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Zavala County, Texas

2026 election results. Gina Hinojosa (D) has 72% of the vote for governor in Zavala County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 32.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Zavala County

U.S. Senate

James Talarico
74.4%2,289
Ken Paxton
23.8%733
Ted Brown
1.8%56
100% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Gina Hinojosa
72.5%2,262
Greg Abbott
26.4%825
Pat Dixon
1.1%34
100% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

U.S. House: Texas 23rd District

Katy Stout
70.0%2,052
Brandon Herrera
26.3%772
Ben Mendoza
3.6%106
99% counted

Whole district: Katy Stout wins. Called.

The leader in Zavala 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, 11:59 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateD +51.5D +14.5D +37.0
TX GovernorD +46.6D +14.5D +32.1
TX-23D +45.3D +14.5D +30.8

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 Zavala County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris56.9%Donald Trump42.5%D +14.53,485
2020Joe Biden65.4%Donald Trump34.0%D +31.44,382
2016Hillary Clinton77.6%Donald Trump20.4%D +57.23,396
2012Barack Obama83.3%Mitt Romney15.7%D +67.63,653
2008Barack Obama84.2%John McCain15.4%D +68.83,876
2004John Kerry74.8%George W. Bush24.9%D +49.93,118
2000Al Gore77.1%George W. Bush22.1%D +55.03,391

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 +40.5.

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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.