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Real County, Texas

2026 election results. Ken Paxton (R) got 77% of the U.S. Senate vote in Real County. The margin is 9.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Real County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
76.8%1,156
James Talarico
20.3%306
Ted Brown
2.9%43
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
79.5%1,193
Gina Hinojosa
18.6%279
Pat Dixon
1.9%28
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Real 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, 7:09 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +58.1R +67.5D +9.4
TX GovernorR +62.1R +67.5D +5.4
TX-21R +62.5R +67.5D +5.0

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 Real County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.1%Donald Trump83.0%R +66.91,957
2020Joe Biden16.1%Donald Trump82.9%R +66.81,982
2016Hillary Clinton15.6%Donald Trump82.2%R +66.61,681
2012Barack Obama18.0%Mitt Romney80.5%R +62.51,535
2008Barack Obama23.0%John McCain76.0%R +53.01,628
2004John Kerry19.8%George W. Bush79.9%R +60.11,645
2000Al Gore21.2%George W. Bush76.9%R +55.71,490

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 +11.2.

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.