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UpdateTexasWednesday, November 4, 2026

San Patricio County released unofficial results for Nov. 3 election

The county posted cumulative totals from all 40 precincts, with races for county clerk, commissioner and justice of the peace still awaiting formal canvass.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
South Texas News
“San Patricio County releases unofficial election results”, Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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What happened

San Patricio County released unofficial cumulative results for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, with all 40 precincts reporting and 20,364 total ballots cast. Republican Colette Walls won county clerk with 55.21% over Democrat Gracie Alaniz-Gonzales. Republican Tom Yardley took County Commissioner Precinct 2 with 66.65% over Democrat Julie Clark.1

Democrats Nere Villarreal and Terry Gonzales won the two contested Justice of the Peace seats in Precincts 5 and 8 respectively. All results remain unofficial until formally canvassed.1

40
precincts reporting1
20,364
total ballots cast1
What it means in Texas

What happens next in San Patricio County

The results remain unofficial until formally canvassed.1 Local canvassing authorities canvass not later than the 14th day after the election, November 17.2 The local canvass may not be held until the early voting ballot board has finished verifying and counting provisional ballots and all timely received ballots from addresses outside the United States are counted.3

Key dates in Texas

Election Day in -6 days
  1. Mon, Oct 5 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Fri, Oct 23 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Fri, Oct 30 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day
  6. Wed, Nov 4 · passed
    Mail ballots must arrive
  7. Mon, Dec 7 · 28 days
    State certification

Every date in Texas, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. South Texas News, https://southtexasnews.com/san_patricio_county/san-patricio-county-releases-unofficial-election-results/article_445524b5-01cf-44e5-8e85-eca36762d58a.html · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
  2. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines
  3. NASS, State Election Canvassing Timeframes and Recount Thresholds, https://www.nass.org/node/2455

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