What Gina Hinojosa has said about 2026 Texas gubernatorial election

Hinojosa cites a 31-point swing in a Tarrant County state Senate special election as evidence Democrats are already winning in Texas.

“where we swung a state Senate seat in the county that's supposed to be the most Republican county in the country”

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Hinojosa says Abbott has vastly outspent her on paid communications, yet she has shown she need not match him dollar for dollar.

“Craig Abbott spent $80 million in paid communications in this campaign. I've spent seven”

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Hinojosa argues Texas policy is driven by donors, which she calls the Greg Abbott corruption tax.

“It is policy that is driven by moneyed special interests, and I refer to it as the Greg Abbott corruption tax”

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Hinojosa says polling shows her gaining name recognition and narrowing Abbott's lead.

“since the end of last year, my name ID has gone up 20 points. We went from nine points down to five points down”

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Hinojosa argues that matching Beto O'Rourke's 2018 Latino share would be enough for her to win.

“When I get 64% of the Latino vote, I win because there are more of us in the voting population than there were then”

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