Talarico and Hinojosa Celebrate Historic Texas Midterm Election Wins at Whataburger
Talarico and Hinojosa won their respective races to end decades of Republican control, with Talarico receiving 55% of the vote according to Associated Press election results.
- On Tuesday, Senator-elect James Talarico and Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa secured historic victories in Texas midterm elections, with Talarico winning the U.S. Senate race and Hinojosa the governorship.
- Talarico defeated Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with approximately 55% of the vote, while Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Gov. Greg Abbott with approximately 53%.
- Celebrating their upsets, the winners gathered with supporters at an Austin Whataburger, where Talarico posted, "First stop post-win: Whataburger," on X early Wednesday.
- These results represent the first time Democrats have won the Texas governor's race since Ann Richards in 1990 and the U.S. Senate seat since 1988.
- The results swept Republicans from power in Texas for the first time in decades, as supporters cheered the outcome outside the celebration venue.
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James Talarico & Gina Hinojosa Celebrate Texas Wins at Whataburger
Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa celebrated their election victories at a local Whataburger late Tuesday night. The two Democrats raised oversized soda cups alongside supporters following the surprising results. The Democratic wins marked a major political shift in Texas. Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Senate race, while Hinojosa beat incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott by approximately seven pe…
James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa offer historic victories in Texas The Democrats James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa presented their historic victories in the midterms on Wednesday (4) in a burger shop in Austin, Texas. ☰ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in the WhatsApp AO VIVO: Follow the latest news about the MAPAS midterms show results of the U.S. elections in real time "We did it. (...) For Texas," Gina said on their social netwo…
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