{"id":485623,"date":"2026-11-04T03:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/485623\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T03:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:44:10","slug":"follow-results-in-texas-governor-lieutenant-governor-elections-central-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/485623\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow results in Texas governor, lieutenant governor elections | Central Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As polls across Texas closed at 7 p.m. Nov. 3, early voting results showed Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, with an initial lead over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/central-austin\/election\/q-a-meet-the-3-candidates-running-for-texas-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the race for Texas governor<\/a>. Abbott is running for a fourth term as Texas&#8217; top elected official, while Hinojosa is seeking to become the state&#8217;s first Latina governor and the first Democrat to lead the state in more than 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/central-austin\/election\/q-a-meet-the-4-candidates-running-for-lieutenant-governor-of-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">lieutenant governor&#8217;s race<\/a>, unofficial early results show that state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, a Democrat from Austin, is leading Republican incumbent Dan Patrick of Houston. Patrick is seeking a fourth term as the leader of the Texas Senate and second-in-command to the governor. <\/p>\n<p>The current situation<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the secretary of state, with 6% of precincts across Texas reporting some early voting and Election Day results: <\/p>\n<p>Hinojosa had 55% of the vote for governor as of press time. Abbott trailed with 44% of the early vote, while Libertarian Pat Dixon had 1% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>In the race for lieutenant governor, Goodwin had 53% of the vote and Patrick had 45% of the early vote. Libertarian Anthony Cristo and Green Party candidate Kevin McCormick each had 1% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans currently hold all statewide seats on the ballot, and no Democrat or third-party candidate has won a statewide office in Texas since 1994, election records show.<\/p>\n<p>Texas&#8217; last Democratic governor was Ann Richards, who was elected in 1990 and served one four-year term before losing to Republican George W. Bush in 1994, <a href=\"https:\/\/lrl.texas.gov\/legeleaders\/governors\/govBrowse.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">according to the Texas Legislative Reference Library<\/a>. Democrat Bob Bullock served as the state&#8217;s most recent lieutenant governor from 1991-99, <a href=\"https:\/\/lrl.texas.gov\/legeleaders\/leadership\/ltgovbrowse.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">records show<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Community Impact will continue to update this article as more election results come in, and all results are unofficial until canvassed. Follow along at <a href=\"http:\/\/communityimpact.com\/voter-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">communityimpact.com\/voter-guide<\/a> to see results from federal, state and local races in more than 70 Texas communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As polls across Texas closed at 7 p.m. Nov. 3, early voting results showed Democratic state Rep. 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