Texas Election Results: Democrats Win Governor's Race and First Statewide Offices Since 1994

Here is the full list of Texas results from the 2026 midterm elections. Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa was elected governor, defeating incumbent Governor Greg Abbott, who was seeking a fourth term; Democrat James Talarico won the U.S. Senate race. Democrats won Texas statewide offices for the first time since 1994 and prevailed across this year's statewide executive contests. More than 7.7 million Texans voted early, 40.5% of registered voters, breaking the early-voting record from the 2018 midterms. The statewide list follows.

Governor and U.S. Senator

Governor: Gina Hinojosa (Democrat) received 5,230,908 votes, about 52.8%, and the Associated Press has called the race for her. Incumbent Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) received 4,524,948 votes, about 45.7%, and conceded on election night; Libertarian candidate Pat Dixon received about 1.5%. Hinojosa will become Texas's first Latino governor and its first Democratic governor since Ann Richards left office in 1995.

U.S. Senator: James Talarico (Democrat) won. According to the Texas Secretary of State's unofficial count, Talarico received 5,410,057 votes (55.0%) to Republican Ken Paxton's 4,228,924 (43.0%), and the AP has called the race for Talarico. He is the first Texas Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate since Lloyd Bentsen in 1988. The seat's incumbent, John Cornyn, lost the Republican primary runoff in May and did not reach the general election.

Other Statewide Offices

Lieutenant Governor: Vikki Goodwin (Democrat) defeated incumbent Dan Patrick (Republican), 51.7% to 45.7%; the AP has called the race.

Attorney General: Nathan Johnson (Democrat) defeated Mayes Middleton (Republican), 52.3% to 46.0%; the AP has called the race.

Railroad Commissioner: Jon Rosenthal (Democrat) defeated Bo French (Republican), 52.5% to 45.6%; the AP has called the race.

Reuters has called the following three races for the Democratic candidates: Comptroller — Sarah Eckhardt (Democrat) defeated incumbent Don Huffines (Republican), 51.3% to 46.2%.

Commissioner of the General Land Office — Benjamin Flores (Democrat) defeated incumbent Dawn Buckingham (Republican), 51.4% to 47.0%. Commissioner of Agriculture — Clayton Tucker (Democrat) defeated Nate Sheets (Republican), 51.3% to 46.7%. With these calls, Democrats swept all six statewide offices on this year's ballot: lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner and railroad commissioner.

The Texas secretary of state is appointed by the governor rather than elected, so there was no election for that office this year.

Ballot Questions

There were no statewide constitutional amendments or referendums on this year's Texas ballot. Texas constitutional amendments were last put to a statewide vote as 17 measures in November 2025. Local propositions in cities, counties and school districts are not statewide measures and are not included in this list.

U.S. House

Texas has 38 seats in the U.S. House, and the AP has now called all 38: 24 Republicans and 14 Democrats. Before the election the delegation stood at 25 Republicans and 13 Democrats, so Democrats gain one seat.

Three seats flipped: in District 15, Bobby Pulido (Democrat) defeated incumbent Monica De La Cruz (Republican); in District 23, Katy Padilla Stout (Democrat) won an open seat previously held by Republicans; and in the open District 32, Republican Jace Yarbrough defeated Democrat Dan Barrios, 142,834 votes to 134,781, flipping the seat to the Republicans.

The remaining previously uncalled seats — Districts 2, 5, 22, 27 and 38 — have also been called, all for Republican candidates.

There are no Chinese American or Asian American winners in this year's Texas U.S. House delegation.

State Legislature

The state Senate remains under Republican control, 19 seats to the Democrats' 12, unchanged from before the election.

Control of the state House has been decided: Democrats flipped more than 20 Republican-held districts and won the majority, taking control of the Texas House for the first time since 2003 (final seat counts subject to official certification).

Among Chinese American state legislators: State Rep. Gene Wu (Democrat) of Houston's District 137 defeated Republican opponent Helen Zhou by about 71% to 29% and won reelection. In District 112, Republican incumbent State Rep. Angie Chen Button lost to Democratic challenger Zach Herbert, flipping the seat to the Democrats.

Counting and Certification

These results are the collective choices of Texas voters. The figures above come from the Texas Secretary of State's semi-official (unofficial) count and Associated Press race calls. Mail ballots are still being counted; races not yet called are listed by their current leaders only, and final results are subject to official certification.

Related: 2026 midterm results: all 50 states

Source: Texas Secretary of State

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

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