Research · Texas general election, Nov. 3, 2026

Texas 2026: county turnout

By B-59 · Published Nov. 3, 2026 · Live figures read 11:50 PM CT · Method and sources

Early voting closed on Oct. 30 with 7,711,665 ballots cast statewide: 40.5% of registered voters, and 94.7% of everyone who voted in 2022. In the Rio Grande Valley the early vote has already passed the 2022 total, at 109.2%. On election day, Travis County’s tracker shows 545,480 ballots, 57.7% of registered voters, as of 9:11 PM.

7,711,665Early ballots, statewide

3,991,812Early ballots, the 17 focus counties

40.5%Early turnout, statewide

Early vote compared with all of 2022

8 of the 17 focus counties cast more early ballots than in the whole 2022 midterm, before election day began. Against the 2024 presidential election, a higher bar, the state’s early vote stands at 67.3% of the total.

Statewide94.7%

Hidalgo115.4%

Collin104.0%

Williamson102.8%

Cameron102.7%

Denton101.9%

Ellis101.6%

Maverick101.1%

Webb100.0%

Dallas99.2%

El Paso97.5%

Harris97.2%

Bexar96.8%

Travis95.6%

Bell94.5%

Montgomery92.2%

Starr90.7%

Hockley81.9%

Willacy73.5%

2026 early ballots (7,711,665 statewide, in person and mail) as a share of every ballot cast in the 2022 general. Past 100%, a county has already beaten its whole 2022 turnout. Travis is a benchmark rather than one of the 17. Sources: Texas SOS, Texas Legislative Council.

Turnout by county

Live figures add the state’s mail-ballot count to each tracker’s in-person check-ins, early and election day, read at 11:50 PM CT, and set them against every ballot cast in the 2024 general. 2026 early vote is final (in person and mail, through Oct 30). Rates use registered voters. Live trackers: Travis, Bell, Montgomery, Ellis, Hockley, Hays, McLennan, Madison.

	Live county trackers, unofficial			2026 early vote Texas SOS			Past turnout TLC

Statewide	—			7,711,665	40.5%	94.7%	67.0%	46.0%	61.3%
Benchmark
Travis (opens in a new tab)	545,480as of 9:11 PM	57.7%	92.9%	443,907	46.9%	95.6%	71.3%	52.4%	63.2%
Counties with a live election-day tracker
Montgomery (opens in a new tab)	256,283as of 9:12 PM	52.6%	83.3%	191,877	39.4%	92.2%	72.8%	50.8%	67.4%
Bell (opens in a new tab)	110,642as of 9:14 PM	44.8%	84.2%	83,393	33.8%	94.5%	59.3%	38.7%	54.4%
Ellis (opens in a new tab)	87,638as of 9:15 PM	55.1%	87.5%	69,167	43.5%	101.6%	71.6%	51.9%	67.5%
Hockley (opens in a new tab)	6,460as of 9:13 PM	44.9%	80.9%	4,569	31.8%	81.9%	58.9%	41.4%	56.9%
Hays (opens in a new tab)	118,411as of 9:15 PM	58.2%	93.5%	98,342	48.3%	109.3%	71.8%	53.6%	67.5%
McLennan (opens in a new tab)	82,715as of 9:11 PM	51.3%	82.3%	58,698	36.4%	80.5%	66.3%	39.1%	62.8%
Madison (opens in a new tab)	4,300as of 9:13 PM	50.1%	78.1%	2,982	34.8%	76.0%	67.9%	48.1%	65.0%
The 17 focus counties
Harris	—			1,076,002	39.2%	97.2%	66.3%	43.1%	58.1%
Dallas	—			624,415	41.8%	99.2%	66.3%	44.2%	58.3%
Bexar	—			525,779	39.7%	96.8%	65.1%	44.1%	58.8%
Valley	—			259,921	34.3%	109.2%	55.1%	34.4%	48.7%
Hidalgo	—			165,746	35.6%	115.4%	56.9%	34.4%	48.8%
Cameron	—			80,029	32.8%	102.7%	52.9%	34.2%	49.1%
Starr	—			11,324	31.0%	90.7%	52.5%	36.6%	45.1%
Willacy	—			2,822	24.4%	73.5%	43.9%	32.8%	47.9%
Collin	—			380,750	48.3%	104.0%	76.1%	52.6%	69.2%
Denton	—			324,513	47.2%	101.9%	74.1%	52.5%	67.5%
El Paso	—			162,717	30.6%	97.5%	55.1%	32.9%	48.6%
Williamson	—			232,993	49.3%	102.8%	74.7%	54.5%	69.4%
Webb	—			46,011	30.6%	100.0%	50.4%	32.1%	44.8%
Maverick	—			9,705	26.1%	101.1%	46.6%	28.2%	44.8%

Detail

Election day, from county trackers

Unofficial tracker check-ins plus the state’s mail-ballot count, read at 11:50 PM CT. The 2022 and 2024 columns set every 2026 ballot so far against each year’s final total. The last two compare 2026 with 2024 at the same hour of election day, through the last full hour: first every ballot, early vote included, then election-day check-ins alone. Hays, McLennan and Madison are not among the 17 focus counties.


Travis (opens in a new tab)	9:11 PM	427,686	16,221	101,645	545,480	57.7%	117.5%	92.9%	92.9%	103.8%
Bell (opens in a new tab)	9:14 PM	80,141	3,252	26,997	110,642	44.8%	125.3%	84.2%	84.2%	93.1%
Montgomery (opens in a new tab)	9:12 PM	183,345	8,532	64,384	256,283	52.6%	123.2%	83.3%	83.3%	110.9%
Ellis (opens in a new tab)	9:15 PM	68,519	648	18,461	87,638	55.1%	128.7%	87.5%	—	—
Hockley (opens in a new tab)	9:13 PM	4,407	162	1,886	6,460	44.9%	115.8%	80.9%	—	—
Hays (opens in a new tab)	9:15 PM	95,171	3,171	21,089	118,411	58.2%	131.6%	93.5%	—	—
McLennan (opens in a new tab)	9:11 PM	56,006	2,692	23,919	82,715	51.3%	113.4%	82.3%	—	—
Madison (opens in a new tab)	9:13 PM	2,879	103	1,315	4,300	50.1%	109.5%	78.1%	—	—

Travis County (opens in a new tab)

Before election day: 443,835 ballots (early in person and mail). “All ballots” adds each hour’s check-ins and compares the whole election so far with 2024 at the same hour, when 587,090 voted in all.

Hour	Election day 2026	Election day 2024	All ballots 2026	All ballots 2024	2026 ÷ 2024
7 AM	9,768	11,352	453,603	500,481	90.6%
8 AM	8,377	9,833	461,980	510,314	90.5%
9 AM	8,264	8,923	470,244	519,237	90.6%
10 AM	8,610	8,772	478,854	528,009	90.7%
11 AM	8,453	8,431	487,307	536,440	90.8%
12 PM	7,664	7,628	494,971	544,068	91.0%
1 PM	7,789	7,348	502,760	551,416	91.2%
2 PM	8,080	7,371	510,840	558,787	91.4%
3 PM	8,310	7,291	519,150	566,078	91.7%
4 PM	8,563	7,546	527,713	573,624	92.0%
5 PM	8,897	7,295	536,610	580,919	92.4%
6 PM	7,358	5,495	543,968	586,414	92.8%
7 PM–close	1,512	676	545,480	587,090	92.9%

Bell County (opens in a new tab)

Before election day: 83,645 ballots (early in person and mail). “All ballots” adds each hour’s check-ins and compares the whole election so far with 2024 at the same hour, when 131,431 voted in all.

Hour	Election day 2026	Election day 2024	All ballots 2026	All ballots 2024	2026 ÷ 2024
7 AM	2,422	3,022	86,067	105,460	81.6%
8 AM	1,956	2,567	88,023	108,027	81.5%
9 AM	2,090	2,409	90,113	110,436	81.6%
10 AM	2,041	2,345	92,154	112,781	81.7%
11 AM	2,031	2,182	94,185	114,963	81.9%
12 PM	1,871	1,986	96,056	116,949	82.1%
1 PM	1,918	2,046	97,974	118,995	82.3%
2 PM	1,979	2,011	99,953	121,006	82.6%
3 PM	2,093	2,301	102,046	123,307	82.8%
4 PM	2,753	2,564	104,799	125,871	83.3%
5 PM	2,955	2,782	107,754	128,653	83.8%
6 PM	2,329	2,172	110,083	130,825	84.1%
7 PM–close	559	606	110,642	131,431	84.2%

Montgomery County (opens in a new tab)

Before election day: 191,899 ballots (early in person and mail). “All ballots” adds each hour’s check-ins and compares the whole election so far with 2024 at the same hour, when 307,499 voted in all.

Hour	Election day 2026	Election day 2024	All ballots 2026	All ballots 2024	2026 ÷ 2024
7 AM	6,028	6,451	197,927	255,918	77.3%
8 AM	5,632	5,034	203,559	260,952	78.0%
9 AM	5,323	4,869	208,882	265,821	78.6%
10 AM	5,411	5,138	214,293	270,959	79.1%
11 AM	4,854	4,830	219,147	275,789	79.5%
12 PM	3,892	4,158	223,039	279,947	79.7%
1 PM	4,126	4,068	227,165	284,015	80.0%
2 PM	4,660	4,160	231,825	288,175	80.4%
3 PM	5,056	4,473	236,881	292,648	80.9%
4 PM	6,406	5,314	243,287	297,962	81.7%
5 PM	6,937	5,583	250,224	303,545	82.4%
6 PM	5,483	3,822	255,707	307,367	83.2%
7 PM–close	576	132	256,283	307,499	83.3%

Ellis County (opens in a new tab)

Before election day: 69,177 ballots (early in person and mail). This county’s 2024 hourly data is gone, so the whole election so far is compared with the 2024 total of 100,195.

Hour	Election day 2026	All ballots 2026	% of 2024 total
7 AM	1,518	70,695	70.6%
8 AM	1,306	72,001	71.9%
9 AM	1,225	73,226	73.1%
10 AM	1,263	74,489	74.3%
11 AM	1,335	75,824	75.7%
12 PM	1,218	77,042	76.9%
1 PM	1,243	78,285	78.1%
2 PM	1,376	79,661	79.5%
3 PM	1,524	81,185	81.0%
4 PM	2,106	83,291	83.1%
5 PM	2,469	85,760	85.6%
6 PM	1,742	87,502	87.3%
7 PM–close	136	87,638	87.5%

Hockley County (opens in a new tab)

Before election day: 4,574 ballots (early in person and mail). This county’s 2024 hourly data is gone, so the whole election so far is compared with the 2024 total of 7,988.

Hour	Election day 2026	All ballots 2026	% of 2024 total
7 AM	163	4,737	59.3%
8 AM	105	4,842	60.6%
9 AM	124	4,966	62.2%
10 AM	112	5,078	63.6%
11 AM	134	5,212	65.2%
12 PM	120	5,332	66.8%
1 PM	112	5,444	68.2%
2 PM	115	5,559	69.6%
3 PM	126	5,685	71.2%
4 PM	194	5,879	73.6%
5 PM	341	6,220	77.9%
6 PM	238	6,458	80.8%
7 PM–close	2	6,460	80.9%

Hays County (opens in a new tab)

Before election day: 97,322 ballots (early in person and mail). This county’s 2024 hourly data is gone, so the whole election so far is compared with the 2024 total of 126,675.

Hour	Election day 2026	All ballots 2026	% of 2024 total
7 AM	1,762	99,084	78.2%
8 AM	1,492	100,576	79.4%
9 AM	1,542	102,118	80.6%
10 AM	1,596	103,714	81.9%
11 AM	1,606	105,320	83.1%
12 PM	1,513	106,833	84.3%
1 PM	1,499	108,332	85.5%
2 PM	1,781	110,113	86.9%
3 PM	1,746	111,859	88.3%
4 PM	2,060	113,919	89.9%
5 PM	2,096	116,015	91.6%
6 PM	1,806	117,821	93.0%
7 PM–close	590	118,411	93.5%

McLennan County (opens in a new tab)

Before election day: 58,796 ballots (early in person and mail). This county’s 2024 hourly data is gone, so the whole election so far is compared with the 2024 total of 100,532.

Hour	Election day 2026	All ballots 2026	% of 2024 total
7 AM	2,119	60,915	60.6%
8 AM	1,813	62,728	62.4%
9 AM	1,903	64,631	64.3%
10 AM	1,972	66,603	66.3%
11 AM	1,822	68,425	68.1%
12 PM	1,753	70,178	69.8%
1 PM	1,747	71,925	71.5%
2 PM	1,729	73,654	73.3%
3 PM	1,965	75,619	75.2%
4 PM	2,399	78,018	77.6%
5 PM	2,713	80,731	80.3%
6 PM	1,881	82,612	82.2%
7 PM–close	103	82,715	82.3%

Madison County (opens in a new tab)

Before election day: 2,985 ballots (early in person and mail). This county’s 2024 hourly data is gone, so the whole election so far is compared with the 2024 total of 5,504.

Hour	Election day 2026	All ballots 2026	% of 2024 total
7 AM	105	3,090	56.1%
8 AM	80	3,170	57.6%
9 AM	92	3,262	59.3%
10 AM	84	3,346	60.8%
11 AM	132	3,478	63.2%
12 PM	122	3,600	65.4%
1 PM	94	3,694	67.1%
2 PM	85	3,779	68.7%
3 PM	82	3,861	70.1%
4 PM	123	3,984	72.4%
5 PM	181	4,165	75.7%
6 PM	135	4,300	78.1%
7 PM–close	0	4,300	78.1%