2018 Texas Gubernatorial Election

Texas · 2 candidates · See every 2018 Governor race

Who won the 2018 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Greg Abbott won the 2018 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Greg Abbott received 4,656,196 popular votes (55.81%). The main challenger was Lupe Valdez (42.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Abbott and Valdez

Abbott +13.3 pts · won by 1,109,581 votes
4,656,196 votes
3,546,615 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.