County Profile

Panola County

Election results and voting trends

147,316
Total Votes
46
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Panola County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Panola County

01K3K4K5K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Panola County

03K6K9K12K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Panola County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

60%67%74%81%88%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

612182420212006122142008153182010161620121631920141041420161531820181331620201313202294132024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+8.7
Governor31.5% actual22.8% exp
-8.7
Governor68.5% actual77.2% exp
+8.3
Railroad Commissioner35.9% actual27.6% exp
Railroad Commissioner64.1% actual72.4% exp
+6.7
U. S. Senator30.8% actual24.1% exp
-6.7
U. S. Senator69.2% actual75.9% exp
+6.6
Railroad Commissioner42.3% actual35.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner57.7% actual64.3% exp
+4.8
Lieutenant Governor23.8% actual19.0% exp
-4.8
Lieutenant Governor76.2% actual81.0% exp
U. S. Senator31.4% actual35.7% exp
U. S. Senator68.6% actual64.3% exp
U. S. Senator17.6% actual21.6% exp
+4.0
U. S. Senator82.4% actual78.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor18.6% actual21.6% exp
+3.0
Lieutenant Governor81.4% actual78.4% exp
Governor18.8% actual21.6% exp
+2.8
Governor81.2% actual78.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor33.1% actual35.7% exp
Lieutenant Governor66.9% actual64.3% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Panola County

U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ9,281 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN9,145 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1
2020RepublicanLOUIE GOHMERT9,211 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT9,152 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT9,029 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY9,083 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON9,128 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD9,045 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 1
2020RepublicanBRYAN HUGHES9,173 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 9
2020RepublicanKEVEN M. ELLIS9,063 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY9,135 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL9,134 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK8,951 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK9,297 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND9,145 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND9,110 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK9,190 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY9,258 votes