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Harris County, Texas 2026 Elections

Make Your Plan to Vote in Harris County

  1. Check Your Registration

    The deadline to register was Oct. 5. Confirm your registration is active before you go.

    Check your registration (opens in new tab)
  2. Choose Where to Vote

    Early voting runs Oct. 19 to 30. You can vote at any early voting location in your county. Harris County is in the Countywide Polling Place Program, so on Nov. 3 you can vote at any location in the county.

    Harris County elections office (opens in new tab)
  3. Bring Photo ID

    Acceptable photo IDs to vote in person:

    • Texas driver license issued by DPS
    • Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
    • Texas personal ID card issued by DPS
    • Texas handgun license issued by DPS
    • U.S. military ID card with your photo
    • U.S. citizenship certificate with your photo
    • U.S. passport (book or card)

    If you do not have one of these and cannot reasonably obtain one, you may fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polls and present an alternative form of ID, such as a utility bill, bank statement, government check, or voter registration certificate.

    Photo ID rules on VoteTexas.gov (opens in new tab)

Early Voting So Far in Harris County

Through Oct 21, day 3 of 12. Counts are the Secretary of State's daily reports and can be revised.

Early votes cast
255,196
Of registered voters
9.3%
In person
228,483
By mail
26,713

Harris ranks #45 of the 53 Texas counties with a page on this site, by share of registered voters who have voted early. Statewide, 11.5% of 19,041,684 registered voters have voted early.

November 2026 results for Harris County aren't available on this page. Election Day is November 3.

2024 Presidential Lean

2024 presidential baseline, not a 2026 forecast. Harris County ranks #1 of 254 Texas counties by 2024 vote total.

Kamala Harris 52%Donald Trump 46%

Kamala Harris +6 points

Kamala Harris (D)
808,771
Donald Trump (R)
722,695
Other
26,018
Total votes
1,557,484

2026 Primary Votes Cast

Governor's race · both parties
542,443
votes cast
20.1%
of 2,702,952 registered
Dem 65% · 351,218GOP 35% · 191,225

Votes cast in the governor's primary (top of the ticket), summed across both parties. A few percent of voters skip the top race, so total ballots cast run slightly higher.

Primary Early Voting

Through Feb 27, 2026

Early votes cast before Election Day only, not Harris County's full primary turnout. Votes cast on Election Day (Mar 3) aren't included in this total.

Dem 62%GOP 38%
Total early votes
285,715
2022 primary total
352,138
EV % of 2022 total
81%

2022 primary total is the full 2022 primary (early voting plus Election Day) for comparison.

Statewide Context

Figures for all of Texas.

Texans registered for Nov. 3
19,041,684
2026 races TexPolls tracks
25

On the Ballot in Harris County

Every registered voter in Harris County votes in these statewide races. TexPolls doesn't map U.S. House districts to counties yet, so district races aren't listed here.

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