2018 Texas Attorney General election

2018 Texas Attorney General election
Turnout	41.6% ( 17.0%)
	Paxton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 40–50% 50% No data
Attorney General before election; Ken Paxton; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Ken Paxton; Republican

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.^[2] The Democratic Party nominated attorney Justin Nelson.^[3]^[4]

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Paxton was narrowly re-elected to a second term by a 3.56% margin of victory.^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ken Paxton (incumbent)	1,312,172	100%	+55.55%
Total votes			1,312,172	100%	+32,112
Turnout				8.6%*	−0.81%*

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Justin Nelson	884,376	100%
Total votes			884,376	100%	+446,858
Turnout				5.79%*	+2.57%*

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ken Paxton (R)	Justin Nelson (D)	Michael Ray Harris (L)	Other	Undecided
Dixie Strategies^[12]	September 6–7, 2018	519	± 4.3%	45%	39%	2%	–	15%
Texas Lyceum^[13]	July 9–26, 2018	441	± 4.7%	35%	25%	4%	–	37%
Gravis Marketing^[14]	July 3–7, 2018	602	± 4.0%	45%	41%	–	–	14%
UoT/Texas Tribune^[15]	June 8–17, 2018	1,200	± 2.83%	32%	31%	6%	4%	26%
Baselice & Associates (R-TLRPAC)^[16]	May 21–28, 2018	–	–	45%	33%	–	–	–

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

District	Paxton	Nelson	Representative
1st	71%	28%	Louie Gohmert
2nd	50%	48%	Ted Poe
2nd	50%	48%	Dan Crenshaw
3rd	51%	46%	Sam Johnson
3rd	51%	46%	Van Taylor
4th	73%	25%	John Ratcliffe
5th	59%	39%	Jeb Hensarling
5th	59%	39%	Lance Gooden
6th	51%	47%	Joe Barton
6th	51%	47%	Ron Wright
7th	46%	52%	John Culberson
7th	46%	52%	Lizzie Fletcher
8th	71%	27%	Kevin Brady
9th	19%	80%	Al Green
10th	49%	48%	Michael McCaul
11th	76%	21%	Mike Conaway
12th	60%	38%	Kay Granger
13th	78%	20%	Mac Thornberry
14th	57%	41%	Randy Weber
15th	41%	57%	Vicente Gonzalez
16th	28%	68%	Beto O'Rourke
16th	28%	68%	Veronica Escobar
17th	54%	43%	Bill Flores
18th	20%	78%	Sheila Jackson Lee
19th	70%	27%	Jodey Arrington
20th	33%	64%	Joaquín Castro
21st	49%	48%	Lamar Smith
21st	49%	48%	Chip Roy
22nd	50%	48%	Pete Olson
23rd	47%	50%	Will Hurd
24th	48%	49%	Kenny Marchant
25th	52%	46%	Roger Williams
26th	57%	40%	Michael Burgess
27th	59%	38%	Michael Cloud
28th	39%	59%	Henry Cuellar
29th	26%	73%	Gene Green
29th	26%	73%	Sylvia Garcia
30th	18%	80%	Eddie Bernice Johnson
31st	50%	46%	John Carter
32nd	45%	53%	Pete Sessions
32nd	45%	53%	Colin Allred
33rd	22%	75%	Marc Veasey
34th	40%	57%	Filemon Vela Jr.
35th	28%	69%	Lloyd Doggett
36th	70%	28%	Brian Babin

Republican primary