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Calhoun County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 66% of the vote for governor in Calhoun County. The margin is 17.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Calhoun County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
64.7%4,087
James Talarico
32.9%2,078
Ted Brown
2.4%154
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
66.4%4,223
Gina Hinojosa
32.1%2,039
Pat Dixon
1.5%95
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Calhoun 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, 9:54 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +32.6R +52.4D +19.9
TX GovernorR +34.9R +52.4D +17.6
TX-27R +39.3R +52.4D +13.2

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 Calhoun County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris23.7%Donald Trump75.8%R +52.27,830
2020Joe Biden27.3%Donald Trump71.7%R +44.47,867
2016Hillary Clinton30.4%Donald Trump66.6%R +36.26,965
2012Barack Obama36.3%Mitt Romney62.3%R +26.16,648
2008Barack Obama39.7%John McCain59.7%R +20.06,879
2004John Kerry37.0%George W. Bush62.8%R +25.86,929
2000Al Gore42.1%George W. Bush56.7%R +14.66,563

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 +37.6.

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.