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Rick Perry (Texas gubernatorial candidate)
- This page is about Rick Perry, a Republican candidate for Texas governor in 2022. For the former Texas Governor and U.S. Secretary of Energy, see Rick Perry (Texas)
Rick Perry (Republican Party) (also known as Ricky Lynn) ran for election for Governor of Texas. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Biography
At the time of the 2022 gubernatorial primary, Perry lived in Springtown and worked as a senior desktop technician for Lockheed Martin.[1] He previously served as a Republican Party precinct chair in Parker County.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Texas
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Texas on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Greg Abbott (R) | 54.8 | 4,437,099 | |
| Beto O'Rourke (D) | 43.9 | 3,553,656 | ||
| Mark Tippetts (L) | 1.0 | 81,932 | ||
| Delilah Barrios (G) | 0.4 | 28,584 | ||
| Jacqueline Abernathy (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,243 | ||
| Mark Goloby (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 394 | ||
| Total votes: 8,102,908 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Reginald Jennings II (Independent)
- Jorge Franco (Independent)
- Jeremy Rios (Independent)
- Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (Independent)
- Justin Cunneen (Independent)
- Sean Sharp (Independent)
- Demetra Wysinger (Independent)
- Chioma Okoro (Independent)
- Star Locke (Independent)
- Raul Cortina (Independent)
- Patrick Wynne (Reform Party)
- Jal Dennis (Independent)
- Deirdre Dickson-Gilbert (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Texas
Beto O'Rourke defeated Joy Diaz, Michael Cooper, Rich Wakeland, and Inocencio Barrientez in the Democratic primary for Governor of Texas on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beto O'Rourke | 91.4 | 983,182 | |
| Joy Diaz | 3.1 | 33,622 | ||
| Michael Cooper | 3.0 | 32,673 | ||
| Rich Wakeland | 1.2 | 13,237 | ||
| Inocencio Barrientez | 1.2 | 12,887 | ||
| Total votes: 1,075,601 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Texas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Greg Abbott | 66.5 | 1,299,059 | |
| Allen B. West | 12.3 | 239,557 | ||
| Donald Huffines | 12.0 | 234,138 | ||
| Chad Prather | 3.8 | 74,173 | ||
| Rick Perry | 3.1 | 61,424 | ||
| Kandy Kaye Horn | 1.2 | 23,605 | ||
| Paul Belew | 0.6 | 11,387 | ||
| Daniel Harrison | 0.6 | 10,829 | ||
| Total votes: 1,954,172 | ||||
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Green convention
Green convention for Governor of Texas
Delilah Barrios advanced from the Green convention for Governor of Texas on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Delilah Barrios (G) | |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of Texas
Mark Tippetts defeated Fidel Castillo in the Libertarian convention for Governor of Texas on April 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| Fidel Castillo (L) | ||
| ✔ | Mark Tippetts (L) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Jewell (L)
- Daniel Behrman (L)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rick Perry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Candidacy challenge in 2022 gubernatorial election
On Dec. 14, 2021, attorney Eric Opiela challenged Perry's candidacy in a letter sent to the state Republican Party Chairman Matt Rinaldi. Rinaldi rejected Opiela's challenge on Dec. 15.[3] In Texas, each party is responsible for overseeing partisan primary candidate filings.
Under Texas law, candidates cannot file applications for a place on the ballot for two or more offices. Before declaring his candidacy for governor, Perry, who shares a name with former Gov. and U.S. Sec. of Energy Rick Perry (R), had previously filed to run for re-election as a Republican Party precinct chairman in Parker County. On Dec. 12, Perry emailed Parker County Republican Party Chairman J. Scott Utley withdrawing his candidacy for precinct chairman and resigning from the position. The following day, on Dec. 13, Perry declared his candidacy for governor.[3]
Opiela alleged that Perry's withdrawal was not valid because it was not notarized and, therefore, requested that Rinaldi reject Perry's candidacy.[3]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "A Rick Perry — no, not that Rick Perry — files to run for Texas governor," Dec. 13, 2021
- ↑ The Texan, "Texas GOP Denies Appeal to Remove a ‘Rick Perry’ from GOP Governors Primary Ballot," Dec. 15, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Texan, "Texas GOP Denies Appeal to Remove a ‘Rick Perry’ from GOP Governors Primary Ballot," Dec. 15, 2021
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