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Hinojosa Defeats Abbott, and Texas Democrats Find Their Map Has an Actual Governor
· New York time
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas governor's race, CBS News projected. Speaking to supporters after the result, Hinojosa said the victory had surprised the world. The outcome removes an incumbent governor and gives Democrats a statewide office in a state where the party has long sought major breakthroughs. A gubernatorial win changes more than the color of a map. Hinojosa is set to take over the executive office of a large state, where the governor's choices affect the business of government long after the campaign banners come down. Abbott, meanwhile, leaves a race he entered with the advantages of incumbency but without the votes needed to retain the job. For Democratic strategists, the result turns a familiar promise of future competitiveness into an actual office. For Republicans, it means a reassessment of a state they have treated as central to their political strength. Neither party can govern a state with a victory graphic, however attractive the graphic looks on election night. Hinojosa's supporters have reason to celebrate the change. The incoming governor will also inherit the ordinary, less photogenic work of dealing with lawmakers, agencies and competing demands. A campaign can announce that it has changed Texas in one sentence; running the government requires considerably more meetings.
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