NewsWPLG Local 10November 6, 2026Miami-Dade County
Latino voters shift left in midterms, powering Democratic sweeps in Texas and nationwide
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Latino voters swung sharply toward Democratic candidates in the midterm elections, helping the party retake control of Congress and secure major wins in Texas and nationwide. About one-third of Hispanic voters backed Republicans in local U.S. House races, down from roughly 4 in 10 in 2024. Fourteen Hispanic Democrats were newly elected on Tuesday, expanding the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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The shift among Hispanic voters altered control of the U.S. House and Senate, flipped Texas statewide offices and a Senate seat, and reconfigured border and battleground representation.
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Who's Mentioned
PersonManny Rutinel“Democrat who defeated Republican Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado”PersonJohnny Garcia“Sheriff's deputy who won a newly created House district in San Antonio”PersonAshley Moody“Republican Senator in Florida who won reelection”locationFinney“County in Kansas”locationSan Antonio“City in Texas”locationKansas“State where Adam Hamilton won a Senate contest”PersonMatt Tuerk“Mayor of Allentown”locationHouston“City in Texas”locationNew York“City/State in reporting credits”PersonRyan McKenzie“Republican Representative defeated in Pennsylvania”PersonKamala Harris“Democratic Vice President in the 2024 race”locationCalifornia“State with border House districts”PersonElton Reid“Latino voter and caregiver in Allentown, Pennsylvania”locationSeward“County in Kansas”locationFlorida“State where Ashley Moody won Senate reelection”PersonBob Brooks“Democrat who defeated Republican Rep. Ryan McKenzie”locationYork“Location in South Carolina”locationColorado“State where Manny Rutinel won”locationFord“County in Kansas”locationArizona“State with border House districts”PersonAdam Hamilton“Democrat who won a U.S. Senate contest in Kansas”locationNew Mexico“State where Gabe Vasquez won”locationRio Grande Valley“Region in Texas”PersonGabe Evans“Republican Representative defeated in Colorado”locationTexas“State where Democrats made major gains”locationAllentown“City in Pennsylvania”PersonGabe Vasquez“Democratic Representative who won his New Mexico district”PersonDonald Trump“President whose policies and previous gains with Hispanic voters were challenged”PersonLeticia Gutierrez“Democrat who won a Houston-area House district”locationPennsylvania“State where Bob Brooks won”PersonLinda Sanchez“Representative from California and chair of CHC BOLD PAC”PersonKen Paxton“Republican candidate in the Texas U.S. Senate contest”PersonGina Hinojosa“Incoming governor of Texas”PersonCindy Candia“Lifelong Democrat from the Rio Grande Valley”PersonJames Talarico“Democratic candidate in the Texas U.S. Senate contest”locationSan Juan“Location in Texas”