A thread to capture the results and analysis of the results of November 8, 2022 across the State of Texas... everything from the federal offices (House members), Governor and Texas legislature, to the smallest local offices...


Post the stories and your analysis here....

Locally we had good results, the representatives that we voted for State and federal House won, and our State Senator was re-elected... Looks like our county voting patterns followed along closely with the rest of the State of Texas...

Gov. Greg Abbott Beats Beto O’Rourke in Gubernatorial Race
Abbott has secured a third term in office.

Sydnie Henry | November 8, 2022

https://texasscorecard.com/state/gov-greg-abbott-beats-beto-orourke-in-gubernatorial-race/

On Tuesday night, the gubernatorial race was called for Gov. Greg Abbott.

Abbott thereby secured a third term in office, beating Robert “Beto” O’Rourke. Abbott joins former Gov. Rick Perry as the only Texas governors to have won three terms.

O’Rourke has now lost three straight bids for office. He previously ran for the Democrat nomination for U.S. president in 2020 and for U.S. Senate in 2018. He recently came under fire for supporting open border policies, trying to register dead voters, and pushing gun control measures in the wake of the Uvalde massacre.

Abbott has also highlighted O’Rourke’s soft-on-crime policies and support for defunding the police in the lead-up to the election. As crime rises in Texas’ Democrat-led areas, Texans are clearly fed up with Democrat’s catch-and-release bail policies.


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Dan Patrick Secures Third Term as Lieutenant Governor
With the legislative session beginning in January, Patrick’s return signals a coming conflict with the Texas House.

Brandon Waltens | November 8, 2022

https://texasscorecard.com/state/dan-patrick-wins-third-term-as-lieutenant-governor/

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is headed to a third term, after once again defeating Mike Collier in the general election.

Patrick was first elected to the position in 2014 after serving in the Texas Senate. This matchup wasn’t the first between Patrick and Collier, as he previously defeated Collier in 2018.

With the legislative session beginning in January, Patrick’s return signals a coming conflict with the Texas House.

At the Republican Party of Texas Convention earlier this year, Patrick went on offense against the Texas House during his speech at the Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston for their failure to pass conservative priorities. The lieutenant governor also pledged to get the job done.

“I’m not pointing fingers; I’m just telling you the truth” said Patrick, before saying he would pass a bill to restore the felony penalties for illegal voting. Last year, the Texas House lowered the penalty to a misdemeanor. When the Senate passed legislation to fix the change, Speaker Dade Phelan refused to bring up the bill, saying he did not want to “relitigate” the issue.

“We are going to keep sending them the bill until they pass it,” Patrick promised.


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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Wins Re-Election
“Just because we won tonight, doesn’t mean the fight is over.”

Erin Anderson | November 8, 2022

https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-wins-re-election/

After defeating three Republican primary challengers earlier this year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won re-election Tuesday night over Democrat challenger Rochelle Garza, a trial lawyer affiliated with the far-left wing of the American Civil Liberties Union.

As of publishing, Paxton leads 11 percent of the vote over Garza, securing a third term as the state’s top legal officer and ensuring a Republican sweep of statewide candidates on the ballot.

“Just because we won tonight, doesn’t mean the fight is over,” Paxton told a cheering crowd at a victory party hosted by the Collin County Republican Party. “I am so thankful and so grateful to the people of Texas for giving me this opportunity again. I think it’s really important that Texas continues to lead.”

During the campaign, Paxton highlighted Garza’s record of defending human traffickers in court and her attacks on law enforcement at the southern border.

Paxton was first elected as Texas’ attorney general in 2014, after defeating establishment candidate Dan Branch in a Republican primary runoff. He was narrowly re-elected in the 2018 “blue wave” election after running unopposed in the GOP primary.

This year, Paxton finished first in a four-way primary in March. Land Commissioner George P. Bush was a distant second, while U.S. Rep. Louis Gohmert and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman tied for last—despite Guzman raising the most campaign cash among the candidates, with much of the money coming from Texans for Lawsuit Reform.


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Sid Miller Wins Texas Agricultural Commissioner Race
Citizens rehire incumbent Miller for a third term.

Katy Drollinger | November 8, 2022

https://texasscorecard.com/state/sid-miller-wins-texas-agricultural-commissioner-race/

After running for a third term as agricultural (ag) commissioner against Democrat challenger Susan Hays, Republican incumbent Sid Miller defeated his opponent.

The Stephenville Republican served in the Texas House for 10 years before entering the race for agricultural commissioner in 2014. In addition to winning his first election, Miller secured a second term in 2018. He joins fellow statewide Republicans Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton in winning a third straight term this election.

The ag commissioner leads the Texas Department of Agriculture and is responsible for promoting Texas’ agricultural products, regulating commercial weights and measures to protect consumers, and monitoring pesticide use across the state. The department also manages the National School Lunch and Breakfast program for Texas students.

During his first two terms, Miller increased the state’s agricultural exports and worked to include locally grown food in public school lunches. He also sued the Biden administration over a COVID-19 relief plan that he believed was discriminatory toward white ranchers and farmers.

Additionally, Miller routinely called out Gov. Greg Abbott for his inaction and held several press conferences challenging him to order more special sessions of the Texas Legislature to address property tax reform and banning child gender mutilation procedures.



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Dawn Buckingham Cruises to Win in Land Commissioner Race
Buckingham will replace outgoing commissioner George P. Bush.

Darrell Frost | November 8, 2022

https://texasscorecard.com/state/dawn-buckingham-cruises-to-win-in-land-commissioner-race/

By a preliminary margin of 58 to 41 percent, Republican State Sen. Dawn Buckingham defeated Democrat conservation activist and film producer Jay Kleberg to become the next commissioner of the General Land Office in Tuesday’s election. Buckingham will replace outgoing commissioner George P. Bush, who lost his bid to become attorney general to Ken Paxton in the Republican primary runoff.

Buckingham is a physician and business owner who was first elected to the Texas Senate in 2016, representing District 24 (northwest of Austin and San Antonio). She currently serves on the Administration, Finance, and Health and Human Services Committees as well as the Special Committee on Constitutional Issues. Prior to being elected to the Texas Senate, Buckingham was a board member of the Lake Travis Independent School District.

Buckingham was backed by former President Donald Trump and finished first in a large field of candidates during the Republican primary, handily beating Dr. Tim Westley in the subsequent runoff election.

The oldest state agency in Texas, the General Land Office is tasked with managing state lands for the purpose of generating revenue for the Permanent School Fund, which helps finance Texas public schools. It also provides home loans for Texas military veterans and oversees the preservation and maintenance of the Alamo in San Antonio.


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Source of Texas voting results: https://results.texas-election.com/races

Quote: Tinker wrote in post #13

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Texas! We have a problem, and it is Harris County! (Bleading over into formerly BRIGHT Red Fort Bend County!)

More votes were cast there on the first day of early voting than were cast in most of our Congressional races in total and it remains 100% under Democrat control! Even more so now than it was before the election.

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