Republicans Lost Everywhere- But Blue Texas Will Haunt Them The Most
\n\nTexas has long been the Republican Party’s answer to blue California. That political reality, however, was shattered on November 3, 2026, when Democrats swept every statewide race in the Lone Star State, ending a 32-year drought.
\n\nJames Talarico was widely expected to defeat Ken Paxton in the Senate race, and he did just that. But the scale of his victory, with a margin of more than 13 percentage points, sent shockwaves through the American political establishment. Three-term incumbent Governor Greg Abbott also suffered defeat, losing to Democrat Gina Hinojosa by seven points.
\n\nThe Democratic sweep extended well beyond the two marquee contests. Democrats captured the races for lieutenant governor, attorney general and railroad commissioner, while also claiming all four seats up for grabs on the Texas Supreme Court. In another major upset, the party flipped the Texas House of Representatives, leaving Senator Ted Cruz as the state's only remaining Republican holding statewide office.
\n\nIt was a Texas-sized shock to American politics, and particularly to the Republican Party. Texas, once home to former President George H.W. Bush and still home to his son, former President George W. Bush, has been…
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