2026 results · Texas · county
Nueces County, Texas
Talarico carried Nueces County by 11.5 points in the Senate race, 23.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+11.5). 10 races have votes counted here.
- Votes counted, Senate
- 99,319
- 82% of the 121,614 votes for president in 2024
- 2026 margin
- D+11.5
- 2024 president
- R+11.5
- Shift from 2024
- 23.0 pts → D
- In Texas
- 31st of 254
- The 31st best county for Talarico of the 254 counted; 82nd for turnout against 2024.
Statewide races
- Texas SenateJames Talarico won · D+12.1 across the state54.7% James Talarico43.2% Ken PaxtonD+11.599,319 votes23.0 pts → D2024 R+11.5
- Texas GovernorGina Hinojosa won · D+7.2 across the state52.6% Gina Hinojosa45.8% Greg AbbottD+6.8100,086 votes18.3 pts → D2024 R+11.5
- Texas Attorney GeneralNathan Johnson won · D+6.5 across the state52.4% Nathan Johnson45.7% Mayes MiddletonD+6.698,787 votes18.1 pts → D2024 R+11.5
- Texas Commissioner of AgricultureClayton Tucker won · D+4.7 across the state51.8% Clayton Tucker45.8% Nate SheetsD+6.197,975 votes17.5 pts → D2024 R+11.5
- Texas Commissioner of the General Land OfficeBenjamin Flores won · D+4.5 across the state52.4% Benjamin Flores45.9% Dawn BuckinghamD+6.498,235 votes17.9 pts → D2024 R+11.5
- Texas Comptroller of Public AccountsSarah Eckhardt won · D+5.2 across the state51.5% Sarah Eckhardt45.6% Don HuffinesD+5.998,365 votes17.3 pts → D2024 R+11.5
- Texas Lieutenant GovernorVikki Goodwin won · D+6.1 across the state50.8% Vikki Goodwin46.2% Dan PatrickD+4.699,221 votes16.1 pts → D2024 R+11.5
- Texas Railroad CommissionerJon Rosenthal won · D+7.0 across the state52.6% Jon Rosenthal45.5% Bo FrenchD+7.197,753 votes18.6 pts → D2024 R+11.5
The House
Nueces County is split between 2 districts; each line is the county’s own part of that district.
- Texas 27th DistrictNueces County's part of the district · Michael Cloud won · R+2.3 across the district67.6% Tanya Lloyd32.4% Michael CloudD+35.210,772 votes18.5 pts → D2024 D+16.7
- Texas 34th DistrictNueces County's part of the district · Vicente Gonzalez won · D+15.8 across the district48.0% Vicente Gonzalez47.4% Eric FloresD+0.688,125 votes14.9 pts → D2024 R+14.4
Also in this county: TX-15, with no votes counted in this county's part. Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.