Smith County, Texas 2026 Elections
Make Your Plan to Vote in Smith County
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)Choose where to vote
Early voting runs Oct. 19 to 30. You can vote at any early voting location in your county. Smith County is in the Countywide Polling Place Program, so on Nov. 3 you can vote at any location in the county.
Smith County elections office (opens in new tab)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 Smith County
Unofficial. In-person early votes through Oct 19, day 1 of 12. Mail ballots aren't included, and counts can be revised.
- In-Person Early Votes
- 5,827
- Of Registered Voters
- 3.5%
- Same Day in 2022
- 3.3%
Unofficial: 5,827 in-person votes through Oct 19, 3.5% of registered voters, vs. 3.3% on the same day of early voting in 2022.
November 2026 results for Smith County aren't available on this page. Election Day is November 3.
2024 Presidential Lean
2024 presidential baseline, not a 2026 forecast. Smith County ranks #20 of 254 Texas counties by 2024 vote total.
Donald Trump +45 points
- Kamala Harris (D)
- 28,041
- Donald Trump (R)
- 74,862
- Other
- 1,283
- Total votes
- 104,186
2026 Primary Votes Cast
Governor's race · both partiesVotes 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. Source: Texas Secretary of State.
Primary Early Voting
Through Feb 27, 2026Early votes cast before Election Day only, not Smith County's full primary turnout. Votes cast on Election Day (Mar 3) aren't included in this total.
- Total early votes
- 20,478
- 2022 primary total
- 34,595
- EV % of 2022 total
- 59%
2022 primary total is the full 2022 primary (early voting plus Election Day) for comparison.
Statewide Context
Not specific to Smith County, the state of play across all of Texas.
- Registered voters, Texas
- 18,657,918
- 2026 races TexPolls tracks
- 25
On the Ballot in Smith County
Every registered voter in Smith 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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