<p>Party sees historic victories with Gina Hinojosa’s stunning upset in Texas and Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms becoming first Black female governor in US</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats">Democrats</a> are hoping to win a majority of governor’s offices across the US after marking significant victories in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and Iowa.</p><p>One of the biggest prizes of the night was the Texas governorship, with Democratic state representative Gina Hinojosa <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/democrat-gina-hinojosa-greg-abbott-texas">unseating</a> Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in a stunning upset. Hinojosa will be the first Latina governor of the state, and the first Democrat elected to the Texas governorship in 30 years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/democrats-governor-races-wins">Continue reading...</a>