Texas live election results: Latest on Talarico, Paxton and key races

Houston Chronicle · Jordan Ray-Hart, Rebecca Hennes, Jeremy Blackman, Allie Morris · 2026-11-03 10:00 UTC

Track who's winning and losing in key statewide midterm races across Texas, including the Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton.

Votes are being tallied in the state's closely-watched midterm elections.

U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico pulled off a historic upset on Tuesday by becoming the first Democrat elected to statewide office in Texas in decades and the first to win a U.S. Senate seat since 1988. Democrat Gina Hinojosa will become the state’s first Democratic governor in three decades and its first Latina governor ever after defeating Gov. Greg Abbott in a stunning upset, marking a seismic shift in Texas politics.

Keep scrolling for real-time vote totals on races across the state.

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