★County Profile

Nueces County

Election results and voting trends

1,430,677
Total Votes
52
Elections Covered
11
General Elections

November 3, 2026

This is the county's November 3 roster, not a personal ballot. City, school, and special-district offices are not all included.

Roster checked: partial

Statewide

U. S. SENATOR 2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
GOVERNOR2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
ATTORNEY GENERAL2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2 - UNEXPIRED TERM2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 72026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 82026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 32026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 42026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 92026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
CHIEF JUSTICE, 15TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUSTICE, 15TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 22026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUSTICE, 15TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 32026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION

District

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 272026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 342026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 22026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 322026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 62026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
DISTRICT JUDGE, 105TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION

County

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 342026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
DISTRICT JUDGE, 94TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
DISTRICT JUDGE, 117TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
DISTRICT JUDGE, 148TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
DISTRICT JUDGE, 319TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
NUECES - COUNTY JUDGENovember 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 5November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - DISTRICT CLERKNovember 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - COUNTY CLERKNovember 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 2November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 4November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 1, PLACE 3November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 2, PLACE 2November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 3November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 4November 3, 2026 General Election
NUECES - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 5, PLACE 2November 3, 2026 General Election

Awaiting county returns

Awaiting county returns

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Nueces County

025K50K75K100K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Nueces County

05K10K15K20K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Nueces County

025K50K75K100K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Nueces County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

49%52%54%57%59%50%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

8172533245292006173202008204242010213242012205252014144182016234272018202120202020202220222024263292026
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

U. S. Senator39.1% actual46.3% exp
U. S. Senator60.9% actual53.7% exp
Attorney General36.4% actual43.1% exp
+6.7
Attorney General63.6% actual56.9% exp
U. S. Senator40.0% actual45.2% exp
+5.2
U. S. Senator60.0% actual54.8% exp
-5.0
Attorney General41.3% actual46.3% exp
+5.0
Attorney General58.7% actual53.7% exp
-4.8
Governor42.9% actual47.7% exp
+4.8
Governor57.1% actual52.3% exp
+4.6
Commissioner of Agriculture50.9% actual46.3% exp
-4.6
Commissioner of Agriculture49.1% actual53.7% exp
-4.5
Comptroller of Public Accounts41.8% actual46.3% exp
+4.5
Comptroller of Public Accounts58.2% actual53.7% exp
-3.9
Commissioner of the General Land Office41.3% actual45.2% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office58.7% actual54.8% exp
+3.4
Commissioner of Agriculture51.1% actual47.7% exp
-3.4
Commissioner of Agriculture48.9% actual52.3% exp
+3.3
Railroad Commissioner49.6% actual46.3% exp
Railroad Commissioner50.4% actual53.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

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2018
2,274,401votes
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1,538,790votes
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1,218,263votes
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1,873,423votes
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1,227,957votes
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1,617,748votes
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1,560,996votes
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Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Nueces County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN64,558 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2020RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD65,375 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT61,570 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT61,841 votes
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 105TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020DemocratMARK A GONZALEZ62,831 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND64,502 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD62,180 votes
DISTRICT JUDGE, 347TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020RepublicanMISSY MEDARY72,322 votes
DISTRICT JUDGE, 28TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020DemocratNANETTE HASETTE65,142 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY61,659 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON63,153 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY63,947 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE67,201 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL64,199 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJAIME TIJERINA63,857 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2020RepublicanCLARISSA SILVA64,667 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ62,062 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2024RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD68,128 votes