Gov. Greg Abbott fends off challenge by Beto O'Rourke
Abbott, however, kept a steady and consistent message that appeared to resonate with voters: That the solidly Republican leadership of the state continued to produce a strong economy and that Republicans had led the charge to deal with the record number of immigrations at the Texas-Mexico border.
The Republican Governors Association praised Abbott's victory, saying Texans owed Abbott a debt for his leadership. “Governor Greg Abbott has fought tirelessly to grow Texas’ economy, give parents more say in their child’s education, support law enforcement, and defend the Lone Star State with incredible adversity in the face of the Biden Border Crisis,” said RGA Co-Chairs Governors Doug Ducey and Pete Ricketts. “Texas and the entire nation owe a great debt to Governor Abbott’s leadership, and we couldn’t be more grateful to see him re-elected for four more years tonight.
Abbott, who will serve a third four-year term, is a former Texas Supreme Court justice and a former attorney general. The only governor who will have served longer, when Abbott completes his term, is his predecessor Rick Perry, who served from 2000 to 2014. He eventually attempted a run for president and served in former President Donald Trump's cabinet as secretary of energy.
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