2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election

2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election
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	Hegar: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Dudding: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 40–50% 50%; No data
Comptroller before election; Glenn Hegar; Republican	Elected Comptroller ; Glenn Hegar; Republican

Elections took place on November 8, 2022 to select the next Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Incumbent Republican Party Comptroller Glenn Hegar was elected to a third term over Democratic opponent Janet Dudding with 56.4% of the vote.^[1]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Glenn Hegar, incumbent Comptroller^[2]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Mark V. Goloby, business owner

Endorsements[edit]

Glenn Hegar

Statewide officials

Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas^[3]

Organizations

Texas Alliance for Life^[4] (primary endorsement)

Newspapers

Austin American-Statesman^[5] (primary endorsement)
Houston Chronicle^[6] (primary endorsement)

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Mark V. Goloby	Glenn Hegar	Undecided
YouGov/UH	January 14–24, 2022	490 (LV)	± 3.7%	8%	28%	64%

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Hegar (incumbent)	1,386,782	81.69%
	Republican	Mark Goloby	310,829	18.31%
Total votes			1,697,611	100.0%

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Janet T. Dudding, public accountant^[8]

Eliminated in runoff[edit]

Angel Luis Vega, strategist and author^[9]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Tim Mahoney, attorney and planner^[8]

Endorsements[edit]

Janet T. Dudding

Newspapers

Austin American-Statesman^[5] (primary endorsement)
The Houston Chronicle^[10] (primary endorsement)
The San Antonio Express-News^[11]
The Austin Chronicle^[12] (runoff endorsement)

Labor unions

Organizations

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Janet T. Dudding	Tim Mahoney	Angel Luis Vega	Undecided
YouGov/UH	January 14–24, 2022	616 (LV)	± 3.3%	11%	10%	18%	61%

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Dudding	454,338	46.29%
	Democratic	Angel Vega	338,877	34.53%
	Democratic	Tim Mahoney	188,250	19.18%
Total votes			981,465	100.0%

Runoff results[edit]

Runoff results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Dudding	292,069	61.41%
	Democratic	Angel Vega	183,533	38.59%
Total votes			475,602	100.0%

Libertarian primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Alonzo Echavarria-Garza, Hearne city manager^[20]^[21]

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Janet Dudding

Newspapers

Houston Chronicle^[22]

Glenn Hegar

Statewide officials

Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas^[3]

Newspapers

The Dallas Morning News^[23]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Glenn Hegar (R)	Janet Dudding (D)	Other	Undecided
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation	September 6–15, 2022	1,172 (LV)	± 2.9%	46%	38%	3%^[b]	13%

Results[edit]

2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Glenn Hegar (incumbent)	4,496,319	56.39%	+3.20%
	Democratic	Janet Dudding	3,265,069	40.95%	-2.44%
	Libertarian	Alonzo Echavarria-Garza	212,205	2.66%	0.76%
Total votes			7,973,593	100%
	Republican hold

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ Echavarria-Garza with 3%

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Texas Comptroller Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ Warren, Thomas (July 9, 2021). "Hegar Announces Re-Election Bid for Comptroller". www.amarillopioneer.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Governor Greg Abbott Announces Endorsement of Glenn Hegar for Comptroller". January 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "2022 Primary Election Endorsements". Texas Alliance for Life. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Editorial: We recommend Hegar, Dudding in primaries for comptroller". Austin American-Statesman. February 23, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "Editorial: We recommend Glenn Hegar in GOP primary for state comptroller". Houston Chronicle. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Texas primary: Results for comptroller race". www.wfaa.com. WFAA. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bryan Democrat announces run for state comptroller". The Eagle. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ Perkins, Jeffrey (December 6, 2021). "Former US House Candidate Now Pursuing Texas Comptroller Bid". Patch. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding in the Democratic primary for Texas comptroller". The Houston Chronicle. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Editorial: Comptroller top choices: GOP's Hegar vs. Dudding". San Antonio Express-News. February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-Offs". The Austin Chronicle. May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "Texas - UAW Endorsements". United Auto Workers.
^ "2022 Endorsements". Texas AFL–CIO. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "2022 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS". Retrieved September 6, 2022.
^ "2022 Primary Runoff Endorsements". Planned Parenthood.
^ "Endorsed Leaders - Annie's List". Annie's List.
^ "Voting / Endorsements". Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.
^ Astudillo, Carla (May 24, 2022). "Texas runoff election results for attorney general, Congress and more". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
^ Chesner, Laura (April 14, 2022). "Hearne City Manager Accepts Libertarian Party Nomination for Texas State Comptroller". www.robconews.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^ Dikeman, Neal (April 11, 2022). "Texas Libertarians & Greens Nominate Statewide Candidates for November". www.texasfreepress.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^ "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding for Texas comptroller". Houston Chronicle. October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "Our recommendation for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts". The Dallas Morning News. October 21, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites

[Key-7] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[25] Echavarria-Garza with 3%

[nyt-results-1] "Texas Comptroller Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[2] Warren, Thomas (July 9, 2021). "Hegar Announces Re-Election Bid for Comptroller". www.amarillopioneer.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[abbott-3] "Governor Greg Abbott Announces Endorsement of Glenn Hegar for Comptroller". January 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[4] "2022 Primary Election Endorsements". Texas Alliance for Life. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[aas-5] "Editorial: We recommend Hegar, Dudding in primaries for comptroller". Austin American-Statesman. February 23, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[6] "Editorial: We recommend Glenn Hegar in GOP primary for state comptroller". Houston Chronicle. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[primaryresults-8] "2022 Texas primary: Results for comptroller race". www.wfaa.com. WFAA. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[DuddingMahoney-9] "Bryan Democrat announces run for state comptroller". The Eagle. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[10] Perkins, Jeffrey (December 6, 2021). "Former US House Candidate Now Pursuing Texas Comptroller Bid". Patch. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[11] "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding in the Democratic primary for Texas comptroller". The Houston Chronicle. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[12] "Editorial: Comptroller top choices: GOP's Hegar vs. Dudding". San Antonio Express-News. February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[13] "Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-Offs". The Austin Chronicle. May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[14] "Texas - UAW Endorsements". United Auto Workers.

[15] "2022 Endorsements". Texas AFL–CIO. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[AFTGeneral-16] "2022 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS". Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[auto1-17] "2022 Primary Runoff Endorsements". Planned Parenthood.

[18] "Endorsed Leaders - Annie's List". Annie's List.

[19] "Voting / Endorsements". Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.

[20] Astudillo, Carla (May 24, 2022). "Texas runoff election results for attorney general, Congress and more". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

[21] Chesner, Laura (April 14, 2022). "Hearne City Manager Accepts Libertarian Party Nomination for Texas State Comptroller". www.robconews.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[22] Dikeman, Neal (April 11, 2022). "Texas Libertarians & Greens Nominate Statewide Candidates for November". www.texasfreepress.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[23] "Editorial: We recommend Janet Dudding for Texas comptroller". Houston Chronicle. October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[24] "Our recommendation for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts". The Dallas Morning News. October 21, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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