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Grimes County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) has 72% of the vote for governor in Grimes County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 13.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Grimes County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
70.5%8,260
James Talarico
26.7%3,123
Ted Brown
2.9%335
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
72.3%8,484
Gina Hinojosa
25.6%3,001
Pat Dixon
2.1%248
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Grimes 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 4, 12:36 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +45.1R +60.7D +15.6
TX GovernorR +47.7R +60.7D +13.0
TX-10R +48.8R +60.7D +12.0

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 Grimes County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.5%Donald Trump79.8%R +60.314,031
2020Joe Biden22.8%Donald Trump76.0%R +53.212,419
2016Hillary Clinton23.0%Donald Trump74.1%R +51.19,533
2012Barack Obama27.2%Mitt Romney71.4%R +44.28,601
2008Barack Obama32.5%John McCain66.8%R +34.38,322
2004John Kerry33.8%George W. Bush65.5%R +31.88,030
2000Al Gore36.0%George W. Bush61.7%R +25.76,802

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 +34.6.

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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.