Elections / 2018 · Governor · TX
Abbott won Texas's 2018 governor's race.
Abbott (Republican) led by 13.3 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Texas 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott | RRepublican | 4,655,344 | 55.8% |
| Valdez | DDemocrat | 3,545,673 | 42.5% |
| Tippetts | OLibertarian | 140,596 | 1.7% |
2018 presidential election
Texas, 2018
RepublicanR+13.3
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Republican ✓Republican | 55.8% | 4,655,344 |
|---|---|---|
| DemocraticDemocratic | 42.5% | 3,545,673 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 140,596 |
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254 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
By county (254)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | D | Valdez | +5.7 | 1,206,717 |
| Dallas | D | Valdez | +19.6 | 723,897 |
| Tarrant | R | Abbott | +10.6 | 625,894 |
| Bexar | D | Valdez | +6.3 | 545,519 |
| Travis | D | Valdez | +36.4 | 479,820 |
| Collin | R | Abbott | +19.5 | 353,694 |
| Denton | R | Abbott | +20.6 | 294,474 |
| Fort Bend | R | Abbott | +0.2 | 254,854 |
| Williamson | R | Abbott | +10.7 | 207,513 |
| El Paso | D | Valdez | +35.6 | 200,629 |
| Montgomery | R | Abbott | +53.4 | 190,310 |
| Hidalgo | D | Valdez | +25.5 | 151,026 |
| Galveston | R | Abbott | +28.9 | 113,435 |
| Brazoria | R | Abbott | +27.7 | 111,546 |
| Nueces | R | Abbott | +14.1 | 93,950 |
| Lubbock | R | Abbott | +37.9 | 91,174 |
| Bell | R | Abbott | +20.1 | 86,398 |
| Hays | D | Valdez | +2.0 | 79,018 |
| Cameron | D | Valdez | +9.8 | 77,511 |
| Smith | R | Abbott | +45.4 | 77,229 |
| McLennan | R | Abbott | +32.6 | 75,008 |
| Jefferson | R | Abbott | +6.0 | 74,102 |
| Brazos | R | Abbott | +25.0 | 64,168 |
| Comal | R | Abbott | +52.6 | 61,795 |
| Ellis | R | Abbott | +45.9 | 60,501 |
| Parker | R | Abbott | +69.1 | 54,825 |
| Guadalupe | R | Abbott | +35.0 | 54,403 |
| Johnson | R | Abbott | +59.9 | 52,364 |
| Webb | D | Valdez | +32.2 | 48,911 |
| Randall | R | Abbott | +65.2 | 48,368 |
| Grayson | R | Abbott | +52.8 | 43,027 |
| Midland | R | Abbott | +60.6 | 42,842 |
| Taylor | R | Abbott | +54.7 | 40,705 |
| Rockwall | R | Abbott | +49.7 | 38,571 |
| Kaufman | R | Abbott | +44.9 | 38,344 |
| Gregg | R | Abbott | +43.2 | 35,981 |
| Tom Green | R | Abbott | +50.3 | 34,653 |
| Wichita | R | Abbott | +47.8 | 33,920 |
| Ector | R | Abbott | +44.9 | 30,557 |
| Hunt | R | Abbott | +56.8 | 28,413 |
| Bowie | R | Abbott | +47.0 | 28,242 |
| Bastrop | R | Abbott | +21.7 | 27,398 |
| Victoria | R | Abbott | +45.5 | 27,147 |
| Henderson | R | Abbott | +64.2 | 26,703 |
| Angelina | R | Abbott | +50.4 | 26,351 |
| Orange | R | Abbott | +66.1 | 26,286 |
| Hood | R | Abbott | +68.6 | 24,940 |
| Potter | R | Abbott | +43.6 | 24,362 |
| Wise | R | Abbott | +71.2 | 23,120 |
| Harrison | R | Abbott | +49.6 | 22,566 |
| Kerr | R | Abbott | +60.1 | 22,132 |
| Nacogdoches | R | Abbott | +35.2 | 21,518 |
| Liberty | R | Abbott | +61.9 | 20,546 |
| Hardin | R | Abbott | +76.0 | 20,010 |
| Kendall | R | Abbott | +64.3 | 19,744 |
| Burnet | R | Abbott | +58.1 | 18,549 |
| San Patricio | R | Abbott | +34.8 | 18,216 |
| Van Zandt | R | Abbott | +75.0 | 17,949 |
| Walker | R | Abbott | +38.6 | 17,796 |
| Wilson | R | Abbott | +56.0 | 17,703 |
| Wood | R | Abbott | +71.6 | 16,881 |
| Polk | R | Abbott | +58.3 | 16,728 |
| Waller | R | Abbott | +29.2 | 16,600 |
| Lamar | R | Abbott | +59.8 | 16,495 |
| Rusk | R | Abbott | +59.3 | 16,242 |
| Medina | R | Abbott | +50.0 | 16,187 |
| Coryell | R | Abbott | +43.2 | 15,931 |
| Chambers | R | Abbott | +66.2 | 15,168 |
| Cherokee | R | Abbott | +59.9 | 15,018 |
| Anderson | R | Abbott | +60.1 | 14,751 |
| Cooke | R | Abbott | +70.6 | 14,496 |
| Navarro | R | Abbott | +51.4 | 14,408 |
| Upshur | R | Abbott | +67.5 | 14,009 |
| Washington | R | Abbott | +57.9 | 13,470 |
| Wharton | R | Abbott | +47.6 | 12,911 |
| Erath | R | Abbott | +65.8 | 12,596 |
| Gillespie | R | Abbott | +66.3 | 12,545 |
| Brown | R | Abbott | +75.0 | 12,240 |
| Atascosa | R | Abbott | +38.7 | 12,174 |
| Hopkins | R | Abbott | +61.6 | 11,880 |
| Jasper | R | Abbott | +65.6 | 11,808 |
| Caldwell | R | Abbott | +19.3 | 11,457 |
| Hill | R | Abbott | +63.1 | 11,430 |
| Val Verde | R | Abbott | +6.6 | 11,365 |
| Austin | R | Abbott | +64.5 | 11,029 |
| Fannin | R | Abbott | +65.9 | 10,754 |
| Maverick | D | Valdez | +32.6 | 10,561 |
| Matagorda | R | Abbott | +48.0 | 10,471 |
| Fayette | R | Abbott | +65.0 | 10,460 |
| Cass | R | Abbott | +62.5 | 10,289 |
| Starr | D | Valdez | +36.4 | 10,246 |
| Llano | R | Abbott | +64.2 | 10,176 |
| Jim Wells | R | Abbott | +4.8 | 9,781 |
| Bandera | R | Abbott | +65.4 | 9,586 |
| Palo Pinto | R | Abbott | +66.6 | 9,430 |
| San Jacinto | R | Abbott | +66.3 | 9,335 |
| Aransas | R | Abbott | +58.8 | 8,980 |
| Panola | R | Abbott | +65.1 | 8,737 |
| Grimes | R | Abbott | +55.8 | 8,631 |
| Kleberg | R | Abbott | +14.0 | 8,559 |
| Milam | R | Abbott | +53.6 | 7,990 |
| Titus | R | Abbott | +48.2 | 7,976 |
| Uvalde | R | Abbott | +21.3 | 7,905 |
| Lavaca | R | Abbott | +78.0 | 7,731 |
| Colorado | R | Abbott | +58.2 | 7,613 |
| Shelby | R | Abbott | +63.2 | 7,542 |
| Lampasas | R | Abbott | +62.9 | 7,517 |
| Montague | R | Abbott | +78.3 | 7,408 |
| Hale | R | Abbott | +51.6 | 7,373 |
| Howard | R | Abbott | +56.9 | 7,371 |
| Houston | R | Abbott | +54.7 | 7,350 |
| Bee | R | Abbott | +35.8 | 7,178 |
| Bosque | R | Abbott | +67.7 | 7,158 |
| Tyler | R | Abbott | +71.7 | 7,122 |
| Limestone | R | Abbott | +54.9 | 6,917 |
| Hutchinson | R | Abbott | +78.1 | 6,640 |
| Burleson | R | Abbott | +60.3 | 6,599 |
| Leon | R | Abbott | +76.4 | 6,583 |
| Freestone | R | Abbott | +64.1 | 6,539 |
| Young | R | Abbott | +75.9 | 6,392 |
| Robertson | R | Abbott | +43.1 | 6,250 |
| Eastland | R | Abbott | +76.2 | 6,199 |
| Dewitt | R | Abbott | +68.2 | 6,119 |
| Calhoun | R | Abbott | +45.5 | 6,118 |
| Hockley | R | Abbott | +64.6 | 6,072 |
| Gray | R | Abbott | +80.3 | 5,948 |
| Lee | R | Abbott | +60.3 | 5,836 |
| Blanco | R | Abbott | +51.4 | 5,791 |
| Gonzales | R | Abbott | +57.4 | 5,616 |
| Trinity | R | Abbott | +66.9 | 5,169 |
| Callahan | R | Abbott | +79.5 | 5,015 |
| Jones | R | Abbott | +68.5 | 4,981 |
| Jackson | R | Abbott | +69.4 | 4,758 |
| Newton | R | Abbott | +62.1 | 4,670 |
| Falls | R | Abbott | +44.1 | 4,669 |
| Comanche | R | Abbott | +70.4 | 4,614 |
| Rains | R | Abbott | +73.6 | 4,407 |
| Red River | R | Abbott | +58.4 | 4,406 |
| Scurry | R | Abbott | +72.6 | 4,368 |
| Clay | R | Abbott | +78.3 | 4,286 |
| Willacy | D | Valdez | +7.7 | 4,226 |
| Morris | R | Abbott | +44.1 | 4,217 |
| Andrews | R | Abbott | +65.8 | 4,125 |
| Karnes | R | Abbott | +47.8 | 4,123 |
| Brewster | R | Abbott | +2.5 | 4,062 |
| Moore | R | Abbott | +62.1 | 4,058 |
| Nolan | R | Abbott | +59.0 | 4,053 |
| Sabine | R | Abbott | +76.3 | 3,958 |
| Duval | D | Valdez | +24.8 | 3,955 |
| Franklin | R | Abbott | +71.4 | 3,955 |
| Camp | R | Abbott | +46.0 | 3,885 |
| Gaines | R | Abbott | +73.8 | 3,833 |
| Madison | R | Abbott | +61.6 | 3,832 |
| Deaf Smith | R | Abbott | +48.5 | 3,773 |
| Somervell | R | Abbott | +71.8 | 3,683 |
| Live Oak | R | Abbott | +71.5 | 3,651 |
| Frio | R | Abbott | +2.9 | 3,634 |
| Archer | R | Abbott | +81.3 | 3,610 |
| Marion | R | Abbott | +45.8 | 3,525 |
| Pecos | R | Abbott | +32.3 | 3,503 |
| Wilbarger | R | Abbott | +58.9 | 3,457 |
| Lamb | R | Abbott | +62.5 | 3,449 |
| Hamilton | R | Abbott | +74.8 | 3,338 |
| Runnels | R | Abbott | +78.0 | 3,258 |
| Coleman | R | Abbott | +78.1 | 3,130 |
| Goliad | R | Abbott | +58.1 | 3,062 |
| Dawson | R | Abbott | +49.9 | 3,009 |
| San Augustine | R | Abbott | +53.7 | 3,000 |
| Stephens | R | Abbott | +79.5 | 2,964 |
| Ward | R | Abbott | +51.6 | 2,926 |
| Dimmit | D | Valdez | +26.2 | 2,850 |
| Zavala | D | Valdez | +46.8 | 2,850 |
| Jack | R | Abbott | +81.6 | 2,811 |
| Terry | R | Abbott | +59.6 | 2,802 |
| McCulloch | R | Abbott | +71.3 | 2,675 |
| Refugio | R | Abbott | +39.1 | 2,496 |
| Carson | R | Abbott | +81.6 | 2,445 |
| Ochiltree | R | Abbott | +81.3 | 2,405 |
| Reeves | R | Abbott | +3.5 | 2,351 |
| Zapata | D | Valdez | +19.9 | 2,168 |
| San Saba | R | Abbott | +78.9 | 2,059 |
| Parmer | R | Abbott | +64.9 | 2,046 |
| Mills | R | Abbott | +78.6 | 2,014 |
| Mason | R | Abbott | +64.9 | 1,959 |
| Delta | R | Abbott | +67.4 | 1,936 |
| Mitchell | R | Abbott | +68.0 | 1,907 |
| Yoakum | R | Abbott | +66.3 | 1,893 |
| Swisher | R | Abbott | +59.6 | 1,885 |
| Floyd | R | Abbott | +55.2 | 1,877 |
| Brooks | D | Valdez | +28.9 | 1,868 |
| Wheeler | R | Abbott | +85.5 | 1,821 |
| Childress | R | Abbott | +76.1 | 1,762 |
| Kimble | R | Abbott | +79.9 | 1,713 |
| Lynn | R | Abbott | +63.6 | 1,696 |
| Hansford | R | Abbott | +84.6 | 1,691 |
| Haskell | R | Abbott | +67.1 | 1,666 |
| Presidio | D | Valdez | +41.6 | 1,644 |
| Castro | R | Abbott | +52.9 | 1,615 |
| Hartley | R | Abbott | +84.1 | 1,605 |
| Bailey | R | Abbott | +55.5 | 1,604 |
| Real | R | Abbott | +72.0 | 1,566 |
| Martin | R | Abbott | +69.5 | 1,546 |
| Fisher | R | Abbott | +57.2 | 1,488 |
| La Salle | R | Abbott | +0.2 | 1,460 |
| Jim Hogg | D | Valdez | +29.6 | 1,454 |
| Winkler | R | Abbott | +59.6 | 1,453 |
| Crosby | R | Abbott | +43.3 | 1,417 |
| Hemphill | R | Abbott | +76.7 | 1,365 |
| Coke | R | Abbott | +81.0 | 1,320 |
| Shackelford | R | Abbott | +85.8 | 1,285 |
| Donley | R | Abbott | +77.6 | 1,284 |
| Garza | R | Abbott | +69.8 | 1,277 |
| Crockett | R | Abbott | +46.5 | 1,266 |
| Baylor | R | Abbott | +77.9 | 1,236 |
| Sutton | R | Abbott | +57.6 | 1,199 |
| Kinney | R | Abbott | +50.4 | 1,191 |
| Jeff Davis | R | Abbott | +26.8 | 1,165 |
| Hardeman | R | Abbott | +72.9 | 1,157 |
| Dallam | R | Abbott | +76.3 | 1,122 |
| Knox | R | Abbott | +59.3 | 1,094 |
| Lipscomb | R | Abbott | +78.8 | 1,064 |
| Crane | R | Abbott | +61.6 | 1,047 |
| Upton | R | Abbott | +70.1 | 1,016 |
| Concho | R | Abbott | +69.2 | 983 |
| Hall | R | Abbott | +69.8 | 964 |
| Schleicher | R | Abbott | +59.7 | 957 |
| Collingsworth | R | Abbott | +77.4 | 943 |
| Armstrong | R | Abbott | +85.3 | 895 |
| Hudspeth | R | Abbott | +23.1 | 880 |
| Reagan | R | Abbott | +68.2 | 836 |
| Sherman | R | Abbott | +76.7 | 817 |
| Oldham | R | Abbott | +84.0 | 809 |
| Menard | R | Abbott | +66.1 | 780 |
| Dickens | R | Abbott | +73.9 | 758 |
| Culberson | D | Valdez | +13.0 | 757 |
| Edwards | R | Abbott | +72.1 | 742 |
| Irion | R | Abbott | +75.2 | 737 |
| Throckmorton | R | Abbott | +80.6 | 697 |
| Cochran | R | Abbott | +63.0 | 679 |
| Briscoe | R | Abbott | +79.9 | 623 |
| Stonewall | R | Abbott | +66.7 | 610 |
| Cottle | R | Abbott | +67.8 | 556 |
| Glasscock | R | Abbott | +86.6 | 553 |
| Motley | R | Abbott | +86.0 | 528 |
| Sterling | R | Abbott | +83.2 | 488 |
| Roberts | R | Abbott | +92.1 | 469 |
| Terrell | R | Abbott | +38.9 | 463 |
| Foard | R | Abbott | +52.8 | 436 |
| McMullen | R | Abbott | +84.4 | 429 |
| Borden | R | Abbott | +89.7 | 339 |
| Kent | R | Abbott | +78.6 | 337 |
| Kenedy | R | Abbott | +31.6 | 171 |
| King | R | Abbott | +89.8 | 127 |
| Loving | R | Abbott | +67.3 | 55 |