PoliticsLIVE: Gina Hinojosa speaks after winning Texas governor’s race
The Democrat is addressing the press in Austin following her victory in the contest for Texas governor.

Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 49th district
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 49th district (2017–)
| Born | 1973-12-08 · McAllen, Texas |
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| Party | Democratic |
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| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Portrait: LBJ Library from Austin · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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The Democrat is addressing the press in Austin following her victory in the contest for Texas governor.

Gina Hinojosa holds her first press conference since defeating incumbent Governor Greg Abbott to win election as Texas governor.

Democratic state Representative Gina Hinojosa pulled off a stunning upset over three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott, ending the party’s 30-year grip on the Texas governor’s office.

Latino voters were hopeful after Democratic state Representative Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a stunning upset, ending the Republican Party’s 30-year hold on the governor’s office.
James Talarico’s Texas victory was one of the biggest shocks of the US midterms. He defeated Republican Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state in nearly four decades and marking a major breakthrough in a Republican stronghold.

Democrat Gina Hinojosa has won the Texas governor race, ending more than three decades of Republican control.
Gina Hinojosa defeated Greg Abbott in the Texas governor’s race, ending Republicans’ hold on the state’s top executive office and Abbott’s bid for a fourth term. She will be Texas’s first Latina governor, in what the article calls Democrats’ most consequential state victory in a generation.

NBC News projects that Democrat Gina Hinojosa will win the Texas governor’s race, unseating Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

NBC News projects that Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, ending Republicans’ hold on the governorship of the red state for the first time since 1995.
