County Profile

Runnels County

Election results and voting trends

56,636
Total Votes
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Runnels County

01K3K4K5K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Runnels County

02505007501K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Runnels County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Runnels County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

70%76%82%87%93%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 Runnels County's partisan lean

+7.4
Lieutenant Governor18.7% actual11.3% exp
-7.4
Lieutenant Governor81.3% actual88.7% exp
+6.8
Railroad Commissioner26.6% actual19.8% exp
Railroad Commissioner73.4% actual80.2% exp
+6.6
Railroad Commissioner32.8% actual26.2% exp
Railroad Commissioner67.2% actual73.8% exp
+6.3
Governor22.0% actual15.7% exp
-6.3
Governor78.0% actual84.3% exp
U. S. Senator20.5% actual26.2% exp
U. S. Senator79.5% actual73.8% exp
+5.7
Commissioner of Agriculture31.9% actual26.2% exp
-5.7
Commissioner of Agriculture68.1% actual73.8% exp
-5.3
Comptroller of Public Accounts20.9% actual26.2% exp
+5.3
Comptroller of Public Accounts79.1% actual73.8% exp
Attorney General11.4% actual15.7% exp
+4.3
Attorney General88.6% actual84.3% exp
U. S. Senator9.0% actual12.9% exp
+3.9
U. S. Senator91.0% actual87.1% exp
-3.2
Commissioner of the General Land Office12.5% actual15.7% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office87.5% actual84.3% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Runnels County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN3,722 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11
2020RepublicanAUGUST PFLUGER3,742 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT3,667 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT3,717 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD3,687 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND3,754 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON3,730 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY3,690 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON3,714 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY3,722 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL3,730 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2020DemocratDARLENE BYRNE506 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ3,430 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK3,516 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE3,492 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK3,476 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2024RepublicanAARON KINSEY3,362 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND3,405 votes