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Winkler County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 72% of the vote for governor in Winkler County. The margin is 25.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Winkler County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
68.6%919
James Talarico
29.4%394
Ted Brown
1.9%26
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
72.0%970
Gina Hinojosa
27.1%365
Pat Dixon
0.9%12
99% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

U.S. House: Texas 23rd District

Brandon Herrera
73.3%967
Katy Stout
24.8%327
Ben Mendoza
2.0%26
99% counted

Whole district: Katy Stout wins. Called.

The leader in Winkler 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, 9:44 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +40.0R +70.7D +30.7
TX GovernorR +45.3R +70.7D +25.3
TX-23R +49.5R +70.7D +21.2

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 Winkler County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris14.7%Donald Trump85.3%R +70.61,930
2020Joe Biden16.8%Donald Trump82.4%R +65.62,125
2016Hillary Clinton22.4%Donald Trump74.8%R +52.41,876
2012Barack Obama23.1%Mitt Romney76.0%R +52.91,725
2008Barack Obama23.5%John McCain75.2%R +51.82,032
2004John Kerry19.5%George W. Bush80.1%R +60.62,002
2000Al Gore27.2%George W. Bush71.9%R +44.62,043

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 +26.0.

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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.