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Cochran County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 69% of the vote for governor in Cochran County. The margin is 24.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Cochran County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
66.9%464
James Talarico
30.8%214
Ted Brown
2.3%16
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
68.8%482
Gina Hinojosa
28.4%199
Pat Dixon
2.9%20
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Cochran 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, 10:20 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +36.9R +66.5D +29.6
TX GovernorR +41.6R +66.5D +24.9
TX-19R +51.4R +66.5D +15.1

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 Cochran County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.6%Donald Trump82.4%R +65.8892
2020Joe Biden17.7%Donald Trump80.9%R +63.21,000
2016Hillary Clinton21.1%Donald Trump75.4%R +54.3901
2012Barack Obama27.9%Mitt Romney70.8%R +42.9917
2008Barack Obama26.9%John McCain71.7%R +44.81,057
2004John Kerry22.4%George W. Bush77.1%R +54.71,110
2000Al Gore29.4%George W. Bush68.9%R +39.51,171

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 +26.3.

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.