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Coke County, Texas

2026 election results. Ken Paxton (R) got 82% of the U.S. Senate vote in Coke County. The margin is 11.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Coke County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
82.2%1,113
James Talarico
15.0%203
Ted Brown
2.8%38
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
83.8%1,135
Gina Hinojosa
14.2%192
Pat Dixon
2.0%27
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Coke 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, 10:41 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +69.1R +80.1D +11.0
TX GovernorR +71.1R +80.1D +9.1
TX-11R +76.8R +80.1D +3.4

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 Coke County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris9.9%Donald Trump89.6%R +79.71,811
2020Joe Biden10.0%Donald Trump89.2%R +79.11,779
2016Hillary Clinton9.8%Donald Trump88.9%R +79.11,423
2012Barack Obama12.7%Mitt Romney86.5%R +73.81,408
2008Barack Obama19.1%John McCain79.8%R +60.71,569
2004John Kerry16.5%George W. Bush83.1%R +66.61,610
2000Al Gore23.4%George W. Bush75.0%R +51.61,515

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 +28.1.

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.