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Texas · U.S. House

Texas 26th District

Brandon Gill wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Brandon Gill R won 182,648 54.5%
Steven Shook D 147,944 44.2%
Phil Gray L 4,308 1.3%
Total334,900

229 of 229 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 3:43 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Denton 292,418 R +3.7 R +17.3 D +13.6 100%
Wise 25,421 R +57.0 R +69.1 D +12.2 100%
Cooke 17,061 R +58.4 R +67.4 D +9.0 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+8,596 votes334,900R +10.5
+8,741 votes326,304R +10.9
+15,549 votes317,563R +10.8
+15,800 votes302,014R +10.6
+5,746 votes286,214R +10.0
+11,056 votes280,468R +9.0
+6,442 votes269,412R +9.4
+10,619 votes262,970R +7.9
Brandon Gill wins——
+19,675 votes252,351R +6.1
+232,676 votes232,676R +1.9