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'Keep Texas Texas': Greg Abbott Defeats Beto O'Rourke to Win 3rd Term as Governor of Texas
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Greg Abbott defeated Beto O'Rourke for governor of Texas Tuesday night in the midterm election.
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Polls close in the state at 7 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first polls close at 8 p.m. EST and the last polls close at 9 p.m. EST.
Incumbent Greg Abbott is seeking a third term, while Beto O’Rourke is attempting to become the first Democratic governor of Texas in more than two decades.
After months of campaigning and millions of dollars spent, Texans will decide Tuesday whether Republican Gov. Greg Abbott deserves another four years in Austin or if it's time to usher in change with Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke.
UPDATE: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) wins re-election, projects ABC News. EL PASO, Texas -- Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas Beto O'Rourke will end his Election Day in El Paso Tuesday. The O'Rourke campaign will be hosting an Election Night watch party at 6:30 p.m.
Incumbent Greg Abbott is seeking a third term, while Beto O’Rourke is attempting to become the first Democratic governor of Texas in more than two decades.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought a record-tying third term Tuesday while Democrat Beto O'Rourke reached for an upset in America's biggest red state.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) won reelection on Tuesday, fending off a high-profile challenge from Beto O’Rourke and cementing the Republican governor’s influence on the state as he eyes a 2024 presidential bid.
MCALLEN — Greg Abbott decisively won a third term as governor of Texas on Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after a tumultuous few years marked by the COVID-19 pandemic,
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has won a third term following one of the most expensive races of the 2022 midterm elections. Abbott’s defeat of Democrat Beto O’Rourke on Tuesday
Abbott's victory was expected — the Republican led in poll after poll and raised more money than O'Rourke. The last Democrat to win a Texas gubernatorial race was Ann Richards in 1990.
All eyes are on Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke as they face off in a tight race for Texas governor in this year’s midterm elections.
Gov. Greg Abbott had a wide lead in the same 13 Texas counties that he won in 2018, and that Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke also won in a Senate race that year. That’s why The Associated Press called the Texas governor’s race for Abbott on Tuesday.
