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2026 results · Texas · Texas 1st District

Nathaniel Moran, the Republican, wins re-election in Texas's 1st District

Donald Trump carried the district by 48.7 points in 2024; this year's count is a 10.6-point move toward the Democrats.

Texas 1st District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Nathaniel MoranRepublican, incumbent181,98769.0%
Yolanda R. PrinceDemocrat81,59831.0%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:20 PM EST · 97% counted.

About 97% of the expected vote counted263,585 votesCount last changed Nov 4, 5:48 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:11 PM ESTSource: Texas Secretary of State

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About the seat

Texas's 1st District takes in all or part of 13 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+48.7 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 10.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 37 of 38 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+48.7
Move from 2024, rank in state
37 of 38
  1. Smith County33%
  2. Gregg County14%
  3. Harrison County9%
  4. Nacogdoches County8%
  5. Bowie County8%
  6. Rusk County7%
  7. Cherokee County6%
  8. Cass County4%
  9. 5 more10%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026 or had no contest in 2024, so no 2024 House race compares like for like.

What the count shows

Added together, the 13 counties compared moved 10.3 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 81% as many votes as in 2024, from 87% in Bowie County to 73% in Panola County.

Nacogdoches County moved most: R+38.2 for president in 2024, R+21.6 this year

The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+70EvenD+70Move
Nacogdoches County21,101 votes16.5 pts → D
Gregg County37,872 votes13.5 pts → D
Cherokee County16,555 votes11.2 pts → D
Shelby County7,439 votes11.0 pts → D
Rusk County17,207 votes10.0 pts → D
Smith County88,267 votes9.9 pts → D
San Augustine County3,062 votes9.4 pts → D
Harrison County24,003 votes8.8 pts → D
Panola County8,530 votes6.8 pts → D
Bowie County20,649 votes4.8 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Smith County added 16,316 net votes for Prince against the 2024 margin, 28% of the district's change

Across the 13 counties compared, the margin moved by 57,425 votes toward Prince: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Smith County+16,316 Prince
  2. Gregg County+9,051 Prince
  3. Harrison County+5,451 Prince
  4. Nacogdoches County+5,300 Prince
  5. Rusk County+4,550 Prince
  6. Cherokee County+4,471 Prince
  7. Cass County+2,738 Prince
  8. Panola County+2,619 Prince

Texas’s ballot

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The seats that changed party

StatewideDemocrats won all 8 of Texas's statewide races.

  1. U.S. SenateJames TalaricoD+12.1Flip
  2. GovernorGina HinojosaD+7.1Flip
  3. Attorney GeneralNathan JohnsonD+6.4Flip
  4. Commissioner of AgricultureClayton TuckerD+4.7
  5. Comptroller of Public AccountsSarah EckhardtD+5.1
  6. Commissioner of the General Land OfficeBenjamin FloresD+4.5
  7. Lieutenant GovernorVikki GoodwinD+6.1
  8. Railroad CommissionerJon RosenthalD+7.0

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 25–13, now R 24–14

  1. R+38.1Moran
  2. R+2.0Toth
  3. R+5.5Self
  4. R+12.1Fallon
  5. R+2.9Gooden
  6. R+4.3Ellzey
  7. D+43.3Fletcher
  8. R+6.4Steinmann
  9. D+15.1Gutierrez
  10. R+7.5Gober
  11. R+19.0Pfluger
  12. R+6.2Goldman
  13. R+30.5Jackson
  14. R+8.0Weber
  15. D+24.6Pulido
  16. D+41.5Escobar
  17. R+7.1Sessions
  18. D+72.1Menefee
  19. R+39.0Sell
  20. D+55.2Castro
  21. R+9.0Teixeira
  22. R+3.6Nehls
  23. D+8.2Stout
  24. R+6.9Duyne
  25. R+7.5Williams
  26. R+10.4Gill
  27. R+2.3Cloud
  28. D+36.1Cuellar
  29. D+59.9Garcia
  30. D+65.3Haynes
  31. R+9.0Carter
  32. R+2.9Yarbrough
  33. D+57.1Allred
  34. D+16.0Gonzalez
  35. D+10.9Garcia
  36. R+7.1Babin
  37. D+67.5Casar
  38. R+4.2Bonck

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Texas Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.