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Red River County, Texas

2026 election results. Ken Paxton (R) got 73% of the U.S. Senate vote in Red River County. The margin is 12.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Red River County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
73.2%3,109
James Talarico
24.9%1,057
Ted Brown
2.0%84
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
73.3%3,106
Gina Hinojosa
24.8%1,051
Pat Dixon
1.9%82
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Red River 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, 8:44 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +49.3R +61.9D +12.6
TX GovernorR +49.4R +61.9D +12.4
TX-04R +52.1R +61.9D +9.7

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 Red River County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.1%Donald Trump80.9%R +61.85,788
2020Joe Biden21.4%Donald Trump77.7%R +56.35,813
2016Hillary Clinton22.3%Donald Trump76.1%R +53.85,161
2012Barack Obama29.2%Mitt Romney69.9%R +40.75,074
2008Barack Obama30.5%John McCain68.5%R +38.05,052
2004John Kerry38.2%George W. Bush61.5%R +23.45,490
2000Al Gore42.7%George W. Bush56.5%R +13.95,202

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 +48.0.

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.