“Texans are ready for new leadership,” Sheets wrote in a victorious post on X, “and we are ready to get to work.”
During the campaign, Sheets accused Miller of using the state department’s resources to post flattering information about himself on social media. Texas law bars the use of state resources for political campaigns and prohibits government officials from using public funds for political advertising.
Miller, a former rodeo champion before entering politics, leaned into his association with Trump.
“I’m the MAGA candidate,” Miller, 70, told Hearst Newspapers during the campaign. “I’m the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) candidate. I’m the Trump candidate.”
Lampasas rancher Clayton Tucker was unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Agriculture Commissioner. He will face off against Sheets in November. A Democrat hasn’t won statewide office since 1994.
The winner in November will lead the state agency that oversees Texas’ largest-in-the-nation farming and ranching industry.