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Shelby County

Election results and voting trends

133,968
Total Votes
R+65
Party Lean *
46
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Shelby County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Shelby County

01K3K4K5K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Shelby County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Shelby County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

58%65%73%80%87%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

61319251752220061231520081621820101521720121822020141051520161631920181241620201414202295142024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

2010DBill White
+10.2
Governor35.2% actual25.0% exp
2010RRick Perry
-10.2
Governor64.8% actual75.0% exp
2008DMark Thompson
+9.6
Railroad Commissioner39.3% actual29.7% exp
2008RMichael L. Williams
-9.6
Railroad Commissioner60.7% actual70.3% exp
2006DDale Henry
+7.5
Railroad Commissioner44.9% actual37.4% exp
2006RElizabeth Ames Jones
-7.5
Railroad Commissioner55.1% actual62.6% exp
2014DDavid M. Alameel
-5.3
U. S. Senator18.8% actual24.1% exp
2014RJohn Cornyn
+5.3
U. S. Senator81.2% actual75.9% exp
2006DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-4.6
U. S. Senator32.8% actual37.4% exp
2006RKay Bailey Hutchison
+4.6
U. S. Senator67.2% actual62.6% exp
2012DPaul Sadler
+4.4
U. S. Senator31.2% actual26.8% exp
2012RTed Cruz
-4.4
U. S. Senator68.8% actual73.2% exp
2014DLeticia Van de Putte
-4.1
Lieutenant Governor20.0% actual24.1% exp
2014RDan Patrick
+4.1
Lieutenant Governor80.0% actual75.9% exp
2014DWendy R. Davis
-3.6
Governor20.5% actual24.1% exp
2014RGreg Abbott
+3.6
Governor79.5% actual75.9% exp
2022DLUKE WARFORD
-3.4
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 14.2% actual17.6% exp
2022RWAYNE CHRISTIAN
+3.4
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 85.8% actual82.4% exp
2012DDale Henry
+3.4
Railroad Commissioner30.2% actual26.8% exp
2012RChristi Craddick
-3.4
Railroad Commissioner69.8% actual73.2% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Shelby County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2020RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE7,975 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN7,868 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE8,164 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1
2020RepublicanLOUIE GOHMERT7,942 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT7,820 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT7,921 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY7,859 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ8,022 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON7,874 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 9
2020RepublicanKEVEN M. ELLIS7,824 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD7,814 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY7,858 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND7,891 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL7,849 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK7,755 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND7,819 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK7,950 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK7,881 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE7,875 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY7,926 votes
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