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Brooks County, Texas

2026 election results. Gina Hinojosa (D) got 67% of the vote for governor in Brooks County. The margin is 24.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Brooks County

U.S. Senate

James Talarico
69.2%1,255
Ken Paxton
28.7%521
Ted Brown
2.0%37
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Gina Hinojosa
66.5%1,214
Greg Abbott
32.3%590
Pat Dixon
1.2%21
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Brooks 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, 8:08 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateD +41.3D +9.7D +31.6
TX GovernorD +34.6D +9.7D +24.9
TX-15D +45.6D +9.7D +35.9

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 Brooks County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris54.5%Donald Trump44.9%D +9.62,399
2020Joe Biden59.2%Donald Trump40.2%D +19.02,484
2016Hillary Clinton74.6%Donald Trump23.6%D +51.02,596
2012Barack Obama78.5%Mitt Romney21.1%D +57.42,403
2008Barack Obama75.7%John McCain24.1%D +51.62,309
2004John Kerry68.2%George W. Bush31.6%D +36.62,674
2000Al Gore76.3%George W. Bush22.9%D +53.42,431

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 +43.8.

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.