Gina Hinojosa

Gina Hinojosa is trailing Abbott by 2.4 points. Crosstab's forecast gives Hinojosa a 35% chance to win.

Regina Inez Hinojosa is an American politician and lawyer who is the governor-elect of Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, she has represented the 49th district in the Texas House of Representatives since 2017. Upon taking office, she is expected to become Texas's first Latina governor, after being declared the victor in the 2026 election.

Education: University of Texas at Austin, George Washington University Law School

Education Testing

End STAAR testing and A-F accountability system, replace with new accountability legislation.

“As Governor, Gina will end the STAAR test and tests like it, pause the rigged A-F accountability system, and call on the Legislature to deliver a bill that creates real accountability.” Source

School Takeovers

Return state-taken-over school districts to local community control.

“As Governor, Gina will return school districts that have been taken over back to their communities, because she knows parents and local communities, the people with skin in the game, should be making decisions about their students’ education.” Source

School Vouchers

End school voucher program, redirect funds to neighborhood public schools.

“As Governor, Gina will end the voucher scam and ensure Texans’ taxpayer dollars go where they belong: into the neighborhood schools families depend on.” Source

Tax Refund

Issue one-time $1,500 refund checks to every Texas household from Rainy Day Fund.

“As Governor, Gina will direct the legislature to deliver a bill to her desk to issue one-time $1,500 refund checks to every household in Texas.” Source

Electricity Rates

Freeze residential electricity rates until high-load users like data centers pay their share.

“As Governor, Gina will direct the Public Utility Commission to freeze the rates residential customers pay until we have laws to ensure that data centers and other high-load users pay for themselves.” Source

Healthcare Costs

Ensure child healthcare access, ban bad-faith insurance denials, strengthen rural hospitals.

“As Governor, Gina will fight to make sure every Texas child has quality healthcare, hold profiteering healthcare companies accountable by banning bad-faith denials, and strengthen our rural hospital system so rural Texans can get the care they need fast.” Source

In the candidate's own words, from her campaign site; every quote checked word for word.

Is Gina Hinojosa leading in the polls?

Gina Hinojosa is trailing Abbott by 2.4 points in the Crosstab average for the 2026 Texas Governor race, at 47.3% (updated Nov 11, 2026).

What are Gina Hinojosa's chances of winning?

Crosstab's forecast gives Gina Hinojosa a 35% chance of winning the Texas Governor race.

What party is Gina Hinojosa?

Gina Hinojosa is a Democrat, Texas State Representative.