Ken Paxton Republican Ken Paxton Republican The 2022 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Texas.
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton won re-election to his third term.
U.S. Executive Branch officials State senators Local officials Newspapers Organizations Individuals U.S. Executive Branch officials Organizations Newspaper and other media Organizations State representatives Gohmert performed best in Texas's 1st congressional district, where he served as a US representative at the time; Guzman performed best in urban Travis, Harris, and Dallas counties; Bush performed best in the Rio Grande Valley; and Paxton performed best in the Texas Panhandle, South Plains, and Southeast Texas.
Representatives Local officials Newspapers and other media Individuals Labor unions Organizations On October 27, 2022, Libertarian nominee Mark Ash published an op-ed in The Amarillo Pioneer in which he blasted Ken Paxton as "the poster child for corruption and authoritarianism" and recommended that if voters were "reluctant to throw away their votes on a third-party candidate," they should vote for Democratic nominee Rochelle Garza instead.
[69] Graphical summary George P. Bush vs. Rochelle Garza George P. Bush vs. Joe Jaworski Ken Paxton vs. Joe Jaworski Ken Paxton vs. Justin Nelson Paxton won 25 of 38 congressional districts.