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Gillespie County, Texas

2026 election results. Ken Paxton (R) has 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Gillespie County, with about 89% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Gillespie County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
71.8%10,582
James Talarico
25.2%3,717
Ted Brown
3.0%448
89% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
75.3%11,021
Gina Hinojosa
23.3%3,413
Pat Dixon
1.4%200
89% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Gillespie 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, 11:20 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +48.0R +61.4Not yet
TX GovernorR +52.7R +61.4Not yet
TX-21R +54.1R +61.4Not yet

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 Gillespie County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.2%Donald Trump80.2%R +61.016,469
2020Joe Biden20.0%Donald Trump78.9%R +58.915,851
2016Hillary Clinton17.3%Donald Trump79.1%R +61.713,214
2012Barack Obama16.4%Mitt Romney82.1%R +65.712,550
2008Barack Obama20.9%John McCain77.5%R +56.612,338
2004John Kerry18.2%George W. Bush80.5%R +62.311,553
2000Al Gore15.2%George W. Bush81.6%R +66.49,920

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 D +5.4.

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.