Democrats took control of the Texas House in Tuesday's midterm elections, the first time in more than two decades, according to The Texas Tribune. The result ends a Republican trifecta that began in 2003, the year the GOP took control of the lower chamber. The Tribune reported that voters also ousted Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and that Democrat Gina Hinojosa is headed to the governor's mansion.
Republicans held onto the state Senate, so Democrats do not have a trifecta. Democrats entered Election Day with 62 of the House's 150 seats and needed to flip 14 to win the majority. By Wednesday afternoon, the Associated Press had called 11 Republican-held seats for Democrats, and GOP incumbents had conceded three others. Democrats also led in at least seven more Republican districts where all Election Day returns were in.
If the results hold, Democrats would enter the January legislative session with 83 seats to Republicans' 67. Democrat Vikki Goodwin, who defeated Patrick, is poised to serve as the Senate's presiding officer. The Tribune reported that the GOP majority was expected to consider limiting her powers through new chamber rules. Recounts and provisional and mail-in ballots could still change the totals.