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Hinojosa won the governor's race on Tuesday, ending Abbott's bid for a fourth term.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas governor's race on Tuesday. The win denied Abbott a fourth term.
The result breaks a run of Republican governors in Texas. No Democrat has served as governor in the state this century.
Written by The Alamo Republican from Athens Review’s reporting, using only the facts in it. Athens Review’s own headline: “Democrat Gina Hinojosa topples Greg Abbott to become first Latina governor of Texas”
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