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2022Final results

2022 election for Texas Attorney General

Attorney General · Texas

Paxton (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Garza (D) by 9.7 points.

PaxtonRepublican · winner
53.4%4,278,859
GarzaDemocrat
43.7%3,498,276
AshLibertarian
2.9%233,768
8,010,903 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenR+3.52018R+9.72022D+6.42026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The candidates

Paxton (R)Garza (D)

Also on the ballot: Ash (Libertarian), 2.9%