Democrat Gina Hinajosa has won the gubernatorial race in traditionally Republican Texas, sensationally defeating three-term incumbent Republican Greg Abbott. The tabloid "New York Times" describes the result of the vote as an earthquake. The last Democratic governor of Texas was Ann Richards, who left office from 1991-1995 after losing to George W. Bush, who later became President of the United States. Hinajosa, 52, also became the first Mexican-American governor of Texas. I can't believe a Latina from the Rio Grande Valley will occupy the governor's mansion, she said in her victory speech. The scourge of American politics, the results.

Democrat Gina Hinajosa has won the gubernatorial race in traditionally Republican Texas, sensationally defeating three-term incumbent Republican Greg Abbott. The tabloid "New York Times" describes the result of the vote as an earthquake. The last Democratic governor of Texas was Ann Richards, who left office from 1991-1995 after losing to George W. Bush, who later became President of the United States. Hinajosa, 52, also became the first Mexican-American governor of Texas. I can't believe a Latina from the Rio Grande Valley will occupy the governor's mansion, she said in her victory speech. The scourge of American politics, the results.