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Lubbock County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) has 59% of the vote for governor in Lubbock County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 19.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Lubbock County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
57.2%59,695
James Talarico
40.7%42,444
Ted Brown
2.1%2,189
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
59.3%61,949
Gina Hinojosa
38.9%40,574
Pat Dixon
1.8%1,894
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Lubbock 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 4, 7:30 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +16.9R +39.9D +23.0
TX GovernorR +20.8R +39.9D +19.1
TX-19R +25.9R +39.9D +14.1

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 Lubbock County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris29.8%Donald Trump69.3%R +39.6124,864
2020Joe Biden33.1%Donald Trump65.3%R +32.1120,814
2016Hillary Clinton28.3%Donald Trump66.3%R +38.099,013
2012Barack Obama28.8%Mitt Romney69.6%R +40.891,184
2008Barack Obama31.3%John McCain68.0%R +36.797,534
2004John Kerry24.1%George W. Bush75.3%R +51.293,151
2000Al Gore24.3%George W. Bush73.7%R +49.476,008

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 +9.9.

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.