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Fayette County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 74% of the vote for governor in Fayette County. The margin is 11.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Fayette County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
71.4%7,984
James Talarico
26.3%2,942
Ted Brown
2.3%257
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
74.4%8,381
Gina Hinojosa
24.3%2,743
Pat Dixon
1.3%146
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Fayette 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, 9:01 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +46.1R +61.9D +15.8
TX GovernorR +50.7R +61.9D +11.3
TX-27R +23.7R +61.9D +38.2

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 Fayette County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.9%Donald Trump80.2%R +61.313,340
2020Joe Biden20.5%Donald Trump78.4%R +57.912,980
2016Hillary Clinton19.2%Donald Trump78.2%R +59.111,174
2012Barack Obama21.9%Mitt Romney76.8%R +54.910,551
2008Barack Obama28.1%John McCain70.8%R +42.610,714
2004John Kerry27.0%George W. Bush72.4%R +45.410,397
2000Al Gore27.1%George W. Bush70.9%R +43.89,387

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 +17.5.

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.