Texas Comptroller election, 2022

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Texas Comptroller
Election details
Filing deadline: December 13, 2021
Primary: March 1, 2022 Primary runoff: May 24, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Glenn Hegar (Republican)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
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Texas held an election for comptroller on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for May 24, 2022. The filing deadline was December 13, 2021.

Incumbent Glenn Hegar won election in the general election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar defeated Janet Dudding and V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza in the general election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar (R)	56.4	4,496,319
		Janet Dudding (D)	40.9	3,265,069
	Submit photo	V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (L)	2.7	212,205

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,973,593
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Berlanga (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Janet Dudding defeated Angel Vega in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Dudding	61.4	292,069
		Angel Vega	38.6	183,533

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 475,602
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Janet Dudding and Angel Vega advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tim Mahoney in the Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Dudding	46.3	454,338
✔		Angel Vega	34.5	338,877
		Tim Mahoney	19.2	188,250

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 981,465
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar defeated Mark Goloby in the Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar	81.7	1,386,782
		Mark Goloby	18.3	310,829

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,697,611
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on April 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (L)

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

Election information in Texas: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
• Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 24, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Janet Dudding (D)

Expand broadband internet across Texas and look at ways to do it that will generate revenue for local government, while keep the service affordable..

Legalize recreational cannabis for adult use, creating $billions in new revenue for mental health, teacher’s healthcare and social security.

Clamp down on corporate tax giveaways and property tax appraisals.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Janet Dudding (D)

As a Hurricane Katrina survivor, climate change is personal to me. Hurricanes happen, but that 32’ storm surge is not normal. Climate-caused disasters are costing us billions in damages and even more in human suffering. Methane is a leading cause of climate change. Texas leads the nation in methane emissions.

My husband and I moved to Texas a year after Katrina’s landfall to join the Texas A&M community, a top-tier research institution. Texas leads the nation in energy – we have the know-how to lead the nation in green initiatives.

The Comptroller is charged in statute with reducing greenhouse gas emissions, like methane. The Comptroller is the state’s accountant and oversees procurement. I’d like to work with stakeholders to cap methane leaking on state-owned land. That methane vapor is energy that can be capped to fuel production onsite.

Both my husband and I are alive today because we had access to healthcare. Texas leads the nation uninsured people – Texas doesn’t extend Medicaid coverage to any adult Texan unless they are pregnant, disabled, or elderly and very low income. For over a decade, we’ve been told that we could not afford to extend coverage. The fact of the matter is that Texas spends $100 million MORE to DENY coverage than it would to extend comprehensive mental health and physical healthcare coverage to 1.4 million Texans.

The Comptroller oversees broadband. I’d like to dialog with local government leaders about providing broadband as a utility.

Past elections

2018

See also: Texas Comptroller election, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar defeated Joi Chevalier and Ben Sanders in the general election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar (R)	53.2	4,376,828
		Joi Chevalier (D)	43.4	3,570,693
		Ben Sanders (L)	3.4	281,081

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,228,602 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Joi Chevalier defeated Tim Mahoney in the Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joi Chevalier	51.9	483,276
		Tim Mahoney	48.1	448,468

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 931,744
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Glenn Hegar

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2014

See also: Texas down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Republican Glenn Hegar won election on November 4, 2014.

Texas Comptroller, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Glenn Hegar	58.4%	2,697,877
	Democrat	Mike Collier	37.7%	1,742,119
	Libertarian	Ben Sanders	3%	136,869
	Green	Deb Shafto	1%	44,981
Total Votes				4,621,846
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

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