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UPDATE AS OF 11:03 P.M.:
As of 11:03 p.m., 231 of 254 counties have reported voting results for the 2026 midterm election, according to the Texas Secretary of State website.
Democrat James Talarico leads the U.S. Senate race with 4,098,000 votes with Republican Ken Paxton following with 3,354,660 votes.
As of 10:03 p.m., Talarico is projected to win the race for senate, according to the Associated Press.
In the race for Texas governor, Democrat Gina Hinojosa leads with 3,950,469 votes while Republican incumbent Greg Abbott follows with 3,540,549 votes.
As of 10:17 p.m., Hinojosa is projected to win the race for governor, according to the Associated Press.
For U.S. Representative District 15, Democrat Bobby Pulido leads with 116,945 votes. Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz has 72,761 votes.
In the race for U.S. Representative District 34, Democrat incumbent Vicente Gonzalez leads with 91,209 votes while Republican Eric Flores follows with 62,288 votes.
As of 9:51 p.m., Gonzales is projected to win the race for Texas District 34 Rep., according to the Associated Press.
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Cameron County
As of 10:33 p.m., according to Cameron County officials, 100% of votes have been counted.
Gonzales received 63,074 total votes, or 62.13%, and Flores received 33,597 total votes, or 33.09%, in Cameron County in the race for U.S. Representative District 34.
Cameron County counted 244,901 registered voters for the midterm election.
Flores on his Facebook website released a statement conceding to Gonzales for U.S. Rep. District 34.
“To everyone feeling disappointed tonight, I want you to remember this: One election does not define us,” he said. “One setback does not erase what we’ve accomplished. And one difficult night should never steal our hope for tomorrow.”
Flores hosted a watch party in Harlingen during election night.
Flores said “No one likes a defeat,” and he did not expect the current voting results.
“The voters have spoken. We respect their division,” Flores said. “We thank everybody who partook in the democratic process throughout Texas [District] 34, and I congratulate and wish [Gonzalez] the best of the game of representing Texas [District] 34 and south Texas families.”
According to Remi Garza, Elections Admin for Cameron County, results are expected to be finalized at 10:30 p.m.
Garza said the turnout for the midterm election is “extremely high” and a possible record for the county.
“We’d have to look back through the history of it,” he said. “But, 40% of our registered voters came out when normally it’s about 34%. So, it’s a good indication.”
He added for midterm elections, Cameron County had a 50% increase during early voting.
“We didn’t quite get it that much during election day, but still, overall, we got under 100,000 voters. And to me, that’s fantastic for a midterm,” Garza said.
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Hidalgo County
As of 10:20 p.m., 230 out of 258 precincts have reported voting results for the U.S. Representative District 15 race. Pulido received 91,546 votes, or 74.57%, and De La Cruz received 31,218 votes, or 25.43%, in Hidalgo County, according to Hidalgo County officials.
Hidalgo County counted 474,439 registered voters for the midterm election.
Bobby Pulido hosted a watch party in his hometown of Edinburg.
“What happened tonight is a testament of what happens when you put your faith in God,” Pulido said. “This victory will belong to you. You are reminding the rest of this country of something that they should have never forgotten; there is something unique about south Texas, that there is nothing more American than what we stand for.”
Monica De La Cruz hosted a watch party at the Verta Hotel in McAllen.
De la Cruz said she has two college-aged kids and understands the high cost of higher education.
“We need to bring down those costs, but we also need to make life affordable,” she said. “We want to bring costs down so that not only can you get a good education … we want to make sure the American Dream continues to exist …”
De La Cruz said she delivered a grant to UTRGV on Nov. 2 of $2.2 billion dollars for research development in the agricultural space.
“I know the students of UTRGV are so talented, so I wanted to make sure that their talents were featured and that their talents will overcome something in agriculture,” she said.
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