Rockwall County voters buck blue trend in statewide races

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rockwall County residents will have one new elected official representing them and a pair of incumbents joining – all three are Republicans.In Texas Senate District 2, incumbent Bob Hall (R) beat challenger Keenen Colbert (D) by a 180,363 (51.4%) to 170,824 (48.6%) margin.In Texas House District 33, incumbent Katrina Pierson (R) won out over challenger Orlando Lopez (D). Pierson outdistanced Lopez by a 46,507 (55.4%) to Lopez 37,467 (44.6%) majority.In U.S. House District 32, Jace Yarbrough (R) was victorious over Dan Barrios (D) by a count of 142,834 (51.5%) to 134,781 (48.5%)Voters statewide turned Texas blue on Tuesday with every statewide race being captured by a Democrat. But in Rockwall County, that trend was reversed. While Gina Hinojosa (D) unseated Gov. Greg Abbott (R) by a margin of 52.8% of the vote for Hinojosa to 45.7% for Abbott, the incumbent cruised to a lopsided 62.39% to 35.95% difference.

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