Democrats’ dreams of a blue Texas fall short this cycle

Published November 12, 2020 7:03pm ET



Democrats pinned their hopes on winning 10 Texas congressional House seats this cycle to prove the red state is finally beginning to turn blue, or at least purple, but they ended up losing all 10 targeted races.

President Trump won Texas with its 38 electoral votes by several percentage points. Additionally, Republicans held the majority of the Texas House, which was key to Democrats’ hopes of having a say in the redistricting process after the 2020 census.

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