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1976 US Senate election in Texas
Lloyd Bentsen (Democrat) beat Alan Steelman (Republican) in Texas in 1976, 56.8% to 42.2%, a margin of 14.5 points and 563,586 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Lloyd Bentsen also won.
Democrats led in 237 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 17. The largest, Harris, cast 638,676 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.7 points. The closest was Loving, where 15 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Bentsen won | Democratic | 2,199,956 | 56.8% |
| Alan Steelman | Republican | 1,636,370 | 42.2% |
| All other candidates | 37,904 | 1.0% | |
| Total | 3,874,230 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 337,970 52.9% | 295,074 46.2% | 5,632 | 638,676 | D+6.7 |
| Dallas | 178,931 40.2% | 262,947 59.1% | 3,161 | 445,039 | R+18.9 |
| Bexar | 156,097 60.1% | 99,364 38.2% | 4,432 | 259,893 | D+21.8 |
| Tarrant | 125,385 52.9% | 109,663 46.2% | 2,100 | 237,148 | D+6.6 |
| Travis | 76,818 51.6% | 66,422 44.6% | 5,569 | 148,809 | D+7.0 |
| El Paso | 57,759 63.6% | 28,596 31.5% | 4,529 | 90,884 | D+32.1 |
| Nueces | 54,940 66.2% | 27,339 32.9% | 711 | 82,990 | D+33.3 |
| Jefferson | 53,405 67.1% | 25,597 32.2% | 581 | 79,583 | D+34.9 |
| Lubbock | 32,723 53.9% | 27,617 45.5% | 420 | 60,760 | D+8.4 |
| Galveston | 39,327 65.6% | 19,985 33.3% | 679 | 59,991 | D+32.2 |
| McLennan | 30,595 56.1% | 23,741 43.5% | 221 | 54,557 | D+12.6 |
| Hidalgo | 34,389 68.4% | 15,460 30.7% | 462 | 50,311 | D+37.6 |
| Brazoria | 25,342 61.8% | 15,096 36.8% | 559 | 40,997 | D+25.0 |
| Wichita | 25,647 64.0% | 14,321 35.7% | 110 | 40,078 | D+28.3 |
| Cameron | 25,168 64.4% | 13,545 34.7% | 338 | 39,051 | D+29.8 |
| Denton | 17,307 45.0% | 20,852 54.3% | 269 | 38,428 | R+9.2 |
| Smith | 17,042 45.9% | 19,977 53.9% | 73 | 37,092 | R+7.9 |
| Collin | 15,473 44.0% | 19,393 55.2% | 294 | 35,160 | R+11.1 |
| Taylor | 16,506 51.1% | 15,708 48.6% | 119 | 32,333 | D+2.5 |
| Bell | 18,323 59.5% | 12,292 39.9% | 167 | 30,782 | D+19.6 |
| Ector | 14,572 49.0% | 14,637 49.2% | 558 | 29,767 | R+0.2 |
| Montgomery | 15,328 54.4% | 12,649 44.9% | 175 | 28,152 | D+9.5 |
| Grayson | 16,945 61.2% | 10,668 38.5% | 71 | 27,684 | D+22.7 |
| Fort Bend | 13,879 50.7% | 13,350 48.8% | 126 | 27,355 | D+1.9 |
| Brazos | 11,441 43.8% | 14,302 54.7% | 401 | 26,144 | R+10.9 |
| Randall | 13,012 50.0% | 12,766 49.1% | 231 | 26,009 | D+0.9 |
| Gregg | 10,743 41.7% | 14,936 57.9% | 113 | 25,792 | R+16.3 |
| Midland | 10,033 39.2% | 15,281 59.8% | 249 | 25,563 | R+20.5 |
| Potter | 14,692 57.9% | 10,337 40.8% | 333 | 25,362 | D+17.2 |
| Orange | 16,202 68.5% | 7,338 31.0% | 98 | 23,638 | D+37.5 |
| Tom Green | 13,788 59.5% | 9,130 39.4% | 258 | 23,176 | D+20.1 |
| Bowie | 14,798 68.5% | 6,657 30.8% | 140 | 21,595 | D+37.7 |
| Johnson | 10,687 62.8% | 6,287 36.9% | 41 | 17,015 | D+25.9 |
| Victoria | 7,952 48.2% | 8,406 50.9% | 149 | 16,507 | R+2.8 |
| Angelina | 11,619 70.4% | 4,770 28.9% | 107 | 16,496 | D+41.5 |
| Ellis | 10,132 61.5% | 6,286 38.2% | 59 | 16,477 | D+23.3 |
| Williamson | 9,690 60.6% | 6,219 38.9% | 79 | 15,988 | D+21.7 |
| San Patricio | 9,753 65.7% | 5,003 33.7% | 85 | 14,841 | D+32.0 |
| Hunt | 8,319 57.3% | 6,149 42.3% | 53 | 14,521 | D+14.9 |
| Harrison | 8,542 62.3% | 5,100 37.2% | 61 | 13,703 | D+25.1 |
| Nacogdoches | 7,255 54.0% | 6,095 45.4% | 73 | 13,423 | D+8.6 |
| Webb | 10,359 79.8% | 2,453 18.9% | 172 | 12,984 | D+60.9 |
| Parker | 8,281 65.7% | 4,275 33.9% | 55 | 12,611 | D+31.8 |
| Henderson | 8,067 65.1% | 4,298 34.7% | 19 | 12,384 | D+30.4 |
| Lamar | 8,003 64.8% | 4,330 35.1% | 16 | 12,349 | D+29.7 |
| Guadalupe | 6,501 53.0% | 5,717 46.6% | 57 | 12,275 | D+6.4 |
| Hays | 7,179 60.1% | 4,646 38.9% | 118 | 11,943 | D+21.2 |
| Howard | 7,438 63.4% | 4,197 35.8% | 92 | 11,727 | D+27.6 |
| Rusk | 6,086 54.6% | 5,016 45.0% | 47 | 11,149 | D+9.6 |
| Jim Wells | 8,459 76.3% | 2,571 23.2% | 51 | 11,081 | D+53.1 |
| Liberty | 7,568 68.4% | 3,451 31.2% | 38 | 11,057 | D+37.2 |
| Navarro | 7,212 68.7% | 3,264 31.1% | 20 | 10,496 | D+37.6 |
| Hale | 6,161 58.8% | 4,267 40.7% | 45 | 10,473 | D+18.1 |
| Wharton | 6,464 63.1% | 3,737 36.5% | 46 | 10,247 | D+26.6 |
| Comal | 5,128 50.5% | 4,974 48.9% | 62 | 10,164 | D+1.5 |
| Hardin | 7,094 69.9% | 3,012 29.7% | 44 | 10,150 | D+40.2 |
| Cherokee | 6,978 69.3% | 3,074 30.5% | 14 | 10,066 | D+38.8 |
| Kaufman | 6,388 64.8% | 3,456 35.1% | 9 | 9,853 | D+29.8 |
| Brown | 5,401 55.5% | 4,301 44.2% | 24 | 9,726 | D+11.3 |
| Van Zandt | 6,410 66.7% | 3,180 33.1% | 18 | 9,608 | D+33.6 |
| Walker | 5,560 58.3% | 3,902 40.9% | 83 | 9,545 | D+17.4 |
| Hutchinson | 4,604 48.3% | 4,901 51.4% | 31 | 9,536 | R+3.1 |
| Kerr | 4,445 46.7% | 4,967 52.1% | 115 | 9,527 | R+5.5 |
| Gray | 4,810 50.8% | 4,649 49.1% | 18 | 9,477 | D+1.7 |
| Kleberg | 5,985 64.6% | 3,195 34.5% | 80 | 9,260 | D+30.1 |
| Anderson | 6,050 66.0% | 3,099 33.8% | 17 | 9,166 | D+32.2 |
| Cooke | 4,315 47.3% | 4,800 52.6% | 13 | 9,128 | R+5.3 |
| Coryell | 4,104 48.3% | 4,367 51.4% | 24 | 8,495 | R+3.1 |
| Matagorda | 5,429 64.9% | 2,874 34.3% | 64 | 8,367 | D+30.5 |
| Jasper | 5,736 69.9% | 2,457 29.9% | 16 | 8,209 | D+39.9 |
| Cass | 5,529 67.8% | 2,613 32.1% | 9 | 8,151 | D+35.8 |
| Val Verde | 5,494 70.2% | 2,252 28.8% | 75 | 7,821 | D+41.5 |
| Fannin | 5,986 77.0% | 1,777 22.9% | 6 | 7,769 | D+54.2 |
| Wise | 5,351 69.1% | 2,387 30.8% | 11 | 7,749 | D+38.3 |
| Palo Pinto | 5,320 68.9% | 2,367 30.7% | 32 | 7,719 | D+38.3 |
| Hill | 5,276 68.7% | 2,391 31.1% | 12 | 7,679 | D+37.6 |
| Erath | 5,045 66.4% | 2,533 33.3% | 20 | 7,598 | D+33.1 |
| Upshur | 4,884 64.6% | 2,664 35.2% | 17 | 7,565 | D+29.3 |
| Hopkins | 5,070 69.6% | 2,205 30.3% | 13 | 7,288 | D+39.3 |
| Milam | 5,126 72.8% | 1,904 27.0% | 12 | 7,042 | D+45.8 |
| Wood | 4,147 59.3% | 2,815 40.3% | 30 | 6,992 | D+19.1 |
| Shelby | 5,472 78.7% | 1,473 21.2% | 5 | 6,950 | D+57.5 |
| Hockley | 4,629 68.4% | 2,117 31.3% | 23 | 6,769 | D+37.1 |
| Bastrop | 4,827 72.3% | 1,821 27.3% | 31 | 6,679 | D+45.0 |
| Medina | 4,324 65.2% | 2,270 34.2% | 38 | 6,632 | D+31.0 |
| Panola | 4,354 67.3% | 2,103 32.5% | 8 | 6,465 | D+34.8 |
| Eastland | 4,489 69.5% | 1,955 30.3% | 16 | 6,460 | D+39.2 |
| Burnet | 3,883 60.5% | 2,523 39.3% | 12 | 6,418 | D+21.2 |
| Bee | 4,246 66.2% | 2,073 32.3% | 91 | 6,410 | D+33.9 |
| Atascosa | 4,759 74.8% | 1,556 24.5% | 48 | 6,363 | D+50.3 |
| Polk | 4,458 70.8% | 1,803 28.6% | 34 | 6,295 | D+42.2 |
| Titus | 4,267 67.8% | 2,021 32.1% | 5 | 6,293 | D+35.7 |
| Washington | 3,826 61.5% | 2,377 38.2% | 16 | 6,219 | D+23.3 |
| Fayette | 4,102 66.9% | 2,014 32.8% | 16 | 6,132 | D+34.1 |
| Falls | 4,240 70.1% | 1,790 29.6% | 20 | 6,050 | D+40.5 |
| Young | 3,924 66.2% | 1,988 33.6% | 13 | 5,925 | D+32.7 |
| Colorado | 3,630 62.9% | 2,107 36.5% | 35 | 5,772 | D+26.4 |
| Calhoun | 3,792 66.8% | 1,838 32.4% | 49 | 5,679 | D+34.4 |
| Lavaca | 3,879 68.3% | 1,786 31.5% | 12 | 5,677 | D+36.9 |
| Limestone | 3,839 67.7% | 1,818 32.1% | 12 | 5,669 | D+35.7 |
| Montague | 3,917 69.1% | 1,743 30.8% | 7 | 5,667 | D+38.4 |
| Caldwell | 3,769 67.7% | 1,748 31.4% | 51 | 5,568 | D+36.3 |
| Lamb | 3,734 68.4% | 1,703 31.2% | 23 | 5,460 | D+37.2 |
| Wilson | 3,934 73.1% | 1,432 26.6% | 17 | 5,383 | D+46.5 |
| Nolan | 3,423 63.7% | 1,949 36.2% | 5 | 5,377 | D+27.4 |
| Moore | 3,357 63.2% | 1,940 36.5% | 11 | 5,308 | D+26.7 |
| Scurry | 3,106 59.3% | 2,123 40.5% | 13 | 5,242 | D+18.8 |
| Deaf Smith | 2,994 57.8% | 2,146 41.4% | 43 | 5,183 | D+16.4 |
| Jones | 3,561 68.8% | 1,602 31.0% | 13 | 5,176 | D+37.8 |
| Uvalde | 3,090 59.8% | 2,028 39.3% | 48 | 5,166 | D+20.6 |
| De Witt | 2,868 55.9% | 2,249 43.8% | 12 | 5,129 | D+12.1 |
| Wilbarger | 3,886 75.9% | 1,213 23.7% | 22 | 5,121 | D+52.2 |
| Starr | 4,630 90.5% | 474 9.3% | 11 | 5,115 | D+81.3 |
| Red River | 3,779 76.6% | 1,153 23.4% | 1 | 4,933 | D+53.2 |
| Houston | 3,648 74.3% | 1,249 25.4% | 14 | 4,911 | D+48.8 |
| Austin | 2,780 57.0% | 2,082 42.7% | 14 | 4,876 | D+14.3 |
| Tyler | 3,416 70.4% | 1,418 29.2% | 15 | 4,849 | D+41.2 |
| Hood | 3,059 63.9% | 1,712 35.8% | 15 | 4,786 | D+28.1 |
| Duval | 4,236 88.5% | 532 11.1% | 16 | 4,784 | D+77.4 |
| Chambers | 3,341 70.0% | 1,358 28.5% | 72 | 4,771 | D+41.6 |
| Gillespie | 2,044 43.1% | 2,670 56.3% | 25 | 4,739 | R+13.2 |
| Terry | 3,235 68.5% | 1,468 31.1% | 17 | 4,720 | D+37.4 |
| Robertson | 3,691 78.3% | 1,011 21.4% | 13 | 4,715 | D+56.8 |
| Bosque | 2,898 62.0% | 1,769 37.8% | 7 | 4,674 | D+24.2 |
| Waller | 3,106 67.6% | 1,469 32.0% | 22 | 4,597 | D+35.6 |
| Morris | 3,219 70.1% | 1,366 29.8% | 4 | 4,589 | D+40.4 |
| Comanche | 3,369 74.1% | 1,174 25.8% | 3 | 4,546 | D+48.3 |
| Gonzales | 3,218 72.0% | 1,237 27.7% | 17 | 4,472 | D+44.3 |
| Karnes | 3,264 73.0% | 1,178 26.3% | 30 | 4,472 | D+46.6 |
| Dawson | 2,746 62.6% | 1,624 37.0% | 15 | 4,385 | D+25.6 |
| Willacy | 3,178 74.0% | 1,096 25.5% | 21 | 4,295 | D+48.5 |
| Jackson | 2,635 62.7% | 1,546 36.8% | 21 | 4,202 | D+25.9 |
| Llano | 2,471 59.2% | 1,695 40.6% | 7 | 4,173 | D+18.6 |
| Newton | 3,372 82.3% | 717 17.5% | 8 | 4,097 | D+64.8 |
| Aransas | 2,357 57.8% | 1,676 41.1% | 48 | 4,081 | D+16.7 |
| Pecos | 2,421 60.5% | 1,505 37.6% | 78 | 4,004 | D+22.9 |
| Ward | 2,159 54.0% | 1,814 45.4% | 23 | 3,996 | D+8.6 |
| Runnels | 2,727 69.5% | 1,198 30.5% | 1 | 3,926 | D+38.9 |
| Grimes | 2,782 71.1% | 1,113 28.4% | 19 | 3,914 | D+42.6 |
| Burleson | 2,955 76.6% | 889 23.1% | 12 | 3,856 | D+53.6 |
| Rockwall | 1,827 47.7% | 1,995 52.1% | 5 | 3,827 | R+4.4 |
| Coleman | 2,546 66.8% | 1,259 33.0% | 9 | 3,814 | D+33.7 |
| Reeves | 2,416 64.0% | 1,258 33.3% | 99 | 3,773 | D+30.7 |
| Callahan | 2,499 66.9% | 1,221 32.7% | 16 | 3,736 | D+34.2 |
| Lampasas | 2,256 60.4% | 1,466 39.2% | 14 | 3,736 | D+21.1 |
| Andrews | 1,796 48.6% | 1,882 50.9% | 17 | 3,695 | R+2.3 |
| Kendall | 1,638 45.9% | 1,901 53.3% | 28 | 3,567 | R+7.4 |
| Maverick | 2,930 83.1% | 560 15.9% | 34 | 3,524 | D+67.3 |
| Clay | 2,664 76.1% | 834 23.8% | 2 | 3,500 | D+52.3 |
| Refugio | 2,441 70.4% | 1,011 29.1% | 17 | 3,469 | D+41.2 |
| Swisher | 2,867 82.8% | 590 17.0% | 4 | 3,461 | D+65.8 |
| Frio | 2,516 72.9% | 891 25.8% | 43 | 3,450 | D+47.1 |
| Freestone | 2,262 66.1% | 1,154 33.7% | 4 | 3,420 | D+32.4 |
| Gaines | 2,098 62.1% | 1,271 37.6% | 11 | 3,380 | D+24.5 |
| Ochiltree | 1,727 51.1% | 1,645 48.7% | 6 | 3,378 | D+2.4 |
| Parmer | 2,133 65.0% | 1,147 34.9% | 3 | 3,283 | D+30.0 |
| Haskell | 2,644 81.2% | 605 18.6% | 7 | 3,256 | D+62.6 |
| Floyd | 2,229 68.9% | 990 30.6% | 14 | 3,233 | D+38.3 |
| San Jacinto | 2,386 73.9% | 821 25.4% | 20 | 3,227 | D+48.5 |
| Brooks | 2,729 85.9% | 411 12.9% | 36 | 3,176 | D+73.0 |
| Stephens | 1,810 57.0% | 1,361 42.9% | 5 | 3,176 | D+14.1 |
| Camp | 2,203 71.0% | 897 28.9% | 2 | 3,102 | D+42.1 |
| Winkler | 1,846 59.8% | 1,220 39.5% | 21 | 3,087 | D+20.3 |
| Sabine | 2,464 80.1% | 608 19.8% | 3 | 3,075 | D+60.4 |
| Hamilton | 1,781 58.6% | 1,251 41.2% | 5 | 3,037 | D+17.5 |
| Castro | 2,021 67.9% | 929 31.2% | 28 | 2,978 | D+36.7 |
| Lee | 2,153 72.7% | 804 27.1% | 5 | 2,962 | D+45.5 |
| McCulloch | 2,125 72.7% | 784 26.8% | 15 | 2,924 | D+45.9 |
| Crosby | 2,328 79.7% | 559 19.1% | 33 | 2,920 | D+60.6 |
| Leon | 2,084 71.8% | 811 28.0% | 6 | 2,901 | D+43.9 |
| Trinity | 2,311 80.0% | 566 19.6% | 13 | 2,890 | D+60.4 |
| Marion | 2,020 71.2% | 813 28.7% | 3 | 2,836 | D+42.6 |
| Live Oak | 1,862 66.1% | 941 33.4% | 13 | 2,816 | D+32.7 |
| Madison | 1,982 72.4% | 748 27.3% | 8 | 2,738 | D+45.1 |
| Carson | 1,763 64.6% | 963 35.3% | 4 | 2,730 | D+29.3 |
| Mitchell | 1,823 67.3% | 877 32.4% | 7 | 2,707 | D+34.9 |
| Jack | 2,010 74.5% | 685 25.4% | 4 | 2,699 | D+49.1 |
| Wheeler | 1,655 61.9% | 1,015 37.9% | 5 | 2,675 | D+23.9 |
| San Augustine | 2,012 75.4% | 651 24.4% | 4 | 2,667 | D+51.0 |
| Lynn | 1,973 74.6% | 665 25.1% | 7 | 2,645 | D+49.5 |
| Bandera | 1,439 55.8% | 1,124 43.6% | 14 | 2,577 | D+12.2 |
| Yoakum | 1,486 58.3% | 1,048 41.1% | 13 | 2,547 | D+17.2 |
| Brewster | 1,610 63.3% | 894 35.1% | 41 | 2,545 | D+28.1 |
| Bailey | 1,532 61.5% | 957 38.4% | 3 | 2,492 | D+23.1 |
| Dimmit | 1,895 76.9% | 533 21.6% | 36 | 2,464 | D+55.3 |
| Childress | 1,727 70.4% | 726 29.6% | 1 | 2,454 | D+40.8 |
| Archer | 1,883 77.1% | 558 22.8% | 2 | 2,443 | D+54.2 |
| Hansford | 1,255 52.9% | 1,119 47.1% | 2,374 | D+5.7 | |
| Franklin | 1,718 75.1% | 567 24.8% | 2 | 2,287 | D+50.3 |
| Hall | 1,739 78.8% | 465 21.1% | 3 | 2,207 | D+57.7 |
| Fisher | 1,742 79.7% | 436 19.9% | 9 | 2,187 | D+59.7 |
| Hardeman | 1,530 72.7% | 572 27.2% | 2 | 2,104 | D+45.5 |
| Baylor | 1,538 75.4% | 499 24.5% | 2 | 2,039 | D+51.0 |
| Delta | 1,474 75.5% | 478 24.5% | 1 | 1,953 | D+51.0 |
| Knox | 1,641 84.1% | 311 15.9% | 1,952 | D+68.1 | |
| San Saba | 1,426 73.3% | 514 26.4% | 5 | 1,945 | D+46.9 |
| Zavala | 1,467 75.7% | 429 22.1% | 42 | 1,938 | D+53.6 |
| Jim Hogg | 1,656 87.4% | 239 12.6% | 1,895 | D+74.8 | |
| Dallam | 1,129 60.7% | 724 38.9% | 8 | 1,861 | D+21.8 |
| Blanco | 1,094 60.5% | 706 39.0% | 9 | 1,809 | D+21.4 |
| Rains | 1,262 72.9% | 466 26.9% | 2 | 1,730 | D+46.0 |
| Collingsworth | 1,268 75.0% | 421 24.9% | 1 | 1,690 | D+50.1 |
| Donley | 1,178 69.7% | 507 30.0% | 4 | 1,689 | D+39.7 |
| Mills | 957 58.8% | 669 41.1% | 1 | 1,627 | D+17.7 |
| Cochran | 1,198 74.4% | 404 25.1% | 8 | 1,610 | D+49.3 |
| Goliad | 1,017 63.6% | 580 36.3% | 3 | 1,600 | D+27.3 |
| Presidio | 1,191 74.9% | 371 23.3% | 29 | 1,591 | D+51.5 |
| Crane | 847 53.7% | 513 32.5% | 217 | 1,577 | D+21.2 |
| Zapata | 1,260 80.0% | 306 19.4% | 9 | 1,575 | D+60.6 |
| Mason | 964 62.2% | 577 37.2% | 10 | 1,551 | D+25.0 |
| Garza | 1,050 68.8% | 472 30.9% | 4 | 1,526 | D+37.9 |
| Hartley | 950 62.7% | 563 37.1% | 3 | 1,516 | D+25.5 |
| La Salle | 1,074 71.9% | 391 26.2% | 29 | 1,494 | D+45.7 |
| Sutton | 1,013 67.8% | 449 30.1% | 32 | 1,494 | D+37.8 |
| Upton | 900 60.4% | 571 38.3% | 19 | 1,490 | D+22.1 |
| Martin | 1,030 69.8% | 440 29.8% | 5 | 1,475 | D+40.0 |
| Crockett | 1,041 70.9% | 393 26.8% | 34 | 1,468 | D+44.1 |
| Dickens | 1,194 81.9% | 258 17.7% | 5 | 1,457 | D+64.2 |
| Hemphill | 882 60.7% | 570 39.2% | 2 | 1,454 | D+21.5 |
| Lipscomb | 848 58.7% | 596 41.3% | 1,444 | D+17.5 | |
| Kimble | 1,002 71.7% | 385 27.5% | 11 | 1,398 | D+44.1 |
| Shackelford | 850 61.5% | 524 37.9% | 8 | 1,382 | D+23.6 |
| Somervell | 1,002 73.4% | 361 26.4% | 3 | 1,366 | D+46.9 |
| Coke | 980 72.5% | 364 26.9% | 7 | 1,351 | D+45.6 |
| Sherman | 844 62.5% | 500 37.0% | 6 | 1,350 | D+25.5 |
| Cottle | 1,091 84.6% | 192 14.9% | 7 | 1,290 | D+69.7 |
| Reagan | 783 66.0% | 402 33.9% | 2 | 1,187 | D+32.1 |
| Concho | 963 82.0% | 209 17.8% | 2 | 1,174 | D+64.2 |
| Briscoe | 888 83.3% | 175 16.4% | 3 | 1,066 | D+66.9 |
| Stonewall | 862 82.4% | 182 17.4% | 2 | 1,046 | D+65.0 |
| Throckmorton | 746 76.5% | 227 23.3% | 2 | 975 | D+53.2 |
| Armstrong | 637 65.9% | 327 33.8% | 3 | 967 | D+32.1 |
| Schleicher | 638 66.7% | 305 31.9% | 13 | 956 | D+34.8 |
| Menard | 680 71.5% | 261 27.4% | 10 | 951 | D+44.1 |
| Foard | 758 83.6% | 148 16.3% | 1 | 907 | D+67.3 |
| Motley | 621 69.1% | 272 30.3% | 6 | 899 | D+38.8 |
| Real | 616 70.7% | 244 28.0% | 11 | 871 | D+42.7 |
| Oldham | 519 65.4% | 266 33.5% | 9 | 794 | D+31.9 |
| Kinney | 590 75.2% | 190 24.2% | 5 | 785 | D+51.0 |
| Hudspeth | 604 78.7% | 162 21.1% | 1 | 767 | D+57.6 |
| Culberson | 449 65.8% | 214 31.4% | 19 | 682 | D+34.5 |
| Edwards | 385 62.5% | 231 37.5% | 616 | D+25.0 | |
| Kent | 491 80.2% | 121 19.8% | 612 | D+60.5 | |
| Terrell | 406 68.1% | 185 31.0% | 5 | 596 | D+37.1 |
| Jeff Davis | 356 64.0% | 177 31.8% | 23 | 556 | D+32.2 |
| Irion | 380 69.6% | 158 28.9% | 8 | 546 | D+40.7 |
| Roberts | 278 52.3% | 252 47.4% | 2 | 532 | D+4.9 |
| Glasscock | 244 60.4% | 159 39.4% | 1 | 404 | D+21.0 |
| McMullen | 237 60.5% | 154 39.3% | 1 | 392 | D+21.2 |
| Borden | 274 72.5% | 104 27.5% | 378 | D+45.0 | |
| Sterling | 247 67.1% | 121 32.9% | 368 | D+34.2 | |
| Kenedy | 145 74.4% | 50 25.6% | 195 | D+48.7 | |
| King | 128 71.1% | 52 28.9% | 180 | D+42.2 | |
| Loving | 40 61.5% | 25 38.5% | 65 | D+23.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1976; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Texas Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ted Cruz (R) | R+8.5 |
| 2020 | John Cornyn (R) | R+9.6 |
| 2018 | Ted Cruz (R) | R+2.6 |
| 2014 | John Cornyn (R) | R+27.2 |
| 2012 | Ted Cruz (R) | R+15.8 |
| 2008 | John Cornyn (R) | R+12.0 |
| 2006 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | R+25.6 |
| 2002 | John Cornyn (R) | R+12.0 |
| 2000 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | R+32.8 |
| 1996 | Phil Gramm (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1994 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | R+22.5 |
| 1990 | Phil Gramm (R) | R+22.8 |
| 1988 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1984 | Phil Gramm (R) | R+17.1 |
| 1982 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | D+18.1 |
| 1978 | John G. Tower (R) | R+0.5 |
| 1976 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1972 | John G. Tower (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1970 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1966 | John G. Tower (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1964 | Ralph Yarborough (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1958 | Ralph Yarborough (D) | D+51.0 |
| 1954 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+69.9 |
| 1952 | Price Daniel (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1948 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+33.3 |
| 1946 | Tom Connally (D) | D+77.1 |
| 1942 | Pappy O'Daniel (D) | D+90.5 |
| 1940 | Tom Connally (D) | D+88.5 |
| 1936 | Morris Sheppard (D) | D+85.4 |
| 1934 | Tom Connally (D) | D+93.8 |
| 1930 | Morris Sheppard (D) | D+74.2 |
| 1928 | Tom Connally (D) | D+62.5 |
| 1924 | Morris Sheppard (D) | D+70.8 |
| 1922 | Earle B. Mayfield (D) | D+66.9 |
| 1918 | Morris Sheppard (D) | D+74.3 |
| 1916 | Charles Culberson (D) | D+68.2 |