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Matagorda County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 65% of the vote for governor in Matagorda County. The margin is 18.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Matagorda County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
63.3%6,919
James Talarico
33.9%3,709
Ted Brown
2.7%300
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
65.1%7,128
Gina Hinojosa
32.8%3,587
Pat Dixon
2.1%230
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Matagorda 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, 8:41 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +30.2R +51.0D +20.8
TX GovernorR +33.0R +51.0D +18.0
TX-27R +36.4R +51.0D +14.6

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 Matagorda County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris24.3%Donald Trump74.9%R +50.613,293
2020Joe Biden27.2%Donald Trump71.7%R +44.513,732
2016Hillary Clinton28.7%Donald Trump68.6%R +39.912,196
2012Barack Obama32.8%Mitt Romney66.3%R +33.512,133
2008Barack Obama35.9%John McCain63.3%R +27.412,373
2004John Kerry34.8%George W. Bush64.8%R +30.112,521
2000Al Gore37.7%George W. Bush60.9%R +23.212,459

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 +27.4.

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.