2018 Texas gubernatorial election

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The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Texas voters chose their governor for a new four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.

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instanceOf Texas state election
gubernatorial election
ballotAccess statewide
ballotType secret ballot
candidate Greg Abbott
Lupe Valdez
Mark Tippetts
candidateParty Greg Abbott; Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Greg Abbott

Lupe Valdez; Democratic Party (United States)
Mark Tippetts; Libertarian Party (United States)
country United States
electionCycle midterm election
electionDate 2018-11-06
electionLawFramework Texas Election Code
electorate registered voters in Texas
governorAfterElection Greg Abbott
governorNumber 48th Governor of Texas (Greg Abbott)
governorPartyAfterElection Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
incumbentBeforeElection Greg Abbott
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
locatedIn Texas
mapCaption Results by county
nextElection 2022 Texas gubernatorial election
officeContested Governor of Texas
ongoing no
partOf 2018 United States elections
2018 United States gubernatorial elections
popularVote Greg Abbott; 4,656,196
linked to: Greg Abbott

Lupe Valdez; 3,546,615
Mark Tippetts; 144,207
previousElection 2014 Texas gubernatorial election
primaryDate 2018-03-06
primaryElection 2018 Texas Democratic gubernatorial primary
2018 Texas Republican gubernatorial primary
primaryRunoffDate 2018-05-22
reElected Greg Abbott
result Republican hold
runnerUp Lupe Valdez
runnerUpParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
termLength 4 years
type presidential-style election
votePercentage Greg Abbott; 55.8%
linked to: Greg Abbott

Lupe Valdez; 42.5%
Mark Tippetts; 1.7%
votingMethods early voting
in-person voting
mail-in absentee voting
winner Greg Abbott
winningParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party

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Greg Abbott electedIn 2018 Texas gubernatorial election