Three-term Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott lost to Democratic state Representative Gina Hinojosa, US media projected on Tuesday.
No Democrat has won statewide office in Texas since 1994, the longest drought in the nation.
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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a political rally ahead of Election Day in Houston, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (Photo by Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
