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Is Texas a Blue State Now? Here Is the Last Time a Democrat Won in Every Statewide Office
Gina Hinojosa won the governor’s race by 7.34 points, and Democrats also flipped every statewide executive post and top court seat, unofficial results showed.
- On Tuesday, Democrats swept every statewide race in Texas, ending a three-decade losing streak. Democratic state Representative Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Governor Greg Abbott, while state Representative James Talarico won a U.S. Senate seat.
- National trends and the unpopularity of President Donald Trump fueled the Democratic surge. Political strategist Mike Madrid described the results as a "perfect storm of disaster" for Republicans, citing rising costs and misaligned state policies.
- The GOP suffered historic losses across the judiciary, with all incumbent Republicans on the Texas Supreme Court losing reelection. State Representative Vikki Goodwin ousted Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and every state commissioner race flipped Democratic.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned the sweep "takes away one of the anchors of the modern GOP," as Republicans face alarm over losing the state's 40 electoral votes. Democrats may secure Texas House control for the first time since 2003.
- Analysts suggest Texas will be highly competitive for Republicans in 2028, as demographic shifts reshape the political landscape. Newly elected Democrats must avoid infighting to address voters' concerns about affordability, according to political analysts.
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Not In My Wildest Dreams Did I See A Texas This Blue
I was raised under a big sky, on a long flat prairie. As a child, my parents taught me to stick out my tongue when anyone said the name "Bill Clinton." Everyone I met, everyone I knew and loved for my whole entire childhood, was a Republican, except for the few libertarians. Sure, people may have grumbled about our invariably Republican elected officials—be it Bush or Perry or Abbott—but they still voted for them. Republicans ruled Texas in the …
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Total News Sources19
Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Center, 35% Right
Bias Distribution
- 35% of the sources are Center, 35% of the sources lean Right
35% Right
L 30%
C 35%
R 35%
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