Hinojosa defeats Abbott to become Texas’s first Democratic governor in 35 years
Gina Hinojosa has defeated incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott to become Texas's first Democratic governor in 35 years and its first Hispanic governor, becoming only the third woman to lead the state after Ann Richards and Miriam "Ma" Ferguson. The Washington Post calls the victory stunning, and reports Democrats also won Senate seats in Texas, Ohio, and Iowa while Trump turned against Fox News.
