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King County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 92% of the vote for governor in King County. The margin is 3.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in King County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
92.2%107
James Talarico
7.8%9
Ted Brown
0.0%0
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
92.4%109
Gina Hinojosa
5.9%7
Pat Dixon
1.7%2
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in King 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, 8:44 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +84.5R +91.1D +6.6
TX GovernorR +87.9R +91.1D +3.2
TX-13R +84.3R +91.1D +6.8

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 King County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris4.4%Donald Trump95.6%R +91.1135
2020Joe Biden5.0%Donald Trump95.0%R +89.9159
2016Hillary Clinton3.1%Donald Trump93.7%R +90.6159
2012Barack Obama3.4%Mitt Romney95.9%R +92.4145
2008Barack Obama4.9%John McCain92.6%R +87.7163
2004John Kerry11.5%George W. Bush87.8%R +76.3156
2000Al Gore10.2%George W. Bush87.6%R +77.4137

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 +13.7.

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.