Vicente Gonzalez, Democrat, won reelection to Congress from Texas' 34th District on Tuesday. Henry Cuellar, Democrat, won reelection from Texas' 28th District. Both overcame Republican challengers in traditionally Democratic South Texas districts that Republicans had redistricted to favor their party.
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South Texas: McAllen, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Laredo; Hidalgo County, Nueces County, Webb County
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Democrat Jared Williams defeated Republican Tony Tinderholt in the race for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 2. Williams' victory gives Democrats a 3-2 majority on the commissioners court, and Precinct 4 was on track to flip as well, creating a potential 4-1 Democrat majority.
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Jared Williams, Democrat candidate, former Fort Worth City Council member; Tony Tinderholt, Republican candidate, Texas House member; Alisa Simmons, Democrat who won Tarrant County judge seat
Two Democratic nominees for Texas Senate addressed supporters on election night as results came in. Abdul El-Sayed spoke at one watch party, and James Talarico addressed supporters in Austin.
Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic Senate nominee; James Talarico, Democratic Senate nominee
Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governorship after campaigning for restrictions on data center construction including a moratorium. Stock prices for AI and technology companies fell in overnight trading on November 4 following the election results.
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Gina Hinojosa, Democrat who won Texas governorship; SpaceX, Company with data center ambitions in Texas; Oracle, Cloud and AI data center company and 2 more
The University of Houston student government held a "get out the vote" rally featuring Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa and promoted it on an official UHSGA Instagram page using official U of H branding. The university acknowledged an error was made, prompting questions about potential violations of state law barring public universities from using public resources to support or oppose candidates.
University of Houston student government, held event; Gina Hinojosa, Democratic gubernatorial candidate who appeared at event; Christian Collins, Texas Youth Summit representative and 1 more
Texas voters turned out for the 2026 midterm elections on November 3, 2026. More than 7.7 million votes were cast during early voting in Texas, setting a record. Turnout increases included more Latino and younger voters.
Noah Mata, Voter in Amarillo; Jerry Baldauf, Voter in Amarillo; Virginia Magallanes Dunn, Voter in Amarillo
On Tuesday night, crowds gathered in downtown San Antonio honking, cheering, and waving signs to celebrate Democratic victories in the governor and Senate races. Residents and tourists filled Commerce Street from City Hall to the River Walk, with vehicles circling blocks displaying campaign signs.
Gina Hinojosa, Democratic governor candidate who won election; James Talarico, Democratic Senate candidate who won election; Cassandra Chavez, San Antonio resident celebrating and 6 more
Democrat Tiffany Burks defeated Republican incumbent Phil Sorrells in the Tarrant County district attorney's race, according to unofficial results. Burks received 56.12% of votes; Sorrells received 43.88%. This was a rematch; Sorrells won in 2022.
Tiffany Burks, Democrat candidate for Tarrant County district attorney; Phil Sorrells, Republican incumbent Tarrant County district attorney
Democrat Benjamin Flores defeated Republican incumbent Dawn Buckingham in the 2026 race for Texas land commissioner. Flores led substantially in early returns and ultimately won the statewide office.
Benjamin Flores, Democratic candidate for Texas land commissioner; Dawn Buckingham, Republican incumbent land commissioner