TX · State offices
Judge, Court Of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
Full contest · Nov 3, 2026
Holly Taylor
52.3%5,012,169 votes
John Messinger
47.7%4,579,551 votes
Reported vote share9,591,720 votes
November 3, 2026 · State offices
Texas
TX · State offices
Full contest · Nov 3, 2026
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U.S. Census Bureau · 2025 reference boundaries. County colors describe this contest’s reported county votes, not every voter or precinct in the county.
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| County | Leading choice | Votes for leader | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | John Messinger | 11,378 | 75.5% |
| Andrews County | John Messinger | 3,108 | 76.3% |
| Angelina County | John Messinger | 18,294 | 68.3% |
| Aransas County | John Messinger | 7,804 | 74.6% |
| Archer County | John Messinger | 3,458 | 87.6% |
| Armstrong County | John Messinger | 767 | 90.4% |
| Atascosa County | John Messinger | 8,618 | 60.8% |
| Austin County | John Messinger | 9,677 | 76.9% |
| Bailey County | John Messinger | 973 | 70.7% |
| Bandera County | John Messinger | 7,991 | 79.1% |
| Bastrop County | Holly Taylor | 18,702 | 51.8% |
| Baylor County | John Messinger | 1,002 | 85.6% |
| Bee County | John Messinger | 4,094 | 59.2% |
| Bell County | John Messinger | 55,333 | 51.1% |
| Bexar County | Holly Taylor | 411,380 | 64.7% |
| Blanco County | John Messinger | 5,503 | 74.0% |
| Borden County | John Messinger | 289 | 95.7% |
| Bosque County | John Messinger | 6,101 | 80.5% |
| Bowie County | John Messinger | 18,732 | 68.7% |
| Brazoria County | John Messinger | 71,421 | 51.1% |
| Brazos County | John Messinger | 40,622 | 52.3% |
| Brewster County | Holly Taylor | 1,939 | 53.0% |
| Briscoe County | John Messinger | 507 | 86.7% |
| Brooks County | Holly Taylor | 1,188 | 68.9% |
| Brown County | John Messinger | 10,743 | 83.9% |
| Burleson County | John Messinger | 5,956 | 77.2% |
| Burnet County | John Messinger | 17,643 | 73.6% |
| Caldwell County | Holly Taylor | 7,874 | 54.8% |
| Calhoun County | John Messinger | 4,223 | 69.2% |
| Callahan County | John Messinger | 4,583 | 86.1% |
| Cameron County | Holly Taylor | 66,157 | 67.0% |
| Camp County | John Messinger | 2,935 | 69.9% |
| Carson County | John Messinger | 2,047 | 87.8% |
| Cass County | John Messinger | 8,562 | 79.6% |
| Castro County | John Messinger | 1,107 | 73.9% |
| Chambers County | John Messinger | 14,639 | 76.3% |
| Cherokee County | John Messinger | 12,216 | 74.7% |
| Childress County | John Messinger | 1,408 | 84.6% |
| Clay County | John Messinger | 3,969 | 87.0% |
| Cochran County | John Messinger | 504 | 74.3% |
| Coke County | John Messinger | 1,163 | 87.2% |
| Coleman County | John Messinger | 2,793 | 87.8% |
| Collin County | Holly Taylor | 228,746 | 51.4% |
| Collingsworth County | John Messinger | 788 | 86.5% |
| Colorado County | John Messinger | 6,137 | 74.9% |
| Comal County | John Messinger | 60,084 | 68.4% |
| Comanche County | John Messinger | 4,158 | 82.7% |
| Concho County | John Messinger | 826 | 83.4% |
| Cooke County | John Messinger | 13,321 | 79.0% |
| Coryell County | John Messinger | 11,774 | 63.6% |
| Cottle County | John Messinger | 426 | 83.0% |
| Crane County | John Messinger | 722 | 74.8% |
| Crockett County | John Messinger | 666 | 70.1% |
| Crosby County | John Messinger | 985 | 67.7% |
| Culberson County | Holly Taylor | 436 | 57.7% |
| Dallam County | John Messinger | 786 | 79.6% |
| Dallas County | Holly Taylor | 535,013 | 69.7% |
| Dawson County | John Messinger | 1,880 | 74.8% |
| DeWitt County | John Messinger | 4,941 | 80.1% |
| Deaf Smith County | John Messinger | 2,124 | 61.4% |
| Delta County | John Messinger | 1,599 | 80.9% |
| Denton County | John Messinger | 192,854 | 50.1% |
| Dickens County | John Messinger | 610 | 84.1% |
| Dimmit County | Holly Taylor | 1,597 | 67.3% |
| Donley County | John Messinger | 1,103 | 88.0% |
| Duval County | Holly Taylor | 2,016 | 66.6% |
| Eastland County | John Messinger | 5,320 | 84.9% |
| Ector County | John Messinger | 18,115 | 62.6% |
| Edwards County | John Messinger | 624 | 82.0% |
| El Paso County | Holly Taylor | 152,092 | 71.5% |
| Ellis County | John Messinger | 47,853 | 55.6% |
| Erath County | John Messinger | 10,740 | 77.8% |
| Falls County | John Messinger | 3,261 | 67.0% |
| Fannin County | John Messinger | 10,197 | 79.5% |
| Fayette County | John Messinger | 8,409 | 76.8% |
| Fisher County | John Messinger | 1,086 | 78.9% |
| Floyd County | John Messinger | 1,199 | 75.4% |
| Foard County | John Messinger | 309 | 79.0% |
| Fort Bend County | Holly Taylor | 162,059 | 60.6% |
| Franklin County | John Messinger | 3,379 | 81.4% |
| Freestone County | John Messinger | 5,574 | 77.7% |
| Frio County | Holly Taylor | 1,844 | 52.1% |
| Gaines County | John Messinger | 4,029 | 85.1% |
| Galveston County | John Messinger | 75,331 | 57.0% |
| Garza County | John Messinger | 897 | 82.5% |
| Gillespie County | John Messinger | 11,146 | 77.7% |
| Glasscock County | John Messinger | 505 | 93.5% |
| Goliad County | John Messinger | 2,476 | 76.1% |
| Gonzales County | John Messinger | 4,498 | 69.2% |
| Gray County | John Messinger | 4,498 | 82.8% |
| Grayson County | John Messinger | 38,023 | 72.0% |
| Gregg County | John Messinger | 23,736 | 63.4% |
| Grimes County | John Messinger | 8,741 | 75.6% |
| Guadalupe County | John Messinger | 38,902 | 56.7% |
| Hale County | John Messinger | 5,103 | 68.6% |
| Hall County | John Messinger | 679 | 84.1% |
| Hamilton County | John Messinger | 2,896 | 83.7% |
| Hansford County | John Messinger | 1,254 | 87.0% |
| Hardeman County | John Messinger | 780 | 83.5% |
| Hardin County | John Messinger | 17,379 | 83.5% |
| Harris County | Holly Taylor | 840,327 | 62.2% |
| Harrison County | John Messinger | 16,588 | 69.8% |
| Hartley County | John Messinger | 1,323 | 87.8% |
| Haskell County | John Messinger | 1,278 | 82.7% |
| Hays County | Holly Taylor | 72,801 | 62.2% |
| Hemphill County | John Messinger | 985 | 83.5% |
| Henderson County | John Messinger | 23,380 | 76.7% |
| Hidalgo County | Holly Taylor | 138,802 | 71.1% |
| Hill County | John Messinger | 9,964 | 76.9% |
| Hockley County | John Messinger | 4,782 | 76.5% |
| Hood County | John Messinger | 23,880 | 80.0% |
| Hopkins County | John Messinger | 10,033 | 76.2% |
| Houston County | John Messinger | 5,505 | 75.1% |
| Howard County | John Messinger | 5,105 | 73.8% |
| Hudspeth County | John Messinger | 468 | 60.8% |
| Hunt County | John Messinger | 25,949 | 70.5% |
| Hutchinson County | John Messinger | 5,010 | 83.8% |
| Irion County | John Messinger | 557 | 86.6% |
| Jack County | John Messinger | 2,959 | 88.4% |
| Jackson County | John Messinger | 3,939 | 80.3% |
| Jasper County | John Messinger | 9,301 | 78.5% |
| Jeff Davis County | John Messinger | 546 | 56.3% |
| Jefferson County | Holly Taylor | 38,832 | 54.6% |
| Jim Hogg County | Holly Taylor | 939 | 75.5% |
| Jim Wells County | Holly Taylor | 5,713 | 56.1% |
| Johnson County | John Messinger | 46,197 | 67.4% |
| Jones County | John Messinger | 4,203 | 82.0% |
| Karnes County | John Messinger | 2,843 | 72.5% |
| Kaufman County | John Messinger | 31,686 | 52.1% |
| Kendall County | John Messinger | 19,328 | 75.5% |
| Kenedy County | John Messinger | 85 | 62.0% |
| Kent County | John Messinger | 303 | 86.8% |
| Kerr County | John Messinger | 16,824 | 72.9% |
| Kimble County | John Messinger | 1,669 | 86.6% |
| King County | John Messinger | 110 | 94.0% |
| Kinney County | John Messinger | 771 | 67.9% |
| Kleberg County | Holly Taylor | 4,174 | 53.9% |
| Knox County | John Messinger | 765 | 79.3% |
| La Salle County | Holly Taylor | 872 | 54.6% |
| Lamar County | John Messinger | 12,148 | 75.8% |
| Lamb County | John Messinger | 2,433 | 75.7% |
| Lampasas County | John Messinger | 6,840 | 76.1% |
| Lavaca County | John Messinger | 7,195 | 85.6% |
| Lee County | John Messinger | 5,068 | 74.7% |
| Leon County | John Messinger | 5,960 | 85.4% |
| Liberty County | John Messinger | 16,769 | 66.8% |
| Limestone County | John Messinger | 5,131 | 72.0% |
| Lipscomb County | John Messinger | 801 | 87.0% |
| Live Oak County | John Messinger | 3,110 | 81.5% |
| Llano County | John Messinger | 9,130 | 79.4% |
| Loving County | John Messinger | 51 | 82.3% |
| Lubbock County | John Messinger | 63,745 | 62.5% |
| Lynn County | John Messinger | 1,692 | 81.7% |
| Madison County | John Messinger | 3,268 | 76.6% |
| Marion County | John Messinger | 2,749 | 73.0% |
| Martin County | John Messinger | 1,208 | 82.6% |
| Mason County | John Messinger | 1,697 | 81.0% |
| Matagorda County | John Messinger | 7,331 | 68.5% |
| Maverick County | Holly Taylor | 7,566 | 68.1% |
| McCulloch County | John Messinger | 2,200 | 83.2% |
| McLennan County | John Messinger | 47,887 | 58.8% |
| McMullen County | John Messinger | 318 | 92.7% |
| Medina County | John Messinger | 13,440 | 64.3% |
| Menard County | John Messinger | 613 | 79.7% |
| Midland County | John Messinger | 31,156 | 72.6% |
| Milam County | John Messinger | 6,250 | 73.6% |
| Mills County | John Messinger | 1,819 | 86.0% |
| Mitchell County | John Messinger | 1,512 | 82.8% |
| Montague County | John Messinger | 7,353 | 86.3% |
| Montgomery County | John Messinger | 166,084 | 65.4% |
| Moore County | John Messinger | 2,802 | 70.0% |
| Morris County | John Messinger | 2,909 | 70.7% |
| Motley County | John Messinger | 464 | 92.6% |
| Nacogdoches County | John Messinger | 12,632 | 60.2% |
| Navarro County | John Messinger | 10,881 | 68.1% |
| Newton County | John Messinger | 3,327 | 79.9% |
| Nolan County | John Messinger | 2,707 | 74.4% |
| Nueces County | Holly Taylor | 51,209 | 53.0% |
| Ochiltree County | John Messinger | 1,831 | 80.6% |
| Oldham County | John Messinger | 663 | 89.8% |
| Orange County | John Messinger | 20,093 | 77.5% |
| Palo Pinto County | John Messinger | 8,071 | 78.7% |
| Panola County | John Messinger | 6,608 | 78.6% |
| Parker County | John Messinger | 59,892 | 79.6% |
| Parmer County | John Messinger | 1,450 | 74.7% |
| Pecos County | John Messinger | 1,905 | 60.0% |
| Polk County | John Messinger | 13,076 | 75.7% |
| Potter County | John Messinger | 15,951 | 62.8% |
| Presidio County | Holly Taylor | 1,206 | 74.1% |
| Rains County | John Messinger | 4,211 | 83.7% |
| Randall County | John Messinger | 39,263 | 74.5% |
| Reagan County | John Messinger | 503 | 74.3% |
| Real County | John Messinger | 1,212 | 82.0% |
| Red River County | John Messinger | 3,212 | 76.5% |
| Reeves County | John Messinger | 1,402 | 50.3% |
| Refugio County | John Messinger | 1,533 | 65.1% |
| Roberts County | John Messinger | 428 | 96.2% |
| Robertson County | John Messinger | 4,712 | 69.2% |
| Rockwall County | John Messinger | 34,584 | 65.0% |
| Runnels County | John Messinger | 2,685 | 86.1% |
| Rusk County | John Messinger | 12,456 | 73.5% |
| Sabine County | John Messinger | 3,669 | 86.6% |
| San Augustine County | John Messinger | 2,187 | 72.1% |
| San Jacinto County | John Messinger | 8,017 | 78.1% |
| San Patricio County | John Messinger | 11,670 | 59.2% |
| San Saba County | John Messinger | 1,833 | 85.7% |
| Schleicher County | John Messinger | 687 | 77.0% |
| Scurry County | John Messinger | 3,378 | 82.7% |
| Shackelford County | John Messinger | 1,145 | 90.8% |
| Shelby County | John Messinger | 5,565 | 76.4% |
| Sherman County | John Messinger | 595 | 87.2% |
| Smith County | John Messinger | 57,155 | 65.7% |
| Somervell County | John Messinger | 3,519 | 83.2% |
| Starr County | Holly Taylor | 7,806 | 74.7% |
| Stephens County | John Messinger | 2,341 | 85.9% |
| Sterling County | John Messinger | 389 | 88.2% |
| Stonewall County | John Messinger | 415 | 83.3% |
| Sutton County | John Messinger | 837 | 78.2% |
| Swisher County | John Messinger | 1,278 | 76.0% |
| Tarrant County | Holly Taylor | 400,465 | 55.9% |
| Taylor County | John Messinger | 29,382 | 69.9% |
| Terrell County | John Messinger | 236 | 74.9% |
| Terry County | John Messinger | 1,882 | 74.8% |
| Throckmorton County | John Messinger | 556 | 90.1% |
| Titus County | John Messinger | 5,627 | 65.5% |
| Tom Green County | John Messinger | 23,957 | 67.3% |
| Travis County | Holly Taylor | 399,114 | 75.6% |
| Trinity County | John Messinger | 4,505 | 80.4% |
| Tyler County | John Messinger | 5,928 | 84.0% |
| Upshur County | John Messinger | 12,408 | 80.9% |
| Upton County | John Messinger | 668 | 81.3% |
| Uvalde County | John Messinger | 4,468 | 54.6% |
| Val Verde County | Holly Taylor | 5,888 | 52.5% |
| Van Zandt County | John Messinger | 18,350 | 83.3% |
| Victoria County | John Messinger | 17,796 | 64.4% |
| Walker County | John Messinger | 13,342 | 63.1% |
| Waller County | John Messinger | 12,708 | 54.3% |
| Ward County | John Messinger | 1,829 | 74.4% |
| Washington County | John Messinger | 11,290 | 74.6% |
| Webb County | Holly Taylor | 39,481 | 71.6% |
| Wharton County | John Messinger | 8,726 | 70.3% |
| Wheeler County | John Messinger | 1,502 | 89.7% |
| Wichita County | John Messinger | 22,122 | 65.4% |
| Wilbarger County | John Messinger | 2,485 | 75.3% |
| Willacy County | Holly Taylor | 2,936 | 65.9% |
| Williamson County | Holly Taylor | 150,822 | 55.6% |
| Wilson County | John Messinger | 15,405 | 71.5% |
| Winkler County | John Messinger | 976 | 74.1% |
| Wise County | John Messinger | 24,403 | 79.6% |
| Wood County | John Messinger | 16,176 | 82.5% |
| Yoakum County | John Messinger | 1,278 | 74.5% |
| Young County | John Messinger | 5,472 | 84.7% |
| Zapata County | Holly Taylor | 1,888 | 68.1% |
| Zavala County | Holly Taylor | 1,942 | 73.2% |