Lupe Valdez, Gubernatorial candidate

Lupe Valdez

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
October 11, 1947
Current age
78
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2018

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Valdez3.5M
Opponents4.7M
1
Elections run

Lupe Valdez, a Democratic politician from Texas, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2018 governor election in Texas to Greg Abbott, receiving 3,546,615 votes (42.51%).

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How many votes has Lupe Valdez received?

Lupe Valdez has received 3,546,615 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Lupe Valdez’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018GovernorTexasLost3,546,61542.51%Greg Abbott
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6704685). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.