# Stunning upset as governor Greg Abbott loses reelection campaign against Democrat Gina Hinojosa in deep red Texas

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stunning-upset-as-governor-greg-abbott-loses-reelection-campaign-against-democrat-gina-hinojosa-in-deep-red-texas/
- Published: 2026-11-04T08:08:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16243657/texas-republican-greg-abbott-reelection-gina-hinojosa.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Gina Hinojosa becomes Texas’s first Democratic governor since 1990.
- Abbott entered Election Day with a narrow polling lead.
- Hinojosa campaigned on liberty and affordability.

## Summary

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott in Texas, becoming the first Democrat to win the state’s governorship since Ann Richards in 1990. The result marks a major political shift in a state that had long been reliably Republican.

Polling shortly before the election showed Abbott only three points ahead, and he raised $26 million in the final month of the campaign. Hinojosa focused on personal liberty and the cost of living, criticising state-backed Flock surveillance cameras and Abbott’s support for school vouchers; the article also reports that Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Senate race. Donald Trump blamed Abbott for the loss.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Stunning upset as governor Greg Abbott loses reelection campaign against Democrat Gina Hinojosa in deep red Texas](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16243657/texas-republican-greg-abbott-reelection-gina-hinojosa.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [El País: Democrat Gina Hinojosa pulls off an upset in Texas to become the first Hispanic woman governor](https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2026-11-04/democrat-gina-hinojosa-pulls-off-an-upset-in-texas-to-become-the-first-hispanic-woman-governor.html)

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