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Nov 4, 2026

Nathan Johnson flips Texas attorney general office to Democrats

Democrat Nathan Johnson defeated Republican incumbent in the race for Texas attorney general, marking the first time a Democrat has held the position in decades. The office had been a reliable conservative stronghold and frequent source of Republican litigation efforts.

Nov 4, 2026·4 sources
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Nov 3, 2026

Gina Hinojosa elected Texas governor, first Democrat in 35 years

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott to become Texas governor, the first Democrat to hold the office since 1995 and the state's first Latina governor.

Nov 3, 2026·5 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Marquette University political scientist Paul Nolette stated that Nathan Johnson's election victory deprives the conservative legal movement of Texas as its primary leader in national multistate litigation
  • ▪Democrat Nathan Johnson earned 53.4 percent of the vote to defeat Republican Mayes Middleton to become Texas attorney general-elect
  • ▪Anti-abortion activists selected Texas U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in 2022 to hear a lawsuit seeking to ban the abortion drug mifepristone

People involved

Ken PaxtonDonald TrumpJames TalaricoMiriam AdelsonGreg AbbottVivek Ramaswamy

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