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Kaufman County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) has 50% of the vote for governor in Kaufman County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 25.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Kaufman County

U.S. Senate

James Talarico
49.6%30,899
Ken Paxton
48.4%30,115
Ted Brown
2.0%1,237
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
50.4%31,451
Gina Hinojosa
47.9%29,874
Pat Dixon
1.6%1,017
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Kaufman 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, 10:55 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateD +1.3R +28.1D +29.4
TX GovernorR +2.6R +28.1D +25.5
TX-05R +5.0R +28.1D +23.1

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 Kaufman County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris35.6%Donald Trump63.5%R +27.869,439
2020Joe Biden32.5%Donald Trump66.4%R +33.956,677
2016Hillary Clinton24.9%Donald Trump71.7%R +46.841,265
2012Barack Obama27.3%Mitt Romney71.7%R +44.334,670
2008Barack Obama31.8%John McCain67.5%R +35.835,145
2004John Kerry29.5%George W. Bush70.2%R +40.730,366
2000Al Gore32.3%George W. Bush66.3%R +34.023,063

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 +6.1.

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.