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UTSA Professor Breaks Down What Drove Texas’ Historic Democratic Sweep in Midterm Elections

Democrats won by about 50 points among Hispanic voters, and suburban counties also swung left, helping flip races once considered safe for Republicans.

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The Latino vote, public education concerns and data center issues drove Texas’ historic Democratic sweep in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to Jon Taylor, a University of Texas at San Antonio political science professor.

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Democrats just took Texas. How?

Latino and rural voters, the Iran war and tariffs likely played a huge role in swaying the historic midterms in Democrats’ favor.

South Texas changed the electoral map: Democratic candidates won the Senate, governorship, and five legislative seats in the region. The entry A "political earthquake" in Texas: Latinos push for a historic Democratic victory was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.

According to the analyst Fernanda Magnotta, demographic change, economy and immigration policy were decisive for the election result in the state

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KUT broke the news in Austin, United States on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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