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Young County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) got 81% of the vote for governor in Young County. The margin is 11.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Young County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
78.3%5,135
James Talarico
18.4%1,208
Ted Brown
3.3%217
99% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
81.0%5,348
Gina Hinojosa
17.1%1,129
Pat Dixon
1.8%122
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Young 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, 8:20 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +61.9R +76.7D +14.8
TX GovernorR +65.1R +76.7D +11.6
TX-25R +70.0R +76.7D +6.7

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 Young County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris11.6%Donald Trump87.9%R +76.38,302
2020Joe Biden12.6%Donald Trump86.3%R +73.88,237
2016Hillary Clinton11.4%Donald Trump85.6%R +74.37,707
2012Barack Obama13.6%Mitt Romney85.1%R +71.57,316
2008Barack Obama17.8%John McCain81.3%R +63.57,305
2004John Kerry20.4%George W. Bush79.3%R +58.97,409
2000Al Gore26.5%George W. Bush72.2%R +45.76,954

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 +30.6.

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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.