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Deaf Smith County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 59% of the vote for governor in Deaf Smith County. The margin is 32.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Deaf Smith County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
56.5%1,989
James Talarico
41.4%1,459
Ted Brown
2.1%75
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
58.9%2,086
Gina Hinojosa
39.7%1,407
Pat Dixon
1.4%51
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Deaf Smith 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, 7:20 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +15.4R +52.1D +36.7
TX GovernorR +19.4R +52.1D +32.6
TX-13R +25.0R +52.1D +27.0

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 Deaf Smith County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris23.8%Donald Trump75.5%R +51.74,280
2020Joe Biden27.4%Donald Trump71.5%R +44.04,611
2016Hillary Clinton28.1%Donald Trump69.0%R +40.94,216
2012Barack Obama28.8%Mitt Romney70.6%R +41.84,309
2008Barack Obama26.3%John McCain73.1%R +46.84,744
2004John Kerry21.4%George W. Bush78.2%R +56.85,291
2000Al Gore24.9%George W. Bush74.0%R +49.14,984

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 +2.6.

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.