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Goliad County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 74% of the vote for governor in Goliad County. The margin is 11.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Goliad County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
72.4%2,427
James Talarico
25.5%853
Ted Brown
2.1%70
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
74.0%2,500
Gina Hinojosa
24.9%842
Pat Dixon
1.0%35
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Goliad 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, 9:02 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +48.0R +60.7D +12.7
TX GovernorR +49.6R +60.7D +11.1
TX-15R +47.6R +60.7D +13.1

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 Goliad County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.5%Donald Trump79.8%R +60.23,984
2020Joe Biden22.0%Donald Trump77.2%R +55.33,995
2016Hillary Clinton26.2%Donald Trump70.7%R +44.43,708
2012Barack Obama32.6%Mitt Romney66.3%R +33.73,458
2008Barack Obama36.4%John McCain62.9%R +26.53,655
2004John Kerry34.8%George W. Bush64.8%R +29.93,501
2000Al Gore36.4%George W. Bush62.1%R +25.83,392

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 +34.4.

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.