Texas Senate Primary 2026: Live Election Results

Runoff Advanced to runoff John Cornyn and Ken Paxton have advanced to a runoff. Race called by The Associated Press.

Latest results from April 9 Vote totals certified

Republican Primary race called Republican Primary Candidate VotesPercent Chart showing percent

John CornynJ. CornynCornyn incumbent Advanced to runoff

910,382 42.0% Ken PaxtonK. PaxtonPaxton Advanced to runoff

878,564 40.5%

Wesley HuntW. HuntHunt

293,250 13.5%

Total reported 2,166,910

Advanced to runoff*Incumbent Before the primary, the Cook Political Report rated the Texas Senate race as Likely Republican, so the winner of this primary was expected to have a strong advantage in November. See the latest polls › Before the primary, the Cook Political Report rated the Texas Senate race as Likely Republican, so the winner of this primary was expected to have a strong advantage in November. See the latest polls ›

Results by county

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Results by county

County Margin

Votes Percent of votes in

Harris Cornyn +0.98

198,045 100% Tarrant Cornyn +7

145,798 100% Collin Paxton +0.8

102,689 100% Dallas Cornyn +18

102,474 100% Bexar Cornyn +4

94,563 100% Denton Cornyn +1.8

87,274 100% Montgomery Paxton +27

79,029 100% Travis Cornyn +24

55,835 100% Fort Bend Paxton +1.4

55,008 100% Williamson Cornyn +16

52,291 100% Galveston Paxton +6

32,864 100% Brazoria Paxton +3

31,614 100% Lubbock Cornyn +6

29,869 100% Smith Cornyn +11

29,213 100% Comal Paxton +4

29,152 100% Parker Paxton +10

27,384 100% Ellis Paxton +2

24,869 100% El Paso Cornyn +9

24,250 100% McLennan Cornyn +13

23,129 100% Nueces Cornyn +11

22,025 100% Bell Cornyn +36

21,794 100% Johnson Cornyn +5

20,382 100% Randall Cornyn +19

18,887 100% Hidalgo Cornyn +7

18,862 100% Hays Cornyn +6

18,507 100% Guadalupe Cornyn +3

17,975 100% Brazos Cornyn +11

17,753 100% Rockwall Paxton +7

17,175 100% Grayson Cornyn +1.1

16,699 100% Jefferson Cornyn +13

15,729 100% Taylor Cornyn +17

15,399 100% Kaufman Paxton +11

14,415 100% Midland Cornyn +6

14,349 100% Cameron Cornyn +12

13,629 100% Hunt Paxton +14

13,133 100% Hood Paxton +7

13,091 100% Henderson Paxton +0.81

13,057 100% Gregg Cornyn +12

12,049 100% Wise Paxton +13

11,788 100% Tom Green Cornyn +12

11,725 100% Bowie Paxton +7

11,519 100% Angelina Cornyn +1.3

10,969 100% Kerr Paxton +17

10,702 100% Kendall Paxton +2

10,341 100% Orange Paxton +9

10,303 100% Liberty Paxton +27

10,122 100% Van Zandt Paxton +12

9,723 100% Wichita Paxton +0.16

9,662 100% Bastrop Cornyn +2

9,568 100% Wood Paxton +15

9,510 100% Burnet Cornyn +12

9,477 100% Hardin Paxton +18

8,692 100% Harrison Cornyn +8

8,182 100% Ector Paxton +7

8,154 100% Victoria Paxton +13

8,030 100% Lamar Paxton +8

7,940 100% Polk Paxton +0.62

7,763 100% Chambers Paxton +12

7,581 100% Wilson Paxton +1.4

7,447 100% Potter Cornyn +11

7,402 100% Walker Paxton +10

7,267 100% Washington Cornyn +5

7,265 100% Nacogdoches Paxton +0.14

7,248 100% Gillespie Cornyn +7

7,183 100% Anderson Cornyn +2

7,092 100% Rusk Paxton +0.75

6,917 100% Medina Paxton +12

6,735 100% Upshur Paxton +14

6,727 100% Cherokee Paxton +9

6,701 100% Navarro Paxton +1.6

6,567 100% Cooke Cornyn +1.8

6,564 100% Coryell Paxton +0.57

6,490 100% Brown Cornyn +0.44

6,326 100% San Patricio Paxton +4

5,991 100% Waller Paxton +26

5,979 100% Hill Cornyn +4

5,947 100% Llano Cornyn +10

5,900 100% Fayette Cornyn +14

5,793 100% Erath Cornyn +0.7

5,532 100% Cass Paxton +26

5,414 100% Bandera Paxton +13

5,149 100% Wharton Paxton +8

5,148 100% Jasper Paxton +9

4,982 100% Fannin Paxton +3

4,977 100% San Jacinto Paxton +16

4,941 100% Austin Paxton +24

4,940 100% Palo Pinto Paxton +10

4,720 100% Aransas Paxton +2

4,515 100% Hopkins Cornyn +4

4,508 100% Grimes Paxton +11

4,403 100% Webb Paxton +9

4,377 100% Lampasas Paxton +11

4,253 100% Titus Paxton +1.7

4,023 100% Atascosa Paxton +1.2

3,890 100% Montague Paxton +9

3,782 100% Leon Paxton +16

3,773 100% La Vaca Paxton +12

3,706 100% Matagorda Paxton +14

3,642 100% Panola Paxton +23

3,594 100% Caldwell Cornyn +3

3,537 100% Bosque Paxton +6

3,527 100% Milam Cornyn +3

3,485 100% Limestone Cornyn +5

3,461 100% Houston Paxton +18

3,394 100% Tyler Paxton +6

3,369 100% Blanco Cornyn +8

3,349 100% Shelby Paxton +19

3,348 100% Freestone Paxton +4

3,310 100% Young Cornyn +7

3,296 100% Gray Paxton +8

3,234 100% Colorado Paxton +17

3,190 100% Trinity Paxton +2

3,180 100% Bee Paxton +0.29

3,111 100% Calhoun Paxton +1.2

3,102 100% Uvalde Cornyn +3

2,948 100% Burleson Paxton +13

2,883 100% Jackson Paxton +20

2,810 100% Hutchinson Paxton +12

2,770 100% Jones Cornyn +8

2,768 100% Lee Cornyn +15

2,759 100% Robertson Paxton +0.41

2,698 100% Val Verde Paxton +3

2,687 100% Sabine Paxton +26

2,631 100% Eastland Paxton +10

2,616 100% Hale Paxton +9

2,616 100% Hockley Paxton +13

2,601 100% Callahan Cornyn +4

2,535 100% Newton Paxton +1.8

2,534 100% Rains Paxton +11

2,461 100% Comanche Cornyn +1.9

2,457 100% De Witt Paxton +2

2,403 100% Gonzales Cornyn +0.67

2,382 100% Somervell Paxton +5

2,329 100% Karnes Cornyn +4

2,310 100% Howard Paxton +12

2,282 100% Jim Wells Cornyn +5

2,266 100% Gaines Paxton +22

2,140 100% Franklin Cornyn +9

2,128 100% Nolan Cornyn +12

2,126 100% Clay Cornyn +3

2,076 100% Red River Paxton +9

2,042 100% Scurry Cornyn +7

2,021 100% Kleberg Cornyn +18

1,988 100% Archer Cornyn +4

1,943 100% Morris Paxton +14

1,855 100% Falls Paxton +0.87

1,847 100% Madison Paxton +9

1,828 100% Goliad Paxton +1.4

1,776 100% Andrews Paxton +14

1,771 100% San Augustine Paxton +20

1,751 100% Deaf Smith Cornyn +1.9

1,712 100% Stephens Cornyn +10

1,703 100% Camp Paxton +12

1,682 100% Hamilton Cornyn +5

1,637 100% Pecos Paxton +12

1,622 100% Coleman Paxton +9

1,606 100% Marion Paxton +12

1,600 100% Live Oak Paxton +0.13

1,579 100% Moore Cornyn +15

1,564 100% Jack Paxton +2

1,468 100% Lamb Cornyn +7

1,459 100% Runnels Cornyn +23

1,426 100% McCulloch Paxton +10

1,409 100% Wilbarger Paxton +17

1,378 100% Refugio Paxton +3

1,280 100% Terry Paxton +1.2

1,279 100% Carson Cornyn +15

1,215 100% Yoakum Paxton +8

1,211 100% Mason Cornyn +12

1,205 100% San Saba Paxton +7

1,201 100% Wheeler Paxton +11

1,123 100% Ochiltree Paxton +9

1,072 100% Parmer Paxton +1.2

1,030 100% Mills Paxton +4

1,007 100% Ward Paxton +9

1,002 100% Haskell Cornyn +3

991 100% Brewster Paxton +17

967 100% Dawson Paxton +1.7

959 100% Castro Cornyn +7

954 100% Kimble Cornyn +8

920 100% Hartley Cornyn +8

908 100% Hemphill Paxton +12

870 100% Fisher Paxton +20

850 100% Mitchell Paxton +21

841 100% Delta Cornyn +2

798 100% Lynn Cornyn +1.5

783 100% Martin Paxton +10

760 100% Swisher Paxton +10

753 100% Floyd Cornyn +17

741 100% Baylor Cornyn +13

739 100% Real Paxton +3

732 100% Crane Cornyn +0.99

707 100% Winkler Paxton +9

702 100% Bailey Paxton +5

679 100% Childress Cornyn +2

678 100% Coke Cornyn +8

665 100% Donley Paxton +5

663 100% Shackelford Cornyn +8

648 100% Hansford Cornyn +1.1

641 100% Lipscomb Cornyn +10

638 100% Concho Cornyn +6

632 100% Maverick Paxton +19

630 100% Crosby Cornyn +11

610 100% Hall Paxton +20

610 100% Schleicher Cornyn +16

592 100% Willacy Paxton +6

584 100% Garza Cornyn +6

567 100% Kinney Paxton +13

564 100% Sutton Cornyn +9

551 100% Jeff Davis Cornyn +1.3

538 100% Frio Paxton +17

537 100% Knox Cornyn +11

530 100% Armstrong Paxton +7

525 100% Hardeman Cornyn +13

487 100% Reagan Paxton +9

475 100% Menard Cornyn +25

472 100% Irion Paxton +5

467 100% Dallam Cornyn +9

451 100% Cochran Paxton +12

449 100% Hudspeth Paxton +14

448 100% Briscoe Paxton +12

416 100% Crockett Paxton +9

408 100% Oldham Cornyn +15

408 100% Collingsworth Cornyn +15

406 100% Edwards Paxton +4

402 100% Upton Paxton +15

398 100% Dickens Paxton +3

392 100% Cottle Paxton +5

377 100% Glasscock Cornyn +16

373 100% Sherman Paxton +1.2

344 100% Reeves Paxton +5

343 100% Roberts Paxton +30

307 100% Throckmorton Cornyn +6

304 100% Starr Cornyn +3

299 100% Motley Cornyn +9

290 100% Dimmit Paxton +23

253 100% Foard Cornyn +8

253 100% Zavala Paxton +13

240 100% Borden Paxton +10

239 100% Stonewall Paxton +3

236 100% Duval Paxton +1.4

217 100% Sterling Cornyn +21

216 100% McMullen Paxton +9

214 100% La Salle Cornyn +6

159 100% Kent Cornyn +6

158 100% Brooks Paxton +17

156 100% Terrell Paxton +10

134 100% King Paxton +1

97 100% Zapata Paxton +23

94 100% Culberson Paxton +28

83 100% Jim Hogg Cornyn +12

65 100% Presidio Paxton +10

61 100% Loving Cornyn +4

27 100% Kenedy Cornyn +31

13 100%

By race or ethnicity of Republican voters More white voters Cornyn +1.3 More Hispanic voters Cornyn +8By county type Urban Cornyn +8 Suburban Cornyn +0.06 Rural Paxton +4

Winner Winner James Talarico wins the Democratic primary. Race called by The Associated Press.

Latest results from April 9 Vote totals certified

Democratic Primary race called Democratic Primary Candidate VotesPercent Chart showing percent

James TalaricoJ. TalaricoTalarico Winner

1,216,412 52.4%

Jasmine CrockettJ. CrockettCrockett

1,071,900 46.2%

Ahmad HassanA. HassanHassan

30,875 1.3%

Total reported 2,319,187

Results by county

Results by county

County Margin

Votes Percent of votes in

Harris Crockett +5

365,042 100% Dallas Crockett +19

277,886 100% Travis Talarico +52

216,674 100% Bexar Talarico +15

192,058 100% Tarrant Crockett +11

189,036 100% Collin Talarico +14

95,839 100% Fort Bend Crockett +24

85,423 100% Denton Talarico +10

82,802 100% El Paso Talarico +26

66,937 100% Williamson Talarico +43

64,860 100% Hidalgo Talarico +36

61,673 100% Hays Talarico +46

33,862 100% Cameron Talarico +29

32,516 100% Montgomery Talarico +21

31,392 100% Brazoria Crockett +25

29,906 100% Bell Crockett +33

25,008 100% Galveston Talarico +1.6

24,495 100% Nueces Talarico +25

24,025 100% Webb Talarico +33

23,864 100% Jefferson Crockett +59

19,024 100% Ellis Crockett +41

18,736 100% Lubbock Talarico +20

15,559 100% McLennan Talarico +1.6

14,980 100% Smith Crockett +18

14,890 100% Brazos Talarico +32

14,040 100% Guadalupe Talarico +0.26

13,439 100% Kaufman Crockett +42

12,243 100% Comal Talarico +32

12,042 100% Bastrop Talarico +18

8,756 100% Johnson Talarico +1.2

8,458 100% Rockwall Talarico +1.8

7,901 100% Starr Talarico +32

6,707 100% Gregg Crockett +35

6,351 100% Maverick Talarico +14

5,945 100% Parker Talarico +34

5,853 100% Grayson Talarico +12

5,680 100% Taylor Talarico +24

5,106 100% Randall Talarico +32

4,831 100% Tom Green Talarico +34

4,506 100% Wichita Talarico +11

4,206 100% Bowie Crockett +59

4,153 100% Hunt Crockett +2

4,144 100% Midland Talarico +16

4,004 100% Waller Crockett +34

4,004 100% Victoria Talarico +7

3,910 100% Jim Wells Talarico +21

3,686 100% Angelina Crockett +26

3,670 100% San Patricio Talarico +17

3,651 100% Potter Talarico +15

3,637 100% Ector Talarico +15

3,494 100% Nacogdoches Crockett +6

3,442 100% Harrison Crockett +50

3,358 100% Henderson Crockett +1.3

3,285 100% Walker Crockett +14

3,095 100% Coryell Crockett +31

2,980 100% Val Verde Talarico +19

2,932 100% Caldwell Talarico +60

2,885 100% Medina Talarico +3

2,875 100% Burnet Talarico +47

2,852 100% Liberty Crockett +13

2,833 100% Zapata Talarico +25

2,695 100% Wilson Talarico +15

2,592 100% Kendall Talarico +45

2,587 100% Kerr Talarico +42

2,532 100% Orange Crockett +24

2,369 100% Wise Talarico +25

2,237 100% Atascosa Talarico +13

2,160 100% Hood Talarico +40

2,156 100% Navarro Crockett +26

2,108 100% Uvalde Talarico +15

2,108 100% Kleberg Talarico +21

2,057 100% Willacy Talarico +13

2,033 100% Rusk Crockett +33

1,950 100% Dimmit Talarico +9

1,946 100% Cherokee Crockett +19

1,766 100% Washington Crockett +3

1,701 100% Chambers Crockett +5

1,688 100% Duval Talarico +36

1,622 100% Lamar Crockett +22

1,611 100% Zavala Talarico +6

1,588 100% Wharton Crockett +24

1,575 100% Matagorda Crockett +22

1,546 100% Polk Crockett +12

1,530 100% Frio Talarico +8

1,526 100% Wood Talarico +5

1,487 100% Anderson Crockett +28

1,486 100% Van Zandt Talarico +14

1,442 100% Gillespie Talarico +54

1,378 100% Cooke Talarico +22

1,312 100% Hardin Crockett +5

1,309 100% Hopkins Crockett +5

1,295 100% Presidio Talarico +28

1,269 100% Reeves Talarico +4

1,222 100% Upshur Crockett +28

1,205 100% Hill Talarico +7

1,179 100% Aransas Talarico +32

1,157 100% Grimes Crockett +17

1,154 100% Bee Talarico +15

1,149 100% Erath Talarico +43

1,149 100% Jasper Crockett +56

1,135 100% Austin Talarico +9

1,109 100% Cass Crockett +54

1,075 100% Llano Talarico +50

1,071 100% Titus Crockett +15

1,050 100% Brooks Talarico +15

1,036 100% Milam Talarico +3

1,030 100% Jim Hogg Talarico +21

1,008 100% Bandera Talarico +19

1,006 100% Limestone Crockett +41

1,000 100% Brewster Talarico +37

986 100% Fayette Talarico +16

976 100% La Salle Talarico +11

965 100% Blanco Talarico +50

929 100% Fannin Talarico +5

910 100% Lampasas Talarico +4

907 100% Robertson Crockett +36

901 100% Houston Crockett +59

891 100% Colorado Crockett +8

875 100% Panola Crockett +57

860 100% San Jacinto Crockett +10

818 100% Brown Talarico +29

806 100% Palo Pinto Talarico +14

782 100% Lee Crockett +3

774 100% Gonzales Talarico +8

765 100% Freestone Crockett +46

759 100% Shelby Crockett +48

758 100% Falls Crockett +53

723 100% Calhoun Talarico +19

711 100% Burleson Crockett +6

699 100% Hale Talarico +15

692 100% Morris Crockett +52

625 100% Howard Talarico +10

616 100% Camp Crockett +31

592 100% Bosque Talarico +25

582 100% De Witt Crockett +7

564 100% Pecos Talarico +0.89

563 100% Trinity Crockett +34

522 100% Marion Crockett +53

514 100% La Vaca Talarico +19

508 100% San Augustine Crockett +65

502 100% Hockley Talarico +17

458 100% Karnes Talarico +6

458 100% Red River Crockett +46

455 100% Montague Talarico +22

427 100% Tyler Crockett +20

427 100% Leon Crockett +10

414 100% Madison Crockett +40

411 100% Refugio Crockett +0.27

370 100% Jones Talarico +1.7

357 100% Rains Talarico +7

348 100% Newton Crockett +67

343 100% Jackson Talarico +10

339 100% Comanche Talarico +25

336 100% Young Talarico +29

335 100% Nolan Talarico +9

310 100% Moore Talarico +28

309 100% Deaf Smith Talarico +12

308 100% Franklin Talarico +6

306 100% Goliad Talarico +14

306 100% Eastland Talarico +24

302 100% Somervell Talarico +27

301 100% Hutchinson Talarico +17

299 100% Live Oak Talarico +22

295 100% Andrews Talarico +7

293 100% Wilbarger Crockett +3

293 100% Culberson Talarico +15

268 100% Ward Crockett +1.2

251 100% Callahan Talarico +26

250 100% Clay Talarico +32

241 100% Lamb Talarico +13

234 100% Gray Crockett +14

227 100% Kinney Talarico +8

226 100% Sabine Crockett +21

215 100% Scurry Talarico +24

215 100% Dawson Talarico +5

208 100% Hamilton Talarico +45

207 100% Terry Crockett +8

183 100% Gaines Talarico +19

182 100% Archer Talarico +41

170 100% Jeff Davis Talarico +29

170 100% Crosby Talarico +21

163 100% Mason Talarico +42

160 100% Runnels Talarico +20

160 100% Swisher Crockett +1.3

156 100% Jack Talarico +25

143 100% Coleman Talarico +25

142 100% Floyd Talarico +1.4

141 100% McCulloch Talarico +27

139 100% Delta Talarico +13

137 100% Lynn Crockett +7

135 100% Mitchell Talarico +15

127 100% Real Talarico +38

120 100% Castro Talarico +18

119 100% Crockett Talarico +7

118 100% Fisher Talarico +20

116 100% Mills Talarico +35

115 100% Carson Talarico +45

102 100% San Saba Talarico +20

98 100% Kenedy Crockett +3

96 100% Kimble Talarico +38

95 100% Stephens Talarico +16

94 100% Bailey Crockett +11

93 100% Parmer Talarico +23

93 100% Haskell Talarico +17

92 100% Sutton Talarico +32

92 100% Childress Talarico +26

87 100% Hudspeth Crockett +16

87 100% Winkler Talarico +24

80 100% Schleicher Talarico +29

79 100% Concho Talarico +14

77 100% Yoakum Talarico +9

77 100% Coke Talarico +12

75 100% Baylor Talarico +19

74 100% Ochiltree Talarico +39

74 100% Garza Talarico +23

73 100% Hardeman Talarico +6

68 100% Edwards Talarico +17

66 100% Wheeler Talarico +12

59 100% Martin Talarico +38

58 100% Donley Talarico +35

57 100% Cochran Crockett +13

55 100% Crane Crockett +7

55 100% Knox Talarico +6

53 100% Menard Talarico +38

52 100% Dallam Talarico +8

50 100% Shackelford Talarico +28

50 100% Upton Talarico +39

49 100% Stonewall Talarico +36

47 100% Hartley Talarico +28

46 100% Reagan Talarico +4

46 100% Hall Crockett +7

45 100% Hemphill Talarico +16

45 100% Cottle Crockett +10

40 100% Terrell Talarico +28

40 100% Hansford Talarico +26

38 100% Foard Talarico +8

37 100% Dickens Tied

35 100% Armstrong Talarico +53

34 100% Collingsworth Talarico +3

33 100% Irion Talarico +18

33 100% Sherman Talarico +68

31 100% Kent Talarico +17

29 100% Lipscomb Crockett +36

28 100% Throckmorton Talarico +63

24 100% Oldham Talarico +52

21 100% Briscoe Talarico +5

19 100% McMullen Talarico +67

12 100% Glasscock Tied

10 100% Loving Crockett +20

10 100% Motley Talarico +30

10 100% Sterling Talarico +33

6 100% Borden Talarico +100

3 100% Roberts Crockett +33

3 100% King Tied

2 100%

By race of Democratic voters More white voters Talarico +9 More hispanic voters Talarico +22 More Black voters Crockett +23By county type Urban Talarico +6 Suburban Talarico +6 Rural Talarico +7By 2020 presidential primary winner Voted for Biden Crockett +8 Voted for Sanders Talarico +32