What to know: Republican candidates carried most of Midland County’s 45 voting precincts in the four major partisan races on the Nov. 3 ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House District 11, governor, and Texas House District 82, according to unofficial precinct results from the Midland County Elections Office. Five precincts on the city’s east side favored the Democrat in all four races. Four close precincts split depending on the race.

Countywide turnout was 46.10%, with 44,472 ballots cast. One precinct turned out more than two-thirds of its registered voters. Seven finished below 30%. Those differences explain which parts of the county contributed most to the results.

How to read the map: Each precinct is shaded by the leading party’s average share of the two-party vote across the four races. Share shows how a precinct leaned. It does not show how much a precinct contributed, because a lopsided precinct with few voters adds less than a closer one with many. The six precincts with a bold outline are the ones where Republicans netted an average of 1,000 votes or more per race. Two precincts, 101A and 109A, have no registered voters.

By the numbers: Precinct 411 produced the largest average Republican margin, 1,302 votes. Precinct 204 followed at 1,296. Precincts 110, 408, 202, and 202A also averaged more than 1,000. Those six precincts were among the seven largest in the county by ballots cast, which is why they contributed most to the countywide result. By share of the vote, the most Republican precincts were 202 at 87%, 408 at 85%, and 411 and 110 at 84%. The most Democratic were 306 at 72% and 305 at 69%.

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The big picture:

  • Precincts carried: August Pfluger led Claire Reynolds in 40 of 45 precincts. Tom Craddick led Cathy Broadrick in 39, with a tie in Precinct 104. Greg Abbott led Gina Hinojosa in 38. Ken Paxton led James Talarico in 36, with a tie in Precinct 303.
  • Democratic precincts: Five precincts favored the Democrat in all four races: 304, 305, 306, 308, and 309. Precinct 306 gave Democrats their largest average margin, 459 votes. Precinct 308 followed at 262.
  • Split precincts: Precinct 104 favored Talarico and Hinojosa, but Pfluger finished ahead there and Craddick and Broadrick tied. Precinct 109 went Democratic for Senate and governor and Republican in both House races. In Precinct 307A, Talarico finished one vote ahead of Paxton, 213 to 212, while Republicans carried the other three races. Precinct 303 tied in the Senate race and went Republican in the rest.

Who turned out:

  • Highest: Precinct 205 turned out 71.19% of its registered voters, the only precinct above two-thirds. Precinct 408 followed at 64.68% and Precinct 411 at 63.33%. Five precincts finished near 59%: 110, 403, 404, 206, and 204.
  • Lowest: Seven precincts finished below 30%: 309 (24.26%), 304 (26.51%), 305 (27.36%), 310 (28.34%), 108 (28.50%), 303 (28.61%), and 306 (29.75%). Four of the five Democratic precincts are among them. The fifth, Precinct 308, turned out 38.15%. A precinct can favor a candidate strongly and still contribute few votes when participation is low.
  • Concentration: The 11 precincts with the most ballots supplied 43.14% of the county’s total. In the U.S. Senate race, 71.01% of votes were cast in person during early voting, 1.79% by mail, and 27.20% on Election Day. The county reports votes by type for each race, not ballots by type.

Go deeper to local races:

  • MCAD Place 3: Brandon McMorries led Pat Erdwurm in all 45 precincts.
  • MCAD Place 2: Eva Salcido led in 22 precincts and Scott Lynch in 22. Precinct 108A tied, 68 to 68. Salcido finished ahead countywide by 69 votes.
  • MISD District 5: La’Toya Mayberry led in all seven precincts in the district but received 47.41% overall, short of the majority MISD requires. Karl Boroski received 28.71% and Nickolas Jasso 23.88%. Mayberry and Boroski advance to a runoff.

What’s next: The county’s canvass will make the results official. The deadline to request a recount in MCAD Place 2 is the third business day after the canvass. The MISD District 5 runoff must be held between 20 and 45 days after the canvass. Turnout in that election, not November’s precinct margins, will decide the seat.