- Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in a major Texas election upset, securing over 5.4 million total votes.
- Talarico received nearly 4.4 million early votes alone, exceeding Paxton's overall vote total of 4.2 million.
- Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated incumbent Republican Greg Abbott, becoming Texas's first Latina governor and its first Democratic governor in over 30 years.
- Paxton suffered from high disapproval ratings following his 2023 impeachment, which Republican strategist Karl Rove noted dragged down the entire state GOP ticket.
- Trump, who campaigned heavily in Texas for the Republican candidates, blamed Abbott's defeat on the governor allegedly becoming a Republican In Name Only.
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