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Kenedy County, Texas

2026 election results. Ken Paxton (R) got 53% of the U.S. Senate vote in Kenedy County. The margin is 34.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Kenedy County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
52.8%84
James Talarico
40.9%65
Ted Brown
6.3%10
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
58.5%93
Gina Hinojosa
40.9%65
Pat Dixon
0.6%1
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

U.S. House: Texas 34th District

Eric Flores
55.3%84
Vicente Gonzalez
41.4%63
Eddie Espinoza
2.0%3
Chris Royal
1.3%2
99% counted

Whole district: Vicente Gonzalez wins. Called.

The leader in Kenedy 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, 7:53 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +12.8R +47.4D +34.7
TX GovernorR +17.7R +47.4D +29.7
TX-34R +14.3R +47.4D +33.2

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 Kenedy County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris25.9%Donald Trump72.8%R +46.8158
2020Joe Biden33.3%Donald Trump65.1%R +31.8195
2016Hillary Clinton53.2%Donald Trump45.2%D +8.1186
2012Barack Obama49.1%Mitt Romney50.3%R +1.2167
2008Barack Obama53.5%John McCain46.5%D +6.9202
2004John Kerry50.3%George W. Bush48.5%D +1.8169
2000Al Gore52.2%George W. Bush46.5%D +5.7228

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 +52.5.

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.