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2022Final results

2022 election for Texas Senate District 18

Texas State Senate · Texas

Lois Kolkhorst (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Josh Tutt (D) by 32.3 points.

Lois KolkhorstRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%186,367
Josh TuttDemocrat
33.8%95,287
281,654 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

EvenD+18.91998D+8.22002R+40.92010R+31.62020R+32.32022R+8.62026

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