Democratic environmental activist Leticia Gutierrez won Texas Congressional District 9, a Houston-area seat redrawn last year to favor Republicans. Gutierrez led Republican Alexandra Mealer by about 4 percentage points, and Mealer conceded.
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Harris County voters elected Democrat Letitia Plummer as county judge and re-elected Democratic Commissioners Lesley Briones and Adrian Garcia, Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin, and County Treasurer Carla Wyatt in Tuesday's elections.
Letitia Plummer, Democrat, elected Harris County Judge; Orlando Sanchez, Republican candidate for Harris County Judge; Lesley Briones, Democratic County Commissioner, re-elected and 5 more
Democrat Julio Salinas defeated Republican Gary Groves in the November 3, 2026 general election for Texas House District 41. Salinas received 68% of the vote with 36,028 votes to Groves' 16,942 votes, a margin of 19,086 votes.
Julio Salinas, Democratic candidate for Texas House District 41; Gary Groves, Republican candidate for Texas House District 41
Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, was elected Texas Attorney General on November 4, 2026, defeating Republican Mayes Middleton. Johnson is the first Democrat elected to that office in 32 years.
Nathan Johnson, Democrat elected to Texas Attorney General; Mayes Middleton, Republican defeated in election for Texas Attorney General
Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the Texas gubernatorial election on November 3, 2026, defeating incumbent Governor Greg Abbott. Hinojosa campaigned for a moratorium on new data-center permits until state lawmakers establish stronger protections for electricity, water, and communities.
Democrat Taylor Rehmet, the incumbent, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss on November 3, 2026, in a race for Texas Senate District 9. This was a rematch of an earlier special election runoff.
Taylor Rehmet, Incumbent Democratic state senator, candidate for Texas Senate District 9; Leigh Wambsganss, Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 9; Kelly Hannock, Former Republican state senator who held the seat and left to serve as interim comptroller and 1 more
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.
$$227,234.80 for annual salary for Tarrant County Commissioners
Jared Williams, Democrat candidate, former Fort Worth City Council member; Tony Tinderholt, Republican candidate, Texas House member; Alisa Simmons, Democrat who won Tarrant County judge seat
Two Democratic nominees for Texas Senate addressed supporters on election night as results came in. Abdul El-Sayed spoke at one watch party, and James Talarico addressed supporters in Austin.
Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic Senate nominee; James Talarico, Democratic Senate nominee
Vicente Gonzalez, Democrat, won reelection to Congress from Texas' 34th District on Tuesday. Henry Cuellar, Democrat, won reelection from Texas' 28th District. Both overcame Republican challengers in traditionally Democratic South Texas districts that Republicans had redistricted to favor their party.
$$3 million for ad spending pulled from District 28
Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic incumbent, Texas Congressional District 34; Eric Flores, Republican challenger, Texas Congressional District 34; Henry Cuellar, Democratic incumbent, Texas Congressional District 28 and 2 more