The Texas Tribune reports that Democrats swept Texas statewide offices in the 3 November 2026 election, ending decades of Republican dominance: Gina Hinojosa unseated Governor Greg Abbott, James Talarico defeated Senator Ken Paxton, and Nathan Johnson took the attorney general's office from Mayes Middleton, while Republicans lost a congressional seat. The Tribune attributes the wave to anger over President Trump, and quotes him blaming Abbott's loss on his becoming a RINO.