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Denton County

Election results and voting trends

3,891,142
Total Votes
R+17
Party Lean *
54
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

2026 Democratic Primary Runoff

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Lieutenant Governor (lt_governor)

11,428 votes
Marcos Isaias Velez2,124 (18.6%)
Vikki Goodwin9,304 (81.4%)

Attorney General (attorney_general)

11,404 votes
Joe Jaworski4,651 (40.8%)
Nathan Johnson6,753 (59.2%)

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2026 Republican Primary Runoff

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United States Senator (us_senator)

59,132 votes
John Cornyn21,596 (36.5%)
Ken Paxton37,536 (63.5%)

Attorney General (attorney_general)

58,411 votes
Mayes Middleton32,732 (56.0%)
Chip Roy25,679 (44.0%)

Railroad Commissioner (railroad_commissioner)

56,467 votes
Jim Wright22,285 (39.5%)
Bo French34,182 (60.5%)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 (cca)

54,424 votes
Thomas Smith33,424 (61.4%)
Alison Fox21,000 (38.6%)

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4 (commissioner)

17,797 votes
David Wylie8,915 (50.1%)
Valerie Roehrs8,882 (49.9%)

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2 (jp)

9,614 votes
Chris Pochyla5,272 (54.8%)
Chelsie Adams4,342 (45.2%)

Precinct Chair, Precinct 1014 (party_internal)

243 votes
Joseph Crawford98 (40.3%)
Nancy Pontius145 (59.7%)

Precinct Chair, Precinct 2084 (party_internal)

265 votes
Janet Gadd146 (55.1%)
Matthew Sapp119 (44.9%)

Last updated: 05:42:38 AM

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Denton County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Denton County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Denton County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Denton County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

55%60%65%69%74%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

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ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

Candidates who most over- or under-performed DentonCounty's partisan lean

2018DBeto O'Rourke
+8.1
U. S. Senator45.9% actual37.8% exp
2018RTed Cruz
-8.1
U. S. Senator54.1% actual62.2% exp
2018DJustin Nelson
+6.8
Attorney General44.6% actual37.8% exp
2018RKen Paxton
-6.8
Attorney General55.4% actual62.2% exp
2016DHillary Clinton / Tim Kaine
+6.4
President/Vice-President39.4% actual33.0% exp
2016RDonald J. Trump / Mike Pence
-6.4
President/Vice-President60.6% actual67.0% exp
2018DMike Collier
+5.9
Lieutenant Governor43.7% actual37.8% exp
2018RDan Patrick
-5.9
Lieutenant Governor56.3% actual62.2% exp
2018DKim Olson
+5.6
Commissioner of Agriculture43.4% actual37.8% exp
2018RSid Miller
-5.6
Commissioner of Agriculture56.6% actual62.2% exp
2020DJOSEPH R. BIDEN/KAMALA D. HARRIS
+5.2
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT45.9% actual40.7% exp
2020RDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE
-5.2
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT54.1% actual59.3% exp
2010DBill White
+5.2
Governor34.0% actual28.8% exp
2010RRick Perry
-5.2
Governor66.0% actual71.2% exp
2024DCOLIN ALLRED
+4.1
U. S. SENATOR 45.7% actual41.6% exp
2024RTED CRUZ
-4.1
U. S. SENATOR 54.3% actual58.4% exp
2022DMIKE COLLIER
+3.9
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR44.2% actual40.3% exp
2022RDAN PATRICK
-3.9
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR55.8% actual59.7% exp
2022DROCHELLE MERCEDES GARZA
+3.8
ATTORNEY GENERAL44.1% actual40.3% exp
2022RKEN PAXTON
-3.8
ATTORNEY GENERAL55.9% actual59.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Denton County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE250,521 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ237,978 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK246,814 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND245,843 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE249,406 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK253,066 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK252,016 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER253,667 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY255,200 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2020RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE222,480 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN231,025 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT225,765 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT225,632 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD224,803 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY225,867 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND233,137 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON228,789 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY230,289 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL232,118 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 14
2020RepublicanSUE MELTON-MALONE232,819 votes
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