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Potter County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 61% of the vote for governor in Potter County. The margin is 20.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Potter County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
58.3%14,960
James Talarico
39.2%10,066
Ted Brown
2.5%647
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
61.0%15,743
Gina Hinojosa
37.2%9,605
Pat Dixon
1.8%459
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Potter 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, 8:56 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +19.6R +44.9D +25.3
TX GovernorR +24.2R +44.9D +20.7
TX-13R +25.5R +44.9D +19.4

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 Potter County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris27.3%Donald Trump71.7%R +44.532,076
2020Joe Biden29.8%Donald Trump68.5%R +38.733,337
2016Hillary Clinton26.7%Donald Trump68.5%R +41.828,651
2012Barack Obama26.9%Mitt Romney71.5%R +44.626,450
2008Barack Obama29.8%John McCain69.2%R +39.430,013
2004John Kerry25.8%George W. Bush73.7%R +47.929,056
2000Al Gore28.5%George W. Bush69.5%R +40.925,376

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 +3.5.

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.