Washington (USA), Nov. 3 (LaPresse) – Democrat Gina Hinojosa has won the Texas gubernatorial election, defeating incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who was serving his third term. Hinojosa makes history as the first Hispanic governor of Texas and the first Democrat to occupy the governor’s office since 1990. This is the second stunning upset of the evening in the ‘Lone Star State’, after James Talarico made history by becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in nearly 40 years. With 68% of the votes counted, Hinojosa received 56.9% of the vote, compared with Abbott’s 41.8%.
USA, Democrat Hinojosa elected governor of Texas: she is the first Hispanic woman
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Washington (USA), Nov. 3 (LaPresse) – Democrat Gina Hinojosa has won the Texas gubernatorial election, defeating incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who was serving his third term. Hinojosa makes history as the first Hispanic governor of Texas and the first Democrat to occupy the governor’s office since 1990. This is the second stunning upset of the evening in the ‘Lone Star State’, after James Talarico made history by becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in nearly 40 years. With 68% of the votes counted, Hinojosa received 56.9% of the vote, compared with Abbott’s 41.8%.
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