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Jim Wells County, Texas

2026 election results. Gina Hinojosa (D) got 54% of the vote for governor in Jim Wells County. The margin is 25.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Jim Wells County

U.S. Senate

James Talarico
56.5%6,026
Ken Paxton
41.1%4,388
Ted Brown
2.3%250
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Gina Hinojosa
54.2%5,818
Greg Abbott
44.3%4,750
Pat Dixon
1.5%159
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Jim Wells 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 +15.7R +15.6D +31.3
TX GovernorD +10.1R +15.6D +25.7
TX-15D +20.0R +15.6D +35.6

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 Jim Wells County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris42.1%Donald Trump57.6%R +15.513,250
2020Joe Biden44.7%Donald Trump54.5%R +9.813,683
2016Hillary Clinton54.1%Donald Trump43.8%D +10.312,379
2012Barack Obama58.1%Mitt Romney41.2%D +17.011,166
2008Barack Obama57.8%John McCain41.7%D +16.111,612
2004John Kerry53.8%George W. Bush45.8%D +7.912,691
2000Al Gore61.7%George W. Bush37.4%D +24.312,023

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 +39.8.

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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.