The general election for the attorney general of Texas will take place on November 8, 2022. In total, candidates running for Texas attorney general have raised $30.8 million, received $13,300 in loans, and spent $30.8 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
Here’s the breakdown for the three candidates who are still in the running:
Active Attorney General Candidates’ Campaign Finance, 1/1/2021-6/30/2022
| Candidate | Party | Contributions | Loans | Expenditures | Election Stage |
| Ken Paxton (Incumbent) | Republican | $8,157,137.01 | $0.00 | $9,945,771.68 | General |
| Rochelle Garza | Democratic | $1,091,896.33 | $0.00 | $656,029.68 | General |
| Mark Ash | Libertarian | $180.00 | $0.00 | $3,813.91 | General |
The remaining $20.2 million raised in the race for Arizona attorney general went to eight candidates who did not advance to the general election or who withdrew from the race.
Total fundraising in eight attorney general races in the 2022 election cycle
A number of factors, including whether an incumbent officeholder is running for re-election and number of candidates in a race, can influence donor activity. Here is how total fundraising by all candidates for Texas attorney general compares to the seven other attorney general races with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA for the 2022 election cycle:
| Rank | State | Total Donations | Total Candidates | Active Candidates | Available Reporting Period |
| 1 | Texas | $30,761,114 | 11 | 3 | 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 |
| 2 | California | $15,136,669.34 | 5 | 2 | 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 |
| 3 | Arizona | $9,199,057 | 13 | 3 | 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 |
| 4 | Florida | $7,141,500 | 4 | 2 | 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 |
| 5 | Michigan | $5,276,457.07 | 6 | 4 | 1/1/2021 – 8/22/2022 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $3,763,143 | 6 | 2 | 1/1/2021 – 7/25/2022 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $2,907,519 | 8 | 2 | 1/1/2021 – 7/18/2022 |
| 8 | Ohio | $2,867,606 | 2 | 2 | 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Texas candidate PACs submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
| Name of Report | Reporting Period | Deadline |
| 2022 Jan Semiannual | 7/1/21 – 12/31/21 | 1/18/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary 30 days | 1/1/22 – 1/20/22 | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary 8 days | 1/21/22 – 2/19/22 | 2/22/2022 |
| 2022 Primary Runoff | 2/20/22 – 5/14/22 | 5/16/2022 |
| 2022 July Semiannual | 1/1/22 – 6/30/22 | 7/15/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General 30 days | 7/1/22 – 9/29/22 | 10/11/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General 8 days | 9/30/22 – 10/29/22 | 10/31/2022 |
| 2022 Jan Semiannual | 7/1/22 – 12/31/22 | 1/17/2023 |
This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.
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