What did Donald Trump claim about elections on 27 Oct 2026?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
But now I want you to pretend I'm on the ballot, because if you go out and vote like you did in the presidentials, where we won by so much, by 18 or 19 points, can you imagine in Texas?
He never won Texas by 18 or 19 points. His best Texas margin was 13.7 points, in 2024; in 2020 it was 5.6 and in 2016 it was 9.0.
The official 2024 presidential results compiled from state election offices give Donald Trump 6,393,597 votes and Kamala Harris 4,835,250 of 11,388,674 cast in Texas, 56.1 percent to 42.5 percent, a margin of 13.7 points (Federal Election Commission, Official 2024 Presidential General Election Results).
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- Midterm campaign rally in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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