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BREAKING
Matt Van Epps (R) holds TN-7  β€’  Mike Kennedy (R) holds UT-4  β€’  Luz Rivas (D) holds CA-29  β€’  Mark Harris (R) holds NC-8  β€’  Pat Harrigan (R) holds NC-10  β€’  French Hill (R) holds AR-2  β€’  Schumer: β€œWe are going to end the war”  β€’  Cait Conley ousts Rep. Mike Lawler β€” Democrats flip NY-17  β€’  Richard Ojeda defeats NRCC Chair Richard Hudson β€” Democrats flip NC-9  β€’  Rep. Don Davis holds NC-1 for Democrats  β€’  Zack Mullock defeats Rep. Jeff Van Drew β€” Democrats flip NJ-2  β€’  Cyril Jefferson defeats Rep. Addison McDowell β€” Democrats flip NC-6  β€’  Matt Van Epps (R) holds TN-7  β€’  Mike Kennedy (R) holds UT-4  β€’  Luz Rivas (D) holds CA-29  β€’  Mark Harris (R) holds NC-8  β€’  Pat Harrigan (R) holds NC-10  β€’  French Hill (R) holds AR-2  β€’  Schumer: β€œWe are going to end the war”  β€’  Cait Conley ousts Rep. Mike Lawler β€” Democrats flip NY-17  β€’  Richard Ojeda defeats NRCC Chair Richard Hudson β€” Democrats flip NC-9  β€’  Rep. Don Davis holds NC-1 for Democrats  β€’  Zack Mullock defeats Rep. Jeff Van Drew β€” Democrats flip NJ-2  β€’  Cyril Jefferson defeats Rep. Addison McDowell β€” Democrats flip NC-6
Results

TEXAS: DEMOCRATS WIN THE GOVERNORSHIP AND A SENATE SEAT

By The Vote Desk Β·

🏠 GOVERNOR β€” πŸ”„ FLIP βœ…

πŸ”΅ Gina Hinojosa @GinaHinojosaTX: 5,230,908 (52.8%)
πŸ”΄ Gov. Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX: 4,524,948 (45.7%)
πŸ“Š Abbott won by 10.9 in 2022. Hinojosa won by 7.1 β€” an 18-point swing.
🎀 HINOJOSA: "It never bothered me that they doubted me. It bothered me that they doubted us." (victory speech) She said Abbott called to congratulate her.

πŸ›οΈ U.S. SENATE β€” πŸ”„ FLIP βœ…

πŸ”΅ James Talarico @jamestalarico: 5,445,121 (55.1%)
πŸ”΄ Ken Paxton @KenPaxtonTX: 4,249,752 (43.0%)
🎀 TALARICO: "Tonight we defeated Goliath." (Sky News) He also said Paxton "is funded by one dude." (CBS News)

πŸ—³οΈ TURNOUT: 9,903,952 vs 8,101,994 in 2022 (+22%)

πŸ”„ HOUSE

β€’ TX-15: Bobby Pulido ousted Rep. Monica De La Cruz, 126,204–76,305
β€’ ⏳ Too close: TX-2, TX-5, TX-22, TX-27, TX-32, TX-38 (Republicans lead all six)
β€’ Democrats lead 14 of 38 seats on the new 2025 map. Full list πŸ‘‡

AP, unofficial.

A Democratic governor in Texas. Did you ever think you'd see it? πŸ‘‡

#Texas #TXPolitics #Hinojosa #GinaHinojosa #Abbott #Talarico #JamesTalarico #Paxton #KenPaxton #Pulido #Election2026 #Midterms2026 #ElectionResults #BlueWave #Governor #Senate

🀠 TEXAS HOUSE β€” ALL 38 SEATS

βœ… TX-1: πŸ”΄ Nathaniel Moran @RepNateMoran 181,987 – Yolanda Prince 81,598
⏳ TX-2: πŸ”΄ Steve Toth @SteveTothTX (new) 144,748 – Shaun Finnie @shaunfinnie 139,167
βœ… TX-3: πŸ”΄ Keith Self @RepKeithSelf 169,243 – Evan Hunt 151,667
βœ… TX-4: πŸ”΄ Pat Fallon @RepPatFallon 171,652 – Jason Pearce 134,563
⏳ TX-5: πŸ”΄ Lance Gooden @Lancegooden 130,278 – Chelsey Hockett 122,855
βœ… TX-6: πŸ”΄ Jake Ellzey @RepEllzey 140,014 – Danny Minton 128,394
βœ… TX-7: πŸ”΅ Lizzie Pannill Fletcher @RepFletcher 160,452 – Alexander Hale @HaleForTexas 62,385
βœ… TX-8: πŸ”΄ Jessica Hart Steinmann @jhartsteinmann (new) 141,786 – Laura Jones @CongressLaura 124,680
βœ… TX-9: πŸ”΅ Leticia Gutierrez (new) 98,079 – Alex Mealer @AlexMealerTX 72,340
βœ… TX-10: πŸ”΄ Chris Gober @ChrisKGober (new) 161,425 – Caitlin Rourk 138,832
βœ… TX-11: πŸ”΄ August Pfluger @RepPfluger 138,627 – Claire Reynolds 94,353
βœ… TX-12: πŸ”΄ Craig Goldman @RepCraigGoldman 144,438 – Heli Rodriguez Prilliman 127,456
βœ… TX-13: πŸ”΄ Ronny Jackson @RepRonnyJackson 158,134 – Mark Nair 84,197
βœ… TX-14: πŸ”΄ Randy Weber @TXRandy14 152,618 – Thurman Bartie 129,930
πŸ”„ TX-15: πŸ”΅ Bobby Pulido @PulidoForTexas (new) 126,204 – Monica De La Cruz @monica4congress 76,305
βœ… TX-16: πŸ”΅ Veronica Escobar @RepEscobar 138,543 – Adam Bauman 57,247
βœ… TX-17: πŸ”΄ Pete Sessions @PeteSessions 143,523 – Casey Shepard 124,480
βœ… TX-18: πŸ”΅ Christian Menefee @CDMenefee 193,144 – Ronald Whitfield 31,333
βœ… TX-19: πŸ”΄ Tom Sell @SellForTexas19 (new) 154,079 – Kyle Rable 67,674
βœ… TX-20: πŸ”΅ Joaquin Castro @JoaquinCastrotx 149,397 – Edgardo Baez 43,097
βœ… TX-21: πŸ”΄ Mark Teixeira @teixeiramark25 (new) 194,302 – Kristin Hook @Kristin_Hook 162,088
⏳ TX-22: πŸ”΄ Trever Nehls (new) 150,161 – Marquette Greene-Scott 139,591
βœ… TX-23: πŸ”΅ Katy Padilla Stout (new) 142,032 – Brandon Herrera @TheAKGuy 119,795
βœ… TX-24: πŸ”΄ Beth Van Duyne @RepBethVanDuyne 171,751 – Kevin Burge 149,697
βœ… TX-25: πŸ”΄ Roger Williams @RepRWilliams 142,721 – Dione Sims 122,854
βœ… TX-26: πŸ”΄ Brandon Gill @realBrandonGill 182,648 – Steven Shook 147,944
⏳ TX-27: πŸ”΄ Michael Cloud @RepMichaelCloud 144,467 – Tanya Lloyd 137,927
βœ… TX-28: πŸ”΅ Henry Cuellar @RepCuellar 113,315 – Tano Tijerina @JudgeTano 51,065
βœ… TX-29: πŸ”΅ Sylvia Garcia @LaCongresista 133,989 – Martha Fierro 33,619
βœ… TX-30: πŸ”΅ Frederick Haynes (new) 186,871 – Everett Jackson 39,247
βœ… TX-31: πŸ”΄ John Carter @JudgeJohnCarter 164,012 – Justin Early 136,734
⏳ TX-32: πŸ”΄ Jace Yarbrough @JaceYarbrough (new) 142,834 – Dan Barrios 134,781
βœ… TX-33: πŸ”΅ Colin Allred @ColinAllredTX (new) 150,891 – Patrick Gillespie 41,157
βœ… TX-34: πŸ”΅ Vicente Gonzalez @RepGonzalez 112,667 – Eric Flores @EricDFloress 80,572
βœ… TX-35: πŸ”΅ Johnny Garcia @johnnygarciatx (new) 139,984 – Carlos De La Cruz @CarlosForTexas 112,574
βœ… TX-36: πŸ”΄ Brian Babin @RepBrianBabin 138,008 – Rhonda Hart 119,681
βœ… TX-37: πŸ”΅ Greg Casar @GregCasar 254,957 – Lauren PeΓ±a @pena4ATX 49,469
⏳ TX-38: πŸ”΄ Jon Bonck @JonBonckTX (new) 157,261 – Melissa McDonough 144,397

βœ… called Β· πŸ”„ flip Β· ⏳ too close Β· AP, unofficial

#Texas #TXPolitics #Congress #Election2026 #ElectionResults

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