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2022 gubernatorial elections (view source)
Revision as of 02:27, March 14, 2022
, 02:27, March 14, 2022→Texas: update for primary winners
==Texas==
==Texas==
Current Governor [[Greg Abbott]] will be challenged in the primary by [[Allen West]] and several other minor candidates. The prominent Democrat party candidate will be far left progressive [[Beto O'Rourke]] (who, despite his name, is not Hispanic).
Current Governor [[Greg Abbott]] was challenged in the primary by [[Allen West]] and several other minor candidates, but won in the primary without a runoff. On the Democrat side, far left progressive [[Beto O'Rourke]] (who, despite his name, is not Hispanic; his actual name is Robert Francis) also won without a runoff.
None of the minor parties (e.g. Libertarian, Green) use primary elections to select their candidates, they use nominating conventions instead.
===Republican primary candidates===
===Republican primary candidates===
* [[Greg Abbott]], current Governor
A bold highlight indicates the winner.
* '''[[Greg Abbott]], current Governor'''
* [[Allen West]], Former Texas GOP chair
* [[Allen West]], Former Texas GOP chair
* Chad Prather, BlazeTV host
* Chad Prather, BlazeTV host
===Democrat primary candidates===
===Democrat primary candidates===
* [[Beto O'Rourke]], former U.S. Representative
* '''[[Beto O'Rourke]], former U.S. Representative'''
* Inocencio Barrientez, fitness trainer
* Inocencio Barrientez, fitness trainer
* Michael Cooper, pastor, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
* Michael Cooper, pastor, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas