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Martin County, Texas

2026 election results. Ken Paxton (R) got 78% of the U.S. Senate vote in Martin County. The margin is 15.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Martin County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
77.7%1,149
James Talarico
18.8%278
Ted Brown
3.5%51
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
78.4%1,157
Gina Hinojosa
19.7%290
Pat Dixon
1.9%28
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Martin 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, 9:20 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +61.0R +76.2D +15.1
TX GovernorR +59.9R +76.2D +16.2
TX-19R +65.3R +76.2D +10.8

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 Martin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris11.9%Donald Trump87.6%R +75.82,083
2020Joe Biden13.3%Donald Trump86.0%R +72.62,166
2016Hillary Clinton15.1%Donald Trump82.6%R +67.51,762
2012Barack Obama15.3%Mitt Romney84.2%R +69.01,624
2008Barack Obama18.3%John McCain81.0%R +62.71,715
2004John Kerry15.9%George W. Bush83.8%R +67.81,807
2000Al Gore21.3%George W. Bush78.0%R +56.71,949

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 +19.1.

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.