The Districts That Reveal Latinos' Rebellion Against Donald Trump
Summary
Latino voters shifted toward Democrats in several House and statewide races, including districts in South Texas that Donald Trump carried in 2024. Democrats also made close runs in two Miami-area Republican districts, though neither seat changed parties.Key Facts
- An NBC News exit poll found that 60 percent of Latino voters backed Democratic House candidates and 35 percent backed Republicans.
- Democrat Bobby Pulido won about 62 percent of the vote to defeat Republican Representative Monica De La Cruz in Texas’ 15th District, which Trump had carried by 18 points in 2024.
- Democratic Representatives Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar won reelection in Texas, and Democrats captured the state’s 23rd and 35th districts.
- The Texas Tribune reported that turnout in border counties rose 8 percent from 2022, the largest increase of any region in Texas.
- Exit polls showed roughly six in 10 Hispanic Texas voters backed Senate-elect James Talarico, while about three in 10 backed Republican Ken Paxton.
- Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Governor Greg Abbott in Texas, 53 percent to 46 percent.
- In Florida’s 26th District, Republican Representative Mario Díaz-Balart led Democrat Nicole Locklin by less than one percentage point, according to the article.
- In Florida’s 27th District, Republican Representative María Elvira Salazar led Democrat Eliott Rodriguez by about 1,100 votes; WLRN reported the margin would trigger a recount.
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