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Republicans lost ground in rural Texas, adding to historic wipeout

KTTZ | By Jess Huff,
Jayme Lozano Carver
Published November 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM CST
Voters exit the polling location at the First Methodist Church Life Center in Gladewater on Tuesday. Rural Texans saw the smallest increase in voter turnout in the state, a factor in the historic Republican wipeout.
Michael Cavazos
/
The Texas Tribune
Voters exit the polling location at the First Methodist Church Life Center in Gladewater on Tuesday. Rural Texans saw the smallest increase in voter turnout in the state, a factor in the historic Republican wipeout.

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Jess Huff
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