Sen. John Cornyn quickly congratulated Democrat James Talarico, whose win over Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton handed the man who ended Mr. Cornyn's Senate career a loss of his own.
Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race Tuesday, a stunning upset that gives Democrats control of a majority of governorships for the first time since 2010.
Democrats flipped their second governorship Tuesday night as Amy Acton won Ohio's gubernatorial election Tuesday, defeating Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in a major political upset that ended 16 years of Republican control of the governor's mansion.
Democrats flipped the governorship in Georgia on Tuesday, where former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ended more than two decades of Republican control to become the first Black female governor in U.S. history.