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2026 results · Texas · Texas 19th District

Tom Sell, the Republican, holds Texas's 19th District for the Republicans

Donald Trump carried the district by 50.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 11.9-point move toward the Democrats.

Texas 19th District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Tom SellRepublican154,07969.5%
Kyle RableDemocrat67,67430.5%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 11:03 PM EST · 98% counted.

About 98% of the expected vote counted221,753 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 19th District takes in all or part of 33 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+50.9 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 11.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 35 of 38 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+50.9
Move from 2024, rank in state
35 of 38
  1. Lubbock County46%
  2. Taylor County19%
  3. Hale County3%
  4. Howard County3%
  5. Hockley County3%
  6. Jones County2%
  7. Gaines County2%
  8. Scurry County2%
  9. 25 more19%

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 33 counties compared moved 11.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 77% as many votes as in 2024, from 81% in Lynn County to 66% in Andrews County.

Hale County moved most: R+57.1 for president in 2024, R+38.3 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, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+90EvenD+90Move
Hale County7,536 votes18.8 pts → D
Yoakum County1,762 votes18.5 pts → D
Andrews County4,092 votes18.4 pts → D
Parmer County1,957 votes17.0 pts → D
Howard County6,971 votes13.6 pts → D
Lubbock County102,506 votes13.1 pts → D
Terry County2,589 votes13.1 pts → D
Floyd County1,630 votes11.6 pts → D
Hockley County6,399 votes10.9 pts → D
Gaines County4,788 votes10.8 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Lubbock County added 23,036 net votes for Rable against the 2024 margin, 39% of the district's change

Across the 33 counties compared, the margin moved by 59,442 votes toward Rable: 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. Lubbock County+23,036 Rable
  2. Taylor County+10,120 Rable
  3. Howard County+2,724 Rable
  4. Hale County+2,509 Rable
  5. Andrews County+2,245 Rable
  6. Gaines County+1,951 Rable
  7. Hockley County+1,846 Rable
  8. Jones County+1,666 Rable

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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.