In the November 3, 2026 general election, Democrat Gina Hinojosa, a state House member, defeated three-term incumbent Governor Greg Abbott. Hinojosa will become Texas's first Democratic governor since 1995 and the first Latina governor of the state.
Gina HinojosaDemocrat candidate, state House member, elected governor
Greg AbbottRepublican incumbent governor
Pat DixonLibertarian candidate
Vikki GoodwinDemocrat candidate for lieutenant governor
Dan PatrickRepublican incumbent lieutenant governor candidate
Nathan JohnsonDemocrat candidate for attorney general
Mayes MiddletonRepublican candidate for attorney general
Sarah EckhardtDemocrat candidate for comptroller
Don HuffinesRepublican candidate for comptroller
Mark TeixeiraRepublican candidate for U.S. Representative, Texas Congressional District 21
Kristin HookDemocrat candidate for U.S. Representative, Texas Congressional District 21
Pete FloresRepublican incumbent state senator
Joe Paz HerreraDemocrat challenger for state senate
Rich PacesRepublican incumbent Kerr County Precinct 2 Commissioner
Jeremy WaltherIndependent challenger for Kerr County Precinct 2 Commissioner
The facts
Democrat Gina Hinojosa, a state House member, defeated three-term incumbent Governor Greg Abbott with 52.1% to Abbott's 46.54%, with 90% of precincts reporting.1
Hinojosa will be Texas's first Democratic governor in more than 30 years; last Democrat elected governor was Ann Richards in 1991.12Stated by 2 sources
Hinojosa will be the first Latina governor of Texas.2
Libertarian Pat Dixon received 1.33% of gubernatorial vote with 90% reported.1
Democrat Vikki Goodwin led Republican Dan Patrick by 5 percentage points in lieutenant governor race with 90% of vote counted.1
Democrat Nathan Johnson led Republican Mayes Middleton by about 5 points (51.79% to 46.75%) in attorney general race.1
Democrat Sarah Eckhardt defeated Republican Don Huffines 50.65% to 47.09% in comptroller race.1
Republican Mark Teixeira defeated Democrat Kristin Hook 54.37% to 45.63% for U.S. Representative, Texas Congressional District 21.1
Republican Pete Flores defeated Democrat Joe Paz Herrera 57% to 46% in state senate race.1
Republican Rich Paces defeated Independent Jeremy Walther 62.5% to 37.5% for Kerr County Precinct 2 Commissioner.1
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Gina Hinojosa won election as Texas governor and another Democrat won U.S. Senate from Texas for the first time since 1988 and 1990 respectively. Gov.-elect Hinojosa stated she will maintain a freeze on new data center authorizations ordered by outgoing Governor Greg Abbott.
$nearly nine million dollars for campaign contributions
Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect; Talarico, U.S. Senate-elect (first name not given); Jorge Renaud, Voter and 5 more
Texas senator-elect James Talarico made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live's cold open, interrupting a sketch about President Donald Trump's midterm loss. Comedian Druski hosted the episode with musical guest The Strokes.
James Talarico, Texas senator-elect who appeared in the cold open; Druski, Host of Saturday Night Live; James Austin Johnson, Actor playing Trump in cold open sketch and 2 more
Democrats won a landslide victory in Tuesday's midterm election. Voters in 10 states rejected data center expansion in 40 of 41 local ballot measures. In Texas, Democrat Gina Hinojosa was elected governor, the first Democrat since 1990, and pledged a statewide moratorium on data center approvals.
$$4.4 billion for debt owed by CoreWeave
Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect of Texas, Democrat; Michael Intrator, CEO of CoreWeave; Democrats, Party that won midterm election and 1 more
Matthew Shane Zachary was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a homicide at a residence in Gaines County. The Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers are leading the investigation with assistance from the Gaines County Sheriff's Office.
$$750,000 for bond
Matthew Shane Zachary, Suspect arrested and charged with murder; Gaines County Sheriff's Office, Law enforcement investigating homicide; Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers, Leading the investigation
Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said in a CNN interview that the state should pause work with data centers until protections for residents are in place. She promised to introduce laws to change the state's approach and said communities should have a role in deciding whether data centers are built there.
Democrats in the Texas Legislature filed legislation Monday as bill filing opened for the 2027 session. Proposals included Medicaid expansion, minimum wage increases, ending data center tax breaks, banning Flock cameras, repealing ICE partnership requirements for sheriffs, forbidding border wall construction at state parks, ending school vouchers, boosting per-pupil school funding, legalizing marijuana, and building high-speed rail from Dallas to San Antonio.
$up to $10 billion a year for medicaid expansion annual funding to Texas
State Rep. John Bucy, D-Austin, filed Medicaid expansion bill; State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, filed companion Medicaid bill; Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, filed school nurse notification bill and 3 more
El Paso County Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year-old Laron Lenard Watts and charged him with theft of property valued at $150,000 or more after he reportedly refused to return a shipment of fiber-optic cable, trailer, and container worth $155,000 total following a payment dispute.
$$155,000 for estimated value of property (shipping container, trailer chassis, fiber-optic cable)
Laron Lenard Watts, 38-year-old man arrested and charged with theft; El Paso County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement agency conducting investigation and making arrest