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Howard County

Election results and voting trends

122,603
Total Votes
R+68
Party Lean *
46
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Howard County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Howard County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Howard County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Howard County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

64%70%76%82%88%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

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ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

Candidates who most over- or under-performed Howard County's partisan lean

2006DDale Henry
+6.7
Railroad Commissioner39.0% actual32.3% exp
2006RElizabeth Ames Jones
-6.7
Railroad Commissioner61.0% actual67.7% exp
2010DBill White
+5.9
Governor29.5% actual23.6% exp
2010RRick Perry
-5.9
Governor70.5% actual76.4% exp
2006DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-5.5
U. S. Senator26.8% actual32.3% exp
2006RKay Bailey Hutchison
+5.5
U. S. Senator73.2% actual67.7% exp
2006DHank Gilbert
+5.4
Commissioner of Agriculture37.7% actual32.3% exp
2006RTodd Staples
-5.4
Commissioner of Agriculture62.3% actual67.7% exp
2018DMike Collier
+5.2
Lieutenant Governor24.8% actual19.6% exp
2018RDan Patrick
-5.2
Lieutenant Governor75.2% actual80.4% exp
2008DMark Thompson
+4.8
Railroad Commissioner34.1% actual29.3% exp
2008RMichael L. Williams
-4.8
Railroad Commissioner65.9% actual70.7% exp
2016DGrady Yarbrough
+4.6
Railroad Commissioner21.5% actual16.9% exp
2016RWayne Christian
-4.6
Railroad Commissioner78.5% actual83.1% exp
2010DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-4.4
Attorney General19.2% actual23.6% exp
2010RGreg Abbott
+4.4
Attorney General80.8% actual76.4% exp
2024DCOLIN ALLRED
+4.3
U. S. SENATOR 20.4% actual16.1% exp
2024RTED CRUZ
-4.3
U. S. SENATOR 79.6% actual83.9% exp
2016DHillary Clinton / Tim Kaine
+4.2
President/Vice-President21.1% actual16.9% exp
2016RDonald J. Trump / Mike Pence
-4.2
President/Vice-President78.9% actual83.1% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Howard County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2020RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE8,054 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN7,854 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT7,749 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 19
2020RepublicanJODEY C. ARRINGTON7,853 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT7,672 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD7,684 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND7,850 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY7,656 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON7,807 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY7,807 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL7,837 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON7,800 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin7,029 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE7,817 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ7,388 votes
U. S. Senator
2008RepublicanJohn Cornyn6,562 votes
U. S. Representative District 19
2008RepublicanRandy Neugebauer7,053 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK7,145 votes
State Representative District 85
2008DemocratJoe Heflin4,493 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE7,480 votes
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