Gina Hinojosa
Candidate · Governor · Texas
Democrat · Challenger32%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
▲ 19 pts since April
Running for
OfficeGovernor
SeatTexas, statewide
AgainstGreg Abbott (R), incumbent
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
BallotDirectory listing
Links
Websiteginaforaustin.com ↗
X@GinaHinojosaTX ↗ Campaign
Running statewide
Texas · Governor
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: State Rep., Ex-Austin School Board Member & Attorney.
The campaign · in their wordsginaforaustin.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Save Texas Public Schools
“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.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
End the STAAR Test+
“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.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Stop School Takeovers+
“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.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 193 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 7 statements
Left
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
Odds over time · Kalshi daily closes
Abbott (R) — 67%Hinojosa (D) — 32%
The race · Texas Governor · 7 days out
Greg AbbottRepublican · incumbent · Right 36 from statements67%Gina HinojosaDemocrat · challenger · Left 32 from statements32%3632
68 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · Texas Ethics Commission through Sep 24, 2026
$21.5M
Raised
$387k
Loans owed
Named donors · gifts over $110
$20M
Itemized
199,892
Named donors
75%
Itemized from Texas
By occupation
$14M
$2.2M
$857k
$346k
$204k
By state
$15M
$1.2M
$406k
$405k
$240k
Texas Ethics Commission names only donors who give over $110, so smaller gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“I will cut taxes for our small businesses”
“As Governor, Gina will end the voucher scam”
“use that money to pay teachers to be among the highest paid in the nation”
On the ballot with them · Texas, Nov 3, 2026
TX Senate · open seat
James Talarico (D) · 66%
vs. Ken Paxton (R) · 35%
TX-1
Nathaniel Moran (R) · 95%
vs. Yolanda Prince (D) · 2%
TX-2 · open seat
Steve Toth (R) · 92%
vs. Shaun Finnie (D) · 6%
TX-3
Keith Self (R) · 95%
vs. Evan Hunt (D) · 4%
TX-4
Pat Fallon (R) · 94%
vs. Jason Pearce (D) · 1%
TX-5
Lance Gooden (R) · 94%
vs. Chelsey Hockett (D) · 2%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Gina Hinojosa
Candidate · Governor · Texas
Democrat · Challenger32%
Party to win · Kalshi
▲ 19 pts since April
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Abbott (R), inc.
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“A Governor for All Texans”
Plank 1
Save Texas Public Schools
“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.”
Plank 2
End the STAAR Test+
“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.”
Plank 3
Stop School Takeovers+
“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.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · ginaforaustin.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
EducationLeft 45
Left, 45 points from center
Budget and taxesLeft 28
Left, 28 points from center
Health careLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
ImmigrationLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
Housing and techLeft 28
Left, 28 points from center
Civil rightsLeft 28
Left, 28 points from center
Business and laborRight 28
Right, 28 points from center
Crime and justiceL-lean 15
L-lean, 15 points from center
Energy and landL-lean 13
L-lean, 13 points from center
Odds over time · Kalshi
Abbott 67%Hinojosa 32%
The race · TX Governor · 7 days out
Greg AbbottRepublican · incumbent · Right 36 from statements67%Gina HinojosaDemocrat · challenger · Left 32 from statements32%3632
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · Texas Ethics Commission through Sep 24, 2026
Raised, 2026
Loans owed
Itemized · gifts over $110
Named donors
Texas Ethics Commission names only donors who give over $110, so smaller gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“I will cut taxes for our small businesses”
“As Governor, Gina will end the voucher scam”
“use that money to pay teachers to be among the highest paid in the nation”
On the ballot with them · Texas
TX Senate · open seatTalarico (D) vs. Paxton (R)66% · 35%TX-1Moran (R) vs. Prince (D)95% · 2%TX-2 · open seatToth (R) vs. Finnie (D)92% · 6%TX-3Self (R) vs. Hunt (D)95% · 4%TX-4Fallon (R) vs. Pearce (D)94% · 1%TX-5Gooden (R) vs. Hockett (D)94% · 2%
All 40 Texas races →Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll