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County results Paxton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton ran for re-election. [1] The Democratic Party nominated attorney Justin Nelson. [2] [3]
Paxton was narrowly re-elected to a second term by a 3.56% margin of victory. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ken Paxton (incumbent) | 1,312,172 | 100% | +55.55% | |
Total votes | 1,312,172 | 100% | +32,112 | ||
Turnout | 8.6% [a] | -0.81% [a] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Justin Nelson | 884,376 | 100% | ||
Total votes | 884,376 | 100% | +446,858 | ||
Turnout | 5.79% [a] | +2.57% [a] |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ken Paxton (R) |
Justin Nelson (D) |
Michael Ray Harris (L) |
Other | Undecided |
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Dixie Strategies | September 6–7, 2018 | 519 | ± 4.3% | 45% | 39% | 2% | – | 15% |
Texas Lyceum | July 9–26, 2018 | 441 | ± 4.7% | 35% | 25% | 4% | – | 37% |
Gravis Marketing | July 3–7, 2018 | 602 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 41% | – | – | 14% |
UoT/Texas Tribune | June 8–17, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 32% | 31% | 6% | 4% | 26% |
Baselice & Associates (R-TLRPAC) | May 21–28, 2018 | – | – | 45% | 33% | – | – | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ken Paxton (incumbent) | 4,193,207 | 50.57% | -8.23% | |
Democratic | Justin Nelson | 3,898,098 | 47.01% | +8.99% | |
Libertarian | Michael Ray Harris | 201,310 | 2.43% | -0.10% | |
Total votes | 8,292,615 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
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Elections in Texas |
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Government |
The 2018 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton ran for re-election. [1] The Democratic Party nominated attorney Justin Nelson. [2] [3]
Paxton was narrowly re-elected to a second term by a 3.56% margin of victory. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ken Paxton (incumbent) | 1,312,172 | 100% | +55.55% | |
Total votes | 1,312,172 | 100% | +32,112 | ||
Turnout | 8.6% [a] | -0.81% [a] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Justin Nelson | 884,376 | 100% | ||
Total votes | 884,376 | 100% | +446,858 | ||
Turnout | 5.79% [a] | +2.57% [a] |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ken Paxton (R) |
Justin Nelson (D) |
Michael Ray Harris (L) |
Other | Undecided |
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Dixie Strategies | September 6–7, 2018 | 519 | ± 4.3% | 45% | 39% | 2% | – | 15% |
Texas Lyceum | July 9–26, 2018 | 441 | ± 4.7% | 35% | 25% | 4% | – | 37% |
Gravis Marketing | July 3–7, 2018 | 602 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 41% | – | – | 14% |
UoT/Texas Tribune | June 8–17, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.83% | 32% | 31% | 6% | 4% | 26% |
Baselice & Associates (R-TLRPAC) | May 21–28, 2018 | – | – | 45% | 33% | – | – | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ken Paxton (incumbent) | 4,193,207 | 50.57% | -8.23% | |
Democratic | Justin Nelson | 3,898,098 | 47.01% | +8.99% | |
Libertarian | Michael Ray Harris | 201,310 | 2.43% | -0.10% | |
Total votes | 8,292,615 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |