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Knox County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 75% of the vote for governor in Knox County. The margin is 16.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Knox County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
72.9%734
James Talarico
23.0%232
Ted Brown
4.1%41
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
74.7%754
Gina Hinojosa
23.4%236
Pat Dixon
1.9%19
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Knox 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, 8:10 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +52.0R +68.8D +16.8
TX GovernorR +52.3R +68.8D +16.4
TX-13R +58.8R +68.8D +10.0

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 Knox County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris15.6%Donald Trump84.1%R +68.61,374
2020Joe Biden18.2%Donald Trump81.0%R +62.81,456
2016Hillary Clinton18.1%Donald Trump78.9%R +60.81,367
2012Barack Obama22.0%Mitt Romney76.8%R +54.81,510
2008Barack Obama26.8%John McCain72.1%R +45.21,368
2004John Kerry29.9%George W. Bush69.7%R +39.81,552
2000Al Gore39.1%George W. Bush60.1%R +20.91,576

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 +47.6.

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.