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Carson County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) has 84% of the vote for governor in Carson County, with about 81% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Carson County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
81.5%1,939
James Talarico
14.5%345
Ted Brown
4.0%95
81% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
83.7%2,006
Gina Hinojosa
13.8%330
Pat Dixon
2.5%61
81% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Carson 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, 11:53 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +69.8R +81.6Not yet
TX GovernorR +71.7R +81.6Not yet
TX-13R +73.3R +81.6Not yet

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 Carson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris9.1%Donald Trump90.3%R +81.23,173
2020Joe Biden9.5%Donald Trump89.2%R +79.63,122
2016Hillary Clinton8.4%Donald Trump88.4%R +80.02,964
2012Barack Obama10.5%Mitt Romney88.2%R +77.72,778
2008Barack Obama13.6%John McCain85.5%R +71.92,980
2004John Kerry16.5%George W. Bush83.2%R +66.72,944
2000Al Gore17.5%George W. Bush80.8%R +63.32,742

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 +17.9.

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.