★County Profile

Palo Pinto County

Election results and voting trends

164,142
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 252026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 142026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 602026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION
JUSTICE, 11TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 22026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION

County

PALO PINTO - COUNTY JUDGENovember 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - DISTRICT CLERKNovember 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - COUNTY CLERKNovember 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR - UNEXPIRED TERMNovember 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - COUNTY TREASURERNovember 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 2November 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 4November 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 1November 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 2November 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 3November 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 4November 3, 2026 General Election
PALO PINTO - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 5November 3, 2026 General Election

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Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Palo Pinto County

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Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Palo Pinto County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222026
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Palo Pinto County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Palo Pinto County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

59%67%75%83%91%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 Palo Pinto County's partisan lean

+8.5
Governor33.0% actual24.5% exp
-8.5
Governor67.0% actual75.5% exp
U. S. Senator29.5% actual36.3% exp
U. S. Senator70.5% actual63.7% exp
President/Vice-President25.6% actual31.5% exp
President/Vice-President74.4% actual68.5% exp
+5.7
Railroad Commissioner42.0% actual36.3% exp
Railroad Commissioner58.0% actual63.7% exp
+4.7
Commissioner of Agriculture21.7% actual17.0% exp
-4.7
Commissioner of Agriculture78.3% actual83.0% exp
Attorney General20.2% actual24.5% exp
+4.3
Attorney General79.8% actual75.5% exp
+3.9
U. S. SENATOR 18.2% actual14.3% exp
-3.9
U. S. SENATOR 81.8% actual85.7% exp
+3.5
Lieutenant Governor20.5% actual17.0% exp
-3.5
Lieutenant Governor79.5% actual83.0% exp
+3.4
Attorney General20.4% actual17.0% exp
-3.4
Attorney General79.6% actual83.0% exp
U. S. Senator16.6% actual20.0% exp
+3.4
U. S. Senator83.4% actual80.0% exp

Election History

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Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Palo Pinto County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE11,093 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ10,611 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanPHIL KING10,999 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK10,953 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK10,855 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND10,632 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE10,838 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK10,550 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER10,905 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY10,946 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN9,999 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11
2020RepublicanAUGUST PFLUGER9,995 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT9,945 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT9,898 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND10,155 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD9,913 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY9,941 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON10,073 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY10,080 votes