How James Talarico turned Texas blue: County flips and voting analysis

Houston Chronicle · Nina Moothedath, Phoebe Quinton · 2026-11-04 18:00 UTC

Maps and charts show how every county in Texas voted from 2018 to this year, when a Democrat won a U.S. Senate seat in Texas for the first time since 1988.

For the first time since 1988, Texas has elected a Democratic U.S. senator. James Talarico swept the state in a blue wave that saw an average gain of nine percentage points per county relative to Kamala Harris in 2024, improving on Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 Senate margins by an average of over four points per county.

How Texas shifted left this year, by county

Use the toggle to explore how the 2026 Senate results compared to the 2024 presidential race and the 2018 Senate race.

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