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Zapata County, Texas

2026 election results. Gina Hinojosa (D) has 65% of the vote for governor in Zapata County, with about 79% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Zapata County

U.S. Senate

James Talarico
69.2%2,250
Ken Paxton
28.4%925
Ted Brown
2.4%78
77% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Gina Hinojosa
65.4%2,194
Greg Abbott
33.8%1,133
Pat Dixon
0.8%27
79% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

U.S. House: Texas 28th District

Henry Cuellar
74.0%2,480
Tano Tijerina
23.2%776
Marlon Duran
2.9%96
81% counted

Whole district: Henry Cuellar wins. Called.

The leader in Zapata 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 4, 12:26 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateD +41.7R +22.6Not yet
TX GovernorD +31.9R +22.6Not yet
TX-28D +52.3R +22.6Not yet

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 Zapata County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris38.6%Donald Trump61.1%R +22.54,864
2020Joe Biden47.1%Donald Trump52.4%R +5.33,878
2016Hillary Clinton65.7%Donald Trump32.7%D +32.93,142
2012Barack Obama71.3%Mitt Romney28.1%D +43.23,543
2008Barack Obama67.7%John McCain32.1%D +35.62,866
2004John Kerry57.3%George W. Bush42.4%D +15.02,898
2000Al Gore62.6%George W. Bush36.4%D +26.22,616

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 +48.7.

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.