EL PASO, Tx., November 4, 2026: A blue wave across Texas and the country has shifted the balance of power while three El Paso City Council incumbents must fend off challengers in runoff elections. It is the Democrats that showed up to the polls, leading a national blue wave that turned Texas blue for the first time in over three decades and changed the national balance of power. Behind the blue wave was dissatisfaction among the electorate from a bad economy, the Iran war and an approval rating for Donald Trump that is near a record low of 32%.
National Balance of Power
Across the nation the Democrats gained seven seats in the Senate giving them control of the Senate with 54 seats as of 5:30 this morning. The Republicans hold 44 seats. In the lower chamber, the Democrats gained 25 seats giving them the majority of the U.S. House of Representatives with 220 seats to the Republican’s 136 seats.
With Hinojosa’s win, the Democrats control 28 state governorships after gaining five seats. In Texas, the Democrats for the first time in three decades have turned the decidedly red state into a blue one.
Across Texas
James Talarico and Gina Hinjosa led the blue wave across Texas delivering to Texas Democrats what they have wanted for years. Talarico defeated Ken Paxton for the U.S. senate, while Hinojosa became the first Latina governor of Texas, defeating Greg Abbott.
Talarico won the Senate seat with 55% of the vote. Hinojosa took the governor’s seat with 53% of the vote. And Vikki Goodwin defeated Dan Patrick with 52% of the vote for the Lieutenant Governor’s seat. Across the state, the Democrats won key races…