2026 results · Texas · Texas Attorney General
Nathan Johnson, the Democrat, is elected Texas Attorney General, a Democratic gain
Donald Trump carried Texas by 13.7 points in 2024; this year's count is a 20.1-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held it before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan JohnsonDemocrat | 5,133,629 | 52.4% | |
| Mayes MiddletonRepublican | 4,502,442 | 45.9% | |
| Tom OxfordLibertarian | 165,550 | 1.7% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted9,801,621 votesCount last changed Nov 4, 5:48 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:11 PM ESTSource: Texas Secretary of State
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Texas, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 254 counties compared moved 20.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 86% as many votes as in 2024, from 115% in Duval County to 58% in Zapata County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Democrats (r = 0.21).
Webb County moved most: R+2.2 for president in 2024, D+43.8 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.
2024 president 2026
Harris County added 295,062 net votes for Johnson against the 2024 margin, 13% of the statewide change
Across the 254 counties compared, the margin moved by 2,189,534 votes toward Johnson: 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.
- Harris County+295,062 Johnson
- Tarrant County+141,403 Johnson
- Dallas County+128,503 Johnson
- Bexar County+122,250 Johnson
- Hidalgo County+89,916 Johnson
- Collin County+80,319 Johnson
- Montgomery County+67,576 Johnson
- Fort Bend County+67,287 Johnson
24 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Johnson this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first; the 23 largest of 24, leaving out any under 2,000 votes in 2024.
- Tarrant CountyR+5.1D+13.7
- Collin CountyR+11.1D+5.0
- Denton CountyR+13.2D+1.9
- Williamson CountyR+2.4D+13.8
- Hidalgo CountyR+2.9D+42.3
- Brazoria CountyR+19.7Even
- Cameron CountyR+5.8D+34.3
- Nueces CountyR+11.5D+7.0
- Jefferson CountyR+8.9D+9.6
- Webb CountyR+2.2D+43.8
- Bastrop CountyR+18.4D+4.7
- Caldwell CountyR+14.4D+10.4
- Maverick CountyR+18.5D+35.6
- Val Verde CountyR+26.6D+4.6
- Starr CountyR+16.0D+50.0
- Jim Wells CountyR+15.5D+12.7
- Kleberg CountyR+12.7D+8.8
- Duval CountyR+9.8D+39.0
- Willacy CountyR+3.3D+31.6
- Brewster CountyR+12.6D+7.6
- Frio CountyR+24.6D+5.3
- Zapata CountyR+22.4D+37.5
- La Salle CountyR+20.5D+8.9
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Texas’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Texas’s ballot
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 8 of Texas's statewide races.
- U.S. SenateJames TalaricoD+12.1Flip
- GovernorGina HinojosaD+7.1Flip
- Attorney GeneralThis raceNathan JohnsonD+6.4Flip
- Commissioner of AgricultureClayton TuckerD+4.7
- Comptroller of Public AccountsSarah EckhardtD+5.1
- Commissioner of the General Land OfficeBenjamin FloresD+4.5
- Lieutenant GovernorVikki GoodwinD+6.1
- Railroad CommissionerJon RosenthalD+7.0
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 25–13, now R 24–14
- 1R+38.1Moran
- 2R+2.0Toth
- 3R+5.5Self
- 4R+12.1Fallon
- 5R+2.9Gooden
- 6R+4.3Ellzey
- 7D+43.3Fletcher
- 8R+6.4Steinmann
- 9D+15.1Gutierrez
- 10R+7.5Gober
- 11R+19.0Pfluger
- 12R+6.2Goldman
- 13R+30.5Jackson
- 14R+8.0Weber
- 15D+24.6Pulido
- 16D+41.5Escobar
- 17R+7.1Sessions
- 18D+72.1Menefee
- 19R+39.0Sell
- 20D+55.2Castro
- 21R+9.0Teixeira
- 22R+3.6Nehls
- 23D+8.2Stout
- 24R+6.9Duyne
- 25R+7.5Williams
- 26R+10.4Gill
- 27R+2.3Cloud
- 28D+36.1Cuellar
- 29D+59.9Garcia
- 30D+65.3Haynes
- 31R+9.0Carter
- 32R+2.9Yarbrough
- 33D+57.1Allred
- 34D+16.0Gonzalez
- 35D+10.9Garcia
- 36R+7.1Babin
- 37D+67.5Casar
- 38R+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.