2026 forecast ยท Texas Commissioner Of The General Land Office

Dawn Buckingham is favored to win Texas's commissioner of the general land office race.

Benjamin Flores vs Dawn Buckingham, with Dawn Buckingham running again. The model has Buckingham ahead by 4.3 points, with a 83 percent chance of winning.

Lean RModel R +4.3Polls R +5.8Updated October 22, 2026
Benjamin Flores
Democrat
45.6%
4,561,424 projected votes
Dawn Buckingham
Republican
49.9%
4,990,106 projected votes
83%Buckingham
17%Flores
Buckingham favoredEach square is one simulated election night, Buckingham wins about 83 of 100

Texas Commissioner Of The General Land Office by county

Anderson CountyAndrews CountyAngelina CountyAransas CountyArcher CountyArmstrong CountyAtascosa CountyAustin CountyBailey CountyBandera CountyBastrop CountyBaylor CountyBee CountyBell CountyBexar CountyBlanco CountyBorden CountyBosque CountyBowie CountyBrazoria CountyBrazos CountyBrewster CountyBriscoe CountyBrooks CountyBrown CountyBurleson CountyBurnet CountyCaldwell CountyCalhoun CountyCallahan CountyCameron CountyCamp CountyCarson CountyCass CountyCastro CountyChambers CountyCherokee CountyChildress CountyClay CountyCochran CountyCoke CountyColeman CountyCollin CountyCollingsworth CountyColorado CountyComal CountyComanche CountyConcho CountyCooke CountyCoryell CountyCottle CountyCrane CountyCrockett CountyCrosby CountyCulberson CountyDallam CountyDallas CountyDawson CountyDeaf Smith CountyDelta CountyDenton CountyDeWitt CountyDickens CountyDimmit CountyDonley CountyDuval CountyEastland CountyEctor CountyEdwards CountyEllis CountyEl Paso CountyErath CountyFalls CountyFannin CountyFayette CountyFisher CountyFloyd CountyFoard CountyFort Bend CountyFranklin CountyFreestone CountyFrio CountyGaines CountyGalveston CountyGarza CountyGillespie CountyGlasscock CountyGoliad CountyGonzales CountyGray CountyGrayson CountyGregg CountyGrimes CountyGuadalupe CountyHale CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHansford CountyHardeman CountyHardin CountyHarris CountyHarrison CountyHartley CountyHaskell CountyHays CountyHemphill CountyHenderson CountyHidalgo CountyHill CountyHockley CountyHood CountyHopkins CountyHouston CountyHoward CountyHudspeth CountyHunt CountyHutchinson CountyIrion CountyJack CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyJeff Davis CountyJefferson CountyJim Hogg CountyJim Wells CountyJohnson CountyJones CountyKarnes CountyKaufman CountyKendall CountyKenedy CountyKent CountyKerr CountyKimble CountyKing CountyKinney CountyKleberg CountyKnox CountyLamar CountyLamb CountyLampasas CountyLa Salle CountyLavaca CountyLee CountyLeon CountyLiberty CountyLimestone CountyLipscomb CountyLive Oak CountyLlano CountyLoving CountyLubbock CountyLynn CountyMcCulloch CountyMcLennan CountyMcMullen CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMartin CountyMason CountyMatagorda CountyMaverick CountyMedina CountyMenard CountyMidland CountyMilam CountyMills CountyMitchell CountyMontague CountyMontgomery CountyMoore CountyMorris CountyMotley CountyNacogdoches CountyNavarro CountyNewton CountyNolan CountyNueces CountyOchiltree CountyOldham CountyOrange CountyPalo Pinto CountyPanola CountyParker CountyParmer CountyPecos CountyPolk CountyPotter CountyPresidio CountyRains CountyRandall CountyReagan CountyReal CountyRed River CountyReeves CountyRefugio CountyRoberts CountyRobertson CountyRockwall CountyRunnels CountyRusk CountySabine CountySan Augustine CountySan Jacinto CountySan Patricio CountySan Saba CountySchleicher CountyScurry CountyShackelford CountyShelby CountySherman CountySmith CountySomervell CountyStarr CountyStephens CountySterling CountyStonewall CountySutton CountySwisher CountyTarrant CountyTaylor CountyTerrell CountyTerry CountyThrockmorton CountyTitus CountyTom Green CountyTravis CountyTrinity CountyTyler CountyUpshur CountyUpton CountyUvalde CountyVal Verde CountyVan Zandt CountyVictoria CountyWalker CountyWaller CountyWard CountyWashington CountyWebb CountyWharton CountyWheeler CountyWichita CountyWilbarger CountyWillacy CountyWilliamson CountyWilson CountyWinkler CountyWise CountyWood CountyYoakum CountyYoung CountyZapata CountyZavala CountyHarrisDallasBexarTravisCollinFort BendWilliamsonMontgomeryEl PasoHidalgoBrazoriaBell
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Where the margin is won
Travis County: Flores +294,021Dallas County: Flores +283,791Harris County: Flores +247,968Bexar County: Flores +156,306El Paso County: Flores +79,155Hidalgo County: Flores +38,510Fort Bend County: Flores +31,769Tarrant County: Flores +20,440Williamson County: Flores +16,351Hays County: Flores +16,348Webb County: Flores +15,449Cameron County: Flores +13,839Starr County: Flores +2,653Maverick County: Flores +1,600Zavala County: Flores +1,140Presidio County: Flores +913Dimmit County: Flores +856Willacy County: Flores +824Brooks County: Flores +691Duval County: Flores +650Jim Hogg County: Flores +470Zapata County: Flores +309Brewster County: Flores +2Montgomery County: Buckingham +110,727Parker County: Buckingham +48,017Smith County: Buckingham +39,606Lubbock County: Buckingham +37,738Comal County: Buckingham +37,429Johnson County: Buckingham +34,498Randall County: Buckingham +33,298Galveston County: Buckingham +30,760Midland County: Buckingham +29,607Grayson County: Buckingham +29,209Denton County: Buckingham +28,584Ellis County: Buckingham +28,282Brazoria County: Buckingham +25,732McLennan County: Buckingham +23,568Taylor County: Buckingham +23,331Hunt County: Buckingham +21,699Wise County: Buckingham +21,350Henderson County: Buckingham +21,038Rockwall County: Buckingham +20,915Orange County: Buckingham +20,072Hood County: Buckingham +19,449Guadalupe County: Buckingham +18,596Kaufman County: Buckingham +18,295Van Zandt County: Buckingham +17,735Tom Green County: Buckingham +17,645Ector County: Buckingham +17,569Hardin County: Buckingham +17,315Gregg County: Buckingham +16,648Liberty County: Buckingham +16,249Wichita County: Buckingham +15,146Wood County: Buckingham +14,649Angelina County: Buckingham +14,593Bowie County: Buckingham +14,289Kendall County: Buckingham +13,960Kerr County: Buckingham +13,338Burnet County: Buckingham +12,811Harrison County: Buckingham +12,745Brazos County: Buckingham +12,595Victoria County: Buckingham +12,594Chambers County: Buckingham +12,571Bell County: Buckingham +12,119Cooke County: Buckingham +11,726Collin County: Buckingham +11,615Polk County: Buckingham +11,582Upshur County: Buckingham +11,570Wilson County: Buckingham +11,495Potter County: Buckingham +11,441Rusk County: Buckingham +11,053Lamar County: Buckingham +10,996Cherokee County: Buckingham +10,933Anderson County: Buckingham +10,828Brown County: Buckingham +10,704Erath County: Buckingham +10,452Fannin County: Buckingham +9,372Walker County: Buckingham +8,853Washington County: Buckingham +8,831Hill County: Buckingham +8,805Jasper County: Buckingham +8,775Medina County: Buckingham +8,749Navarro County: Buckingham +8,689Gillespie County: Buckingham +8,649Hopkins County: Buckingham +8,561Coryell County: Buckingham +8,330Nacogdoches County: Buckingham +8,245Austin County: Buckingham +8,072Palo Pinto County: Buckingham +7,644Cass County: Buckingham +7,643Llano County: Buckingham +7,164Grimes County: Buckingham +7,157Bandera County: Buckingham +7,144Fayette County: Buckingham +7,116Wharton County: Buckingham +7,064Montague County: Buckingham +7,057San Jacinto County: Buckingham +6,878Lavaca County: Buckingham +6,762San Patricio County: Buckingham +6,727Aransas County: Buckingham +6,331Panola County: Buckingham +6,278Tyler County: Buckingham +6,002Atascosa County: Buckingham +5,980Waller County: Buckingham +5,953Leon County: Buckingham +5,898Lampasas County: Buckingham +5,670Matagorda County: Buckingham +5,631Hutchinson County: Buckingham +5,520Eastland County: Buckingham +5,388Bosque County: Buckingham +5,370Young County: Buckingham +5,362Shelby County: Buckingham +5,332Gray County: Buckingham +5,309Milam County: Buckingham +5,238Freestone County: Buckingham +5,127Burleson County: Buckingham +5,016Howard County: Buckingham +4,993Colorado County: Buckingham +4,866Titus County: Buckingham +4,835Hale County: Buckingham +4,791Callahan County: Buckingham +4,662Houston County: Buckingham +4,627DeWitt County: Buckingham +4,527Jones County: Buckingham +4,505Hockley County: Buckingham +4,394Bastrop County: Buckingham +4,344Lee County: Buckingham +4,332Limestone County: Buckingham +4,311Gaines County: Buckingham +4,175Rains County: Buckingham +4,055Trinity County: Buckingham +4,033Comanche County: Buckingham +4,001Clay County: Buckingham +3,861Jackson County: Buckingham +3,779Sabine County: Buckingham +3,679Scurry County: Buckingham +3,672Blanco County: Buckingham +3,636Gonzales County: Buckingham +3,630Andrews County: Buckingham +3,567Robertson County: Buckingham +3,359Archer County: Buckingham +3,355Calhoun County: Buckingham +3,301Newton County: Buckingham +3,157Franklin County: Buckingham +3,058Live Oak County: Buckingham +3,030Moore County: Buckingham +2,999Madison County: Buckingham +2,959Somervell County: Buckingham +2,946Nueces County: Buckingham +2,932Red River County: Buckingham +2,899Jack County: Buckingham +2,834Bee County: Buckingham +2,819Coleman County: Buckingham +2,780Runnels County: Buckingham +2,766Nolan County: Buckingham +2,719Stephens County: Buckingham +2,687Hamilton County: Buckingham +2,639Karnes County: Buckingham +2,504Falls County: Buckingham +2,485Jefferson County: Buckingham +2,414Camp County: Buckingham +2,400Wilbarger County: Buckingham +2,368Lamb County: Buckingham +2,338Morris County: Buckingham +2,234McCulloch County: Buckingham +2,118Carson County: Buckingham +2,110Ochiltree County: Buckingham +2,045Uvalde County: Buckingham +2,013Goliad County: Buckingham +1,998Marion County: Buckingham +1,995Deaf Smith County: Buckingham +1,994Terry County: Buckingham +1,975Ward County: Buckingham +1,923Dawson County: Buckingham +1,890San Saba County: Buckingham +1,862San Augustine County: Buckingham +1,797Mills County: Buckingham +1,789Mitchell County: Buckingham +1,712Wheeler County: Buckingham +1,583Parmer County: Buckingham +1,581Kimble County: Buckingham +1,570Childress County: Buckingham +1,562Pecos County: Buckingham +1,532Val Verde County: Buckingham +1,528Delta County: Buckingham +1,492Hartley County: Buckingham +1,451Hansford County: Buckingham +1,432Lynn County: Buckingham +1,419Yoakum County: Buckingham +1,416Haskell County: Buckingham +1,384Mason County: Buckingham +1,358Martin County: Buckingham +1,252Swisher County: Buckingham +1,222Coke County: Buckingham +1,201Shackelford County: Buckingham +1,153Winkler County: Buckingham +1,144Baylor County: Buckingham +1,132Floyd County: Buckingham +1,106Donley County: Buckingham +1,093Castro County: Buckingham +1,074Real County: Buckingham +1,073Hemphill County: Buckingham +1,052Dallam County: Buckingham +1,039Refugio County: Buckingham +1,010Garza County: Buckingham +1,006Bailey County: Buckingham +1,004Fisher County: Buckingham +962Caldwell County: Buckingham +932Crane County: Buckingham +849Lipscomb County: Buckingham +848Hardeman County: Buckingham +846Upton County: Buckingham +834Armstrong County: Buckingham +787Knox County: Buckingham +773Concho County: Buckingham +768Sutton County: Buckingham +767Collingsworth County: Buckingham +764Crosby County: Buckingham +760Hall County: Buckingham +733Sherman County: Buckingham +664Oldham County: Buckingham +655Schleicher County: Buckingham +615Crockett County: Buckingham +613Kinney County: Buckingham +605Throckmorton County: Buckingham +604Dickens County: Buckingham +581Menard County: Buckingham +566Jim Wells County: Buckingham +545Reagan County: Buckingham +545Irion County: Buckingham +516Briscoe County: Buckingham +510Motley County: Buckingham +482Cochran County: Buckingham +472Edwards County: Buckingham +469Glasscock County: Buckingham +465Reeves County: Buckingham +434Sterling County: Buckingham +425Stonewall County: Buckingham +397Cottle County: Buckingham +390Roberts County: Buckingham +388Hudspeth County: Buckingham +328Foard County: Buckingham +310Kleberg County: Buckingham +301Kent County: Buckingham +283Borden County: Buckingham +275McMullen County: Buckingham +214Terrell County: Buckingham +185Jeff Davis County: Buckingham +175King County: Buckingham +95La Salle County: Buckingham +78Frio County: Buckingham +45Culberson County: Buckingham +32Kenedy County: Buckingham +20Loving County: Buckingham +19
Flores +1,224,055 net votes from 23 countiesStatewide R +4.3, a 428,674 vote marginBuckingham +1,652,729 net votes from 231 counties

Projected statewide vote

9,998,925 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Dawn Buckingham R4,990,10649.9%
Benjamin Flores D4,561,42445.6%
Neill Snider447,3944.5%
Total9,998,925100%

Expected votes at the projected turnout for this office, which runs a little below the top of the ticket because some voters skip down ballot races.

Projected vote by county

254 counties
CountyFloresBuckinghamOtherTotalMargin
Statewide4,561,4254,990,099447,3929,998,916R +4.3
Harris County785,190537,22261,9421,384,354D +17.9
Dallas County513,560229,76934,817778,146D +36.5
Tarrant County354,290333,85032,232720,372D +2.8
Bexar County405,328249,02230,649684,999D +22.8
Travis County410,162116,14124,652550,955D +53.4
Collin County203,488215,10319,607438,198R +2.6
Denton County167,565196,14917,036380,750R +7.5
Fort Bend County162,525130,75613,737307,018D +10.3
Williamson County135,359119,00811,914266,281D +6.1
Montgomery County65,447176,17411,317252,938R +43.8
El Paso County150,49371,33810,391232,222D +34.1
Hidalgo County112,73974,2298,758195,726D +19.7
Brazoria County51,95677,6886,072135,716R +19.0
Galveston County49,04779,8076,036134,890R +22.8
Bell County48,72060,8395,131114,690R +10.6
Nueces County52,30355,2355,037112,575R +2.6
Hays County60,55744,2094,907109,673D +14.9
Lubbock County33,04870,7864,864108,698R +34.7
Cameron County57,56343,7244,744106,031D +13.1
Smith County23,21162,8174,02990,057R +44.0
McLennan County30,59654,1643,97088,730R +26.6
Comal County22,55659,9853,86686,407R +43.3
Ellis County24,61152,8933,63081,134R +34.9
Brazos County32,29644,8913,61580,802R +15.6
Jefferson County35,55937,9733,44476,976R +3.1
Parker County11,28259,2993,30673,887R +65.0
Guadalupe County24,26042,8563,14470,260R +26.5
Johnson County15,28549,7833,04868,116R +50.6
Webb County36,46321,0142,69360,170D +25.7
Randall County10,74644,0442,56657,356R +58.1
Kaufman County17,35635,6512,48355,490R +33.0
Grayson County11,37140,5802,43354,384R +53.7
Rockwall County13,96034,8752,28751,122R +40.9
Midland County9,50039,1072,27650,883R +58.2
Taylor County11,74335,0742,19349,010R +47.6
Gregg County11,11027,7581,82140,689R +40.9
Wichita County11,64926,7951,80140,245R +37.6
Tom Green County10,24827,8931,78639,927R +44.2
Hunt County7,50629,2051,72038,431R +56.5
Ector County8,42225,9911,61136,024R +48.8
Bastrop County14,65418,9981,57635,228R +12.3
Henderson County5,43526,4731,49433,402R +63.0
Bowie County8,27822,5671,44532,290R +44.3
Hood County5,13324,5821,39231,107R +62.5
Victoria County8,43921,0331,38130,853R +40.8
Orange County4,63024,7021,37430,706R +65.4
Wise County3,96725,3171,37230,656R +69.7
Angelina County6,92021,5131,33329,766R +49.0
Potter County8,38319,8241,32129,528R +38.7
Liberty County4,45420,7031,17826,335R +61.7
Harrison County5,87218,6171,14725,636R +49.7
Kerr County5,31918,6571,12325,099R +53.1
Kendall County4,87018,8301,11124,811R +56.3
Van Zandt County2,72720,4621,08624,275R +73.1
Walker County7,12515,9781,08324,186R +36.6
Burnet County5,01517,8261,06923,910R +53.6
Hardin County2,55719,8721,05123,480R +73.8
Nacogdoches County6,74614,9911,01822,755R +36.2
Coryell County6,67415,0041,01622,694R +36.7
Wilson County5,02716,5221,00922,558R +51.0
San Patricio County7,29214,01999822,309R +30.1
Waller County7,32913,28296521,576R +27.6
Wood County2,74517,39494421,083R +69.5
Medina County5,56714,31693220,815R +42.0
Polk County3,94915,53191220,392R +56.8
Chambers County2,98215,55386919,404R +64.8
Rusk County3,48314,53684418,863R +58.6
Lamar County3,37914,37583218,586R +59.2
Anderson County3,28314,11181418,208R +59.5
Cherokee County2,98013,91379117,684R +61.8
Cooke County2,48714,21378217,482R +67.1
Navarro County3,87812,56777117,216R +50.5
Upshur County2,24713,81775216,816R +68.8
Erath County2,45612,90872016,084R +65.0
Washington County3,18412,01571215,911R +55.5
Atascosa County4,56810,54870815,824R +37.8
Brown County1,71312,41766214,792R +72.4
Caldwell County6,4707,40265014,522R +6.4
Gillespie County2,59111,24064814,479R +59.7
Wharton County3,36510,42964614,440R +48.9
Starr County8,1825,52964314,354D +18.5
Hopkins County2,53911,10063914,278R +60.0
Fannin County2,00711,37962614,012R +66.9
Hill County2,28211,08762713,996R +62.9
Jasper County1,98110,75659713,334R +65.8
Maverick County7,0985,49859013,186D +12.1
Austin County2,14310,21557912,937R +62.4
Val Verde County5,3486,87657212,796R +11.9
Jim Wells County5,4976,04254112,080R +4.5
Llano County2,1789,34254012,060R +59.4
Cass County1,8629,50553311,900R +64.2
Matagorda County2,8108,44152711,778R +47.8
Grimes County2,0039,16052311,686R +61.3
Fayette County2,0089,12452211,654R +61.1
Bandera County1,9609,10451811,582R +61.7
Aransas County2,2618,59250811,361R +55.7
Palo Pinto County1,5789,22250511,305R +67.6
San Jacinto County1,8678,74549811,110R +61.9
Milam County2,0347,2724369,742R +53.8
Lampasas County1,7587,4284309,616R +59.0
Panola County1,4527,7304319,613R +65.3
Kleberg County4,4164,7174279,560R +3.1
Montague County8707,9274129,209R +76.6
Lavaca County9757,7374089,120R +74.1
Titus County1,8556,6904018,946R +54.0
Uvalde County3,2185,2313958,844R +22.8
Howard County1,6566,6493898,694R +57.4
Bee County2,7145,5333868,633R +32.6
Colorado County1,6796,5453858,609R +56.5
Hale County1,6466,4373788,461R +56.6
Shelby County1,3706,7023788,450R +63.1
Houston County1,6906,3173758,382R +55.2
Tyler County1,0017,0033758,379R +71.6
Bosque County1,2876,6573728,316R +64.6
Limestone County1,6815,9923608,033R +53.7
Burleson County1,2366,2523507,838R +64.0
Freestone County1,1546,2813487,783R +65.9
Leon County7006,5983427,640R +77.2
Lee County1,2955,6273247,246R +59.8
Eastland County7556,1433247,222R +74.6
Young County7606,1223227,204R +74.4
Hutchinson County6786,1983227,198R +76.7
Blanco County1,5745,2103187,102R +51.2
DeWitt County1,1175,6443177,078R +64.0
Robertson County1,6284,9873106,925R +48.5
Calhoun County1,6284,9293076,864R +48.1
Hockley County1,0715,4653066,842R +64.2
Gray County5825,8913046,777R +78.3
Gonzales County1,3474,9772976,621R +54.8
Jones County8285,3332896,450R +69.8
Trinity County9775,0102816,268R +64.3
Callahan County5695,2312716,071R +76.8
Falls County1,4893,9742575,720R +43.5
Rains County6874,7422555,684R +71.3
Comanche County6664,6672505,583R +71.7
Jackson County7464,5252475,518R +68.5
Willacy County2,9652,1412395,345D +15.4
Gaines County3784,5532315,162R +80.9
Scurry County5984,2702295,097R +72.0
Clay County4824,3432265,051R +76.4
Newton County8243,9812255,030R +62.8
Andrews County6044,1712244,999R +71.3
Red River County9103,8092214,940R +58.7
Sabine County4694,1482174,834R +76.1
Karnes County1,0183,5222124,752R +52.7
Frio County2,2372,2822114,730R +1.0
Madison County7793,7382124,729R +62.6
Morris County1,1113,3452084,664R +47.9
Nolan County8573,5762084,641R +58.6
Moore County7023,7012064,609R +65.0
Camp County9823,3822044,568R +52.5
Franklin County6333,6912024,526R +67.6
Live Oak County6273,6572014,485R +67.5
Somervell County6653,6112004,476R +65.8
Archer County3793,7341934,306R +77.9
Brewster County2,0292,0271904,246D +0.1
Pecos County1,2232,7551864,164R +36.8
Wilbarger County7423,1101804,032R +58.7
Zapata County2,0761,7671794,022D +7.7
Marion County9212,9161804,017R +49.7
Deaf Smith County8922,8861763,954R +50.4
Duval County2,2061,5561763,938D +16.5
Hamilton County5163,1551733,844R +68.7
Lamb County5992,9371653,701R +63.2
Runnels County3653,1311643,660R +75.6
Coleman County3333,1131623,608R +77.0
Goliad County6852,6831583,526R +56.6
Jack County2633,0971583,518R +80.6
Stephens County2572,9441503,351R +80.2
San Augustine County6762,4731473,296R +54.5
Dawson County5932,4831443,220R +58.7
Ward County5492,4721413,162R +60.8
Terry County5132,4881413,142R +62.9
Dimmit County1,9201,0641403,124D +27.4
Zavala County2,0358951383,068D +37.1
McCulloch County3772,4951343,006R +70.5
Reeves County1,2181,6521353,005R +14.4
Carson County2282,3381202,686R +78.6
Refugio County7681,7781192,665R +37.9
Ochiltree County2102,2551152,580R +79.2
Mitchell County3022,0141082,424R +70.6
San Saba County2192,0811072,407R +77.4
Brooks County1,4697781052,352D +29.4
Mills County2101,9991032,312R +77.4
Parmer County2981,8791022,279R +69.3
Delta County3311,8231002,254R +66.2
Mason County3691,727982,194R +61.9
Childress County2211,783942,098R +74.4
Kimble County2151,785932,093R +75.0
Lynn County2881,707932,088R +68.0
Swisher County3801,602922,074R +58.9
Haskell County2751,659902,024R +68.4
Yoakum County2571,673912,021R +70.0
La Salle County919997892,005R +3.9
Wheeler County1381,721871,946R +81.3
Presidio County1,362449851,896D +48.1
Castro County3471,421831,851R +58.0
Hartley County1481,599811,828R +79.4
Floyd County2801,386781,744R +63.4
Hansford County1171,549781,744R +82.1
Winkler County2571,401781,736R +66.0
Martin County2001,452781,730R +72.3
Bailey County2981,302741,674R +60.0
Crosby County3801,140721,592R +47.7
Jim Hogg County985515701,570D +29.9
Real County2111,284701,565R +68.5
Fisher County2621,224701,556R +61.9
Coke County1421,343691,554R +77.3
Baylor County1451,277661,488R +76.1
Garza County2051,211661,482R +67.9
Shackelford County1131,266651,444R +79.9
Hemphill County1601,212641,436R +73.3
Donley County1321,225631,420R +77.0
Dallam County1391,178621,379R +75.3
Kinney County316921591,296R +46.7
Crockett County290903571,250R +49.1
Crane County1661,015561,237R +68.7
Sutton County204971551,230R +62.4
Hardeman County1571,003541,214R +69.7
Knox County176949531,178R +65.6
Upton County127961521,140R +73.2
Concho County152920501,122R +68.5
Lipscomb County92940481,080R +78.5
Jeff Davis County415590471,052R +16.6
Collingsworth County109873461,028R +74.3
Hall County123856461,025R +71.5
Schleicher County175790451,010R +60.8
Armstrong County6585243960R +81.9
Hudspeth County28761542944R +34.7
Menard County13369940872R +64.9
Dickens County11069138839R +69.2
Oldham County6471937820R +80.0
Reagan County11966437820R +66.6
Sherman County5772136814R +81.6
Throckmorton County5966334756R +79.8
Culberson County33636832736R +4.4
Cochran County11558733735R +64.1
Irion County7959532706R +73.0
Edwards County8054929658R +71.3
Briscoe County4655628630R +80.9
Stonewall County8748427598R +66.3
Motley County3251426572R +84.2
Cottle County7546526566R +69.0
Glasscock County3049524549R +84.7
Sterling County2945423506R +83.9
Foard County8639622504R +61.4
Roberts County1139919429R +90.5
Terrell County9227717386R +48.0
Kent County3832117376R +75.3
Borden County1629115322R +85.6
McMullen County2323712272R +78.8
King County51005110R +87.0
Kenedy County2242266R +30.7
Loving County322126R +74.1

Projected 2026 votes from the On Point simulation: each county's expected turnout times its simulated vote share. Totals may differ from the race total by rounding.

Range of outcomes

80 percent of simulations
D +1.5R +10.1R +4.3

80 percent of simulations fall between D +1.5 and R +10.1. The white dot is the forecast; the line is a tie.

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, Senate and governorR +0.3
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +0.6
Blend of every legD +0.9
With incumbency and primary unityR +2.1
With polls, 65% weightR +4.3

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +1.5 and R +10.1.

Polls of the race

6 polls
R+12R+8R+4EvenAugSepOctFlores aheadBuckingham aheadActiVote, 400, R +3.8, 5 days agoUniversity of Houston Hobby School, 2,000, R +7.0, 8 days agoTexas Public Opinion Research, 1,007, R +3.0, 30 days agoTexas Southern University (Barbara Jordan Center), 1,800, R +8.0, 33 days agoTexas Public Opinion Research, 1,000, R +4.0, 59 days agoTexas Southern University, 1,200, R +5.0, 84 days agoR +5.9poll trendR +5.8average
PollsterSampleEndedFloresBuckinghamMargin
ActiVote400 LV2026-10-1748.151.9R +3.8
University of Houston Hobby School2,000 LV2026-10-144047R +7.0
Texas Public Opinion Research1,007 LV2026-09-224346R +3.0
Texas Southern University (Barbara Jordan Center)1,800 LV2026-09-193947R +8.0
Texas Public Opinion Research1,000 LV2026-08-244044R +4.0
Texas Southern University1,200 LV2026-07-304045R +5.0