US Midterm Elections: 52-year-old Democrat Gina Hinojosa, who is running for Texas Governor in the US midterm elections, has won by defeating the current Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who was contesting for the fourth time. Texas has long been considered a stronghold of the US Republican Party. This is the first time a Democrat has been elected governor of Texas in 36 years, since in 1990 George H.W. Former Governor Ann Richards was elected during Bush's presidency.
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Hinojosa, who is Latina, previously worked as a labor and civil rights attorney and has been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2017.
Margin of victory in Texas was decent
Gina Hinojosa (Democrat): About 56.8 percent
Greg Abbott (Republican): About 41.9 percent
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Pat Dixon (Libertarian): About 1. percent
Historic return of Democrats in the Senate too
Democrats have also snatched 1 Senate seat from Texas from Republicans. Texas elected a Democratic senator for the first time since 1993. Democratic nominee James Tallarico defeated Republican nominee Ken Paxton.
Hinojosa was initially little known in the public eye. However, he continuously increased his approval rating by continuously speaking out on issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), data centers and corruption.