Update, November 4. Updated November 4, 4:00 pm Central with new reporting: 4 separate outlets now report this.
Elon Musk spent millions backing Republican candidates in Texas midterm races, but most candidates he supported lost. Democrat James Talarico won the Texas Senate race over Republican Ken Paxton, the first Democrat to win the seat since 1988.
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Elon Musk's millions fail to deliver Texas for the Republicans in fierce midterms
Elon Musk's Texas empire could face scrutiny after Democrats' sweeping win
Elon Musk poured millions into Texas Republican campaigns that lost. What’s next for his Texas dream?
Elon Musk will face scrutiny from Democrats in Washington and Texas after midterms
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Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa and U.S. Sen.-elect James Talarico, both Democrats, celebrated their election victories early November 4, 2026, at a Whataburger in Austin.
Gina Hinojosa, Texas Gov.-elect; James Talarico, U.S. Sen.-elect
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
Texas voters along the Mexico border increased turnout by 8% compared to 2022 and voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates on Tuesday. The shift reversed border counties' 2024 support for Trump, and Democrats won two congressional seats Republicans had targeted for pickup.
James Talarico, State Rep., Democratic candidate at top of ticket; Jeronimo Cortina, Political scientist, University of Houston; Beto O'Rourke, Democratic candidate, 2018 election and 1 more
One outletOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, was elected Texas attorney general in the November 3 midterm elections. He is the state's first Democratic attorney general since 1994.
Nathan Johnson, Elected Texas attorney general
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
Ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, polls showed competitive races in Texas for U.S. Senate and governor. A Cook Political Report and TelevisaUnivision poll found Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the Senate race and Democrat Gina Hinojosa leading Greg Abbott in the governor's race among Hispanic voters. Prediction market contracts worth $111.8 million were traded on the two Texas races.
$92m for prediction market contracts traded on Texas Senate race
James Talarico, Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate; Ken Paxton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Texas attorney general; Gina Hinojosa, Democrat candidate for governor and 8 more
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
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
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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.
$215,000 for campaign spending for Gutierrez
Leticia Gutierrez, Democratic candidate, won Congressional District 9; Alexandra Mealer, Republican candidate, conceded race; Al Green, U.S. Representative for District 9, previous holder
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
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
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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
Reported by 5 outletsFound via Google News