Democrats Deliver a Stunning Rout in Texas to Retake Power for the First Time in Decades
Democrats also won the lieutenant governor race as voters rejected Republicans on affordability and state policy, with turnout topping 7.7 million before Election Day.
- On Tuesday, Democratic State Rep. Vikki Goodwin unseated incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, becoming the first Democrat to win the office in 27 years amid a statewide surge of Democratic victories.
- Goodwin campaigned on public education, healthcare access, and affordability while targeting Patrick's widely unpopular push to ban hemp-derived THC products. Her platform centered on restoring collaborative governance.
- With about 53% of the estimated vote counted, Goodwin held about 57% compared to about 41% for Patrick. Libertarian Anthony Cristo captured 1.5% and Green Party candidate Kevin McCormick received 0.8%.
- The lieutenant governor presides over the Texas Senate and co-chairs the Legislative Budget Board, wielding significant influence over legislation. However, Goodwin inherits the office while the chamber retains a Republican majority.
- This victory ends Patrick's nearly two decades in public office and marks a significant political shift in Texas. The result breaks a Democratic losing streak in statewide elections that has persisted since the 1990s.
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‘A mandate for change’: Democrats remake Texas politics in election rout
By Brad Brooks Nov 4 (Reuters) – Texas Democrats, shut out of every statewide office for more than three decades, have toppled Republicans from the top of the ballot to the bottom, remaking the political landscape of the nation’s largest conservative state in a single earth-shattering night. While James Talarico’s victory in the US Senate race and Gina Hinojosa’s defeat of three-term Governor Greg Abbott stole the headlines, Democratic candida…
Democrats win Texas, Georgia, several other states, while Republicans secure victories in Florida, across South, according to US media
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KlixIn Texas, in addition to the governor and senator, the Democrats also won the positions of deputy governor and state attorney, while former deputy governor Dan Patrick also lost. The state party has not won a statewide race since 1994.
By Patrick Svitek The Texas Democrats dreamed for decades of dyeing the state blue, lining up behind enthusiastic candidates who attracted large crowds and lots of money, but in the end failed to overcome the state’s tenacious conservative majority. Their dream finally came true this Tuesday, and spectacularly.
Through the horns of victory, I asked Lea Landaverde what the double democratic victory of Texas meant for her. Tears came before the words.
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