O’Rourke And Abbott Win TX Gubernatorial Primaries

March 2, 2022 Democrats, Republicans

USA Today reports:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won the Republican party nomination in his bid for a third term in office on Tuesday, fending off two challengers who sought to push him further to the right on key issues in the race.

Abbott will face Beto O’Rourke in the November general election, after the El Paso Democrat cruised to victory in the Democratic primary contest with more than 90% of the vote, according to early results.

Abbott faced seven challengers in his reelection bid: Chad Prather, Don Huffines, Allen West, Danny Harrison, Kandy Kaye Horn, Paul Belew and Rick Perry (not the former Texas governor).

Read the full article. Don Huffines, you may recall, recently claimed credit for the removal of a suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth from the official state website.

Beto O’Rourke easily won the Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday. He will likely face off against Gov. Greg Abbott, the two-term Republican incumbent, in November. https://t.co/ZpReTU7L25

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 2, 2022

THANK YOU, TEXAS!

We are going to win this race with one another, for one another.

— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) March 2, 2022