Gina Hinojosa defeats Greg Abbott in Texas governor’s race
Politics · First reported 4 Nov, 03:20 · Updated 04:34
News organizations projected Democrat Gina Hinojosa’s victory over incumbent Republican Greg Abbott, who conceded. Hinojosa is set to become Texas’s first Latina governor; reports highlighted her focus on living costs, education and data centers.
- NBC News projected Hinojosa’s victory; other reports said Abbott conceded the race.
- Hinojosa is set to become Texas’s first Latina governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since 1990, according to reports.
- Hinojosa campaigned on issues including living costs, education and data centers; accounts differ in which issues they emphasize.
- Reports say Abbott’s campaign spent substantially more than Hinojosa’s; one account puts Abbott’s spending at $180 million since the previous year.
- The reports describe Republicans as retaining a majority in the Texas statehouse, while Hinojosa’s victory gives Democrats a veto pen.
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- Projected winner
- Gina Hinojosa
- Incumbent
- Greg Abbott, seeking a fourth term
- Historic first
- Hinojosa is set to become Texas’s first Latina governor
- Hinojosa campaign issues
- Living costs, education and data centers
- Proposed payment
- $1,500 once to each of nearly 32 million residents, funded from the state emergency savings, according to Hindustan Times
- Statehouse
- Republicans retain a majority, according to Hindustan Times
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