Hinojosa’s victory over Abbott, a three-term incumbent, triggers a political earthquake in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the governor’s mansion since 1990.

Greg Abbott is seeking reelection, while Gina Hinojosa is trying to unseat the Republican governor. Follow the election results as votes are counted.

Democrat Gina Hinojosa won election Tuesday as governor of Texas, defeating Republican incumbent Greg Abbott

Democrat Gina Hinojosa has ousted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in an upset that will make her the state’s first Latina governor

Democrats finally got their wish in Texas. Shut out of power for decades, Democrats on Tuesday romped up and down the ballot in Republicans' most populous stronghold, flipping a U.S. Senate seat and retaking the governor's mansion in a history-making election that ushered in an overnight resurgence for a party that has spent much of the last 30 years fighting for scraps.

Gina Hinojosa makes history as the first Latino governor of Texas after defeating incumbent Greg Abbott in a tight race.

Democrats dominated Texas on Tuesday, notching their first statewide wins in more than three decades in a series of races by winning a Senate race and governor’s office in a double victory that seemed out of reach in a GOP stronghold state.

Democratic candidate for Texas Governor Gina Hinojosa speaks at a rally at the Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater, ahead of the midterm elections, in Austin, Texas, US, November 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee/File Photo WASHINGTON,

Democrat Troy Jackson won Maine’s U.S. Senate seat early Wednesday, defeating longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins, taking advantage of President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity to dislodge an incumbent who had survived tough challenges in the past.

See the latest Maine U.S. Senate election results as Republican incumbent Susan Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson in this consequential race for Senate control.

Maine Republican ⁠Senator ⁠Susan Collins conceded ⁠to Democrat Troy Jackson on Tuesday, scoring a ​major pickup for Democrats in one of the midterms’ most competitive ‌races. First elected in 1996, ‌Collins had repeatedly survived as a moderate Republican in ⁠a ⁠state that has not backed her party for president since ​1988.

Democrat Troy Jackson projected to win a competitive Senate race in Maine Democrat Troy Jackson will defeat incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, CNN projects

President Donald Trump began election night by lashing out at Fox News. He implausibly tried to blame the conservative network for the GOP’s devastating midterm losses. CNN’s Brian Stelter reports.

President Donald Trump repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he was on the midterm ballot. They did. And it's hard to imagine a worse outcome for the Republican president and his party.Voters absolutely punished Trump’s allies almost everywhere.

Democrats secured 220 House seats and flipped six GOP Senate seats; Trump said Republicans would have won IN A LANDSLIDE if he had been on the ballot. · 40 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.

Trump Says Fox News ‘Bears the Responsibility’ for GOP’s Midterm Election Losses

On the trail, Ramaswamy also attacked Acton for overcoming severe hardship as a child, telling voters they should elect someone with “a positive vision for our state versus a go

See the latest Ohio governor election results as Amy Acton (D), Vivek Ramaswamy (R) and Don Kissick (Libertarian) compete to succeed Gov. Mike DeWine (R).

Democratic candidate ​Amy ‌Acton ‌defeated ⁠Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ⁠in the race ​to ​become ⁠Ohio's ⁠next ⁠governor, a seat ​currently ​held ⁠by ⁠a Republican, US media ⁠projected on Tuesday. (Reporting by ⁠Michelle Nichols;

Democrat Amy Acton is projected to win the Ohio gubernatorial race, defeating Vivek Ramaswamy after his "morally reckless" campaigning leading up to the midterm elections. MS NOW's Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki,

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff thanked his supporters after being the projected winner in the Senate race in North Carolina, securing his re-election to the seat.

The incumbent Democrat faced Republican Mike Collins in a state that Donald Trump won in 2024.

Ossoff is seen as a potential leading contender for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028 if he throws his hat in the ring.

US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) thanks Congressman Hank Johnson as he speaks with volunteers during a canvass launch a day before the midterm elections in Decatur, Georgia, US November 2, 2026. REUTERS/Edgar Su WASHINGTON,