According to U.S. media reports, Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic representative of the Texas House of Representatives, defeated Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of the state, in the gubernatorial election and ended three decades of Republican control of the office. In Austin, in her victory speech to her supporters, Hinojosa said: “Texas, my faith in you has never wavered.” She will be the first Texas governor of Latino descent. No Democrat has won this statewide office in the state since 1994. According to media predictions, Democrats are on track in this election to gain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and they also secured victories in conservative states such as South Carolina and Kansas.