Rick Jackson

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeats incumbent Greg Abbott to become Texas governor, while former teacher James Talarico wins the U.S. Senate seat. In Ohio, Democrat Amy Acton beats Republican billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, and in Iowa, Rob Sand secures the governorship for Democrats. The victories mark the first Democratic win in a Texas statewide office since 1994 and the first Democratic governor in Texas since 1990.

Democrats have taken majorities in both the House and the Senate in the US midterm elections, ending Republican control of Congress. Reports describe the results as a rebuke of former President Donald Trump's policies, and the vote count continued in some parts of the country. In Texas, James Talarico won an open Senate seat and Gina Hinojosa won the governorship for Democrats. In Kansas, a Democrat won a Senate seat for the first time in nearly a century. President Trump said the war in Iran was worth it despite the losses.

Keisha Lance Bottoms defeats Republican businessman Rick Jackson in Georgia’s gubernatorial race on 3 Nov, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of any US state and returning the office to Democrats after more than two decades of Republican control. Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor and former senior adviser to President Joe Biden, succeeded term‑limited Governor Brian Kemp. Jackson, a billionaire founder of Jackson Healthcare, spent over $200 million of his own money on the campaign. The same night, Stacey Plaskett was elected governor of the US Virgin Islands, also marking a historic first for Black women.