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Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa was projected to have defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas governor’s race, according to CNN. Texas had been a Republican stronghold for decades. Earlier on election night, Democrat James Talarico was announced as the winner of a Texas Senate seat.
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Democrat James Talarico won the Texas Senate seat contested in the midterm elections, defeating Republican Ken Paxton. The result was projected by NBC News and later also by CNN. Talarico became the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988, according to the reports. One report said Paxton had received Donald Trump’s support.
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Democrats won majorities in both the US House of Representatives and Senate in the midterm elections, according to projections by US media. The results ended the Republicans’ control of both chambers and included Democratic Senate gains in states including Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. Several reports also said Democrats won the Texas governorship. President Donald Trump said he was surprised by the Republican defeat and acknowledged that the war in Iran may have played a role. He said he would use his veto power now that Democrats appear to control both chambers. Earlier, he had said Republicans would have won had he been on the ballot.