Gina Hinojosa

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Elected November 3, 2026

For 250 years, no Black woman had been elected governor of a U.S. state. On November 3, 2026, Georgia voters elected Keisha Lance Bottoms, ending that streak and setting off a wave of firsts in governor's races across the country.

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Won the Texas governor's race and has promised a statewide data center moratorium

Voters approved data center restrictions in 44 of the 45 local elections where counting was complete, according to Redbud Consulting's tally reported by the Associated Press. Democrats also won governorships in Texas, Arizona, Georgia and Ohio after campaigns that promised tighter rules on the facilities.

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Won the Nov. 3, 2026 election

Houston police will no longer call federal immigration agents when they stop someone for a minor traffic violation. Mayor John Whitmire's Nov. 6 executive order, numbered 1-74, lets officers contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement only if the person is already going to jail on new charges or other warrants and a records check shows an administrative ICE warrant.

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Governor-elect; began transition work and named her first team members Nov. 5

Gina Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, defeated Gov. Greg Abbott on Nov. 3, becoming the first Democrat to win the Texas governor's office since 1995 and the state's first Latina governor. She has started a bipartisan transition and named former Republican state Rep. Ernest Bailes, who helped block Abbott's school voucher plan in 2023, to her team.

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Money Moves

Governor-elect; pledged to halt new data-center construction until safeguards are in place

Technology stocks steadied on Friday, a day after the Nasdaq 100's 6.4% plunge. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.09% to 24,579.42, the S&P 500 added 0.31% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.46%.

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Defeated incumbent Republican Greg Abbott

Voters decided at least 47 local data center measures across 13 states in 2026. In 46, the result went against the facilities, according to Ballotpedia. On Nov. 3, 40 of 41 measures favored limits; the exception was Harwood, North Dakota.

Updated 4 days ago

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Governor-elect; pushing a data-center pause before taking office in January

Democrats' midterm sweep first sent the Dow up 3% on Nov. 4, but the rally faded fast. A day later, artificial-intelligence shares dragged the Nasdaq down 5.5% into correction territory. The Dow gave back more than 1,800 points as Democratic governors-elect promised data-center limits.

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Governor-elect of Texas

Democrats won control of the U.S. House and Senate in the Nov. 3 midterms, with results reported through Nov. 5. They also won governorships in Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio and Iowa.

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Won Texas governor's race on November 3, 2026

James Talarico, a 37-year-old state legislator and former middle school teacher, beat Republican Ken Paxton in Texas's Senate race on November 3, 2026. Final returns showed Talarico with 55.1% to Paxton's 43%, a 12.1-point margin and the first Democratic Senate win in Texas since 1988.

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Won Texas governor's race

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress on Nov. 3, 2026, flipping at least seven Senate seats and more than two dozen House districts, the Associated Press reported. The Senate wins included Kansas and Texas, where Democrats had not won Senate seats since 1932 and 1988, and South Carolina, where Annie Andrews was projected to become the state's first Democratic senator in almost three decades.

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