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Castro County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 71% of the vote for governor in Castro County. The margin is 14.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Castro County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
69.3%1,068
James Talarico
29.1%448
Ted Brown
1.7%26
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
70.8%1,098
Gina Hinojosa
27.9%432
Pat Dixon
1.3%20
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Castro 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, 7:47 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +40.9R +58.4D +17.6
TX GovernorR +43.5R +58.4D +14.9
TX-19R +51.0R +58.4D +7.5

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 Castro County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris20.7%Donald Trump78.9%R +58.22,020
2020Joe Biden22.4%Donald Trump76.9%R +54.62,082
2016Hillary Clinton26.3%Donald Trump70.8%R +44.51,997
2012Barack Obama29.7%Mitt Romney69.4%R +39.62,119
2008Barack Obama31.4%John McCain68.2%R +36.82,291
2004John Kerry26.0%George W. Bush73.8%R +47.92,430
2000Al Gore30.9%George W. Bush68.3%R +37.42,354

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 +20.8.

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.