2018 Texas Attorney General election
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| Nominee | Ken Paxton | Justin Nelson |
|---|---|---|
| Party | Republican | Democratic |
| Popular vote | 4,193,207 | 3,898,098 |
| Percentage | 50.57% | 47.01% |
Paxton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Tie: 40–50% 50% No data
Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Tie: 40–50% 50% No data
Attorney General before election
Elected Attorney General
Elected Attorney General
The 2018 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton ran for re-election.[2] The Democratic Party nominated attorney Justin Nelson.[3] [4]
Paxton was narrowly re-elected to a second term by a 3.56% margin of victory.[5]
Republican primary
[edit ]Candidates
[edit ]- Ken Paxton, incumbent attorney general
Results
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Paxton (incumbent) | 1,312,172 | 100% | +55.55% | |
| Total votes | 1,312,172 | 100% | +32,112 | ||
| Turnout | 8.6%* | −0.81%* | |||
*Percentage of turnout to registered voters
Democratic primary
[edit ]Candidates
[edit ]- Justin Nelson, Susman Godfrey partner
Results
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Nelson | 884,376 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 884,376 | 100% | +446,858 | ||
| Turnout | 5.79%* | +2.57%* | |||
*Percentage of turnout to registered voters
Libertarian convention
[edit ]Nominated
[edit ]- Michael Ray Harris, attorney[8]
General election
[edit ]Endorsements
[edit ]Ken Paxton
U.S. executive branch officials
Organizations
- National Rifle Association of America [10]
- Open Carry Texas[11]
Polling
[edit ]Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ken Paxton (R) |
Justin Nelson (D) |
Michael Ray Harris (L) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Strategies [12] | September 6–7, 2018 | 519 | ± 4.3% | 45% | 39% | 2% | – | 15% |
| Texas Lyceum [13] | July 9–26, 2018 | 441 | ± 4.7% | 35% | 25% | 4% | – | 37% |
| Gravis Marketing [14] | July 3–7, 2018 | 602 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 41% | – | – | 14% |
| UoT/Texas Tribune [15] | June 8–17, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 32% | 31% | 6% | 4% | 26% |
| Baselice & Associates (R-TLRPAC)[16] | May 21–28, 2018 | – | – | 45% | 33% | – | – | – |
Results
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Paxton (incumbent) | 4,193,207 | 50.57% | −8.23% | |
| Democratic | Justin Nelson | 3,898,098 | 47.01% | +8.99% | |
| Libertarian | Michael Ray Harris | 201,310 | 2.43% | −0.10% | |
| Total votes | 8,292,615 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By congressional district
[edit ]Paxton won 21 of 36 congressional districts, with the remaining 15 going to Nelson, including two that elected Republicans.[17]
| District | Paxton | Nelson | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 71% | 28% | Louie Gohmert |
| 2nd | 50% | 48% | Ted Poe |
| Dan Crenshaw | |||
| 3rd | 51% | 46% | Sam Johnson |
| Van Taylor | |||
| 4th | 73% | 25% | John Ratcliffe |
| 5th | 59% | 39% | Jeb Hensarling |
| Lance Gooden | |||
| 6th | 51% | 47% | Joe Barton |
| Ron Wright | |||
| 7th | 46% | 52% | John Culberson |
| Lizzie Fletcher | |||
| 8th | 71% | 27% | Kevin Brady |
| 9th | 19% | 80% | Al Green |
| 10th | 49% | 48% | Michael McCaul |
| 11th | 76% | 21% | Mike Conaway |
| 12th | 60% | 38% | Kay Granger |
| 13th | 78% | 20% | Mac Thornberry |
| 14th | 57% | 41% | Randy Weber |
| 15th | 41% | 57% | Vicente Gonzalez |
| 16th | 28% | 68% | Beto O'Rourke |
| Veronica Escobar | |||
| 17th | 54% | 43% | Bill Flores |
| 18th | 20% | 78% | Sheila Jackson Lee |
| 19th | 70% | 27% | Jodey Arrington |
| 20th | 33% | 64% | Joaquín Castro |
| 21st | 49% | 48% | Lamar Smith |
| Chip Roy | |||
| 22nd | 50% | 48% | Pete Olson |
| 23rd | 47% | 50% | Will Hurd |
| 24th | 48% | 49% | Kenny Marchant |
| 25th | 52% | 46% | Roger Williams |
| 26th | 57% | 40% | Michael Burgess |
| 27th | 59% | 38% | Michael Cloud |
| 28th | 39% | 59% | Henry Cuellar |
| 29th | 26% | 73% | Gene Green |
| Sylvia Garcia | |||
| 30th | 18% | 80% | Eddie Bernice Johnson |
| 31st | 50% | 46% | John Carter |
| 32nd | 45% | 53% | Pete Sessions |
| Colin Allred | |||
| 33rd | 22% | 75% | Marc Veasey |
| 34th | 40% | 57% | Filemon Vela Jr. |
| 35th | 28% | 69% | Lloyd Doggett |
| 36th | 70% | 28% | Brian Babin |
Shift by county
Legend
- Republican — >15%
- Republican — +12.5−15%
- Republican — +10−12.5%
- Republican — +7.5−10%
- Republican — +5−7.5%
- Republican — +2.5−5%
- Republican — +0−2.5%
- Democratic — +0−2.5%
- Democratic — +2.5−5%
- Democratic — +5−7.5%
- Democratic — +7.5-10%
- Democratic — +10−12.5%
- Democratic — +12.5−15%
- Democratic — >15%
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Patrick, Svitek (July 25, 2018). "In re-election bid, Attorney General Ken Paxton emphasizes record as Democrat seizes on indictment". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ McElroy, Ashley (November 8, 2017). "Justin Nelson vies for TX attorney general nomination". Spectrum News. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Riedel, Sean (October 9, 2018). "Democratic Texas attorney general nominee Justin Nelson makes appearance in Denton". North Texas Daily. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Zdun, Matt; Collier, Kiah (November 6, 2018). "Gov. Greg Abbott clinches second term as GOP wins closest statewide races in 20 years". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Republican Party Primary Election - RESULTS". March 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Democratic Party Primary Election - RESULTS". March 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Candidates". lptexas.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton". RAGA. May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018.
- ^ "NRA Endorses Ken Paxton for Attorney General". NRA-ILA. September 7, 2018.
- ^ "Open Carry Texas Endorses Attorney General Ken Paxton". AmmoLand.com. September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018.
- ^ Dixie Strategies
- ^ Texas Lyceum
- ^ Gravis Marketing
- ^ UoT/Texas Tribune
- ^ Baselice & Associates (R-TLRPAC)
- ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.