 0.43% 1,366 84.17% 1,623
Haskell 1,387 83.15% 267 16.01% 14 0.84% 1,120 67.15% 1,668
Hays 37,895 47.65% 39,486 49.65% 2,144 2.70% −1,591 −2.00% 79,525
Hemphill 1,199 87.84% 152 11.14% 14 1.03% 1,047 76.70% 1,365
Henderson 21,775 81.55% 4,622 17.31% 306 1.15% 17,153 64.24% 26,703
Hidalgo 55,421 36.70% 93,935 62.20% 1,670 1.11% −38,514 −25.50% 151,026
Hill 9,262 81.03% 2,052 17.95% 116 1.01% 7,210 63.08% 11,430
Hockley 4,947 81.47% 1,030 16.96% 95 1.56% 3,917 64.51% 6,072
Hood 20,865 83.66% 3,765 15.10% 310 1.24% 17,100 68.56% 24,940
Hopkins 9,533 80.24% 2,218 18.67% 129 1.09% 7,315 61.57% 11,880
Houston 5,659 76.99% 1,641 22.33% 50 0.68% 4,018 54.67% 7,350
Howard 5,737 77.83% 1,542 20.92% 92 1.25% 4,195 56.91% 7,371
Hudspeth 538 60.72% 335 37.81% 13 1.47% 203 22.91% 886
Hunt 22,078 77.70% 5,946 20.93% 389 1.37% 16,132 56.78% 28,413
Hutchinson 5,874 88.46% 687 10.35% 79 1.19% 5,187 78.12% 6,640
Irion 641 86.97% 87 11.80% 9 1.22% 554 75.17% 737
Jack 2,539 90.32% 246 8.75% 26 0.92% 2,293 81.57% 2,811
Jackson 4,016 84.41% 715 15.03% 27 0.57% 3,301 69.38% 4,758
Jasper 9,732 82.42% 1,990 16.85% 86 0.73% 7,742 65.57% 11,808
Jeff Davis 719 61.72% 407 34.94% 39 3.35% 312 26.78% 1,165
Jefferson 38,999 52.51% 34,516 46.48% 751 1.01% 4,483 6.04% 74,266
Jim Hogg 509 34.98% 938 64.47% 8 0.55% −429 −29.48% 1,455
Jim Wells 5,088 52.02% 4,616 47.19% 77 0.79% 472 4.83% 9,781
Johnson 41,485 79.22% 10,105 19.30% 774 1.48% 31,380 59.93% 52,364
Jones 4,167 83.66% 757 15.20% 57 1.14% 3,410 68.46% 4,981
Karnes 3,023 73.32% 1,054 25.56% 46 1.12% 1,969 47.76% 4,123
Kaufman 27,491 71.70% 10,294 26.85% 559 1.46% 17,197 44.85% 38,344
Kendall 16,076 81.42% 3,382 17.13% 286 1.45% 12,694 64.29% 19,744
Kenedy 111 64.91% 57 33.33% 3 1.75% 54 31.58% 171
Kent 299 88.72% 34 10.09% 4 1.19% 265 78.64% 337
Kerr 17,566 79.37% 4,268 19.28% 298 1.35% 13,298 60.08% 22,132
Kimble 1,529 89.26% 161 9.40% 23 1.34% 1,368 79.86% 1,713
King 120 94.49% 6 4.72% 1 0.79% 114 89.76% 127
Kinney 890 74.73% 290 24.35% 11 0.92% 600 50.38% 1,191
Kleberg 4,831 56.44% 3,629 42.40% 99 1.16% 1,202 14.04% 8,559
Knox 866 79.16% 217 19.84% 11 1.01% 649 59.32% 1,094
Lamar 13,103 79.25% 3,231 19.54% 200 1.21% 9,872 59.71% 16,534
Lamb 2,785 80.75% 629 18.24% 35 1.01% 2,156 62.51% 3,449
Lampasas 6,073 80.79% 1,343 17.87% 101 1.34% 4,730 62.92% 7,517
LaSalle 728 49.86% 725 49.66% 7 0.48% 3 0.21% 1,460
Lavaca 6,856 88.68% 830 10.74% 45 0.58% 6,026 77.95% 7,731
Lee 4,650 79.68% 1,129 19.35% 57 0.98% 3,521 60.33% 5,836
Leon 5,781 87.82% 751 11.41% 51 0.77% 5,030 76.41% 6,583
Liberty 16,527 80.44% 3,816 18.57% 203 0.99% 12,711 61.87% 20,546
Limestone 5,330 77.06% 1,535 22.19% 52 0.75% 3,795 54.86% 6,917
Lipscomb 947 89.00% 109 10.24% 8 0.75% 838 78.76% 1,064
Live Oak 3,114 85.39% 504 13.82% 29 0.80% 2,610 71.57% 3,647
Llano 8,287 81.44% 1,751 17.21% 138 1.36% 6,536 64.23% 10,176
Loving 47 83.93% 9 16.07% 0 0.00% 38 67.86% 56
Lubbock 61,775 67.76% 27,266 29.91% 2,133 2.34% 34,509 37.85% 91,174
Lynn 1,380 81.37% 302 17.81% 14 0.83% 1,078 63.56% 1,696
Madison 3,081 80.40% 722 18.84% 29 0.76% 2,359 61.56% 3,832
Marion 2,553 72.43% 939 26.64% 33 0.94% 1,614 45.79% 3,525
Martin 1,303 84.28% 229 14.81% 14 0.91% 1,074 69.47% 1,546
Mason 1,605 81.93% 333 17.00% 21 1.07% 1,272 64.93% 1,959
Matagorda 7,705 73.49% 2,673 25.50% 106 1.01% 5,032 48.00% 10,484
Maverick 3,495 33.09% 6,940 65.71% 126 1.19% −3,445 −32.62% 10,561
McCulloch 2,275 85.01% 368 13.75% 33 1.23% 1,907 71.26% 2,676
McLennan 49,195 65.59% 24,734 32.98% 1,079 1.44% 24,461 32.61% 75,008
McMullen 395 92.07% 33 7.69% 1 0.23% 362 84.38% 429
Medina 12,057 74.49% 3,964 24.49% 166 1.03% 8,093 50.00% 16,187
Menard 646 82.82% 130 16.67% 4 0.51% 516 66.15% 780
Midland 34,049 79.48% 8,101 18.91% 692 1.62% 25,948 60.57% 42,842
Milam 6,080 76.10% 1,795 22.47% 115 1.44% 4,285 53.63% 7,990
Mills 1,790 88.88% 206 10.23% 18 0.89% 1,584 78.65% 2,014
Mitchell 1,595 83.64% 298 15.63% 14 0.73% 1,297 68.01% 1,907
Montague 6,563 88.59% 765 10.33% 80 1.08% 5,798 78.27% 7,408
Montgomery 144,664 76.01% 43,044 22.62% 2,602 1.37% 101,620 53.40% 190,310
Moore 3,268 80.53% 750 18.48% 40 0.99% 2,518 62.05% 4,058
Morris 3,018 71.50% 1,159 27.46% 44 1.04% 1,859 44.04% 4,221
Motley 458 92.15% 35 7.04% 4 0.80% 423 85.11% 497
Nacogdoches 14,411 66.97% 6,843 31.80% 264 1.23% 7,568 35.17% 21,518
Navarro 10,818 75.08% 3,411 23.67% 179 1.24% 7,407 51.41% 14,408
Newton 3,771 80.75% 870 18.63% 29 0.62% 2,901 62.12% 4,670
Nolan 3,200 78.86% 807 19.89% 51 1.26% 2,393 58.97% 4,058
Nueces 52,918 56.33% 39,720 42.28% 1,312 1.40% 13,198 14.05% 93,950
Ochiltree 2,169 90.11% 212 8.81% 26 1.08% 1,957 81.30% 2,407
Oldham 742 91.72% 62 7.66% 5 0.62% 680 84.05% 809
Orange 21,724 82.64% 4,348 16.54% 214 0.81% 17,376 66.10% 26,286
Palo Pinto 7,811 82.83% 1,529 16.21% 90 0.95% 6,282 66.62% 9,430
Panola 7,182 82.20% 1,494 17.10% 61 0.70% 5,688 65.10% 8,737
Parker 45,981 83.87% 8,099 14.77% 745 1.36% 37,882 69.10% 54,825
Parmer 1,680 82.11% 352 17.20% 14 0.68% 1,328 64.91% 2,046
Pecos 2,299 65.63% 1,167 33.31% 37 1.06% 1,132 32.32% 3,503
Polk 13,130 78.49% 3,378 20.19% 220 1.32% 9,752 58.30% 16,728
Potter 17,299 71.01% 6,674 27.40% 389 1.60% 10,625 43.61% 24,362
Presidio 465 28.15% 1,157 70.04% 30 1.82% −692 −41.89% 1,652
Rains 3,810 86.45% 566 12.84% 31 0.70% 3,244 73.61% 4,407
Randall 39,586 81.84% 8,065 16.67% 717 1.48% 31,521 65.17% 48,368
Reagan 697 83.37% 127 15.19% 12 1.44% 570 68.18% 836
Real 1,341 85.63% 213 13.60% 12 0.77% 1,128 72.03% 1,566
Red River 3,476 78.89% 904 20.52% 26 0.59% 2,572 58.37% 4,406
Reeves 1,210 51.34% 1,123 47.65% 24 1.02% 87 3.69% 2,357
Refugio 1,726 69.15% 751 30.09% 19 0.76% 975 39.06% 2,496
Roberts 448 95.52% 16 3.41% 5 1.07% 432 92.11% 469
Robertson 4,448 71.13% 1,753 28.03% 52 0.83% 2,695 43.10% 6,253
Rockwall 28,582 73.98% 9,432 24.41% 622 1.61% 19,150 49.57% 38,636
Runnels 2,885 88.55% 345 10.59% 28 0.86% 2,540 77.96% 3,258
Rusk 12,864 79.19% 3,233 19.90% 147 0.90% 9,631 59.29% 16,244
Sabine 3,477 87.85% 458 11.57% 23 0.58% 3,019 76.28% 3,958
San Augustine 2,296 76.53% 684 22.80% 20 0.67% 1,612 53.73% 3,000
San Jacinto 7,722 82.72% 1,529 16.38% 84 0.90% 6,193 66.34% 9,335
San Patricio 12,173 66.83% 5,842 32.07% 201 1.10% 6,331 34.76% 18,216
San Saba 1,835 89.12% 211 10.25% 13 0.63% 1,624 78.87% 2,059
Schleicher 758 79.21% 187 19.54% 12 1.25% 571 59.67% 957
Scurry 3,750 85.85% 577 13.21% 41 0.94% 3,173 72.64% 4,368
Shackelford 1,190 92.61% 87 6.77% 8 0.62% 1,103 85.84% 1,285
Shelby 6,132 81.30% 1,366 18.11% 44 0.58% 4,766 63.19% 7,542
Sherman 701 85.80% 74 9.06% 42 5.14% 627 76.74% 817
Smith 55,708 72.13% 20,623 26.70% 898 1.16% 35,085 45.43% 77,229
Somervell 3,143 85.31% 499 13.55% 42 1.14% 2,644 71.77% 3,684
Starr 3,217 31.29% 6,968 67.78% 95 0.92% −3,751 −36.49% 10,280
Stephens 2,653 89.39% 291 9.80% 24 0.81% 2,362 79.58% 2,968
Sterling 445 91.19% 39 7.99% 4 0.82% 406 83.20% 488
Stonewall 503 82.46% 96 15.74% 11 1.80% 407 66.72% 610
Sutton 939 78.32% 248 20.68% 12 1.00% 691 57.63% 1,199
Swisher 1,491 79.10% 368 19.52% 26 1.38% 1,123 59.58% 1,885
Tarrant 340,404 54.39% 273,814 43.75% 11,676 1.87% 66,590 10.64% 625,894
Taylor 31,152 76.53% 8,880 21.82% 673 1.65% 22,272 54.72% 40,705
Terrell 316 69.45% 136 29.89% 3 0.66% 180 39.56% 455
Terry 2,221 79.26% 552 19.70% 29 1.03% 1,669 59.56% 2,802
Throckmorton 625 89.67% 63 9.04% 9 1.29% 562 80.63% 697
Titus 5,861 73.48% 2,017 25.29% 98 1.23% 3,844 48.19% 7,976
Tom Green 25,792 74.43% 8,373 24.16% 488 1.41% 17,419 50.27% 34,653
Travis 145,910 30.41% 320,550 66.81% 13,360 2.78% −174,640 −36.40% 479,820
Trinity 4,293 83.05% 835 16.15% 41 0.79% 3,458 66.90% 5,169
Tyler 6,079 85.39% 973 13.67% 67 0.94% 5,106 71.72% 7,119
Upshur 11,638 83.08% 2,177 15.54% 194 1.38% 9,461 67.54% 14,009
Upton 860 84.65% 148 14.57% 8 0.79% 712 70.08% 1,016
Uvalde 4,755 60.15% 3,070 38.84% 80 1.01% 1,685 21.32% 7,905
Val Verde 5,993 52.73% 5,241 46.12% 131 1.15% 752 6.62% 11,365
Van Zandt 15,609 86.96% 2,150 11.98% 190 1.06% 13,459 74.98% 17,949
Victoria 19,599 72.20% 7,245 26.69% 303 1.12% 12,354 45.51% 27,147
Walker 12,199 68.55% 5,331 29.96% 266 1.49% 6,868 38.59% 17,796
Waller 10,639 64.09% 5,791 34.89% 170 1.02% 4,848 29.20% 16,600
Ward 2,201 75.22% 690 23.58% 35 1.20% 1,511 51.64% 2,926
Washington 10,532 78.19% 2,730 20.27% 208 1.54% 7,802 57.92% 13,470
Webb 16,287 33.30% 32,055 65.54% 569 1.16% −15,768 −32.24% 48,911
Wharton 9,472 73.36% 3,332 25.81% 107 0.83% 6,140 47.56% 12,911
Wheeler 1,682 92.37% 126 6.92% 13 0.71% 1,556 85.45% 1,821
Wichita 24,817 73.16% 8,614 25.40% 489 1.44% 16,203 47.77% 33,920
Wilbarger 2,722 78.74% 685 19.81% 50 1.45% 2,037 58.92% 3,457
Willacy 1,931 45.69% 2,257 53.41% 38 0.90% −326 −7.71% 4,226
Williamson 112,214 54.08% 90,002 43.37% 5,297 2.55% 22,212 10.70% 207,513
Wilson 13,704 77.41% 3,800 21.47% 199 1.12% 9,904 55.95% 17,703
Winkler 1,150 79.15% 284 19.55% 19 1.31% 866 59.60% 1,453
Wise 19,633 84.92% 3,184 13.77% 303 1.31% 16,449 71.15% 23,120
Wood 14,406 85.34% 2,324 13.77% 151 0.89% 12,082 71.57% 16,881
Yoakum 1,558 82.30% 303 16.01% 32 1.69% 1,255 66.30% 1,893
Young 5,579 87.28% 726 11.36% 87 1.36% 4,853 75.92% 6,392
Zapata 861 39.71% 1,292 59.59% 15 0.69% −431 −19.88% 2,168
Zavala 748 26.25% 2,082 73.05% 20 0.70% −1,334 −46.81% 2,850
TOTALS4,656,19655.81%3,546,61542.51%140,6321.69%1,109,58113.30%8,343,443

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Abbott won 25 of 36 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.[190]

District Abbott Valdez Representative
1st 74% 25% Louie Gohmert
2nd 56% 43% Ted Poe
Dan Crenshaw
3rd 58% 41% Sam Johnson
Van Taylor
4th 77% 22% John Ratcliffe
5th 64% 34% Jeb Hensarling
Lance Gooden
6th 56% 42% Joe Barton
Ron Wright
7th 52% 46% John Culberson
Lizzie Fletcher
8th 75% 24% Kevin Brady
9th 23% 75% Al Green
10th 54% 44% Michael McCaul
11th 80% 18% Mike Conaway
12th 65% 34% Kay Granger
13th 81% 17% Mac Thornberry
14th 62% 37% Randy Weber
15th 48% 51% Vicente Gonzalez
16th 32% 66% Beto O'Rourke
Veronica Escobar
17th 59% 39% Bill Flores
18th 25% 73% Sheila Jackson Lee
19th 74% 24% Jodey Arrington
20th 39% 59% Joaquín Castro
21st 55% 43% Lamar Smith
Chip Roy
22nd 56% 43% Pete Olson
23rd 53% 46% Will Hurd
24th 54% 44% Kenny Marchant
25th 57% 41% Roger Williams
26th 62% 36% Michael Burgess
27th 66% 33% Michael Cloud
28th 46% 53% Henry Cuellar
29th 30% 69% Gene Green
Sylvia Garcia
30th 22% 76% Eddie Bernice Johnson
31st 56% 42% John Carter
32nd 52% 46% Pete Sessions
Colin Allred
33rd 26% 73% Marc Veasey
34th 49% 50% Filemon Vela Jr.
35th 33% 65% Lloyd Doggett
36th 74% 24% Brian Babin

Analysis

Voter demographics

Voter demographic data was collected by CNN. The voter survey is based on exit polls.[191]

2018 Texas gubernatorial election (CNN)[191]
Demographic subgroup Abbott Valdez % of
total vote
Ideology
Liberals 11 83 22
Moderates 43 55 35
Conservatives 88 11 43
Party
Democrats 11 87 34
Republicans 93 4 39
Independents 55 40 27
Age
18–24 years old 34 53 8
25–29 years old 31 68 7
30–39 years old 53 44 15
40–49 years old 58 41 17
50–64 years old 60 36 26
65 and older 62 37 27
Gender
Men 60 36 49
Women 50 47 51
Marital status
Married 60 37 66
Unmarried 45 53 34
Marital status by gender
Married men 63 35 34
Married women 55 40 31
Unmarried men 48 50 15
Unmarried women 43 56 20
Race
White 69 29 57
Non-white 36 60 43
Race/ethnicity
White 69 29 57
Black 15 82 12
Latino 42 53 26
Asian N/A N/A 3
Other N/A N/A 3
Gender by race
White men 75 23 27
White women 65 34 29
Black men 24 75 6
Black women 8 89 6
Latino men 42 49 12
Latino women 42 56 13
Other racial/ethnic groups 53 46 6
Education
Never attended college 57 41 21
Some college education 57 37 26
Associate degree 53 44 14
Bachelor's degree 58 40 25
Advanced degree 46 53 15
Education by race
White college graduates 61 37 26
White no college degree 76 22 31
Non-white college graduates 38 61 14
Non-white no college degree 35 60 29
Education by gender/race
White women with college degrees 56 42 13
White women without college degrees 72 28 17
White men with college degrees 67 32 13
White men without college degrees 81 15 14
Non-white 36 60 43
Income
Under $50K 48 50 35
$50K-$100K 57 43 31
$100K or more 69 34 34
2016 presidential vote
Trump 94 3 46
Clinton 14 85 37
Other N/A N/A 5
Did not vote N/A N/A 11
Issue regarded as most important
Immigration 74 16 34
Economy 61 36 21
Healthcare 36 62 36
Gun policy N/A N/A 6
Area type
Urban 45 51 41
Suburban 59 38 46
Rural 73 26 13

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