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Democrats won a string of governor's races on November 3, flipping Texas, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin and Georgia, while Republican Byron Donalds held Florida. Gina Hinojosa ousted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, becoming the first Democratic governor there in over 30 years and the state's first Latina governor. Amy Acton beat Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio after a race marked by a controversial ad, and became the state's first woman governor. Rob Sand won in Iowa, David Crowley became Wisconsin's first Black governor, and Keisha Lance Bottoms became Georgia's first Black female governor. Donalds, backed by Trump, became Florida's first Black governor after beating David Jolly. Josh Shapiro won reelection in Pennsylvania and Xavier Becerra won in California. PBS reported Kathy Hochul won reelection as New York governor, her second time winning the office after she succeeded Andrew Cuomo in 2021.
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