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Frio County, Texas

2026 election results. Gina Hinojosa (D) got 52% of the vote for governor in Frio County. The margin is 29.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Frio County

U.S. Senate

James Talarico
54.2%2,060
Ken Paxton
42.9%1,631
Ted Brown
2.8%107
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Gina Hinojosa
51.5%1,981
Greg Abbott
46.6%1,792
Pat Dixon
1.8%70
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

U.S. House: Texas 23rd District

Katy Stout
50.0%1,841
Brandon Herrera
45.4%1,672
Ben Mendoza
4.6%168
100% counted

Whole district: Katy Stout wins. Called.

The leader in Frio 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, 8:50 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateD +11.6R +24.7D +36.3
TX GovernorD +5.0R +24.7D +29.7
TX-23D +4.8R +24.7D +29.5

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 Frio County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris37.5%Donald Trump62.0%R +24.64,932
2020Joe Biden45.9%Donald Trump53.5%R +7.65,276
2016Hillary Clinton55.5%Donald Trump42.2%D +13.44,400
2012Barack Obama59.9%Mitt Romney39.3%D +20.63,968
2008Barack Obama59.2%John McCain40.5%D +18.74,062
2004John Kerry49.1%George W. Bush50.7%R +1.53,930
2000Al Gore56.1%George W. Bush43.0%D +13.24,128

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 +37.7.

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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.