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Austin County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 74% of the vote for governor in Austin County. The margin is 13.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Austin County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
72.0%9,225
James Talarico
25.9%3,316
Ted Brown
2.2%278
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
73.8%9,493
Gina Hinojosa
24.7%3,177
Pat Dixon
1.5%188
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Austin County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 8:36 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +47.1R +63.1D +16.0
TX GovernorR +49.9R +63.1D +13.3
TX-27R +53.0R +63.1D +10.2

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Austin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.3%Donald Trump80.9%R +62.615,394
2020Joe Biden20.3%Donald Trump78.7%R +58.414,554
2016Hillary Clinton18.9%Donald Trump78.5%R +59.612,274
2012Barack Obama19.3%Mitt Romney79.5%R +60.211,649
2008Barack Obama24.1%John McCain75.0%R +50.911,721
2004John Kerry24.1%George W. Bush75.4%R +51.310,702
2000Al Gore26.1%George W. Bush72.2%R +46.19,227

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +16.5.

Other counties in Texas

Texas results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Texas certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Texas's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.