Governors’ mansions across the nation will be seeing big changes after the midterm elections. Democrats took a majority of governorships for the first time in 20 years on Nov. 3.
Noteworthy Firsts
Texans will have their first Latina governor and the first Democrat to hold the office in more than 30 years.
Underdog candidate Gina Hinojosa, 52, took the seat from incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to run the executive branch of the nation’s most populous red state.
Abbott’s policies on data centers, water rights, and public education caused some voters to abandon him after 12 years in office.
Hinojosa, who was outspent 5-to-1 on ads, according to AdImpact data, had support from fellow Latino politicians and the Democratic Governors Association….