Democrat Gina Hinojosa unseated incumbent Texas Governor Greg Abbott in US midterms elections, media projections showed, in a stunning triumph for her party in the Lone Star State.

Hinojosa will become the first Democrat to lead the state in decades, and Texas' first-ever Hispanic governor.

Democrat Gina Hinojosa has ousted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in an upset that will make her the state’s first Latina governor.

Gina Hinojosa defeated Greg Abbott by campaigning against school vouchers and corporate influence, but her strategy tying Abbott to Trump proved pivotal.