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Poll Shows Gina Hinojosa Narrowly Leading Abbott in Texas

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC · How we work

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Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa is challenging Texas Governor Greg Abbott for a fourth term.
A New York Times/Siena University poll shows Hinojosa narrowly ahead of Abbott.
If elected, Hinojosa would become Texas’s first Latina governor.
Abbott commands roughly $100 million in campaign funds, far outspending Hinojosa.
Hinojosa aims to win disaffected rural MAGA voters upset by data-center developments.

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Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa is challenging Texas Governor Greg Abbott for a fourth term.
A New York Times/Siena University poll shows Hinojosa narrowly ahead of Abbott.
If elected, Hinojosa would become Texas’s first Latina governor.
Abbott commands roughly $100 million in campaign funds, far outspending Hinojosa.
Hinojosa aims to win disaffected rural MAGA voters upset by data-center developments.