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Galveston County

Election results and voting trends

1,623,178
Total Votes
R+28
Party Lean *
52
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

2026 Joint Primary Runoff

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United States Senator (us_senator)

21,806 votes
Ken Paxton15,434 (70.8%)
John Cornyn6,372 (29.2%)

Attorney General (attorney_general)

21,659 votes
Mayes Middleton15,298 (70.6%)
Chip Roy6,361 (29.4%)

Railroad Commissioner (railroad_commissioner)

20,572 votes
Jim Wright9,240 (44.9%)
Bo French11,332 (55.1%)

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

19,643 votes
Thomas Smith10,637 (54.2%)
Alison Fox9,006 (45.8%)

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 3 (court_of_appeals)

18,507 votes
Todd Frankfort11,217 (60.6%)
Zach Gibson7,290 (39.4%)

United States Representative, District 14 (us_representative)

5,437 votes
Thurman Bill Bartie2,485 (45.7%)
Richard Davis2,952 (54.3%)

Lieutenant Governor (lt_governor)

5,610 votes
Vikki Goodwin4,040 (72.0%)
Marcos Isaias Velez1,570 (28.0%)

Attorney General (attorney_general)

5,691 votes
Nathan Johnson1,805 (31.7%)
Joe Jaworski3,886 (68.3%)

Member, State Board of Education, District 7 (sboe)

5,225 votes
Debra Drake Ambroise2,593 (49.6%)
Tiffany Perkinz2,632 (50.4%)

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 7 (court_of_appeals)

5,397 votes
William Demond3,375 (62.5%)
Michael Adams-Hurta2,022 (37.5%)

Last updated: 01:01:36 AM

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Galveston County

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Republican
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Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Galveston County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Galveston County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Galveston County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

52%56%60%63%67%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

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Standout Performers

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

2010DBill White
+4.9
Governor42.0% actual37.1% exp
2010RRick Perry
-4.9
Governor58.0% actual62.9% exp
2006DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-4.9
U. S. Senator40.8% actual45.7% exp
2006RKay Bailey Hutchison
+4.9
U. S. Senator59.2% actual54.3% exp
2010DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-4.8
Attorney General32.3% actual37.1% exp
2010RGreg Abbott
+4.8
Attorney General67.7% actual62.9% exp
2010DHector Uribe
-4.4
Commissioner of the General Land Office32.7% actual37.1% exp
2010RJerry Patterson
+4.4
Commissioner of the General Land Office67.3% actual62.9% exp
2008DBarack Obama/ Joe Biden
-4.2
President/Vice-President40.2% actual44.4% exp
2008RJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin
+4.2
President/Vice-President59.8% actual55.6% exp
2014DDavid M. Alameel
-3.7
U. S. Senator32.4% actual36.1% exp
2014RJohn Cornyn
+3.7
U. S. Senator67.6% actual63.9% exp
2010DLinda Chavez-Thompson
-3.3
Lieutenant Governor33.8% actual37.1% exp
2010RDavid Dewhurst
+3.3
Lieutenant Governor66.2% actual62.9% exp
2006DDavid Van Os
-3.3
Attorney General42.4% actual45.7% exp
2006RGreg Abbott
+3.3
Attorney General57.6% actual54.3% exp
2018DBeto O'Rourke
+3.2
U. S. Senator40.0% actual36.8% exp
2018RTed Cruz
-3.2
U. S. Senator60.0% actual63.2% exp
2018DKim Olson
+2.9
Commissioner of Agriculture39.7% actual36.8% exp
2018RSid Miller
-2.9
Commissioner of Agriculture60.3% actual63.2% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Galveston County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE100,295 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ95,114 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 14
2024RepublicanRANDY WEBER103,123 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK102,226 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2020RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE93,911 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK97,680 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE100,693 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND98,841 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK101,968 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER102,101 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY102,447 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJENNIFER CAUGHEY101,824 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanANDREW JOHNSON100,987 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanCLINT MORGAN100,529 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanKRISTIN M. GUINEY101,057 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN94,317 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 3
2024RepublicanCHAD BRIDGES101,564 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 9
2024RepublicanSUSANNA DOKUPIL100,524 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanTONYA MCLAUGHLIN101,548 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 14
2020RepublicanRANDY WEBER97,136 votes
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