Gina Hinojosa defeats Greg Abbott to become Texas' first Latina governor

Texas voted on November 3 in midterm elections covering executive, legislative and local offices, according to La Nacion. The governor's race pitted Democrat Gina Hinojosa against Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.

Hinojosa is an Austin state representative, NPR News reported. Her victory makes her Texas' first Latina governor and its first Democratic governor since 1995, ending more than three decades of Republican control of the office.

Abbott acknowledged his defeat and congratulated Hinojosa on November 3, according to Infobae. His concession was a decisive public acceptance of the result, even as election calls were still coming in.

The calls did not arrive in lockstep. The Hill reported that Abbott had conceded but Decision Desk HQ had not called the race as of 11:15 p.m. EST. Coverage published on November 4 from NBC News projected that Hinojosa would win, unseating Abbott.

By November 4, the result was part of a broader Democratic breakthrough in Texas. Politico reported that James Talarico had also been elected a U.S. senator, making him and Hinojosa the first Democrats to win either office in more than a generation.

Hinojosa addressed her supporters on Wednesday, according to CBS Top Stories, which also projected her victory. "We shocked the world tonight," she said.

The result drew a response beyond the United States. On November 4, La Nacion reported that Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, celebrated Hinojosa's election.

Hinojosa is the governor-elect, with Abbott having conceded and multiple news organizations projecting her victory. The distinction matters: she has won the election, but the coverage does not describe a transfer of power already taking place.

The immediate political change is clear. Texas voters have ended the Republican hold on the governorship while also electing a Democratic senator. The supplied reports do not provide a final statewide vote margin or enough detail to establish which groups of voters decided the governor's race.