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Val Verde County, Texas

2026 election results. Gina Hinojosa (D) has 51% of the vote for governor in Val Verde County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 30.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Val Verde County

U.S. Senate

James Talarico
54.6%6,360
Ken Paxton
42.4%4,940
Ted Brown
2.9%341
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Gina Hinojosa
51.1%6,025
Greg Abbott
47.2%5,565
Pat Dixon
1.7%196
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

U.S. House: Texas 23rd District

Katy Stout
49.8%5,737
Brandon Herrera
45.8%5,274
Ben Mendoza
4.4%504
100% counted

Whole district: Katy Stout wins. Called.

The leader in Val Verde 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, 10:55 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateD +12.6R +26.9D +39.4
TX GovernorD +4.0R +26.9D +30.8
TX-23D +4.2R +26.9D +31.1

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 Val Verde County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris36.2%Donald Trump62.8%R +26.614,592
2020Joe Biden44.3%Donald Trump54.2%R +9.915,271
2016Hillary Clinton51.1%Donald Trump43.3%D +7.913,617
2012Barack Obama52.0%Mitt Romney46.6%D +5.412,081
2008Barack Obama54.5%John McCain44.9%D +9.612,820
2004John Kerry40.3%George W. Bush59.1%R +18.711,795
2000Al Gore44.1%George W. Bush54.2%R +10.211,474

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 +16.4.

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.